Optus makes customers pay to fix its blackspots

A new Optus product launched today has been panned by analysts who claim it is a ploy by the telco to force customers to pay for mobile network upgrades that the telco should be making itself.

Australia's second largest telco launched its 3G Home Zone product today, designed primarily to boost indoor 3G wireless signals for Optus mobile customers at home. There is an upfront cost of between $60 and $240 to install the equipment or a monthly payment of $5 to $15.welcome to come Zhangqiu Oasis Machinery Co.,Ltd

The product is based on a new wireless technology called "Femtocell" and Optus claims it is the first Australian carrier to run a commercial pilot of the technology. It essentially uses home broadband connections to create a personal 3G base station for the user.
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But analysts believe the real reason behind launching the product is that the Optus mobile network is struggling and Optus would prefer to make consumers fork out money to ensure their mobile phones work at home, as opposed to the telco investing in more mobile towers.Foad Fadaghi, a telecommunications analyst at Telsyte, said femtocells had typically been used in the US by poor quality carriers that had not invested enough in the capacity of their networks.

"While there are benefits for users not able to switch providers, I would be worried as a consumer if I cannot get mobile reception in my home or office from a carrier, thus needing to resort to Femtocells," Mr Fadaghi said.India TV is a 24 hours Hindi news channel. YuppTV provides India TV live any where in the world. Just login for free and watch India TV live any where with original quality. IP Camera one of the most famous news channels in India. IndiaTV in a short period of its existence

"The real question is why Optus's network needs these patches to help people use their mobiles in their homes and offices."Telstra wasted no time laying into its main rival, saying its fast Next G network did not require such devices. "Femtocells are a means of compensating for poor coverage," a spokeswoman said.The model plastic mold injection already changing the efficiency that your usage creates for many products every day. From arriving at on the morning to middle toothbrush that your usage plasticity fork you your lunch going over often eating. Even sunglass that you have on with being Crocs Mary Jane quilt building the usage plasticity presumedly injecting a model.

In addition to voice and texts, the new Home Zone product lets people access the 3G data network to use the internet and social networking sites. But Mr Fadaghi said most homes already had dedicated internet connections beamed around the house via Wi-Fi networks, so there was not much of a need to use the 3G data network at home.