transfering from Telstra GSM to TelstraCDMA?

[Ext User(bill)]

Is it possible to transfer from GSM to CDMA and keep my exisiting plan
and number.

[Ext User(Scott)]

Yes, it is possible. Just go into a Telstra shop. You will need to
purchase a CDMA handset :)

[Ext User(Simon Templar)]

bill wrote:
> Is it possible to transfer from GSM to CDMA and keep my exisiting plan
> and number.

Not sure why you want to transfer to CDMA when Telstra will be shutting
the network down..

--
73 de Simon, VK3XEM.

[Ext User(Spokes)]

he can always migrate to another network when CDMA winds up.

[Ext User(Simon Templar)]

Spokes wrote:
> he can always migrate to another network when CDMA winds up.

Of course and change all his equipment yet again!



--
73 de Simon, VK3XEM.

[Ext User(Kwyjibo)]

"Simon Templar" <usenet@vk3xem.net> wrote in message
news:43c8c6fc@news.melbourne.pipenetworks.com
> Spokes wrote:
>> he can always migrate to another network when CDMA winds up.
>
> Of course and change all his equipment yet again!

And I suppose you actually think the shutdown will occur within 2 or 3
years? Not a hope.


--
Kwyj

[Ext User(Michael)]

"Kwyjibo" <kwyjibo_remove@ozdebate.com> wrote in message
news:43c8c8fc$1@dnews.tpgi.com.au...
> "Simon Templar" <usenet@vk3xem.net> wrote in message
> news:43c8c6fc@news.melbourne.pipenetworks.com
> > Spokes wrote:
> >> he can always migrate to another network when CDMA winds up.
> >
> > Of course and change all his equipment yet again!
>
> And I suppose you actually think the shutdown will occur within 2 or 3
> years? Not a hope.

Exactly. And he will probably want a new handset by then, and the deals will
be good too.
Even now cheap handsets are available under $100

[Ext User(Paul Day)]

Simon Templar <usenet@vk3xem.net> may have written:
> Not sure why you want to transfer to CDMA when Telstra will be
> shutting the network down..

- Because it's not shutting down tomorrow
- The coverage is far better than Telstra GSM

Lots of people were still signing up for Telstra analog in the late-90s
for those exact reasons, even thought the shut-down date was being
advertised for years in advance. I still keep one of each (GSM for
day-to-day and CDMA when I'm out of range) and will continue to until
the day the signal disappears.

PD

--
Paul Day
Web: http://www.bur.st/~paul/

[Ext User(Paul Day)]

Simon Templar <usenet@vk3xem.net> may have written:
> > he can always migrate to another network when CDMA winds up.
> Of course and change all his equipment yet again!

What, like your average punter does every two to three years anyway as
they re-sign their contract? :) Phones break, phones become obsolete,
it's sometimes cheaper to resign a new contract than buy a new battery,
people want new toys... Not every man and his dog expects to be using
the same handset in five to ten years time.

PD

--
Paul Day
Web: http://www.bur.st/~paul/

[Ext User(A User)]

On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:36:20 +1100, bill <user@example.net> wrote:

>Is it possible to transfer from GSM to CDMA and keep my exisiting plan
>and number.

Number yes, plan probably not.

Why? Have you actually checked coverage with other GSM carriers where
you want to go? The CDMA wider coverage is a myth in most cases,
anyway. It was very popular because it was a bridge from the old
Analogue AMPS system.

You'll get 3-4 years out of CDMA and then this will change to another
networks, 850mhz UMTS.

[Ext User(Rod Speed)]

A User <other-news@usa.net> wrote
> bill <user@example.net> wrote

>> Is it possible to transfer from GSM to CDMA
>> and keep my exisiting plan and number.

> Number yes, plan probably not.

Wrong when he said telstra GSM to telstra CDMA.

> Why? Have you actually checked coverage with other GSM carriers where
> you want to go? The CDMA wider coverage is a myth in most cases, anyway.

No it isnt.

> It was very popular because it was a
> bridge from the old Analogue AMPS system.

Its still very popular outside the major citys because the
coverage is much better, particularly between towns.

> You'll get 3-4 years out of CDMA and then this
> will change to another networks, 850mhz UMTS.

You dont know that the govt will allow that yet.

[Ext User(thegoons)]

"A User" <other-news@usa.net> wrote in message
news:a68js1dlljjd3q0n9lcujtekgl8n79egpa@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:36:20 +1100, bill <user@example.net> wrote:
>
>>Is it possible to transfer from GSM to CDMA and keep my exisiting plan
>>and number.
>
> Number yes, plan probably not.
>
> Why? Have you actually checked coverage with other GSM carriers where
> you want to go? The CDMA wider coverage is a myth in most cases,

Wrong. Obviously never travelled off the highways.

> anyway. It was very popular because it was a bridge from the old
> Analogue AMPS system.
>
> You'll get 3-4 years out of CDMA and then this will change to another
> networks, 850mhz UMTS.

[Ext User(thegoons)]

"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:42tri1F1j24igU1@individual.net...
>A User <other-news@usa.net> wrote
>> bill <user@example.net> wrote
>
>>> Is it possible to transfer from GSM to CDMA
>>> and keep my exisiting plan and number.
>
>> Number yes, plan probably not.
>
> Wrong when he said telstra GSM to telstra CDMA.
>
>> Why? Have you actually checked coverage with other GSM carriers where
>> you want to go? The CDMA wider coverage is a myth in most cases, anyway.
>
> No it isnt.
>
>> It was very popular because it was a
>> bridge from the old Analogue AMPS system.
>
> Its still very popular outside the major citys because the
> coverage is much better, particularly between towns.
>
>> You'll get 3-4 years out of CDMA and then this
>> will change to another networks, 850mhz UMTS.
>
> You dont know that the govt will allow that yet.
I thought Sol Trujillo directed useless Coonan and Howard what to do?

[Ext User(Rod Speed)]

thegoons <thegoons@bigpond.com> wrote:
> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:42tri1F1j24igU1@individual.net...
>> A User <other-news@usa.net> wrote
>>> bill <user@example.net> wrote
>>
>>>> Is it possible to transfer from GSM to CDMA
>>>> and keep my exisiting plan and number.
>>
>>> Number yes, plan probably not.
>>
>> Wrong when he said telstra GSM to telstra CDMA.
>>
>>> Why? Have you actually checked coverage with other GSM carriers
>>> where you want to go? The CDMA wider coverage is a myth in most
>>> cases, anyway.
>>
>> No it isnt.
>>
>>> It was very popular because it was a
>>> bridge from the old Analogue AMPS system.
>>
>> Its still very popular outside the major citys because the
>> coverage is much better, particularly between towns.
>>
>>> You'll get 3-4 years out of CDMA and then this
>>> will change to another networks, 850mhz UMTS.
>>
>> You dont know that the govt will allow that yet.

> I thought

Obvious lie.

> Sol Trujillo directed useless Coonan and Howard what to do?

[Ext User(Michael)]

"A User" <other-news@usa.net> wrote in message
news:a68js1dlljjd3q0n9lcujtekgl8n79egpa@4ax.com...
> On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:36:20 +1100, bill <user@example.net> wrote:
>
> >Is it possible to transfer from GSM to CDMA and keep my exisiting plan
> >and number.
>
> Number yes, plan probably not.

Number yes, plan yes, but not contracts

> Why? Have you actually checked coverage with other GSM carriers where
> you want to go? The CDMA wider coverage is a myth in most cases,
> anyway. It was very popular because it was a bridge from the old

Rubbish. Its the best coverage of all the mobile networks in Australia

[Ext User(Michael)]

"Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:42tri1F1j24igU1@individual.net...
> A User <other-news@usa.net> wrote
> > bill <user@example.net> wrote
>
> >> Is it possible to transfer from GSM to CDMA
> >> and keep my exisiting plan and number.
>
> > Number yes, plan probably not.
>
> Wrong when he said telstra GSM to telstra CDMA.

You can keep your number going in EITHER direction

Telstra, further and further ahead

[Ext User(Michael)]

"thegoons" <thegoons@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:43ca6481$0$3020$6d36acad@roc.nntpserver.com.. .
>
> "A User" <other-news@usa.net> wrote in message
> news:a68js1dlljjd3q0n9lcujtekgl8n79egpa@4ax.com...
> > On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:36:20 +1100, bill <user@example.net> wrote:
> >
> >>Is it possible to transfer from GSM to CDMA and keep my exisiting plan
> >>and number.
> >
> > Number yes, plan probably not.
> >
> > Why? Have you actually checked coverage with other GSM carriers where
> > you want to go? The CDMA wider coverage is a myth in most cases,
>
> Wrong. Obviously never travelled off the highways.

Agreed

[Ext User(MJT)]

Paul said....

> people want new toys... Not every man and his dog expects to be using
> the same handset in five to ten years time.

According to Telstra, when it announced this 3G changeover, most mobile
phone owners change their phones every 18 months or so.

My concern is not so much for the technology and its cost for the
consumer, is the coverage. I'm with Telstra CDMA and I've found it a
reasonable service, given my travelling habits. I just hope that
whatever we get saddled with is as good.

Thing is, I don't reckon that CDMA and certainly GSM has ever regained
the coverage round the Gippsland (SE Vic) are where I travel most since
AMPS was shut down.



--
Few women admit their age. Few men act theirs.

[Ext User(Rod Speed)]

Michael <michael@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:42tri1F1j24igU1@individual.net...
>> A User <other-news@usa.net> wrote
>>> bill <user@example.net> wrote
>>
>>>> Is it possible to transfer from GSM to CDMA
>>>> and keep my exisiting plan and number.
>>
>>> Number yes, plan probably not.
>>
>> Wrong when he said telstra GSM to telstra CDMA.
>
> You can keep your number going in EITHER direction

Pity that comment was about the PLAN, you
stupid pig ignorant fuckwit dunny cleaning child.

> Telstra, further and further ahead

Only in your pathetic little drug crazed arse licking fantasyland.

[Ext User(Rod Speed)]

Michael <michael@yahoo.com> wrote:
> "A User" <other-news@usa.net> wrote in message
> news:a68js1dlljjd3q0n9lcujtekgl8n79egpa@4ax.com...
>> On Fri, 13 Jan 2006 18:36:20 +1100, bill <user@example.net> wrote:
>>
>>> Is it possible to transfer from GSM to CDMA and keep my exisiting
>>> plan and number.
>>
>> Number yes, plan probably not.
>
> Number yes, plan yes, but not contracts
>
>> Why? Have you actually checked coverage with other GSM carriers where
>> you want to go? The CDMA wider coverage is a myth in most cases,
>> anyway. It was very popular because it was a bridge from the old
>
> Rubbish. Its the best coverage of all the mobile networks in Australia

Lying, as always. Pity about GlobalStar.