Telstra NextG & Optus YesG

Optus Has Next G ????? Optus has 3G, unless something has changed.. Telstra closed the CDMA so they coulds have exclusive coverage in remote areas with thier Next G ststem, How they got away with that i will never understand, being in a so called " free market". Is there something i dont know?? Michael

I don't believe YesG (2100/900) is the same as NextG (2100/850).

The 2100 frequency range is 3G and is used by both carriers in the built-up city areas.

850 Mhz is Telstra's NextG networks for Country wide use.
900 Mhz is Optus's Country wide network but this is where I think it is different to Telstra.

I believe Optus (and other carriers) may eventually be allowed to use Telstra's Country Network but this hasn't happened yet to my knowledge.

Bill

Hi Guys,
Me personaley prefere Telstra as optus buys space off there towers
and they will all come to the same level evetually the cost may be cheaper at optus BUT be wary of distance coverage, you can go to the telstra web page and find coverage details.
Youa also have to remember Hutchinsions communications which controils a lot of stuff there the poms British telecom as well
confused well i was when i was teachinh Telstra cooms boys there rigging stuff
.Preference Telstra they have all the towersa in place

Regards Peter & Jan

Hi Twinkles,
Optus would well and truly love to have NextG. It was made very clear from the outset, that because Telstra spent multi millions of dollars on developing the new NextG network, they were not going to let any of their competition to be able to use it. I know that there was a time limit that the Federal Government gave Telstra before they would have to share it with other service providers, from memory it will be a few good years yet.

Cheers

Stephen

An Optus Next G equiv phone will not work on Telstras Next G network It will only work on the 2100mhz 3G network if it is a multiband phone.

Telstra Next G is 850mhz

Optus, Virgin, Vodafone use 900mhz

Think of the bands like radio stations You have to tune to the correct frequency to get the one you want. Same with cell fones They only work on their own frequency(S).

Look at Optus's coverage map I dont think they have any in NT or didnt when I rang them but said they may later in the year.

I was told that 98% of the population live in less than 10% of the land area of the country.

I think 900mhz is same as GSM from Telstra so coverage is much less I would expect than Next G - OK close to towns and towers
JR

Lesson one. Don't believe it will work cos the "map" says so.
I wanted to sign up for a Optus wireless plan for broadband.
Checked the map and saw a 3g coverage in my suburb (beach side Adelaide). Rang the Optus boys and they said we will do a check first, Whats the address?
Sorry sir we can't guarantee coverage there. What about a specific address in Palmerston. Sorry Sir , same answer! Tried Alice Springs and gave up after that.
So the coverage maps are not reliable. Talk to the horses mouth direct and hope they give you a truthful answer. I was not happy but was impressed that they told me first. Will have to rely on Mc Donalds on the next trip!!
M.

My Nokia next g phone works quite well with a Optus 3G prepaid simcard.



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It's worth nonetheless keeping an eye out on Optus wireless broadband. They claim to be building new towers at a rate of knots.

My GSM phone is through an Optus agent.
Did a trip to NT last year from Brisbane, and need to keep in touch with the office, so did some research.
Optus 3G only has full 3G coverage within approx 30k of a capital city and a couple of other spots (900mhz) and drops back to GSM for the rest of the 95% (2100mhz).
We bought a Next G prepaid to take with us to the north of the NT last year.

We had reliable GSM coverage (hand held in car) through Optus in a couple of towns between Brisbane and Mt Isa, Mt Isa, next was Katherine, Jabaru and Darwin as main spots. A little coverage around some places like Mataranka.
The Next G hand held had most reasonable size towns between Brisy and Darwin, and more on the highway, also places like Booroola.

Quick summary, Next G in outback Qld and the NT has about twice the coverage of Optus 3G/GSM.
(But we still dropped out of contact for two weeks on the Savannah way with Next G.)

You can get antennas with bigpond that boost the signal & speed so more coverage.

Have a look at their coverage maps for the Northern Territory


https://ww2.optus.com.au/portal/site/aboutoptus/menuitem.cfa0247099a6f722d0b61a108c8ac7a0/?vgnextoid=3deb10009d82e110VgnVCM10000002cd780aRCRD
- Optus has basestations in Darwin, Jabiru, Tennant Ck, Alice Springs and Yulara - and no plans to add more in the near future


http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/networks/coverage/state.html
- Telstra has basestations in more than twenty towns in the NT