Mobile Phone Coverage for a Big Lap
Submitted: Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 15:01
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Can anyone advise which network offers the best coverage Australia wide for Phone and some data?
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Reply By: Member - Blue M - Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 15:44
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 15:44
Boost uses exactly the same
infrastructure as Telstra but gives you more internet data than Telstra.
When we went around last year I was on a Telstra phone, on a $40.00 per month plan getting 1gig of data and $500 worth of free calls.
The wife had a prepaid with Boost, unlimited calls and was getting 9 gig of data a month for $40.00.
I see you can get 11 gig of data and unlimited phone call now for $50.00 a month.
See here
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Reply By: Macquarie - Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 19:05
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 19:05
In the outback Telstra is the provider with by far the greatest coverage, but they are not everywhere mind you. Their advertisements cleverly say they cover 98% of the
population, and they probably do . But they do not cover 98% of the land mass and there are lots of areas of no reception once you are off the beaten track.
Exceptions might be on the major highways especially in WA when coverage was always good.
My wife has an Optus phone which is fine in larger towns e.g.;
Broome, Mt Isa, Pt Headland but 25 k outside these centres - nothing.
In summary. Telstra 1,2 and 3
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Follow Up By: IvanTheTerrible - Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 19:20
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 19:20
Funny.
Oodnadatta is only Optus
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Follow Up By: rocco2010 - Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 19:27
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 19:27
I believe
William Creek is Optus only also.
But I will be sticking with Telstra.
It's kinda funny when you have to stop to answer the phone on the Boreline Road north of
Shay Gap because your nonagerian mother is wondering where you are.
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Follow Up By: IvanTheTerrible - Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 20:06
Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at 20:06
One of our customers rang us on the Tanimi
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Reply By: Dean K3 - Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 19:57
Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 19:57
Telstra as everybody has already mentioned however bit more technical than that.
for best country reception blue tick approved phone, then due to
infrastructure upgrades it will need to be a 4GX phone.
In past 5 or so months (read late last year) i had no option but to get a new phone.
I was only given a option of 4GX esp as I need/want the external antenna capability, which when you read telstra technical info is a requirement for full blue tick approval - the sales mob from TSA will tell you its not required which is bovine excrement.
Think of it this way would you expect a
UHF radio inside a vehicle to operate properly inside a vehicle without a external antenna ?
I was skeptical of the 4gx network against the next g system and admit its better, simply because at one location (kwoylin) I had no coverage and had to drive to
bruce rock for decent comms,
Same location on 4gx few weeks ago I had usable data/comms on mobile phone
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Follow Up By: Michael H9 - Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 21:21
Thursday, May 11, 2017 at 21:21
My last phone was a 4g and had no bars at our house. My new phone does 4gx and has 2 bars throughout the house. I'm happy.
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