Radio, TV and press mentions of mobile phones and APUMP

  1. August, 31 1998.ADELAIDE 5AA. Male talkback caller, questions the three months notice cancellation clause on a mobile phone contract;
  2. August, 28 1998. MELBOURNE 3AK "...don't apologise (for the mobile call drop out) it's the digital network ... got to get back to analogue" " ... train went past and wiped me out"
  3. August, 27 1998. SHEPPARTON WIN TV State Television News. The Victorian Farmers Federation has met in Shepparton and made comments on major rural issues. Peter Walsh, VFF: ... lack of telecommunications is a problem ... we need better mobile phone services
  4. August, 26 1998. MELBOURNE 3AK  ... probably got one of those stupid digital phones ... number of calls I lose has doubled; male talkback caller ... having a meeting with Optus ... please give me back my analogue ... quality of sound is so bad.
  5. August, 25 1998. ABC NSW REGIONAL RADIO. I have a problem with my mobile service provider, changing to digital has been a nightmare ... it's nothing short of pathetic.
  6. August, 12 1998. MELBOURNE 3AW. Kevin, male talkback caller about mobile phones: ... about two months ago I got rid of my analogue phone and I traded to a digital through Vodafone (not Vodaphone) ... one and half km's out of Woodend ... there is not a damn thing ... I was with Telstra with the analogue ... I have now gone back to them.
  7. August, 10 1998. ABC VICTORIAN REGIONAL HORSHAM 3WV "....the downside of digital mobile phones is its geographical coverage in regional areas. Telstra are trialing a different sort of digital system which will give the benefits of digital but no distance cut out ... it's called CDMA.
  8. August, 7 1998. BENDIGO WIN TV State Television News. The ongoing controversy surrounding mobile phones and service will be the focus of a community based telecommunications forum to be held in Bendigo.
  9. August, 7 1998. ABC MID NORTH COAST PORT MACQUARIE 2KP-TR. Male caller: ... the mobile phone reception between here and Armidale is impossible ... I'm on a Telstra digital system.
  10. August, 7 1998. WAGGA 2WG Radio News. Tumut Shire is to write to the Federal Government telling them their failure to provide efficient digital service in the mountains is putting lives at risk.
  11. August, 4 1998. HOBART HO-FM Radio News. Mobile phone networks will face a backlash unless they urgently upgrade digital coverage across urban areas.
  12. August, 5 1998. ABC PORT PIRIE . Users' Group: ... the Government will intervene if Telstra does not provide a digital service that is up to the same standard as the analogue service
  13. August, 4 1998. NEWCASTLE NBN State Television News. Figures released today show that line drop outs on digital telephones are getting worse.
  14. August, 5 1998. NATIONAL NINE NETWORK Today. Announcer: ... the number of complaints to the industry ombudsman about mobile phone call dropouts has risen steeply in the last two years ... the Australian Communications Association says many people have unrealistic expectations about service coverage. Gregg Lucas, Mobile Phone Users Group: ... it could be avoided by not demanding hat the analogue network be closed down at the end of 1999 ...
  15. August, 4 1998.ADELAIDE 5AA. Alan Horsley, Australian Telecommunication Users Group: ... says the Minister is warning the three mobile phone carriers to deliver a service which equals the analogue service, or else the analogue system won't be phased out ... explains that roaming involves swapping from one phone company to another.
  16. August, 4 1998. NEWCASTLE NEW FM Radio News. Complaints of digital mobile phone drop outs have doubled in the last year.
  17. August, 4 1998. ADELAIDE 5AA Radio News. A new report shows complaints over digital mobile phone dropouts have doubled in the past year. The Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has found the problems are being caused by a lack of transmitter stations.
  18. August, 4 1998. HOBART TTT-FM Radio News. Digital mobile phone users are experiencing drop outs and black spots with the number of complaints doubling in the past two years according to the telecommunications industry ombudsman.
  19. August, 4 1998. MELBOURNE 3AK Radio News. The number of complaints about digital mobile phone dropouts and blackspots has doubled in two years.
  20. August, 4 1998. MELBOURNE 3MP Radio News. The number of complaints about digital mobile phone dropouts and blackspots has doubled in two years.
  21. August, 4 1998. SYDNEY 2UE Radio News. A new report shows complaints over digital mobile phone drop outs have doubled in the past year, with as many as six per cent of calls dropping out ... Telstra, Optus and Vodafone (not Vodaphone) are under increased pressure.
  22. August, 4 1998. SYDNEY 2DAY Radio News. Sydney mobile phone users are dealing with more and more drop outs, with the number of complains from people moving through mobile black spots increasing by nearly 100%.
  23. August, 4 1998. SYDNEY GOLD 1269 Radio News. The telecommunications industry ombudsman says that the complaints about mobile phone drop outs have increased by 100 per cent in the last two years.
  24. August, 4 1998. SYDNEY 2UE Radio News. The number of complaints about mobile phone drop outs has almost doubled in the past two years ... Optus and Vodaphone have listed mobile phone black spots ... Telstra has refused to reveal their black spots.

 

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