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I’ve got to face facts – the CDMA phone network is closing soon

August 23, 2007 by Jen at Semantically driven

Nokia2112I have to upgrade my phone. Emphasis is on the ‘have’ because Telstra are closing the CDMA mobile network and replacing it with a whizz-bang faster, more bells and whistles 3G type network.

I have a very plain and hardly any bells and whistles type mobile phone. It does exactly what I want it to do, that is make and receive calls and texts. It doesn’t rule my life but it is definitely convenient to have and I’m annoyed that I HAVE to upgrade it.

Nokia6120So of course I’ve been investigating what phone I might upgrade to. If I stay with Telstra I’ve got a paltry choice of NextG phones if I want the same sort of coverage that CDMA provides. Of course any decent phone is expensive because of all the extra functionality they seem to have these days. Or I could choose another provider – 3G perhaps?

I don’t know. Questions that are floating around in my head:

  • If I do choose another provider then it has to be worth my while because I would give up some Telstra rewards I currently get with having my landline and mobile phone with the same provider. I would also have to pay out the few months left on my contract that Telstra make you go on if you want to enjoy these rewards like free texts etc.
  • I want some regional coverage because some family and friends live in the country and if I break down en-route to them I don’t want to not be able to call for help.

I also don’t want to be locked into a 24 month contract to get a ‘free’ phone so I’m looking for a at least a few hundred dollars initial outlay.

Do any of you Aussies out there have any recommendations for me? Do any of you have a NextG phone? Are you with a different provider?

If I do go with NextG I’m thinking of getting the Nokia 6120 phone. Anyone have one of those?

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Comments

  1. Missy says

    August 23, 2007 at 3:50 pm

    I am very against Telstra ever since this incident: http://meanwhile-backattheranch.blogspot.com/2007/07/stupid-evil-telstra.html . However I do accept that they probably have the best country coverage of anyone so I may be forced to swallow my outrage and recommend them on that basis.

    I’m with Vodafone, and am perfectly happy with them, but then I’m usually in a major city.

    As for phones, I love that one you have there. I think Nokias have the best battery life, but it’s driving me insane that I will have to pay for a bajillion features I won’t use. Phone calls. Text messages.

    Oops, sorry it’s so long. You’ll need to do another post when you do pick a new phone!

  2. jeanie says

    August 23, 2007 at 3:57 pm

    Oh I too had this problem – family in CDMA areas that will only be covered by Telstra…

    I went with the Samsung $30 2 year deal because I am lazy like that and like someone else to make the choice.

    Not that it really matters, as there are only 2 spots that receive any reception on the last 150km of my trip to my family – but at least I tried.

    BTW – I hate its extras and wish I had my old Nokia that no longer exists…

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