Vodafone
Fix Your iOS5 APN Issues Via Wi-Fi
By now most of you with iOS devices will have managed to update to the new version and will be enjoying it without issue. However some of you are experiencing the APN horror story.
Fear not there is a way to fix it!
Update: MMS and mobile data switch…
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Posted in 2degrees, All, Digital Island, iPad, iPhone, Telecom XT, Vodafone
Vodafone: No you can’t use your iPad 1 SIM in your iPad 2
When I got an email earlier from iPnz user Camtab I couldn’t believe what I was reading. Vodafone are restricting the use of MicroSIM’s between devices and not just between iPhone and iPad, but between iPad 1 and iPad 2 meaning you are going to need to get a new MicroSIM card.…
Read MoreiPad 2 offers capability parity between Vodafone and XT
Well look what we found in the tech specs. It turns out the new iPad 2 is going to bring the big red and the big blue into parallel on their networks. Why? Quad Band 3G.…
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Posted in All, iPad, Telecom XT, Vodafone
Poor Vodafone coverage at your place? Fix it at your expense with a Sure Signal femtocell
It’s hard to know whether to congratulate or criticize Vodafone for this one: it’s either a genius marketing ploy to have Vodafone customers patch up the network’s short-falls at their own expense, or it’s a radical and empowering idea that gives customers the freedom to live wherever the heck they like and still enjoy full signal bars. Yes, Vodafone have finally begun rolling out Femtocells in New Zealand. Stick with me for the low-down.…
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Posted in All, iPad, iPhone, Other News, Vodafone
Do you really need a voice plan? Answer: no
If you’re using an iPhone in New Zealand, you probably have a voice plan that you pay your carrier a pretty sum for every month. Despite the ‘free’ minute allocation they include, the average price per minute still makes voice calling a costly exercise. The iPhone, however, with it’s fast data speeds and ability to install third party apps, opens up options that can dramatically reduce the price of calling. If you’ve not looked into this, read on and your next phone call might well be to your carrier to have your voice plan cancelled. …
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Posted in 2degrees, All, Digital Island, iPad, iPhone, Telecom XT, Vodafone
MagnumMac now selling the iPhone 4 on Prepay.. others to follow?
You are probably aware that up until now the iPhone 4 has only been available from a retail store if you purchase it on a Vodafone contract. Well it seems that as of yesterday this has changed and you are now able to purchase the iPhone 4 if you are a Vodafone Prepay customer for the outright price. Continue reading to find out more.…
Read MoreVodafone users notice significant speed increase
Vodafone’s network performance has come under fire recently with tales of network dropouts, failed messaging and even dropped calls. But now a thread on Geekzone suggests that the pendulum may have swung the other way with significant increases in speed being reported that rival that of Telecom’s XT Network.…
Read MoreVodafone acknowledges 3G issues, fix coming
Last week, we reported on allegations of serious issues with Vodafone’s 3G network, including network drop-outs and failed calls and messaging. A couple of days ago Vodafone formally acknowledged the issue in their forums offering an IT Crowd-style “turn it off and back on again” work-around which was less than ideal, but at 5pm yesterday evening an update was posted to advise that a fix had been identified and that it would be rolled out as soon as possible. Read on for Vodafone’s announcement and post your reactions.…
Read MoreVodafone upgrading network to 28.8Mbps – Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington by end of year
Despite the alleged problems we mentioned earlier this week, it would seem that the folks at Vodafone are still very committed to improving the quality of the speed of their network. Plans have been announced to upgrade the network to a very healthy 28.8Mbps in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch by the end of this year, with further regions receiving the boost next year. Read on for more and the full press release.…
Read MoreAre you experiencing data, text or voice issues on your iPhone’s Vodafone connection?
The team at iPhonewzealand use Telecom XT for our iPhones, so this has gone under the radar for us until now, but a can of worms has been opened for Vodafone over at Geekzone. Site moderator sbiddle opened a thread in which he described the issues he is currently experiencing with data sessions on his Nokia E71 stalling, SMS messages neither being delivered nor received and voice calls going straight to voicemail. According to his posts and blog, Vodafone CSRs refused to accept that this was a real issue, so sbiddle turned to Geekzone to see if anybody else was experiencing the same issues. Boy did the floodgates open……
Read MoreFirst Look: My account for iPhone – By Vodafone
You may not be aware of this but Vodafone have released a number of apps including Fieldays NZ 2010 and the Vodafone NZ Music Awards app. Well yesterday Vodafone released their latest app ‘My Account for iPhone‘ to “help keep track of your Vodafone account details on the go”. Continue reading to find out more about what this app can do for you……
Read MoreAnd now the circle is complete: ported numbers now able to use FaceTime on Vodafone
First, there was doom and gloom. Then, there was a glimmer of light, and now the darkness is all but gone. No, I’m not talking about Lord of the Rings, but the wait has certainly been just as epic: ported numbers will now work with FaceTime on Vodafone.…
Read MoreVodafone PhoneInsure no longer insures iPhone 4
If you bought an iPhone 4 from Vodafone after September 3rd and have tried to get insurance through them [Vodafone] then you will already know that they are no longer insuring new iPhone 4′s under their PhoneInsure policy. Continue reading to see why and what you may be able to do to get insurance cover for your $1000+ investment.…
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021 numbers Ported to XT now work on FaceTime
You may remember a short while ago we reported about how FaceTime wasn’t working with XT. You may also remember how we then reported that it was working with XT but only for native 027 numbers. Well now Telecom have come good for their iPhone users yet again and ported numbers now work with XT and FaceTime. Continue reading for more info.…
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First look and mini-review: Vodafone NZ Music Awards
Vodafone’s gone geek chic with a Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards iPhone app, which launched yesterday. The app is available now and is FREE from the App Store and features artist profiles, competitions, the latest news from finalists and voting for the People’s Choice Awards.…
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Posted in All, iPhone, iPod touch, Reviews, Vodafone
AppView: Vodafone NZ Music Awards
Join the countdown to the Vodafone New Zealand Music Awards.
This app lets you browse through the finalists in the NZ Music awards and vote for your favourite for the Vodafone People’s Choice Awards.…
Read MoreSpeed tests show that XT still leaves Vodafone in the dust on the iPhone 4 despite 900Mhz capability
Recently we were contacted by readers Ahmad and Grant Smith who have completed some pretty exhaustive speed tests in their home regions of Dunedin and Hamilton / Cambridge respectively. Hopes were high for Vodafone customers that the iPhone 4′s 900Mhz capability (the first iPhone to work with that frequency, providing nationwide 3G coverage on Big Red) would close the gap between the iPhone experience for XT customers and their own which had been somewhat of a gulf on the iPhone 3G and 3GS.
On their own blogs, Ahmad and Grant Smith have found that in the majority of places they carried out tests, XT still blazes ahead of Vodafone. On buttonmasher Ahmad reports that in his tests XT had “a distinct and significant speed advantage over Vodafone 3G” while Grant Smith found that XT out-performed Vodafone at ten of the fifteen locations tested and found that speeds in some locations “were twice as fast or more than the Vodafone NZ Network, at the time of testing.”…
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