CDMA Blackberry with Telstra - will it work in Vietnam?

[Ext User(BEMW)]

I have a Blackberry 7130 on Telstra's CDMA network. I'm holidaying soon
in Vietnam. I use it for phone calls, SMS, email and web browsing. Will
it work there?

[Ext User(Simon Templar)]

BEMW wrote:
> I have a Blackberry 7130 on Telstra's CDMA network. I'm holidaying soon
> in Vietnam. I use it for phone calls, SMS, email and web browsing. Will
> it work there?

Have a look at: <http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_vn.shtml>


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[Ext User(Paul Day)]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:34:51 +1100 BEMW may have written:
> I have a Blackberry 7130 on Telstra's CDMA network. I'm holidaying soon
> in Vietnam. I use it for phone calls, SMS, email and web browsing. Will
> it work there?

Nope, Telstra have no CDMA roaming agreements in Vietnam. See
http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/networks/internat_roaming.cfm

PD

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[Ext User(Paul Day)]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 11:19:22 +1100 Simon Templar may have written:
> > I have a Blackberry 7130 on Telstra's CDMA network. I'm holidaying
> > soon in Vietnam. I use it for phone calls, SMS, email and web
> > browsing. Will it work there?

> Have a look at: <http://www.gsmworld.com/roaming/gsminfo/cou_vn.shtml>

Last time I looked, GSM World didn't list roaming agreements for CDMA
networks, a competing digital mobile standard.

PD

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Paul Day

[Ext User(BEMW)]

Paul Day wrote:
> On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:34:51 +1100 BEMW may have written:
>> I have a Blackberry 7130 on Telstra's CDMA network. I'm holidaying soon
>> in Vietnam. I use it for phone calls, SMS, email and web browsing. Will
>> it work there?
>
> Nope, Telstra have no CDMA roaming agreements in Vietnam. See
> http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/networks/internat_roaming.cfm
>
> PD
>
Shame, looks like I'll have to take a GSM device

............Thanks for your help

[Ext User(Paul Day)]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:16:32 +1100 BEMW may have written:
> > Nope, Telstra have no CDMA roaming agreements in Vietnam. See
> > http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/networks/internat_roaming.cfm
> >
> Shame, looks like I'll have to take a GSM device

Generally the case, yep.
1) Nowhere near as many CDMA networks as GSM.
2) Telstra hasn't put much effort into CDMA roaming agreements over the
years.

> ...........Thanks for your help

No probs.

PD

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Paul Day

[Ext User(John Phillips)]

On Thu, 15 Nov 2007 13:16:32 +1100 BEMW <viagray@gmail.com> wrote:

> > Nope, Telstra have no CDMA roaming agreements in Vietnam. See
> > http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/networks/internat_roaming.cfm
> >
> > PD
> >
> Shame, looks like I'll have to take a GSM device


Haven't they stiff armed you to switch to GSM yet?

[Ext User(Marts)]

BEMW wrote...

> Shame, looks like I'll have to take a GSM device

It might be worth your while to investigate buying a phone and a pre-paid
service if they exist over there. If you use a Telstra mobile while roaming
overseas, it will cost you a fortune.