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  1. #1
    JimM
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    Is there a Nokia that will work on the Telstra 850 UMTS ?

    I can't find one on the telstra website.





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  2. #2
    kcoj
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    Re: Next G Nokia ?

    JimM wrote:
    > Is there a Nokia that will work on the Telstra 850 UMTS ?
    >
    > I can't find one on the telstra website.
    >
    >

    no
    Nokia has not released any handset yet
    late q1 early q2 maybe



  3. #3
    JimM
    Guest

    Re: Next G Nokia ?


    "kcoj" <poguemahone@****happens.com> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    > JimM wrote:
    >> Is there a Nokia that will work on the Telstra 850 UMTS ?
    >>
    >> I can't find one on the telstra website.

    > no
    > Nokia has not released any handset yet
    > late q1 early q2 maybe


    Thanks, I've had good service with the nokia's, like to replace my CDMA with
    an 850 UMTS, I travel to places where GSM is crap.
    It would be good if the other carriers had 850 UMTS as well. Don't suppose
    Phil or Sol will wholesale this frequency. !





  4. #4

    Re: Next G Nokia ?

    On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 02:37:35 GMT, Rod Out Back
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >
    >
    > On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:08:09 +1000,
    > and after reading the post titled " Re: Next G Nokia ?",
    >
    > "JimM" <[email protected]> ordered the talented chickens to cluck &
    >peck the following:
    >
    >
    >>
    >>"kcoj" <poguemahone@****happens.com> wrote in message
    >>news:[email protected]...
    >>> JimM wrote:
    >>>> Is there a Nokia that will work on the Telstra 850 UMTS ?
    >>>>
    >>>> I can't find one on the telstra website.
    >>> no
    >>> Nokia has not released any handset yet
    >>> late q1 early q2 maybe

    >>
    >>Thanks, I've had good service with the nokia's, like to replace my CDMA with
    >>an 850 UMTS, I travel to places where GSM is crap.
    >>It would be good if the other carriers had 850 UMTS as well. Don't suppose
    >>Phil or Sol will wholesale this frequency. !
    >>

    >
    >I have had a series of Nokias, and would've continued to do so if they had
    >bothered to keep the option for a proper car kit, rather than a poxy handsfree
    >unit that cannot make use of the external antenna. I nearly bought a CDMA Nokia
    >6255, as the local Telstra shop told me they had a proper car kit as an option.
    >turns out they dont (or at least thats what the local shop tells me).
    >
    >I ended up ordering an LG TU500 NextG phone, as LG supply a proper car kit as an
    >option. Of course, they havent been able to find me a car kit for the LG, but
    >they assure me they are working on it!
    >
    >I, too, would dearly like to use another company other than Telstra, but
    >coverage is everything where I live...
    >
    >I had stuck with Nokias for availability of accessories and I liked the menu
    >layout; seemed logical to me.
    >
    >
    >Cheers,
    >
    >Rod.....Out Back


    Car kits aren't relevant for extra coverage these days with 3G. It was
    for CDMA and AMPS.

    Nokias has their own 'standard' of bluetooth. Before they made
    Bluetooth phones,they were quite good.



  5. #5
    John Henderson
    Guest

    Re: Next G Nokia ?

    [email protected] wrote:

    > Car kits aren't relevant for extra coverage these days with
    > 3G. It was for CDMA and AMPS.


    Could you explain why please?

    John



  6. #6

    Re: Next G Nokia ?

    On Wed, 13 Dec 2006 22:39:21 +1100, John Henderson
    <[email protected]> wrote:

    >[email protected] wrote:
    >
    >> Car kits aren't relevant for extra coverage these days with
    >> 3G. It was for CDMA and AMPS.

    >
    >Could you explain why please?
    >
    >John


    3G is not as dependant on signal strength. It will work full rate down
    to 1 bar, much more tolerant than GSM. I have not seen any examples of
    NextG where an antenna would make a difference, yet. But then again, I
    have not bene everywhere..

    In the cities, 3G works where a lot of GSM won't because of signal
    problems.



  7. #7
    John Henderson
    Guest

    Re: Next G Nokia ?

    [email protected] wrote:

    > 3G is not as dependant on signal strength. It will work full
    > rate down to 1 bar, much more tolerant than GSM. I have not
    > seen any examples of NextG where an antenna would make a
    > difference, yet. But then again, I have not bene everywhere..
    >
    > In the cities, 3G works where a lot of GSM won't because of
    > signal problems.


    3GSM (UMTS) might be more tolerant of signal and propagation
    anomalies where multiple BTSs are involved. That's where an
    external antenna is least useful anyway.

    But I would argue that it's potentially less tolerant in a rural
    situation where there's only a single visible BTS, because of
    signal quality issues arising from multiple users operating at
    vastly different distances. This quality issue doesn't arise
    in the same way with GSM, because each user has a dedicated
    channel and timeslot combination.

    John



  8. #8
    Simon Templar
    Guest

    Re: Next G Nokia ?

    [email protected] wrote:
    > Car kits aren't relevant for extra coverage these days with 3G. It was
    > for CDMA and AMPS.


    External antenna is NOT the only reason people need REAL in car-kits!
    Sure I like using an external antenna just to keep RF to a minimum in my
    vehicle as there is enough RF in it with all the other radio equipment I
    operate. But just as important is have a quick and convenient charging
    whilst travelling so the phone will last longer when you do get out of
    the vehicle.

    Also properly mounting the phone in a visible and safe place to answer
    and place calls while you are in the vehicle is important.

    Why the hell don't companies like Nokia realise this and give us these
    options? I can be away from home for 3 or 4 days at a time and the best
    way to keep my phone charged is whilst driving.

    I've been lucky so far using the cark91 since I had the Nokia 7250i then
    the 6680 and N70 and N73. But so far it looks like there is not much
    hope with this continuing!


    --
    The views I present are that of my own and NOT of any organisation I may
    belong to.

    73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
    <http://web.acma.gov.au/pls/radcom/client_search.client_lookup?pCLIENT_NO=157452>




  9. #9
    Emjaye
    Guest

    Re: Next G Nokia ?

    Rod said....

    > I had stuck with Nokias for availability of accessories and I liked the
    > menu layout; seemed logical to me.


    I've pretty well owned only Nokias except for my first mobile, a
    Motorola in-car-phone, and an Ericsson that was a GSM piece of crap, and
    an even more woeful LG CDMA which I kept for about 6 months. Recently, I
    retired my faithful Nokia 2280 CDMA and bought a Samsung. I'm quite
    pleaed with its functionality, the menu layouts, screen design, etc.
    Keyboard has a positive and quality feel to it. LCD display is next to
    useless outside, though. Tried to video the wife taking the dergs for a
    swim at the local lake. Couldn't make out anything on the screen. Lucky
    that anything was in shot at all, when we played it back later on.

    Only issues with the A501 is that its calendar has limited
    functionality, particularly with the number of calendar entries, how
    they can repeat, or rather, not repeat, the PC software will not allow
    me to edit phone book entries. I can only do a complete sync between PC
    and phone, which can then be edited in Outlook. Even then, I can only
    edit so much and some changes can corrupt the phone book entries, which
    all need editing afterwards...





  10. #10
    JimM
    Guest

    Re: Next G Nokia ?


    "Rod Out Back" <[email protected]> wrote in message
    news:[email protected]...
    >
    >
    > On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:08:09 +1000,
    > and after reading the post titled " Re: Next G Nokia ?",
    >
    > "JimM" <[email protected]> ordered the talented chickens to
    > cluck &
    > peck the following:
    >
    >
    >>
    >>"kcoj" <poguemahone@****happens.com> wrote in message
    >>news:[email protected]...
    >>> JimM wrote:
    >>>> Is there a Nokia that will work on the Telstra 850 UMTS ?
    >>>>
    >>>> I can't find one on the telstra website.
    >>> no
    >>> Nokia has not released any handset yet
    >>> late q1 early q2 maybe

    >>
    >>Thanks, I've had good service with the nokia's, like to replace my CDMA
    >>with
    >>an 850 UMTS, I travel to places where GSM is crap.
    >>It would be good if the other carriers had 850 UMTS as well. Don't suppose
    >>Phil or Sol will wholesale this frequency. !
    >>

    >
    > I have had a series of Nokias, and would've continued to do so if they had
    > bothered to keep the option for a proper car kit, rather than a poxy
    > handsfree
    > unit that cannot make use of the external antenna. I nearly bought a CDMA
    > Nokia
    > 6255, as the local Telstra shop told me they had a proper car kit as an
    > option.
    > turns out they dont (or at least thats what the local shop tells me).
    >
    > I ended up ordering an LG TU500 NextG phone, as LG supply a proper car kit
    > as an
    > option. Of course, they havent been able to find me a car kit for the LG,
    > but
    > they assure me they are working on it!
    >
    > I, too, would dearly like to use another company other than Telstra, but
    > coverage is everything where I live...
    >
    > I had stuck with Nokias for availability of accessories and I liked the
    > menu
    > layout; seemed logical to me.
    >
    >
    > Cheers,
    >
    > Rod.....Out Back


    Rod found this about the ZTE Next G phones

    http://zte.com.au/index_files/Page362.htm

    There's a car kit for the "Telstra" F850, F851 & F150 It says
    "The car kit requires an external antenna (not supplied) and provides
    superior coverage and excellent speech quality for safe driving while using
    your phone. Please talk to your dealer for more information."






  11. #11
    Paul Day
    Guest

    Re: Next G Nokia ?

    On Tue, 12 Dec 2006 21:42:35 +1100 kcoj may have written:
    > no
    > Nokia has not released any handset yet
    > late q1 early q2 maybe


    Haven't Telstra outsourced handset supply to Bright Star, who currently
    don't play with Nokia?

    PD

    --
    Paul Day
    Web: http://www.enigma.id.au/