Thread: 000 with zero coverage

Originally Posted by Tins

Anyone got any insight into how to make emergency calls when the phone has no coverage from any carrier. I haven’t been able to find anything about it that I can make sense of. Internet coverage is available. I may need it. I have an iPhone.

At my parents farm they have no mobile coverage but wifi in the house. Their apple phones can make and receive calls as normal, through the wifi & satelite nbn network.

Thanks Chris. If this mental fog ever lifts I'll reconfigure my wifi network, because that sure doesn't work here.

Originally Posted by cjc_td5

At my parents farm they have no mobile coverage but wifi in the house. Their apple phones can make and receive calls as normal, through the wifi & satelite nbn network.

We had a similar scenario at our farm in East Kurrajong, but had line of site to a telco tower 10km away from the top of our roof. Installed a point to point antenna to access 5G wireless broadband ran that into a Telstra 4GX network booster which gave us good WiFi around the house and sheds and a 4/5G mobile signal. Best coverage we had since the old AMP’s network shutdown in the late 90’s. However getting access to the equipment was a long battle and required approval at some ridiculously high level within Telstra and wasn’t cheap, even after apparent discounts and committing to a two year contract. We had to prove we couldn’t get NBN via fibre and insufficient satellite coverage. Had used satellite service a few times over the years and proved totally inadequate, the area was some sort of black spot (only 80km from Sydney CBD). NBN techs came out twice to measure various signals. Shook their heads and left!

The plot thickens. Seems my router is not WiFi capable. The one between me and the world, that is. I use another, without direct internet connectivity, to provide the signal. So, I guess VOIP protocols are absent. Well, of course they are.

Maybe I'll send smoke signals. At least that might get the CFA's attention.

Originally Posted by Tins

The plot thickens. Seems my router is not WiFi capable. The one between me and the world, that is. I use another, without direct internet connectivity, to provide the signal. So, I guess VOIP protocols are absent. Well, of course they are.

Maybe I'll send smoke signals. At least that might get the CFA's attention.

Well you will live in the boonies. Even the Noccundra pub/Wilson River has mobile service.

Originally Posted by V8Ian

Well you will live in the boonies. Even the Noccundra pub/Wilson River has mobile service.

Sure, and someday someone will teach them how to use it.

Sarah wont be taught anything...........but knows how to roll a Coopers stubby along the bar....

I have no idea what wifi is. Computer/ email is satellite via skymesh. My old flip phone is Optus with 2 or perhaps 3 bars depends where in the paddock I am.
If I need 000 and these are out I can fall back on my old Barrett HF tranceiver in the camper and chat to VKS.