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12559 Someone from QLD thinks vodafone is BAD! at 14 Jan 2011 03:13:24 AM

Queensland suffers it's worst disaster in the history of our state. Vodafone services fail and do not work for 3 days straight for me! We pay for a phone service and when we need it there is no service at all! How can this be explained away when Tesltra and Optus were working when Vodafone wasn't? What for those who called for help and did not know about cell phones and the 112 not 000 for emergency that have died?

14 Jan 2011 05:06:45 AM: would have died anyway unfortunately. You are low for trying to accuse Vodafone of causing death because the network went down. You can't prove that's what happened and you are making up scaremongering crap. Did you hear about the offices and main server building in Brisbane that got flooded? How is that Vodafone's fault? How about imagining that you're in water getting swept away. Your phone would be wrecked by the water anyway! give yourself an uppercut.

14 Jan 2011 10:13:53 AM: @ 14 Jan 2011 07:06:45 AM Most organisation, even small ones, would have a disaster recovery plan and also backup plans to be used in the event of natural disasters, such as floods.

Appears Vodafail had neither.

15 Jan 2011 03:03:32 AM: If a system is implemented then there should always be a redundant backup system to take the entire workload. The redundant backup system should be located somewhere else other than the primary systems. Vodafone users went without service for 3-4 days in this city. There is no excuse and I am stating a very real fact that other telecommunication providers networks continued to work while Vodafone failed and not in part but fully. No Service!!! People could not call relatives and check on them. I have left Vodafone as of Tonight; some hours ago and all those who can will be advised by me to do the same. I will never use this network again in my life. As a technician I have backups of everything and plans to recover any hardware, service or data that I may loose at any time. Was there any system in place for the vodafone network or do they cram as much as they can into a service that is overwhelmed and failing because it has not been upgraded over time to meet service demand to maximise profits. This is 2011 and a company that is national that specialises in Communications via cellular / mobile handsets should be prepared as their competitors must have been and if they can be prepared and continue to provide service why can vodafone not?