3G using Telstra's Next's G Network in Country areas

Hi Kenny
In a nut shell, the NextG phone network is for Telstra only and no other carriers are at this stage, able to use this frequency. We see it all the time here in country SA, all those fancy phones from other carries will not work in Next G areas.
If you are after a NextG phone, you will only have one carrier, and that is Telstra.


Cheers

Stephen

I think you mean the '3' network ??
And no, they don't revert to Telstra Next G service when their service is unavailable. They do revert to the Telstra 3G network.

Three will roam to NextG where telstra has GSM coverage. - But you will need a phone that does WCDMA 850.

Three Coverage

This is a minefield for unsuspecting people who get their minds filled with jargon that seems to be intentionally worded to confuse people !!

NextG.....3G....a 3 phone ???

A nextG will work on 3G but a non telstra 3G won't work on nextG ??

They should all be ashamed for making it all so confusing.....

"3" have started to roam onto Telstra's NextG network. (Not just onto Telstra's GSM network). I think they've roamed onto NextG for a while for phone calls but only recently started for data.

This is excellent news for 3 customers that travel a lot.
Be careful though, if you are roaming you maybe paying a lot more for your phone calls and data usage.

Note that you will need a compatible handset - one that supports 850MHz (NextG).

as l stated some moths ago, little Johnny Howard made a real big mistake when he privatized telstra by letting telstra have all the infrastructure of telecom. optus and the others were set up to give competition in the telecommunications industry but that has just not happened

My 3 phone has roamed on the Telstra GSM network for several years but the cost is a shocker.

I believe the Telstra/3 agreement will only allow limited coverage to 3 customers.

If you are on 3 you will NOT have the same coverage as NextG customers.

I think it is limited to major country towns.

If you could get the same coverage on 3 as NextG, Telstra would loose customers by the bucket load.

Telstra has done it in a way that it still insurers Telstra and the NextG service has the widest coverage and options.

I still cant beileve that the Federal Govt allowed Telstra to dismantle the CDMA network that all mobile companies were able to access and provide Non Metro customers with a mobile phone service. Then allow Telstra to have a monopoly on their new Next G service that directly replaced it. It really is beyond belief that it happened and nobody blinked!! Michael

Hi Kenny
I have jusy come off the 3 network and found very ordinary especially in regional areas. If you are roaming it will cost. I also have expeienced OPtus and the 3 network and regionally they are poor performers with Blackberries. I have been doing some travelling and joined the Telstra 3g network and use a Nokia N95 and it outperformed my expectations in its range of service. Good Luck with your choice.
Morto

Mind boggles at all this information. Have stuck with Telstra despite fact I have come to hate them and their lousy customer service. Just back from trip to Lake Eyre Tweed Heads to Innamincka- Arkaroola, Leigh Creek, William Creek, Marree, Birdsville if your away from major towns - no coverage OK at Birdsville, Leigh Creek but not Marree, William Creek or in between. Hired a SIM card for my Satellite phone (purchased 3 years ago for round OZ trip) from " for "Landwide"- $40 for the month and had peace of mind the whole trip.

Hi, I have just moved to the 3 Network. I do not live in their areas so had to personally go to one of their outlets to organise. I live in an area which has poor Optus coverage. Little to no Telstra coverage, unless it is their Next G. With 3 make sure you get a phone capable of Next G, ie a 850hz phone. Saves my family a fortune. And it is nice to have a phone which is not constantly cutting out. When not in a 3 area it reverts to Telstra Next G. they tell me it costs more to roam the internet when outside the 3 coverage. You know this as the phone has 'roaming' on the top. Inside the 3 area it says '3'. I cannot comment on the costs of internet as I only use their sport and weather which is free with my plan anyway. I travel a lot with work and have found the coverage so far excellent. Saying that I have not gone too far inland. hope this helps!
Mark

The salesman never showed up last night because I was busy and now informs me that I will be charged extra for data when out of 3 networks range

He was sure I wouldn't pay anything extra before but now the deal isn't so sweet as I had thought .

I'm not looking at the 3 network anymore as I never liked there coverage before and still think they have the worst coverage

I know Telstra's Next G is the best but man I gotta pay double to what Optus is charging.

And I don't want to surf their free Foxtel channels anyway, so why shouldn't we get charged for watch TV on the mobile and pay 10 times more for data usage

But when the new Yes G is up and running it can be the next best thing after Telstra

Thanks Kenny