next g coverage on trip to simpson desert

Looks like a range of satellites over the top of the Birdsville and the Simpson Peter. Global Star, Iridium, - your choice. Telstra wouldn't even put a tower in Innamncka for the EO gathering {;-)

John
Can't help with Next G as like you I've only recently changed over from CDMA.
From memory the closest coverage on CDMA was Windorah. Then nothing till Cunnamulla.There was talk of Jackson getting coverage but don't know as haven't been out there for over 12 months.
Birdsville doesn't have any mobile service.
On the western side of the desert Roxby Downs is the closest.
HF or satphone are the only comms for the desert, UHF CB is available on both sides, freqs and repeaters are listed in the Desert Parks info booklet.

Peter try this
Next G Coverage maps

Was in Birdsville in May. There was no mobile coverage. We came up from Innaminka and there was no coverage. I believe I saw a sign saying that there was caverage at Windohra (?sp) but we were not going that way so who knows.

Steve

Just got back last week from a trip Adelaide to Longreach following the Diamantina, including Birsdville, Strez and Oodnadatta Tracks. Basically no Next G coverage past Lyndhurst (Farina, Maree, Birsdville, Innamincka, Oodnadatta, Mt Dare, Finke). The only coverage we got was at Winton and Longreach. Hope that helps. Cheers, Neil

Certainly no coverage at Windorah. Coming south from Longreach coverage extends a reasonable way, but probably cuts out and hour or two north of windorah.

We had no coverage from there south through to the southern end of the flinders (but we didn't go near Leigh Creek, stayed on the eastern side).

Cmon guys you know that Next G is a croc o pit so why do you expect it to work?
Smoke signals work in the bush or try land line phones.

This is what the Telstra coverage map says.

Cheers, John
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