Awful Outback mobile and internet service

Same as most of you guys,i like not having phone coverage in regional and remote areas,particularly during holidays.:)

But i have noticed reception has got a lot better in many areas.

For work i have an antenna mounted on the roof of the vehicle,and it plugs directly into the phone,and use Telstra.Reception is pretty good.

For people that know this area,i can drive to St George (depending which way you go),and only have one small drop out near Moonie.

Reception wasn't that good a few years ago,even with the external antenna.

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Originally Posted by p38arover

When we were in Cook in 2007, I had full Telstra mobile coverage. My wife had no Optus coverage.

Dunno where Cook is? Well, let me say it's bloody remote.

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From what I can gather the whole of the transcontinental route has Telstra coverage, when we popped out the top of Googs track near Malbooma my phone went crazy delivering old texts to me.
I was really suprised where there was coverage (Telstra - the others are pretty useless). Now they tell me they've switched on a tower at Louth, the boss will be able to get me at the races :mad:.


Martyn

do you guys know that you can still transmit with a telex or teleprinter or also with a fax.

it doesn't have to be a digital mobile phone for it to be efficient

btw ....every town I have ever been in or through has a public phone and every pub has at least one which can always be used in emergencies.

wtf are you guys really on about?

Tombie
You mentioned the cray cray if the net died.
Few years ago a "freak" flooding event occurred and both the primary and backup net feeds to fnq were cut.
I had a lovely few days... But interestingly local business couldn't even make cash transactions as POS systems are all net based...

If I was a terrorist I'd be targeting them big sub-ocean internet pipes... Now that would mind**** the minions...

S

Honestly I like places my phone fails to work the best:D Vic High Country National parks work for me:D

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Originally Posted by roverrescue

If I was a terrorist I'd be targeting them big sub-ocean internet pipes... Now that would mind**** the minions..

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My job in Telstra before I took redundancy was as Marine Manager working specifically in the area of repairing those international submarine cables. Modern cables are now buried out to about 2,000 metres water depth. Shore ends have always been armoured.

Grappling for a cable is harder than you'd think so trying to damage submerged cables where the terrorists won't be seen could be difficult. The water off Sydney goes deep very quickly. Terrorists might find it easier attack shore ends where they come up on the beaches.

the terrorists should be jamming the gps signal.
lots of systems require accurate time and they get the time from gps

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Originally Posted by p38arover

When we lived in Ceduna in 1969-71, we had no TV nor AM radio. We had a good record collection. :)

When we moved to Carnarvon in 1971, we had AM radio but no TV.

When we were in Cook in 2007, I had full Telstra mobile coverage. My wife had no Optus coverage.

Dunno where Cook is? Well, let me say it's bloody remote.

Mick, is this another of your frequent posts where you blame the government?

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No, it was a response to a Ron Moon column in 4 x 4 Australia about a trip down the Oodnadatta and the poor mobile coverage. He also talked about the experiences of people trying to run businesses in remote areas.
Its fine to like getting away from being plagued by the phone, but its a fact its a safety problem and its hard for businesses to operate and it causes a lot of isolation problems.
It's not about politics or blaming governments, it's about improving comms. in remote areas. Surely we could at least get a better coverage in outback towns and on main highways?

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Originally Posted by DiscoMick

Surely we could at least get a better coverage in outback towns and on main highways?

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whose going to pay for it?

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Originally Posted by Eevo

whose going to pay for it?

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In our case - the small business.
Jonesfam