TAG | Telstra vs Optus: iPhone 3G, revenues and you |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Saturday, 14 June 2008 | |
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Page 2 of 4 It should be noted that iTWire has requested comment from Optus on the Telstra letter, but as yet, no comment from Optus has been forthcoming. Optus has since said that its expansion from 60%-plus coverage to 98% coverage would happen with a mix of 2100MHz and 900MHz towers. Vodafone, on the other hand, has made no such promises as far as I can ascertain. iTWire has also asked Vodafone for a comment on its own 900MHz rollout plans and hasn’t yet received an answer either. Given that Optus now says part of its addition 3.5G rollout will contain 2100MHz 3.5G equipment, the big question for rural and regional customers wanting to buy the iPhone 3G and use it on the Optus 3G/3.5G network is whether or not they will be lucky enough to live in an area that Optus will install 2100MHz 3.5G equipment into. Optus needs to come out with a definite map of Australia and should show precisely where 2100MHz and 900MHz equipment will be installed, and how far the 2100MHz coverage will extend in rural and regional areas. After all, a country town might have some 2100MHz towers in town, but that coverage might not extend very far outside the city itself. Of course, if GSM coverage is available in out-of-town areas, then the 3G iPhone will still work – but only at GPRS speeds for data, not even the slightly faster EDGE speeds or the vastly faster 3G speeds that 2100MHz 3.5G coverage areas will enjoy. Please read on to page 3. |
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