Timely warnings from Telstra and Microsoft for early DST start

by Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Thursday, 02 October 2008

Page 1 of 2 ! Several Australian states will go forward an hour this Sunday, October 5th at 2am, as Daylight Saving starts again for the year, but "watch" out – some of your devices or computers might not automatically make the change. Here’s what to do... Although PCs, PDAs, smartphones and other modern electronic devices should automatically go forward by one hour this Sunday at the start of Daylight Savings Time (DST), not all devices might do this at the right time, especially considering DST is starting three weeks early this year. DST will start in NSW, Victoria, the ACT, Tasmania and South Australia on Sunday the 5th of October, at 2am, and given the chaos that can ensue with people now relying on their phones for the correct time, this timely time warning comes just in the nick of time. Telstra’s Executive Director of Product Manager, Ross Fielding, clearly wants to avoid fielding a lot of customer angst over the time changes by advising: “While Telstra's networks have been adjusted to support the early start to daylight saving, the software on some newer mobile handsets and PDAs may override Telstra's network settings and change the times to reflect the traditional beginning of daylight saving. "With daylight saving starting early in some states this year, we want to ensure that our customers don't get caught out this weekend when the clocks are wound forward an hour this Sunday," Fielding added. So, what are Telstra’s tips on ensuring chronological peace in our time? Telstra advises: - Check your device on Sunday morning to ensure the time has updated correctly. - If the time has not updated correctly, try turning the device off and on again, and recheck the time after a few minutes. - Please check whether your device's Network Time Update setting is active (using your user handbook as necessary). Activate the setting as necessary and turn the device off and on again, rechecking the time after a few minutes. - If using a Windows mobile device, a Danger HipTop Mobile, an affected Nokia or blackberry device, or Fixed Wireless Terminal please visit Telstra’s DST site for further advice. - As a last resort, manually adjust the time on the device. And my own personal piece of advice would be to dial 1194 on your mobile or landline phone (in Australia), to check the talking time clock to see what it says! What about your Microsoft Windows systems and software? Please read on to page 2. << First page <   1 2 Next page > Last page - Post your comment >>

 

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