Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!uunet!comp.vuw.ac.nz!newbery From: newbery@rata.vuw.ac.nz (Michael Newbery) Newsgroups: comp.protocols.tcp-ip Subject: Re: Mobile TCP/IP (was Re: Can subnets be separated by another net?) Message-ID: <1990Jul16.234452.29721@comp.vuw.ac.nz> Date: 16 Jul 90 23:44:52 GMT References: <9007121332.AA02890@chiya.bellcore.com> <9007121800.AA01850@xap> <153@tots.UUCP> <269E07C3.604D@intercon.com> Sender: news@comp.vuw.ac.nz (News Admin) Organization: Computing Serv. Ctr, Victoria Uni., Wellington, New Zealand Lines: 16 In article <269E07C3.604D@intercon.com> amanda@mermaid.intercon.com (Amanda Walker) writes: >In all of the cellular systems I've used so far, roaming is only half >automatic. In particular, to place a call to a roamer, you have to dial >the roamer access number for the area where they are, and then dial their Not in New Zealand. Cell phones have their own area code which covers the country. All cell calls cost the same per minute regardless of distance (which is cheaper than the most expensive 'normal' toll step.) As part of testing they placed a call, got in a plane and flew the length of the country, keeping the circuit up during the entire journey. (OK, so NZ is small, but it is bigger in area than the U.K. which does require area access numbers). -- Michael Newbery Q: What do you do with a wombat? A: Play wom with it!