Thread: CDMA is going obsolete

Probably interesting for people looking at buying new mobile phones. CDMA is going obsolete within the next 6 months. I am installing the new 3G equipment in the Darwin exchange which will start in about a week or so. Just to let you all know.

Is this true Australia wide?
Im just interested as my father uses CDMA mobiles, and hes in NSW.

haha - that's brilliant.

I've known this for a while now, and tried to convince the boss of this, who (being a non-technical bloke) swears by CDMA, because "it's the only type of service that will work at my place" (Virginia).

So work purchased 3 weeks ago 2 brand new Nokia CDMA phones.

Classic.

Yeh my dad swears by the them as well, but mainly because of his remote location at times and having a heart condition. He basically required a phone that would not lose signal, as it literally could mean life or death.

If CDMA is phased out all over australia, is there any other gauranteed network coverage for mobile phone users in remote locations, other than sat-phones?

i am involved in the roll out of the new equipment to the telstra sites and we cannot lessen the existing service levels

is lessen even a word? how about reduce

lessens is wat thay teached me in school

i knew this was gonna happen they have been looking for people to help roll out the 3g network and i had a closer look at the technology why would you need cdma hahaha. ohwell

who gives a toss about cdma, where's my adsl?? not here! that's where!!!

Verb: lessen
1. Decrease in size, extent, or range
2. Make smaller
3. Wear off or die down

Noun: lesson
1. A unit of instruction
2. Punishment intended as a warning to others
3. The significance of a story or event
4. A task assigned for individual study

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