I just tried to connect to the internet from my spanking new 3g phone using telstra's new 3g network, or rather 3 of use TRIED. it took about 10 attempts NOT to get a answer to a really simple question "are flying foxes bats'. In short the technology is shit and really has a long way to go.

sao

Isn't the new Telstra 3G network only in planning? As in it's a whole new set of infrastructure? And you're using the old (current) one?


I'm dubious about the whole 3G thing, since Three (Hutchison) have really dropped the ball in terms of reception in Melbourne. I had 10 times better reception on CDMA in the city, even though they told me that 3G would be just as good. It IS just as good, but only at 3am in the morning, when they will allocate me more bandwidth. During peak times, my phone is unusable in my bedroom. Fan-bloody-tastic, Three. Is there any reason to assume that Telstra are going to have more bandwidth per user then Hutchison? Or that it will be more reliable? If it is, fantastic. I'll use it. If not, I'm just bitter because I was conned off using CDMA, which was the last (only) reliable mobile service I have had the pleasure of using.

RIP CDMA.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(forgie @ Oct 8 2006, 09:13 PM) [snapback]222398[/snapback]</div>Nah launched this weekend. Lots of tv adds on for it at the moment - http://www.telstra.com/nextg

I personally think it's not as 'great' as they make out!

What's the point of having wireless broadband that fast if it costs around 4-5 times more then having your own home broadband? Who the hell is going to adopt this technology if they don't lower the prices?

Telstra blows.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(forgie @ Oct 8 2006, 09:29 PM) [snapback]222404[/snapback]</div>I dunno you figure it out and tell me :/

I heard some radio add say that you could download a 3MB mp3 in approx 15 seconds - sounds like complete bull to me!

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(hawker @ Oct 8 2006, 10:24 PM) [snapback]222412[/snapback]</div>Yeah, if there is only one person using the network at the time probably. lol

Even at maxed out 1.5Mbps speed, it's gonna take 16 seconds. So it's close in theory.

But who is going to use the network? It seems to be far too expensive for consumers, and business users don't need more bandwidth. Who's the target market?

Will it be compatible with the next-gen Intel chipsets that have cellular radios built-in?

Seems to me like someone's blowing a lot of hot air to try to bubble the T3 float. The question is, are Australians (as customers and shareholders) dumb enough to buy into it?

I can't wait until WiMax/VoIP kicks in around here and shows up these '3G' providers for their true lameness.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(forgie @ Oct 8 2006, 11:13 PM) [snapback]222425[/snapback]</div>Farmers and rural people are the main target. And then people with money to burn

Someone thought that this new technology 'was' the new intel technology... :P

i use my vodafone 3g phone toconnect to vodafones 3g network, what pisses me off about browsing over 3g is when it drops fro 3g to G and i lag out

Does the mimimax modem that telsta provide to its wireless customers use this network. ? My nomadic shearer friend got one and the performance is dismal.

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(forgie @ Oct 8 2006, 07:59 PM) [snapback]222404[/snapback]</div>This may be a surprise to you, but not everyone sits at home all of the time, and some may be interested in accessing the Internet when *not* at home.

I visited a Telstra store on Saturday to hear what the NextG pricing for data (to laptops) was going to be -
since forgotten, but it was something like $40/month with a "free" 1GB I think.

Of more relevant disappointment for MacBookPro owners is that Telstra have never heard of the ExpressCard/34, so with no PCMCIA slot (and without any enthusiasm for Telstra's $199 external 3G->USB modem), it'll be a while for me....

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(forgie @ Oct 8 2006, 09:59 PM) [snapback]222404[/snapback]</div>The same people who made this an international phenomenon.