I'm after a bit of advice.
I spend half the year here, and half in the US. I need a new mobile for
here, as my old 5110 is becoming annoying (the screen has to be squeezed to
show itself, and the battery - which is new - isn't holding charge).

I had been on Vodafone's $79 cap plans and is annoyed with the reception.
So am considering Optus Business Cap $89 or $149.  I will probably go on a
contract and sell the Nokia 6233 or 6280, as I use a HP RW6828.
1. Is Optus reception quality generally better than Voda?

Anyone out there had any dealings with this service from Vodafone. Talked to
Vodafone Customer Care today and they said it is only available at the
moment in Victoria and Tasmania, were when you are out of range on your
Vodafone Network your phone will roam onto either Telstra or ...

I'm looking at purchasing a combined PDA/Phone like the iMate and O2. I
really want one that runs Windows as I also need it for a software
development project. So far all the phones I've looked at are only GSM.
Given the obviously imminent switch to 3G I'd like to be able to buy one ...

I have a Sony Ericsson T628 which I lent to a mate so he could use it for a
few hours with his own SIM card. Only problem is doing this seems to have
purged the phone's SMS memory, thus wiping out a bunch of messages I wanted
to keep. Oddly, everything else (phonebook, photos) is ...

I couldn't get any sense out of the Indian's at Three's so-called
"Customer Care", so I thought I'd ask here.
I am on Three Prepaid.
I want to change my phone number from the existing one to something

Interesting article.  It seems to suggest that customers are getting a
raw deal because dealers earn trailing commissions.
About 50% of all mobile phone sales are through dealers, according to
the article.

Does anyone know how to achieve this, I can't find an option in the user
menu.
I want the reset all settings and delete all pictures and numbers as I am
selling it.

Hi All, and I mean 'all',
I have a question, for any knowlegdable one, how does one get to speak to
the  section in the mobile telco's about the location of a mobile tower,
now before anyone gets their daily exercise and jumps to conclusions about

My son has an issue whereby he can't go into an Optus store (or any
other for that matter). His is the name on the account which includes
his, mine and his mothersOptus phones. It has been that way for many
years even though I pay the bill.  Anyhow, at my suggestion, he has been

Michael,
I noticed you have been active here (arguing again with Rod Speed) so would
you mind enlightening us about Telstra's progress with their 850MHz UMTS 3G
network?.

Given a mobile phone no, how can I tell if it is premium? Is there some
simple test? I've got a mobile phone connected to a PC acting as an SMS
gateway and need some reliable way to stop users entering premium numbers.
Thanks in advance.

Hi all,
I have a question for the group, I have heard that CDMA is being phased out,
in a period of time, (I am not sure how long) what I am asking can anyone
advise the range of 3G vs CDMA, same/better, or much the same as GSM...

Gday all,I have owned 3 Nokia 6310i phones in the past 4 years. They are
fantastic for what I want to do which is keep a heap of numbers and
quickly access menus and SMS etc.
However nokia do not make them anymore, and if I want one, it costs me