Hi everyone,

We are looking at going on the road in a couple of months - just sorting everything out at home can we have your ideas of a phone on the road re coverage etc all around oz....?? 

Howdyeeeeee  Nomads,, on a quiet day , I use smoke signals,,, windeeee day , not much good,, tryed Optus,,smoke signals better, but Telstra is about the best,,,sooooo c u out there in the play ground (Aussie),,,,,,,Billeeeeee

 I'm going to go out on the other limb.

 

The best phone? The one that doesn't work, unless you want it to work.

One that never rings when you are fishing, having a quiet candle light dinner, watching your favourite TV show, etc. You get my drift?

Otherise it Telstra NextG network.

Dusty

kandagal wrote:

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Billeeeee What's with the impossible Alice - I'm an Alice. Cheer

Howdyeeeee K, Have Alice, Madhatter, on back of My van .Nothing is impossable if you Belive .....stay excited , might catch U out there in the play ground........Billeeeeeeee

 

-- Edited by billeeeeeee on Monday 7th of May 2012 11:13:48 AM

look for one that will take an external aerial - I sometimes have internet (via external aerial) where I don't have mobile coverage but unfortunately my phone doesn't have a plug for aerial connection - damm it

Yeah I realised if was from the book Jules & I do live in Wonderland - another name for Oz. Say hi if you see me out in the playground Billeeee. in Cairns at present. Cheers to all

villatranquilla wrote:

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look for one that will take an external aerial - I sometimes have internet (via external aerial) where I don't have mobile coverage but unfortunately my phone doesn't have a plug for aerial connection - damm it

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 We have been very happy with ZTE T100 bought early 2011 for our trip around the block from April to October. I think the low price (under $50) included USB connector and "Join Me" software. It has a connectiom point for external antenna, we bought antenna with magnetic base but used it only rarely.

I continue to use it as my everyday phone in preference to all the tricky smart phones etc

FR

Bought a ZTE (Telstra) T100 today from Woolies as a back up, as FR said above is blue tick has aerial connection and can use as a modem to link laptop/desktop to the Net, Using that setup now. With Big T, 1Gb of data for $10 turn on/off any time

All for $19 with a $10 call Sim card included.

Peter

We used to have a optus one and enen under a tower never got a signal so we bought the teltra next G and never had a problem

Dougwe wrote:

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Telstra NextG is the best cover and go for a phone with the "Blue Tick" as it get extra cover, usually they have two internal antenna's.

I have just today updated from my Nokia N95 to a iphone 4s, both "Blue Tick".

Not sure if the iphone 4s can be used as a modem though, I didn't know about that.

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 Dougwe  , on your iphone go to settings. Does it show personal hotspot? Turn that on and your wi-fi and you can use it to link to another device such as a laptop if it has wifi as well. There is a passcode shown on the iphone that you put into the computer.Just remember to keep a check on your data usage.