Telstra has coverage across the Nullarbor, as it does on most major highways possibly with a few gaps which the Cel-Fi Go will effectively make 'smaller', but there are many areas where the coverage does nor extend to & in which RV travellers venture. So Cel-fi Go (or 4g/5g modem) is useful to some, depending on where they wish to travel. Indeed if one were to stick to the main highways it might be possible to get a signal with those 'boosters' almost right around the country.
-- Edited by Cuppa on Monday 17th of April 2023 01:45:28 PM
Are We Lost said
02:35 PM Apr 17, 2023
yobarr wrote:At present I am about to again cross the Nullarbor, and have just fitted another aerial to my CelFi Go. Last trip I had signal all the way over.
The Nullabor is not a great test. Telstra shows a few gaps but I would expect a decent antenna with a bit of height would come close to covering all the way across. According to the Telstra coverage map, the middle of the biggest gap is about 75km east of the WA border. You could check there.
Edit: I see Cuppa posted much the same comment which I did not see when I posted.
-- Edited by Are We Lost on Monday 17th of April 2023 02:37:09 PM
Mike Harding said
02:54 PM Apr 17, 2023
yobarr wrote:
No matter what the books, and theory, might say there is no substitute for hands-on experience.
Well... yes... actually there is, it's mathematics.
Yobarr: the CelFi is a good product but it's not magical, there is not something inside it that no one else in the history of wireless ever thought of. It gets its advantage over a handset because it has a quality external antenna, nothing else. It could have $1B worth of electronics inside but if it cannot receive a signal those electronics are useless junk - the secret of radio is... antenna... antenna... antenna. This is why when NASA talks to spacecraft they have a *really* big dish antenna otherwise they'd just buy a CelFi and use magic :)
Gundog said
03:07 PM Apr 17, 2023
The telstra coverage map tells porky pies.
According to the cell tower radiation maps, from Norseman to Caiguna and most of the way to ****lebiddy you should have a full coverage 3g and 4g, there should be a couple of dead zones through to Eucla, unless there has been upgrades to the 3g cells to 4g.
However the radiation maps show the 3g 882MHz have a greater range, with the 3g network shutting down in Jun24 I would expect upgraded soon.
As a foot note for distance and coverage of 5g is best within 1km of the cell and then its speed degrades very quickly.
yobarr said
11:30 AM Apr 21, 2023
Are We Lost wrote:
yobarr wrote:At present I am about to again cross the Nullarbor, and have just fitted another aerial to my CelFi Go. Last trip I had signal all the way over.
The Nullabor is not a great test. Telstra shows a few gaps but I would expect a decent antenna with a bit of height would come close to covering all the way across. According to the Telstra coverage map, the middle of the biggest gap is about 75km east of WA border. You could check there.
lEdit: I see Cuppa posted much the same comment which I did not see when I posted.
Day dreaming as I passed the 75km point a couple of days ago, but got this reading about 45km from border while travelling at around 95km/hr. Cheers
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Telstra has coverage across the Nullarbor, as it does on most major highways possibly with a few gaps which the Cel-Fi Go will effectively make 'smaller', but there are many areas where the coverage does nor extend to & in which RV travellers venture. So Cel-fi Go (or 4g/5g modem) is useful to some, depending on where they wish to travel. Indeed if one were to stick to the main highways it might be possible to get a signal with those 'boosters' almost right around the country.
https://www.telstra.com.au/coverage-networks/our-coverage
-- Edited by Cuppa on Monday 17th of April 2023 01:45:28 PM
The Nullabor is not a great test. Telstra shows a few gaps but I would expect a decent antenna with a bit of height would come close to covering all the way across. According to the Telstra coverage map, the middle of the biggest gap is about 75km east of the WA border. You could check there.
Edit: I see Cuppa posted much the same comment which I did not see when I posted.
-- Edited by Are We Lost on Monday 17th of April 2023 02:37:09 PM
Well... yes... actually there is, it's mathematics.
Yobarr: the CelFi is a good product but it's not magical, there is not something inside it that no one else in the history of wireless ever thought of. It gets its advantage over a handset because it has a quality external antenna, nothing else. It could have $1B worth of electronics inside but if it cannot receive a signal those electronics are useless junk - the secret of radio is... antenna... antenna... antenna. This is why when NASA talks to spacecraft they have a *really* big dish antenna otherwise they'd just buy a CelFi and use magic :)
The telstra coverage map tells porky pies.
According to the cell tower radiation maps, from Norseman to Caiguna and most of the way to ****lebiddy you should have a full coverage 3g and 4g, there should be a couple of dead zones through to Eucla, unless there has been upgrades to the 3g cells to 4g.
However the radiation maps show the 3g 882MHz have a greater range, with the 3g network shutting down in Jun24 I would expect upgraded soon.
As a foot note for distance and coverage of 5g is best within 1km of the cell and then its speed degrades very quickly.
Day dreaming as I passed the 75km point a couple of days ago, but got this reading about 45km from border while travelling at around 95km/hr. Cheers