sorry i had no idea that the starbuck location closueres were ONLY 61 locations. have to agree that that will most likely go unnoticed. (i thought it was more like 200 for some reason!)
you might not need the extra data, but I'm not really prepared to risk it, the excess usage fees are just too bad.
i'm not going into this blind either, ive been using mobile data for at least 6 years (i know others will say "thats nothing, ive been using mobile data for 29 years" or whatever, but my point remains.)
im currently using around 14mb/day.
i think this will settle once the novelty wears off, and ill probably use 10-11mb/day.
if i absoultely had to, i could probably go as low as 8mb/day.
so doing rough maths im requring somewhere between 240-430mb/month.
optus 500mb + 330 min = $59/month
telstra 300mb (new $29 data pack) + $150 plan ($135 for 340min talk) - $15 of plan usable for data = $164/month
i can't see the value there, and you have to remember, when signing up to Optus, i was choosing a network, that for the past 12 months had served MY needs (I don't travel for work!) perfectly, without coverage issues, on a nokia 3g phone. it's only since iDay that i have had any issue at all with optus. and i live in a small seaside town of 15,000 people. it's not "network overload" due to iPhone. there was like 2 for sale in town (both telstra.)
preach telstra all you want. however i dont really think the issues i'm having are necessarily Optus' fault. its more a 2100mhz/iPhone thing i think. i know you don't think it's an iphone issue, but im not going to rule that out. many countries aren't even using the 2100 mhz network, many americans are getting 3g for the first time and have no idea anyways, many more others just don't notice that their iphone is constantly on edge/2g where it should be on 3g.
very few of the general population actually have a clue.
and it's not like i had a choice in driving back today, it's the only next step i can take to try and resolve my issues. my only other option that doesn't involve a drive is ringing Optus to cancel the contract. apparently they send me a sachel and i mail it back. as i've already said, im giving apple/optus till the last minute before i go ahead with this. i doubt i'll see a 2.1 by next wed/thurs, but that's when i'm giving them till.
trust me, a 4-5 hour round trip was not high on my list of priorities. but if i refuse to change the handset over, when optus had requested that i do so, i can't really continue to whinge now, can i!?
silver we are going to have to agree to disagree. you keep blaming optus, and i don't think thats accurate based on what i, and others have been seeing. there are also over a thousand reports of similar issues worldwide.
unless you have something based on observations, testing, or something generally constructive to add, please find another thread to spew your pro-telstra rhetoric.
(idea - you could even start your own thread, maybe even call it "pro-telstra thick-wallet crowd here." i'll even post over there saying how i wish i had chosen telstra instead of optus. i promise.
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oh and ive never really complained about contact lag and all the software bugs - i understand for 2.0 software that it's expected (even though the software still feels beta at times - but that's another discussion)
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I was enjoying your post, until I got to the above bit. I have simply been interested in your experience with the "Zoo", network, and would love to see you sort it out. My Telstra rhetoric as you put it, is simply me comparing your experience to mine, the "Only" comparison, I can possibly make. I have said before, that if Vodafone or Optus can deliver the level of service you expect with your iPhone, and you don't need the full coverage offered by "Chinese Rabbit" people, then go for it, and enjoy your iPhone, if not, then you have to consider alternatives.
