Transcomm Mobitex Network Rationalisation Update

 

 

Phase 3 of the Mobitex network decommissioning will commence on the 1st October 2011. The areas affected by this phase are detailed in the tables below.

 

 

Withdrawal Dates

 

To recap, the areas within each decommissioning phase are as follows and vehicle and host radio modems will cease to work from the Phase Commencement dates as detailed below.

 

Phase 2.1:        Completed

Phase 2.2:        Completed

Phase 2.3:        Completed

Phase 2.4:        Completed

Phase 3:           Commences 1st October 2011 – Base stations, primarily in Greater London, the

                        Metropolitan areas of Liverpool, Glasgow and Edinburgh.

 

For details of the towns affected in phase 3 see the table below. Please note that there have been changes to phases since the initial communication dated 9^th March.

 

Phase 3

 

Andover	Croydon	Hackney	Orpington	Tatsfield
Aylesbury	Crystal Palace	Hammersmith	Oxford	Tooting
Basildon	Dartford	Harlow	Oxford St	Tunbridge Wells
Billinge	Durham	Heathrow TBC	Paddington	Warklaw Hill
Birkenhead	East Kilbride	Hemel Hempstead	Perivale	Watford
Borehamwood	Edgware	Highgate	Reading	Westminster
Bracknell	Edinburgh City	High Wycombe	Reigate	Weybridge
Brentwood	Edinburgh East	Hillingdon	Richmond	Winchester
Canterbury	Ellesmere Port	Linwood	Romford	Windy Harbour
Chatham	Epping Green	Liverpool	Runcorn	Woodford
Cheam	Epsom	Luton	Sevenoaks
Chelmsford	Esher	Maidstone	Sidcup
Colgate	Farnham	New Addington	Slough
Coulsdon	Glasgow City	Newcastle Centre	Southgate
Covent Garden	Greenwich	Newcastle E	Stanley
Crowborough	Guildford	Northwood	Sunderland

 

 

IAS (internet access service)

 

For all customers using IAS or Airpack services, we are pleased to advise a further extension to February 2012 to assist our customers with migrating to alternative solutions.

If you require a new IAS connection please refer to the IAS Order Form available on the Website.

If you still require your contract to cease with effect from 30 September 2011, please inform the Transcomm Customer Services on the e-mail address below, who will arrange to cease the service and billing.

 

 

Please be assured that BT Transcomm remain committed to maintaining all Base Stations until such time that a Base Station reaches its Phased Withdrawal Date.

 

Please note that all updates will be posted on the Transcomm Website www.transcomm.co.uk  

 

If you require further information please contact the Transcomm Customer Services Team via either of the following means:

 

Email:   trans.customer.services@bt.com                                 

Tel:       0870 240 3237 (8.30-5.30 Monday to Friday)