telstra mobile coverage ?

About 4% of land mass

They cover 28% of the Australian landmass.

Going by a map that i just Googled, doubt if it would exceed 5%.
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Never mind the numbers ... You know what they say about statistics and lies.

If you are wondering about coverage in regional, rural and remote Australia, Telstra are way ahead of the rest.

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Thankyou for your replies.

Slowone can you provide a reference or date where your info from the australian was published ?

Im with Optus. Missus is with Telstra. When out on the road, the missus with Telstra always comes back into range with messages etc before Optus. Even trying to book BungleBungles online at location Telstra had 2 bars, Optus was struggling to maintain 1 bar. Telstra are more expensive but if you need the coverage then they are the best option. However we noticed on the he aeast Coast that both carriers were good. We are in NT.
That is our experience

Rule of thumb, if you come across a reasonable size town like maybe Hay, then you'll probably get Telstra. It would be touch and go if you got Vodafail or Optus especially if the town isn't on a major interstate route. Telstra often have mobile hotspots around their emergency phones. For instance, McCullochs rest area between Cobar and Willcannia has full signal for around 2 kilometres of the emergency phone. You've got Buckleys of getting Optus there. I drove from Dubbo through Broken Hill then cut through the Flinders to Alice Springs on Vodafone and only got signal in Dubbo, Broken Hill and Alice. I tried to call home in BH but the call kept failing :-) I've swapped to Telstra and I'm much happier now. There are still lots of blank spots when you get out past 20kms or so from the towns. I don't know any towns that have Optus and no Telstra. There are a few towns with both where you can be in a dead spot for either due to hills etc.

A simple google of "telstra coverage maps" gives the following link. It is zoomable and you can see where you are. You can select data or voice and other parameters to suit your situation.
BUT, they are a bit optimistic about coverage beyond the major traffic corridors.

link is http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/coverage-networks/our-coverage/

If your making a decision on who is better then Telstra wins hands down, if you think one of the other carriers is better and Telstra is lying I suggest trying one of the other carriers so you can find out first hand..... Vodafone comes to mind as a starting point

It's very well documented who is the better carrier.

Don't expect mobile coverage in all populated areas as blackspot are common.

Can I ask why it is so important that you have correct figures?

Maybe a sat phone is more beneficial to you..... but don't expect a sat phone to work
everywhere.

As for 99.5% of the NSW population...... it's probably right and if you read what they mean by population it would give you a better understanding.

Most companies will not lie about their claims as they can be prosecuted by the ACCC and ridiculed by other similar businesses for misleading the public.

In NSW....67% live in Sydney, 7% live in Newcastle and 4% live in Wollongong and another 6% live in 13 of the states largish regional areas..... leaving only 11% of people living in the rest of New South Wales to bring it up to Telstra's claim.

Whilst you could argue over Telstra's quotes all you want you can't argue over who provides better coverage. To me if you travel outback on land and sea Telstra is the only viable solution. Infrastructure over the years has them a long way ahead.

Obviously our town is part of the other .5% that Telstra don't cover, my wife's Telstra phone doesn't work but my Optus gets 5 bars.