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Quote: Originally Posted by sennen Except that the box already says that it will only run on 3G speeds. No, it doesn't. For crying out loud, it was mentioned earlier that this sticker was placed on the box by Telstra and only on launch day sto…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX So much hypocrisy since LTE is an evolved 3G technology. If my supposed hypocrisy bothers you, then contact the ITU and tell them to revise their press release. What I posted was what the ITU posted verba…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX Except that it does get 4G in Australia (and the rest of the world) according to the ITU's definition. Why is that all of a sudden not an acceptable definition for the rest of the world? The ITU defines 4…
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Quote: Originally Posted by drblank What i have been told is that the chipset Apple is using doesn't support the other bands that some markets are installing. Is there a chipset that supports ALL of the different bands for all of the different t…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX That does not mean that Apple's nomenclature is misleading... it still doesn't change the fact that Apple is not lying about the claims of the iPad's capability. We're in agreement that they're not lying,…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX I pointed out that you've acknowledged the device has the capability to connect to certain network types but is not stating that certain network types are automatically available everywhere. Apple has also s…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX There we go! You just took what I said out of context. I said "elsewhere in the country", not "elsewhere" (in general). There's a big difference when you're operating just within the confines of one count…
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Quote: Originally Posted by pauldfullerton That is my understanding of the current situation, but I am amazed that Telstra didn't voluntarily, or weren't forced to, adopt one of the bands supported by Apple's iPad, or at least sit down with Apple…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX So how can they advertise that it has WiFi when it's possible the customer won't be able to connect to WiFi? What if they only have 802.11g does that make their claims that it contains the ability to connect…
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Quote: Originally Posted by Slurpy There's a big ass sticker on the BOX that clearly states that the iPad does not operate at 4G speeds in Australia. So where the fuck is the problem again? Apple did not put this sticker on there. One Telstra …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Suddenly Newton Wow, I wonder what Australia would do to AT&T for effectively denying their customers who signed up for unlimited data plans the original terms of their contract through use of punitive "reduced dat…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX edit: Or, lets look at that analogy from a different angle. If I'm in the US and see someone advertising a PAL TV on Craig's List, and I buy it. Now they clearly said it was a PAL TV and said in a footer tha…
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Quote: Originally Posted by periklen ACCC is misguided in targeting Apple, it should go for Telstra and Optus for misleading advertising of a network where even the world's most popular 4G device does not work with their infrastructure. What? …
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Quote: Originally Posted by Ronbo Every time this comes up, this thought goes through my head once again: I thought the whole point of LTE (long ago) was supposed to be how worldwide-compatible it was gonna be. What went wrong? It always has b…
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Quote: Originally Posted by SolipsismX Sure, there might be some law in Australia that says 4G can not refer to HSPA+ or DC-HSDPA and that only the ITU-R's new inclusion of LTE can be referred to as 4G, but that's a completely different and arbit…
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Quote: Originally Posted by WardC A consumer should know that the Australian networks are not 4G LTE before they buy the iPad....they could take it on a trip to the USA anytime and use it on America's 4G LTE networks -- the iPad IS 4G-capable!! y…