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Go Go Gadget Harry Eugene Ly <consumers-get-bad-service@big-f*-companies.com>:
> Fido/Rogers is doing work on their network in the Montreal area this
> weekend. I received an automated call from their system at 1-866-534-3436 on
> Friday in regards to it. The automated call seemed to indicate that only
> "Rogers" would be available or we should lock our phone onto Rogers if we
> have any problems. My phone has been locking onto Rogers for the past few
> weeks (disconnecting/reconnecting frequently in the day). I'm hoping that
> the work that they do to their network this weekend fixes this.
I'm in Halifax, and I've seen some really demented behavior too.
Sometimes, my phone will ask me to pick an operator, and give me the
choice between Fido and Fido. Fido tells me I get no network access,
but Fido works.
On Friday, I was out in the suburbs, where I used to get great coverage,
but Fido wouldn't let me place any local calls. I couldn't call 611 or
voicemail either. But, I could call long-distance to my Ottawa number
that's forwarded to my cell here and check my voicemail that way.
Add in the typical statements about how ass-like the call quality is
now, and you'll get a general impression of my fodness for Mr. Rogers.
--
Rob.Russell@Canada.Com, Unicorn of Usenet & Bastard of Bandwidth
"If my son wants to be a pimp when he grows up, that's fine with me. I
hope he's a good one and enjoys it and doesn't get caught. I'll support
him in this. But if he wants to be a network administrator, he's out of
the house and not part of my family." Steve Wozniak,
http://www.woz.org
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