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86mud
8th August 2019, 09:27 AM
Hi all
I have been looking at these. There is a good review on youtube. However I am concerned that it will become outdated quickly which is why I am hesitant at the $900 price tag.
I am often in places where the phone is sitting on 1 bar 3G which limits on doing anything on the phone.
Thoughts?
https://www.ebay.com.au/p/Cel-Fi-Go-Phone-Repeater-Booster-Telstra-Truck-4wd-Car-Mini-Pack-Rpr-cf-00189/22032588999?iid=123217381957&chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-139619-5960-0&mkcid=2&itemid=123217381957&targetid=752504987464&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9060880&poi=&campaignid=1979582348&mkgroupid=72745766764&rlsatarget=pla-752504987464&abcId=1139426&merchantid=7364522&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-pLcyIDy4wIVy4BwCh3iXQH5EAQYAiABEgLqbPD_BwE
Phil B
8th August 2019, 09:35 AM
GME make one that is rated well
I don’t have personal experience but have read a good review, not sure where.
Gillie
8th August 2019, 10:44 AM
Alot of people have them here on the house and swear by them. It is so frustrating living in that marginal zone. I have just ordered one for the car, and have tried a few times to get one ordered and installed at the house but awaiting installation. The Local Auto elec has something that costs $175 that the neighbours are using at their house but I haven't seen it and don't know anything about it.
I also know the other neighbors down further got a Cel fi installed and Telstra tacked in on their Bill and they paid it off over a year or so.
scarry
8th August 2019, 01:42 PM
Watching this thread with interest.
I have an external antenna,mounted on the vehicles roof rail,and use a telstra phone,the antenna plugs in the phone,and it works very well.
We only use it while away or on the property which is in western QLD.
I can have no bars at all and will get 4 bars with the antenna plugged in.
I would much prefer to have something like the Cel fi,as myself and SWMBO can then use our iPhones,which would be more convenient.
My concern is the Cel fi will not have as good a range as what i use now.
No one seems to know if the range will be better or not,using a Cel fi.
Homestar
8th August 2019, 02:00 PM
Hi all
I have been looking at these. There is a good review on youtube. However I am concerned that it will become outdated quickly which is why I am hesitant at the $900 price tag.
I am often in places where the phone is sitting on 1 bar 3G which limits on doing anything on the phone.
Thoughts?
https://www.ebay.com.au/p/Cel-Fi-Go-Phone-Repeater-Booster-Telstra-Truck-4wd-Car-Mini-Pack-Rpr-cf-00189/22032588999?iid=123217381957&chn=ps&norover=1&mkevt=1&mkrid=705-139619-5960-0&mkcid=2&itemid=123217381957&targetid=752504987464&device=c&mktype=pla&googleloc=9060880&poi=&campaignid=1979582348&mkgroupid=72745766764&rlsatarget=pla-752504987464&abcId=1139426&merchantid=7364522&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI-pLcyIDy4wIVy4BwCh3iXQH5EAQYAiABEgLqbPD_BwE
Be aware that a lot of these boosters are illegal to use and can lead to large fines. Our company was caught out with a similar unit trying to boost the signal in a workshop when an (ex) manager thought it might be a good idea. It caused issues on the network and they tracked us down in under a day - fine was many thousands I think. Telstra will sell you a legal unit that won’t interfere with the network, but they aren’t cheap.
Buyer beware on these type of things. If you buy outside of the carrier, get a copy of the certification to use on the network. This unit says it is, but I’d check into that as most claim the same thing.
Gillie
8th August 2019, 05:45 PM
Be aware that a lot of these boosters are illegal to use and can lead to large fines. Our company was caught out with a similar unit trying to boost the signal in a workshop when an (ex) manager thought it might be a good idea. It caused issues on the network and they tracked us down in under a day - fine was many thousands I think. Telstra will sell you a legal unit that won’t interfere with the network, but they aren’t cheap.
Buyer beware on these type of things. If you buy outside of the carrier, get a copy of the certification to use on the network. This unit says it is, but I’d check into that as most claim the same thing.
Telstra Techs are installing the Cel fi units and claim to be the only approved unit on the market.
donh54
9th August 2019, 07:10 AM
Watching this thread with interest.
I have an external antenna,mounted on the vehicles roof rail,and use a telstra phone,the antenna plugs in the phone,and it works very well.
We only use it while away or on the property which is in western QLD.
I can have no bars at all and will get 4 bars with the antenna plugged in.
I would much prefer to have something like the Cel fi,as myself and SWMBO can then use our iPhones,which would be more convenient.
My concern is the Cel fi will not have as good a range as what i use now.
No one seems to know if the range will be better or not,using a Cel fi.
My boss out west of Moree has a Cel fi in his ute. As soon as he pulls up next to the shed, my phone goes from 1 bar to 4. Works within about 20m of the ute.
He's now considering getting a few more for the other vehicles/machines on the property (if he can get some sort of a crop off this coming harvest).
When he got it, he was told that it's the only brand currently approved by Telstra for use with their mobile network.
scarry
9th August 2019, 07:27 AM
(if he can get some sort of a crop off this coming harvest)
We aren't far away,just east of Dirranbandi,13 out of 13 dams dry,haven't planted wheat for the last 3 years,feeding marino's,Dorpers are doing it pretty tough as well[bigsad]Luckily have 6 bores.Havent had good summer rains for over 5 yrs.
Never seen anything like it before,worse than '65 they are saying.
DiscoMick
9th August 2019, 07:53 AM
We investigated these for the house at Maleny and were told the Cel Fi is the only legal unit. Be aware they only work on the designated network. For example, an Optus phone won't work on a Telstra Cel Fi or vice versa.
Gillie
19th August 2019, 06:53 AM
Telstra are coming to install a Cell fi on Monday 27th August at our house so I will be able to report back on how good or bad it is. $600 for the unit and then the same again for antenna and install as a rough price guide. They tack it on to your account. I also have a new work car coming and have ordered a Cel Fi for that as well. Hopefully ready to be picked up this Friday.
Tombie
19th August 2019, 07:09 AM
I have one in the D4. Works a treat!
scarry
19th August 2019, 11:44 AM
I have one in the D4. Works a treat!
Antena on the bar,or roof mounted?
The reason i ask is we did a test yesterday,i can get range everywhere on the property using the Telstra phone with plugged in antenna,on roof rails.
The neighbours cel Fi,antenna bar mounted,dropped out where i had range in some areas.
But the Cel Fi is much more convenient than what i have.
DiscoMick
19th August 2019, 02:15 PM
Can I ask about the cost of the car install - is it different?
scarry
19th August 2019, 02:22 PM
Can I ask about the cost of the car install - is it different?
Don't know cost,but the ones the neighbours have are from a guy in Toowoomba.
He mounts them in a robust plastic box,and it fits behind the seat of the LC tray back,quite a neat well done job.
Then there is the power, ariel on the bull bar, and the other antenna that is in the vehicle cab,under the dash.
pretty easy to DIY if you want to.
Milton477
19th August 2019, 04:48 PM
Installed one in my work caravan 2 years ago. On many work sites it is the difference between having no comms & full comms. I have a NextG modem installed in my van which then gets it's signal from the CelFi. A normal wifi extender then extends the modem's wifi signal into the pump stations where I work & I use wifi calling on my phone to make normal calls or access the internet via laptop etc.
Would highly recommend.
Tombie
19th August 2019, 05:48 PM
Can I ask about the cost of the car install - is it different?
I had the kit supplied and fitted myself.
Bar mounted antenna with the inside unit under the seat and the internal antenna under the dash (so the firewall shields it from the outside unit).
W&KO
19th August 2019, 06:37 PM
Interesting thread....
A quick google tells me RRP is around $1k
I should install one into my work car as others get so frustrated no being able to get in contact. I only answer the phone if there is a minimum 2 bars, anything less just send to voice mail.
I did try the mobile phone antenna on the defer and the phone sits in a cradle but didn’t see much improvement and have ditched it.
For general touring or the big lap I dont reckon I would bother.
goingbush
26th August 2019, 05:08 PM
As you may or may not know I hate Telstra with a passion, I worked there for 30 years and I left when the downhill spiral started. Last straw came in the last week when I discovered my phones with Aldi sim cards ( on the Telstra network) had no coverage in Western NSW and SW QLD Towns , when they worked honki dori on our last trip.
I remember getting an Aldi email earlier in the year that Telstra were taking a frequency away from them to use on the 4G network. So the penny dropped.
Into Longreach Aldi & Optus come to life again , so after promising myself I'd never go back to Telstra I begrudgingly go buy myself a $2 prepaid sim and a pocket modem so can at least get data (at 3 x the cost) anywhere that I could on may last trips with Aldi sim.
Long story short Telstra stuffed up the activation on the prepaid sim I bought and after 72 hours and 5 online chat sessions still isn't activated (and I loaded $30 credit on it) , the idiots in Manilla have no idea, supposed to take 4 hours max, Aldi do it in 5 minutes flat. Bought a 2nd Telstra sim this morning and it fired up within an hour, mustve got someone in Bombay .
Anyway to get back on topic , In for a penny, in for a pound, I also Bought a Cell Fi today from Access Communications in Longreach , $950 & $215 for a appropriate 4G/LTE RFI antenna, and not a cent of that going to Telstra , its a proper Nextivity Authorised unit by RFI Australia but unfortunately locked to the Telstra network .
I was hoping it would boost my Aldi service but makes no difference, I dont know how it knows because its using the Telstra network, Sitting in Longreach caravan park (within sight of the tower) With the Telstra Simcard in my pocket modem unboosted gets 3.89 upload/ 2.88 download, with CelFi on it gets 10.0 up , 5.0 down, The Aldi sim gets 6.95 up & 1.2 down wether the CelFi is on or off.
The big test will be when we are out in the bush again.
screwed to the rear seat base in the Dual cab.
http://goingbush.com/AULRO/cellfi.jpg
roverrescue
26th August 2019, 06:52 PM
We bought a CelFi Go from Powertec Communications
Last February for our Property
I’m using it at the moment!
Fully licensed with Telstra - application Made through company
I installed it myself!
Standing on top of roof I can get 1 bar 3G
With a 7m mast off that roof with a directional antennae
Feeding the cel fi unit we get solid 4G throughout the house
Was about a gorilla with no install cost but we used the biggest directional antennae
Which bumped the cost. To be honest I wouldn’t bother paying for install
It’s all plug and play and the App helps tune everything.
Only drawbacks have been as mentioned above. It ONLY boosts Telstra signal and only specific frequencies at that. Older handsets even if they are Telstra sometimes don’t work.
And as mentioned by OP there is the risk that in a few years your new handset won’t work????
We are on silly expensive slow satellite NBN ;(
Boosted 4G is always 3-5 times faster than NBN
But obviously mobile Data is still way too exe to just run on Cel FibGo
S
goingbush
26th August 2019, 07:25 PM
Agree, the install takes no time at all, even registration is painless. You'd have to be a muppet to pay for install.
I just read the documentation , If you take it off Auto and set it to 3G , the Telstra unit will work on Telstra, Aldi Mobile, Boost Mobile, and Woolworths Mobile.
I'll report back after Ive used it in the sticks.
DiscoMick
26th August 2019, 08:53 PM
I'm curious to know if my Woolworths mobile will work everywhere on Telstra or if I should just shift to Telstra. What do you think?
Homestar
27th August 2019, 05:28 AM
Depends on what you need right now. Woolies SIM’s seem to work ok - I know a few people with them but they don’t travel much either but say they work when Optus doesn’t when out of town a bit.
My work phone (only phone) is on Telstra and on my drive from Melbourne to Mildura yesterday, there wasn’t a single point of the journey that was out of coverage - never had that happen before, even with Telstra so they are still filling in black spots. I think if you are travelling and want maximum coverage, Telstra is the best option, even though they are the devil incarnate. They know they have people (particularly businesses) by the balls.
Tombie
27th August 2019, 07:19 AM
Whilst Telstra cost me more, they deliver a lot more.
I went to Optus and regretted that decision immediately.
Their customer service was worse (hard to imagine but it was horrendous) and their coverage mediocre at best.
Homestar
27th August 2019, 07:36 AM
Don't get me started on Optus... Someone at work decided they could save the company a fortune by swapping over to Optus - we are a large National company with branches all over the place in the Country. It proved to be a disaster and almost all of the Country branches were swapped back to Telstra quite quickly. I travel all around the State and found I had no signal most of the time - I had to borrow customers phones to make calls from sites on more than one occasion. They have put me back on Telstra now as well after a painful 3 months on Optus. Of course our plans are much more expensive than what they were before when all of the phones were with one carrier...
The person involved at Corporate got the axe shortly after this - our whole fleet of phones now costs us slightly more than what it did when they were all on Telstra and we can't get the same deal we had to take everyone back so those in the City have Optus while those in the Country or who travel for their job like me are on Telstra.
Ain't Corporate thinking just the best!!!
scarry
27th August 2019, 10:03 AM
Whilst Telstra cost me more, they deliver a lot more.
I went to Optus and regretted that decision immediately.
Their customer service was worse (hard to imagine but it was horrendous) and their coverage mediocre at best.
We went through the telstra/optus comparison recently,for the business,and telstra costs are very little more,actually t was negligible.
And Telstra is the only carrier that works at the property,and other areas where we work.
Been with telstra for over the last 7yrs,so thats where we stayed.
We did have an issue recently where we now have to pay for the data only SIMs in the iPads,but a quick call to telstra business had that sorted and they reduced the costs to 1/4 what they originally told us they would charge.
FWIW,when we have an issue,which is very rare,we use Telstra 24/7 chat,and they seem to sort things out quickly.
Being with Telstra business also speeds up having things sorted.
goingbush
29th August 2019, 03:21 PM
Can report the CelFi booster on the Telstra network does indeed work with an Aldi Sim card , boosting no signal on the phone to 5 bars with booster switched on , That was about 30km south of Isisford . But it only works where there is a 3G 850mhz signal . In Yaraka where there is a good Telstra 4g signal there is no Aldi at all even with CelFi
Gillie
31st August 2019, 08:27 PM
Best money I have ever spent. I got one in the car Friday week ago and found it was boosting 4G. I have only ever seen 1 bar of 3g on our place at best Ever! I get 2 bars of 4g at the end of the drive where the phone used to always drop out if coming from town. This is a Cell Fi Go for Telstra.
Last Tuesday Telstra came and installed one in the house and I have never got a bar of anything in the house. The house is mudbrick and not conducive to propagating mobile signals. The tech set up it up outside on the end of a pole to see if it would work before installing it. It can't amplify a signal that is not there.
The end result is four bars down to two bars of 4G depending on where you are in the house. I can send and receive text messages and can sign into the work computer without having to retrieve a text message code from up the paddock that times out by the time you get back. The signal does seem to go up and down depending on weather I guess but I have not seen anything less than 2 bars of service of 4g since installing it.
I can not tell you all what a life changing thing event this is for us. Something so simple as phone coverage is not just about making a phone call, there are so many sites that use two factor identification such as mygov that would drive us mad. It is such a luxury!
The stationary units do not like to be moved around apparently and all cel fis need to be registered. So amazing, people that do not suffer from marginal coverage have no idea of how frustrating it is. I am seriously impressed and would recommend one.
Telstra charged me $1,300 installed which was cheaper than getting another mob out and they tack it on the home ph bill. The one in the car was $1,000 installed. The main difference is the yagi antenna on the house unit which is worth a few $$ and a panel antenna for the internal antenna instead of the Router type looking antenna made a huge difference in a mud brick house.
If you come to my house with a Telstra phone or jump in the car it will just hook in and pick up the signal from the unit. You can download the Cel fi Wave app which allows you to adjust the settings of the unit via bluetooth. You can boost 4g, 3G or have as Auto and heaps of other stuff that I don't know much about. GET ON IT PEOPLE! Hope this helps someone!
goingbush
1st September 2019, 07:10 AM
Telstra will probably hand them out free if enough people complain, A lot cheaper than throwing up another tower.
Esp fixed units. Google "Universal Service Obligation"
DiscoMick
29th August 2021, 09:47 PM
We're investigating a home Telstra Cel-fi Go at the moment, getting quotes, so thanks for the information.
Main difference seems to be which antenna is used.
Units come standard with a 10m cable, so longer cable also costs more.
Slunnie
29th August 2021, 10:21 PM
We're investigating a home Telstra Cel-fi Go at the moment, getting quotes, so thanks for the information.
Main difference seems to be which antenna is used.
Units come standard with a 10m cable, so longer cable also costs more.
They have 2 cables, one to the outside antenna and then another to the inside antenna. There needs to be a fair bit of separation between the 2. If it is for home, then something very directional will be the go and you can point it straight at the phone tower. That’s what we do with ours.
DiscoMick
30th August 2021, 06:19 PM
Thanks for that.
PeterJ
2nd September 2021, 09:00 AM
So here's a comment and a question.
Friends we are travelling with ATM have a Telstra cel-fi-go, we were discussing the merits of the different systems ( I have the different system, it uses passive antenna and wi-fi modem) and comparing reception, we were at Albert Tognolini reserve, Karijini national Park area in WA.
Anyway, both of the systems had enough signal to do voice calls, his via the Telstra "voice" network mine via Telstra data network using either what's app or wi-fi calling.
Because my wi-fi network is password protected no one can use my system, I was surprised to find that I could use his system by standing next to his car.
It seems to me that the Cel fi go is providing a micro repeater station into the Telstra network that anyone can use. Of course the person making the call has to have network access, but they are able to benefit from the system.
So, is that how they work?, If yes then I imagine that an individual Cel fi go bandwidth would be quite narrow, if other people were using the system is it possible that you could not be able to access the network because others are using it.
Is it also the case that you have no way of controlling access (people using) via your Cel fi go other than to turn it off.
Just some observations from our experiments that may or may not be correct.
Any thoughts?
Gillie
3rd September 2021, 09:05 AM
Cel-Fi GO will provide a coverage area sufficient for multiple simultaneous users, between 5 and 20 depending on the activity.
from
Cel-Fi Go Mobile | Smartsat (http://www.smartsat.com.au/products/signal-boosters-and-repeaters/cel-fi-go-mobile/)
Also extends battery life on your phone. I get a day from the phone now where as I only used to get half a day.
All they do is boost a signal for a one off cost. You need one for each carrier. Our cel fi's are boosting Telstra. as Optus or Vodaphone aren't covering where I live. If you are with Telstra then your phone will work off our booster if you came to visit.
Wi fi calling is a bit hit and miss for us. When we had skymuster you could generally get a phone call but rarely could you send and receive a text message. It was awful as the Satellite internet has a high latency causing a delay which was frustrating and if it was raining....... forget it.
Slunnie
3rd September 2021, 06:34 PM
So here's a comment and a question.
Friends we are travelling with ATM have a Telstra cel-fi-go, we were discussing the merits of the different systems ( I have the different system, it uses passive antenna and wi-fi modem) and comparing reception, we were at Albert Tognolini reserve, Karijini national Park area in WA.
Anyway, both of the systems had enough signal to do voice calls, his via the Telstra "voice" network mine via Telstra data network using either what's app or wi-fi calling.
Because my wi-fi network is password protected no one can use my system, I was surprised to find that I could use his system by standing next to his car.
It seems to me that the Cel fi go is providing a micro repeater station into the Telstra network that anyone can use. Of course the person making the call has to have network access, but they are able to benefit from the system.
So, is that how they work?, If yes then I imagine that an individual Cel fi go bandwidth would be quite narrow, if other people were using the system is it possible that you could not be able to access the network because others are using it.
Is it also the case that you have no way of controlling access (people using) via your Cel fi go other than to turn it off.
Just some observations from our experiments that may or may not be correct.
Any thoughts?
That is pretty much it. For ours, we do have to have it registered because it is basically a repeater for a mobile phone tower. If it is picking up the service providers service, then anyone who subscribes to the service can tap into it for phone calls and for data. It doesn't carry a sim card in it or anything like that. So for my work, anyone that wants to make a call or check their emails, texts, facebook etc, they just need to be somewhere around the "internal" antenea and it will work.... hopefully! You cant control who can/cant access the service, but by putting the internal antenea on a metal plate, like the top of a fridge and you will reduce the broadcast area pretty significantly, so that you pretty much need to be within a couple of meters to use it. We do this so that all of the school kids don't get access to it.
RobMichelle
15th May 2022, 10:34 AM
An old thread but I have a question for those with a celfi go.
Does the celfi go signal boost to a caravan whilst hooked up to the car?
So if I have a celfi go in my car switched on, and there is signal will I be able to use the phone inside 21 foot caravan?
Regards
Rob
Slunnie
15th May 2022, 12:02 PM
An old thread but I have a question for those with a celfi go.
Does the celfi go signal boost to a caravan whilst hooked up to the car?
So if I have a celfi go in my car switched on, and there is signal will I be able to use the phone inside 21 foot caravan?
Regards
Rob
You will have to test it based on your conditions, but I suspect with the standard box internal aerial that you'd be very lucky to get reception from that distance based on my experiences.
RobMichelle
15th May 2022, 01:42 PM
Thanks Slunnie, I will see how it goes once I receive it I suppose.
Slunnie
15th May 2022, 01:46 PM
Thanks Slunnie, I will see how it goes once I receive it I suppose.
Absolutely, you may very well have a different internal aerial to what we have, so it may have a different range.
RobMichelle
15th May 2022, 03:22 PM
Absolutely, you may very well have a different internal aerial to what we have, so it may have a different range.
Would it make a difference if internal antenna was located at rear of vehicle, external will be mounted on bar out front
Tombie
17th May 2022, 12:55 PM
Unlikely to help at all.
The vehicle acts as a pseudo faraday cage, hence the internal and external antennas must be masked from each other by the vehicle body to be effective.
Once you leave the interior it’s pretty much back to external and the phones normal antenna.
So… No. it won’t help at all.
John_D4
25th June 2022, 09:58 PM
You can mount the vehicle antenna in a portable box. Then you’d just need to buy a 2nd external and internal antenna to mount in/on your van. When you stop for the night just unplug the cellfigo from the car and plug it in to the car. It vines with a cigarette plug adapters by memory
RobMichelle
26th June 2022, 08:36 AM
Yes, I think that will be the plan, il get another 2 aerials for van and just move unit. I hard wired power to a switch on dash so il purchase another power cord as well.
I did just put a rv internet thing in van so il see if that picks up signal from car first. Just need to get away with van to try it.
The celfi go works well as we had full range dropping to 2 bars at one point for a short distance in an area where we normally drop reception, so we are happy, and wife can travel the route knowing if anything happens she has range.
Pedro_The_Swift
26th June 2022, 08:41 AM
Only if its a concern-- the full length antennas will put you overheight.. I went with the CD7100 X 2 and its barely legal.
Milton477
26th June 2022, 06:04 PM
While we have had a Cel-Fi Go for a few years now & have been very happy with the performance I have upgraded to a quality 4G modem with a MIMO antenna.
Using our phones on WiFi calling with phones connected to the new modem, the Cel-Fi Go is all but irrelevant now. As consumers of copious amounts of data, our download speeds are 10 times faster in some cases than that achieved when the modem connected through the Cel-Fi.
RobMichell, I'd look a decent MIMO antenna connected to the RV Wifi Router as an option to moving the Cel-Fi Go between vehicles.
RobMichelle
26th June 2022, 08:28 PM
Thanks Milton il have a look into these mimo antennas [emoji106]
John_D4
26th June 2022, 11:09 PM
What model of RV WIFI modem are people using?
RobMichelle
27th June 2022, 05:48 AM
I recently purchased this one
NCE Travel Wi-Fi Modem Kit V2 - NCE Your RV Specialist | RV Products (https://nce.com.au/products/nce-travel-wi-fi-modem-kit-v2/)
Pedro_The_Swift
27th June 2022, 08:47 AM
I hope you get good service from that modem,, every single piece of NCE gear in our van is terrible..
we went with a Netgear M5 with twin antennas. I remember reading up on mimo and going the other way.. I'm sure there was a reason... [bighmmm]
RobMichelle
27th June 2022, 09:20 AM
Mmm that doesn’t fill me with confidence Pedro, not long got one of there tv’s as well time will tell.
scarry
27th June 2022, 02:39 PM
So for remote travel in a vehicle,no van,is cel fi still the best way to go?
I use a telstra mobile which has an external antenna,on the roof,works very well,but a cel fi type of set up is more convenient as I can use my apple phone I use all other times apart from travelling.
Milton477
27th June 2022, 03:41 PM
So for remote travel in a vehicle,no van,is cel fi still the best way to go?
I use a telstra mobile which has an external antenna,on the roof,works very well,but a cel fi type of set up is more convenient as I can use my apple phone I use all other times apart from travelling.
As long as you turn on WiFi calling on your I Phone & allow it to hot spot off your Telstra mobile I don't see a problem. Obviously turn on the Telstra Mobile hot spot too. You will be using your Telstra phone data.
Cel-Fi is definitely more convenient but there are other options.
scarry
27th June 2022, 06:22 PM
[QUOTE=Milton477;3153904]As long as you turn on WiFi calling on your I Phone & allow it to hot spot off your Telstra mobile I don't see a problem. Obviously turn on the Telstra Mobile hot spot too. You will be using your Telstra phone data.
Thanks,we do that quite a bit,but then its still mucking about with two phones,different chargers,etc.
We also use it to hot spot an Ipad sometimes.
Anyway,life wasnt meant to be easy[biggrin]
RobMichelle
28th June 2022, 05:59 AM
To answer your question Scarry,
I think celfi go is still the easiest option as long as there is a signal out there. For remote travel I would still carry a sat phone.
John_D4
28th June 2022, 06:27 AM
I have a cellfigo and also a satellite messenger. Seems to work well
Dav2481
6th July 2022, 10:58 PM
The Cel-Fi system is currently the only system approved by mobile phone carriers on Australia. The ACMA has a list of approved mobile phone network repeaters/boosters here (https://www.acma.gov.au/list-exempt-repeaters).
Be wary of the cheapies that are too good to be true, or an order of magnitude cheaper than the Cel-Fi. They cause interference to to mobile phone network among other issues. Your carrier may become unhappy and send the radiomen out in the antenna-clad vans.
I have configured a few of them for customers and they work well. Remember they can be switched between networks (I.e. Optus and Telstra), but can not do both at the same time. Switching is simple as opening the app, hitting the button and restarting.
RobMichelle
7th July 2022, 05:51 AM
When I was looking to buy a celfi go I went to our local jaycar shop, fella mentioned a dual sim celfigo so I thought I would grab one, he rang supplier whilst I was there apparently the dual sim unit was not available with no known landing date, that was a few weeks ago so I purchased an Optus unit.
John_D4
7th July 2022, 08:38 AM
Sim? I don’t think that my Cellfigo has a sim?
RobMichelle
7th July 2022, 04:32 PM
Sim? I don’t think that my Cellfigo has a sim?
Sorry sim is not the right word, carrier maybe ?
Milton477
8th July 2022, 03:07 PM
How exactly do you switch between Telstra & Optus in the app?
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