Internet Broadband coverage

Telstra is the only one if you are travelling in the bush,where you can use your mobile you get wireless broadband...........have a safe trip

Yes Telstra, but NOT the Telstra pre-paid modems , get the Bigpond flash drive sized modem , they have coverage anywhere the Next G phone service is, and the rates for new setups is good too.

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telstra only one with best coverage.
truck driver

It really depends where you plan to go. If you stay on the main roads & near main towns you should get good coverage from Telstra.

However, you say you are from Perth. If you plan to travel off road away from main towns, you will most likely find no coverage at all.

Check out Teltsra's coverage at http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/networks/coverage/state.html

Hi,

You have not other choice but telstra next G. Do not go to a telstra shop however as they are all idiots. Try JB Hi as they are great and know more than telstra. Often they have deals that telstra do not have themselves. Try to work that one out...I cannot.

We use a wirless broadband modem that makes the caravan a wirless hot spot. We can both be on the internet at the same time that way or be outside under the annex when the caravan is hot.

Also we have next G antenna on top of both the caravan and tow truck to increase range. Sometimes you cannot get internet from the caravan but you can take the modem and drive to a hilltop to get coverage. Then you use the antenna on the tow truck.

The third option is a spare antenna that we have to extending tent poles. This gives you about 6 meters in height. After that you just watch DVD's and forget about getting coverage.

Telstra is the only way to go I am afraid. You pay top dollar for it but we did a trip from Adelaide to WA last year and had coverage pretty much everywhere we went. Even on the Nullarbor. We have an aerial that we can put up outside the camper which helps quite a bit too.

We have a similar set up to Carl - Next G home gateway modem on Bigpond.
Operate two laptops on the net at the same time via wifi.

We also carry spare external antennas and a long swimming pool aluminium extension pole. We get coverage in some surprisingly remote spots.

One of our antennas is a Yagi (high gain directional). You can get up to 22 dB, which is fantastic, but it might be a bit big for some people to carry. We have this Yagi from City Technology mounted on a high tower at our shack on McArthur River in NT. We get 4 bars, when phone alone gets no signal.

Telstra / Bigpond have recently reduced prices for wireless plans. Although they are still more expensive than others, given the coverage, I have no complaints about the price these days.


Norm C

If you have lots of cash to blow and must have access Bgan will get you broadband coverage for the whole globe.
Cheers Lyndon

Thanks alot for all your replies on Internet Broadband coverage. Looks like telstra is the way to go. I especially like the method of putting antennas on both vehicles. Hopefully I'll see you all out there and we can catch up in person.
Cheers