Hello from the Canning
Submitted: Friday, Aug 05, 2022 at 21:29
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ExplorOz - David & Michelle
Hi folks, just can’t believe we have mobile data at
well 33 on the
Canning Stock Route thanks to new Optus at
Kunawarritji so saying hi. Just came through the Kidson track from 80 mile Beach - have updated
all places along the route and add new ones etc .
Michelle
Reply By: Member - William B - Friday, Aug 05, 2022 at 22:07
Friday, Aug 05, 2022 at 22:07
That's unbelievable, what network and mobile systems are you running?
William
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Reply By: ExplorOz - David & Michelle - Friday, Aug 05, 2022 at 22:32
Friday, Aug 05, 2022 at 22:32
David eating his ice cream at well 33
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Reply By: gke - Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 08:47
Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 08:47
Quite an advance on the original phone box out at the
crossroads isn’t it.
Safe travel,
Graham.
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Reply By: Frank P (NSW) - Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 10:15
Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 10:15
Optus has got the jump on Telstra at many outback communities. Telstra didn't serve them so Optus jumped in (or got the government contract - who knows?).
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Reply By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 12:29
Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 12:29
Its not unusual to get only Optus out in the Never Never,
Marree to
Marla on the
Oodnadatta Track is only Optus. We have Telstra and Optus Mobile phones to get whatever is in the area, if at all. Michael
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Follow Up By: Member - Warren H - Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 14:15
Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 14:15
Telstra seems to follow when Optus gets the jump on them.
Marree 2019 Optus only, now both. I think William Ck had Telstra techs there at the time.
Oodnadatta Optus,
Marla was Telstra,
Kulgera Optus, whoever got the Mobile Blackspot remediation contract was the first kid on
the block.
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Follow Up By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 15:06
Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 15:06
Hi Warren, we were last there in late 2018 on the way to
Darwin so a lot can happen in a few years. We stayed overnight at
William Creek and it was just Optus. Nice to see a bit of competition and i don't think Telstra likes to be outdone. I guess the network is slowly growing which is good for everyone. Hopefully we will have Elon Musk Sky Link soon and coverage will be greatly improved. Michael
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz Team - Michelle - Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 18:11
Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 18:11
Yes as do we Michael but this is a first for the Canning. The Optus service has only just come on in the last couple of months here. And extends to the
Well site 3km from the community which seems good.
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Follow Up By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 18:26
Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 18:26
Hi Michelle, My post was really in reply to Frank's post above, my apologies if you thought that i was replying to your initial post. But that's great to have a least that small section when travelling through there. Hows your trip? Is the Canning busy? The weather and road conditions Good? Michael
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Follow Up By: ExplorOz Team - Michelle - Sunday, Aug 07, 2022 at 00:29
Sunday, Aug 07, 2022 at 00:29
Hi Michael, the CSR is dead quiet...there are NO vehicles going past
well 33 AT ALL for the past 2 DAYS. Also saw no one but drill operators along the Kidson.
We have now been invited onto the community as the Martu Rangers and data manager wish to talk to us. Spent last night with the school teacher and the community coordinator. The store manager told us that no vehicles are coming through north/south (or vice versa) only east/west (or vice versa).
The weather is clear and sunny no wind but very cold overnight.
We have worked all day today from the
bush camp here attending to Help Desk and built an app update to 7.3.5 which we are releasing to all stores overnight. Can't complain!
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Follow Up By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Sunday, Aug 07, 2022 at 01:03
Sunday, Aug 07, 2022 at 01:03
Hi Michelle, sounds fantastic, not a bad spot to be working I'd say. Thanks for the reply and enjoy the rest of trip and stay safe. Michael
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Reply By: Allan B (Sunshine Coast) - Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 15:53
Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 15:53
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What a stupid situation to have two discreet carriers of our telephone system. I don't recall how and when this came about but it was a foolish decision. I believe that all essential
services, which includes our communication systems, should always remain in the direct control of our government.
It is bad enough that we have State Governments with disparate legislations, but consider if we had the ridiculous situation of shire
police departments as they do in the USA.
I despair!
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Follow Up By: Member - Warren H - Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 16:53
Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 16:53
Mobile phone
infrastructure should have been publicly owned as an essential service. That said, I do remember a time in the mid to late 60's when it took three years for my sister to get a telephone connection, because the PMG cable stopped two houses away. The house was about 3.5 km from the
Cairns CBD, at the time the city had a
population of about 28,000. About that time, there was a Four Corners expose of the inefficiencies in providing telecommunications
services, so really Joe public finds it hard to win no matter what the arrangements.
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Follow Up By: Michael ( Moss Vale NSW) - Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 18:30
Saturday, Aug 06, 2022 at 18:30
Everything has been flogged off over the last 20 year, federally and state owned. But don't worry Warren, you will be the winner, more competition and lower prices. How many time have we heard that but never happened.. Michael
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Follow Up By: Member - Robert1660 - Sunday, Aug 07, 2022 at 18:35
Sunday, Aug 07, 2022 at 18:35
Well stated, Allan!
If we are to have multiple carriers then once outside major towns and cities the system should be carrier agnostic! Australia is a very large country and to have two carriers sevicing areas of very low
population density is just madness not to mention extremely wasteful of expensive resources.
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Follow Up By: Allan B (Sunshine Coast) - Sunday, Aug 07, 2022 at 19:43
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Thanks Robert,
"Carrier agnostic". Now that's a term I will use.
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Reply By: Bushranger1 - Tuesday, Aug 09, 2022 at 14:14
Tuesday, Aug 09, 2022 at 14:14
G'day David & Michelle,
I purchased the Traveller app & Hi res maps a month back for our 3 month trip to WA.
I have to say the package is fantastic. Seen many more interesting
places by seeking out POI from the maps & found some lovely remote
camp spots.
Everything just works great offline & if I need to do something the software is easy to navigate & makes sense.
Of course on the rare occasion one needs to consult the USER MANUAL it seems very
well laid out. :-)
After a few frustrating years of using the competition product I certainly won't go back to it.
Looks like a few friends might be convinced to purchase Traveller as
well. Oh & it loaded onto my Google Pixel 6 Android without a hitch.
Enjoy your trip as will we.
Cheers
Stu.
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