GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 21y 9m 6d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 13/11/10 08:31 PM Share Posted 13/11/10 08:31 PM Hi all just trying to mobile phone that has strong reception.we live in stanthorpe qld and in town is ok but 10 minutes out off town hopless .we have 2 sheep farms out of town with no land lines.There is some mobile signal there but I am wonder which phones have better range so we can get better reception.Telstra seem to be the better network in the area.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ace blind leading the blind Member 3,657 Member For: 16y 4m 17d Gender: Male Location: Mt Alford, Queensland Posted 13/11/10 09:30 PM Share Posted 13/11/10 09:30 PM goldie I always found nokia phones to have great service on next g - also the new zte phone with an external aerial plugged in has good coverage too - but make sure you buy a decent aerial if you get a phone that has external aerial capabilities Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancidpunx Brisbanes Resident Detailer Donating Members 950 Member For: 16y 8d Gender: Male Location: In my Cabin Outside Brisbane. Posted 13/11/10 10:00 PM Share Posted 13/11/10 10:00 PM I hate mobile phones. Im yet to find a mobile device that can make calls without the aid of me waving it frantically above my head, maybe have a camera and does not break down every 2minutes. I dont want a slidey phone or something with a huge touch screen, that is just something to get scratched and go wrong. I would also like it to be lightweight preferably a bit more modern than having Snake as its selling point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 21y 9m 6d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 13/11/10 10:15 PM Author Share Posted 13/11/10 10:15 PM haha I just want it so I can be on the farms by myself and be able to call someone if I need to.And by the way sattilite phones dont work in a lot of places out here either. Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiKa Donating Members 4,243 Member For: 18y 5m 7d Gender: Male Location: Melbourne, VIC Posted 13/11/10 11:04 PM Share Posted 13/11/10 11:04 PM I think it would have more to do with your service provider than the actual phone.. Telstra has the best reception out of the lot. I'm with optus and I use an iPhone, and a mate with optus also, sometimes has better reception with his nokia.. We were workin the the sticks in tassie, no optus reception at all ( no tower yet ) and a few of his sms managed to sneak through.. So go figure? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plcains Member 49 Member For: 14y 7m 5d Posted 14/11/10 01:47 AM Share Posted 14/11/10 01:47 AM telstra Next-g is your best bet, surprisingly I've had good luck using an iphone and next-g in previous cdma only areas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 21y 9m 6d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 14/11/10 02:06 AM Author Share Posted 14/11/10 02:06 AM next g is the only signal out there but it is veryy weak I am looking for the strogest phone to recieve the signal.The sad part is that telstra believe that they have full signal there when we know they dont.it also is not the lay of the farm we have hills flats and valleis all the same.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rancidpunx Brisbanes Resident Detailer Donating Members 950 Member For: 16y 8d Gender: Male Location: In my Cabin Outside Brisbane. Posted 14/11/10 02:43 AM Share Posted 14/11/10 02:43 AM I was told by a sales rep for Telstra that you need a older style phone with an external aerial to maximize signal strength. They have a scale in store to show the phones capability. It counts out all the "stylish" fashion over function phones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagabond Bored Member Administrator 35,722 Member For: 22y 2m 14d Gender: Male Location: Dé·jà vu Posted 14/11/10 02:59 AM Share Posted 14/11/10 02:59 AM Coverage:Mobile Networks Coverage Search - TelstraRural Phones:Phone Select Results - Mobile - Telstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GOLDIE My new toy Lifetime Members 5,344 Member For: 21y 9m 6d Gender: Male Location: stanthorpe wine capital of qld. Posted 14/11/10 04:01 AM Author Share Posted 14/11/10 04:01 AM thanks dags I have all that the coverage mat is wrong. As for the phones I was just asking any gurus on here if there is any theyy know Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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