Neotel CDMA Towers

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Has anyone actually seen these towers?

We have all seen fiber go into the ground all over the place, but I still have to see the towers. Are they similar to cell towers? Do they piggyback on cell towers?
 
I would guess they are larger or similar to the original gsm 900 towers. They are using 800Mhz and they have more range - so less towers, but possibly more visible.
Know somebody, will try and get info:cool:
 
dionb said:
I would guess they are larger or similar to the original gsm 900 towers. They are using 800Mhz and they have more range - so less towers, but possibly more visible.
Know somebody, will try and get info:cool:
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Thanks :cool:
 
I find it quite strange that nobody from Neotel posts/reads this forum. One would expect their techies to lurk around here...
 
telkomsuig said:
I find it quite strange that nobody from Neotel posts/reads this forum. One would expect their techies to lurk around here...
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They do read the forum. A call centre agent confirmed this to me a few weeks ago. I think they are not allowed to post.
 
CDMA Towers

Ok @rph72 - got the info.
Get your box of tissues so long.

The CDMA towers are expected to be similar in size (or even more visible/larger) than the original gsm900 towers. Those pretend palm tree beasts.
Note the use of "are expected" - as not one of the real deal seems standing yet. May be out on tender - and the normal hassle to get sites of course.:o
They have test sites and/or possibly borrowing some Telscum infrastructure.
Having better range than gsm, there would be less towers though.

Here's a pick of one in sri lanka, I think.
http://www.indi.ca/photos/show/recent/page/82/photo/suntel-tower

A manager at one of my customers has a friend at neotel, and was just told not to expect Neotel signals around the far east rand within the next 2 years:mad:
 
dionb said:
Ok @rph72 - got the info.
Get your box of tissues so long.

The CDMA towers are expected to be similar in size (or even more visible/larger) than the original gsm900 towers. Those pretend palm tree beasts.
Note the use of "are expected" - as not one of the real deal seems standing yet. May be out on tender - and the normal hassle to get sites of course.:o
They have test sites and/or possibly borrowing some Telscum infrastructure.
Having better range than gsm, there would be less towers though.

Here's a pick of one in sri lanka, I think.
http://www.indi.ca/photos/show/recent/page/82/photo/suntel-tower

A manager at one of my customers has a friend at neotel, and was just told not to expect Neotel signals around the far east rand within the next 2 years:mad:
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Thanks dionb
 
Now we also know why the other places are not toooo concerned about Neotel for now.:p
 
Those towers look terrible!!! But I don't mind if it brings me cheaper and faster internet! :D
 
*knows Neotel applied to have some antenaes installed on the Vodacom Tower at our premises*
That thing that goes around "Enviromental Impact Study" i think they call it.
 
Yep, think that is their hurdle for now.
It would be first prize if they had their own towers though, but they may be forced share - else they will never really get off the ground.
 
The tower are cloaked with a stealth field....oh no wait thats tiberium wars.

Weird thing about the palm tree towers is that the Europeans don't know about them. We had a girl from Germany here some time back and she wanted to know what kind of tree is so farking weird. Took a bit of explaining. lol
 
HavocXphere said:
The tower are cloaked with a stealth field....oh no wait thats tiberium wars.

Weird thing about the palm tree towers is that the Europeans don't know about them. We had a girl from Germany here some time back and she wanted to know what kind of tree is so farking weird. Took a bit of explaining. lol
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Hahaha!!! You should have told here that it is very rare and you are willing to sell it for high speed internet!
 
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