[AusNOG] Vodafone 3G/Edge fail

Tue Jun 22 14:21:21 EST 2010

Yes, Vodafone uses 900/1800 for their GSM services but 1800 is only  
for GSM.

For your reference, but I;m not sure if I'm right on all of these, can  
anyone verify this?
Optus
GSM900
GSM1800
UMTS900
UMTS2100
Telstra
GSM900
GSM1800
UMTS850
UMTS2100
Three
GSM900 (Telstra Roaming)
GSM1800 (Telstra Roaming)
UMTS850 (Telstra Roaming)
UMTS2100
Vodafone
GSM900
GSM1800
UMTS900
UMTS2100
On 22/06/2010, at 2:14 PM, Curtis Bayne wrote:

> Edge is a GSM evolution so I assume on their 900Mhz networks. Does  
> voda own any 1800Mhz? If so, perhaps they run it there too.
>
> Sent from my HTC Touch Pro
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Matthew Moyle-Croft <mmc at internode.com.au>
> Sent: Tuesday, 22 June 2010 2:02 PM
> To: Skeeve Stevens <Skeeve at eintellego.net>
> Cc: Curtis Bayne <curtis at bayne.com.au>; Sean K. Finn <sean.finn at ozservers.com.au 
> >; ausnog at ausnog.net <ausnog at ausnog.net>
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Vodafone 3G/Edge fail
>
>
> On 22/06/2010, at 12:32 PM, Skeeve Stevens wrote:
>
> But I'm mainly referring to 3G... what frequency does that operate on?
>
> Voda run 3G on 900Mhz (stealing part of their GSM range) plus 2100Mhz.
> (Optus do the same with the 900Mhz "range").
>
> MMC
>
>
> Also... what frequency does EDGE work on?
>
> ...Skeeve
>
> --
> Skeeve Stevens, CEO/Technical Director
> eintellego Pty Ltd - The Networking Specialists
> skeeve at eintellego.net<mailto:skeeve at eintellego.net> /  
> www.eintellego.net<http://www.eintellego.net>
> Phone: 1300 753 383, Fax: (+612) 8572 9954
> Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 / skype://skeeve
> www.linkedin.com/in/skeeve<http://www.linkedin.com/in/skeeve> ; facebook.com 
> /eintellego<http://facebook.com/eintellego>
> --
> NOC, NOC, who's there?
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net<mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net 
> > [mailto:ausnog-
> bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Curtis Bayne
> Sent: Tuesday, 22 June 2010 10:39 AM
> To: Sean K. Finn; Skeeve Stevens; ausnog at ausnog.net<mailto:ausnog at ausnog.net 
> >
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Vodafone 3G/Edge fail
>
> Yeah their 900Mhz GSM network takes a beating from people who buy
> unlicenced kit from the US and forget to change the region/frequency.
>
> Not sure if they (Voda) run UMTS or HSDPA in that band though.
>
> Sent from my HTC Touch Pro
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sean K. Finn <sean.finn at ozservers.com.au<mailto:sean.finn at ozservers.com.au 
> >>
> Sent: Tuesday, 22 June 2010 10:34 AM
> To: 'Skeeve Stevens' <Skeeve at eintellego.net<mailto:Skeeve at eintellego.net 
> >>; 'ausnog at ausnog.net<mailto:'ausnog at ausnog.net>'
> <ausnog at ausnog.net<mailto:ausnog at ausnog.net>>
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Vodafone 3G/Edge fail
>
> Get a scanner and see if someone is using unauthorized 800/900Mhz  
> Gear.
>
> Voda is at the edge of spectrum and I've heard rumours over a few  
> beers
> that some unlicensed wireless gear regularly knocks Vodafone spectrum
> for a 6. Next step is for Voda to find you, and send you a stern
> letter.
>
> S
>
> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net<mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net 
> > [mailto:ausnog-
> bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Skeeve Stevens
> Sent: Tuesday, 22 June 2010 10:16 AM
> To: ausnog at ausnog.net<mailto:ausnog at ausnog.net>
> Subject: [AusNOG] Vodafone 3G/Edge fail
>
> Hey all,
>
> I am about to ring up and have a go at Vodafone about our coverage  
> here
> in Castle Hill which seems to have gone bad in the last few weeks.
>
> All our handsets (over a dozen) that were displaying 3G, are now
> showing 'EDGE'.
>
> I thought I would gather some more technical understanding on what  
> that
> could mean from you guys before I started harassing them.
>
> It would also help if anyone knows where I should start harassing them
> as opposed to starting with frick'n Lara.
>
> Thanks all.
>
> ...Skeeve
>
>
>
> --
> Skeeve Stevens, CEO/Technical Director
> eintellego Pty Ltd - The Networking Specialists
> skeeve at eintellego.net<mailto:skeeve at eintellego.net> /  
> www.eintellego.net<http://www.eintellego.net>
> Phone: 1300 753 383, Fax: (+612) 8572 9954
> Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 / skype://skeeve
> www.linkedin.com/in/skeeve<http://www.linkedin.com/in/skeeve> ; facebook.com 
> /eintellego<http://facebook.com/eintellego>
> --
> NOC, NOC, who's there?
>
> Disclaimer: Limits of Liability and Disclaimer: This message is for  
> the
> named person's use only. It may contain sensitive and private
> proprietary or legally privileged information. You must not, directly
> or indirectly, use, disclose, distribute, print, or copy any part of
> this message if you are not the intended recipient. eintellego Pty Ltd
> and each legal entity in the Tefilah Pty Ltd group of companies  
> reserve
> the right to monitor all e-mail communications through its networks.
> Any views expressed in this message are those of the individual  
> sender,
> except where the message states otherwise and the sender is authorised
> to state them to be the views of any such entity. Any reference to
> costs, fee quotations, contractual transactions and variations to
> contract terms is subject to separate confirmation in writing signed  
> by
> an authorised representative of eintellego. Whilst all efforts are  
> made
> to safeguard inbound and outbound e-mails, we cannot guarantee that
> attachments are
> virus-free or compatible with your systems and do not accept any
> liability in respect of viruses or computer problems experienced.
>
> _______________________________________________
> AusNOG mailing list
> AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net<mailto:AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net>
> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
> _______________________________________________
> AusNOG mailing list
> AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net<mailto:AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net>
> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
>
> --
> Matthew Moyle-Croft
> Peering Manager and Team Lead - Commercial and DSLAMs
> Internode /Agile
> Level 5, 162 Grenfell Street, Adelaide, SA 5000 Australia
> Email: mmc at internode.com.au<mailto:mmc at internode.com.au>    Web:  
> http://www.on.net<http://www.on.net/>
> Direct: +61-8-8228-2909      Mobile: +61-419-900-366
> Reception: +61-8-8228-2999        Fax: +61-8-8235-6909
>
> _______________________________________________
> AusNOG mailing list
> AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net
> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog

-------------- next part --------------
An HTML attachment was scrubbed...
URL: <http://lists.ausnog.net/pipermail/ausnog/attachments/20100622/b4a2e0fb/attachment.html>