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Well, I'm getting on to the "phone" ombudsman tomorrow...

ant

"Nathan Tallack" <falling@falling.net.au> wrote in message
news:Pine.LNX.4.10.10001301340270.4331-100000@sambava.jatoga.net.au...
> This poses an interesting question.
>
> Lets say you were an analogue customer.  You went and got a dual mode
> mobile phone, ready for the cdma changeover, and you purchased this
cdma
> phone on a contract.
>
> Now, I know the providers are under no actual legal obligation to
release
> a client from a contract because the client does not have coverage
where
> he would like it.  But, how about in a situation such as the one
below.
>
> Telstra DID say that they would give the same coverage with CDMA as
with
> the old analogue network.  So, if indeed a client signs a contract
based
> upon the rightfull assumption that they would have coverage, then
would
> telstra be responsible for some sort of "missrepresentation", and be
> required to release the client from the contract, and perhaps even
refund
> paid service fees?
>
> It would be worth someone in this position to actually chase this up
with
> a legal person, or at the least an ombudsman?
>
> Let us all know how you go with this if any of you do look into it.
>
>
>
> Nathan...
>
>
> On Sun, 30 Jan 2000, ant wrote:
>
> > Date: Sun, 30 Jan 2000 14:29:38 +1100
> > From: ant <ant_k@geocities.com>
> > Newsgroups: aus.comms.mobile, canb.general, aus.general
> > Subject: Re: mobile coverage problem?
> >
> > aw, poor didums! Live in a smelly little bedsit?
> > Well, bad luck to you, "whinger".
> > I have paid my money, I had a signal, and now I don't.
> > Telstra *will* fix it, or they will release me from my mobile
contract.
> > It's that simple.
> > And people like you, Mr "I'm all right Jack, so screw you"  can go
on
> > resenting others' lifestyles to your heart's content.
> >
> > This will annoy you. I and my father built my house. From scratch.
> > Ourselves.
> >
> > Ought to be a law, eh?
> >
> > ant
> >
> > "Steel" <Still_Cruising@bigpond.com> wrote in message
> > news:Hvzk4.1713$VJ1.2948@newsfeeds.bigpond.com...
> > > bad luck. It probably cost more to service wingers than the other
90%
> > of the
> > > population combined. Telstra and others usually cover Capital
cities
> > and
> > > then work along highways to join the cities together. If you
happen to
> > pick
> > > up a signal on your isolated hill you were lucky.
> >
> > Oh, I should point out that, on the Telstra coverage map, my area
*is*
> > covered.
> >
> > > I don't see why we should
> > > all bend over for your exclusive lifestyle.
> > > Dig a trench to the nearest cable and connect via land line. Hope
it
> > cost
> > > $100Ks, as it should and you should pay for it.
> > >
> > > Steel
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
>
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