Trevor 57 wrote:

When I read people complaining about issues with NBN, when I push them for who their internet provider is, it is ALWAYS Telstra.  I explain to people that the NBN is just optic fibre and wire (yes a lot of technical stuff in the background).  I tell them to change providers, and when they do, they can't believe the difference.  I don't understand why people tolerate Telstra

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 We've been with Iinet for years. Everything was fine until they switched to the NBN. Now the connection drops out regularly, we no longer have VoIP and the connections seem slower. 

We have had vodaphone, boost and aldi...

Voda is useless outside major cities.Never again when travelling.
Aldi is good , but there are parts of Australia with no coverage.
Boost, we had coverage all the way from melbourne to cape york..

I hear optus is really good in Outback SA.Well boost did not work on the Oodnadatta track as friends Optus did.

mixo

If you're traveling to regional and remote areas, Telstra is the only company that will guarantee reception. I've been in areas, like Hull Heads, sitting under the awning surfing the web on my iPad, and I've had a guy come up to me asking how on earth was I getting signal, and found out he was with Optus, and couldn't even get one bar.

I've had the same thing happen in Daly Waters, but that woman was with Vodafone, she couldn't get a signal, but I could.

Telstra owns all the infrastructure, and rents it out to other companies as they see fit.

Telstras most popular plan is $40 per month, and you get 20gig of data, unused data gets rolled over to the next month. I have 200gig saved up for future use. They also have $30 plans.

Telstra all the way

When we had our transport business my wife Angie changed us all onto Boost from Telstra.
I went with the change kicking and screaming but by doing this she cut our phone costs virtually in half.
At the time I believed that we would not have service but it was soon proved by our drivers and by me that we suffered no loss whatsoever with service between the two,
I think today that Telstra offer 5g as opposed to Boost not doing so.
This doesnt worry us because we are never in a capital city where the 5g signal currently is.

Mixo gives good advice if you need to operate in remote areas and consider you need a phone service

Regards

Rob

oldbloke wrote:

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oldbloke wrote:

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I have tried Aldi and boost and I'm now on a Telstra prepaid $30 for 8 GB. Not a lot but i get by. Although Aldi and boost good and provide a lot of download consistently I found that once you get out of town you are low priority and Telstra users get the highest priority. I used to often find on boost or Aldi that it would drop out but on Telstra it is far more reliable.

I'm currently sitting in the spot I have never got internet using aldi or boost, but on telstra its a ok.

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Aldi and Boost are great value. But like I said above for some reason since moving to Telstra in a few locations i frequent I get improved internet and voice service, or service that was previously not available. 98% of the time boost or Aldi would be fine.

The other thing to remember is the mobiles vary in performance.

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 "mobiles vary in performance" .... a key factor that many do not consider - especially a factor in older models of iPhones etc.

G'day OB. I had to read that a second time mate. I thought you said your wife out performs you 

Good to chat the other day too. 

Dougwe wrote:

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G'day OB. I had to read that a second time mate. I thought you said your wife out performs you 

Good to chat the other day too. 

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 Lol. I wish. 

 

Certainly out performs me at buying. Lol

Oldbloke wrote:

 

Correct telstra answers and bank account indicates telstra gets paid.

Qantas 1st class.

Jetstar  2nd class.

Telstra 1st class

Boost   2nd class.

Aldi      3rd class

Its all about signal strength and who gets priority at busy times.

If you pay less you get less.

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I agree 100%

Why save $5 and have to drive to the top of a hill, or drive to another area to get a signal? (or be in a life threatening situation, and you're unable to reach out for help). Your welfare is worth more than $5 or $10. It's something I won't skimp on. Especially if you're traveling.

I've seen that happen a few times with people who have plans with other companies. I was in McKinlay, of all places, getting 5 bars, and a Vodafone user was out of service, (and other locations),which I've mentioned in a previous post to this thread.

When I'm on the road with the van and camp for the night, I use my phone as a personal Hotspot, and connect my tablet and laptop to it, and watch Netflix without lagging or interruption, Telstra 4G data transmission is lightning fast. That's another thing to consider as well. There's more to this than just making phone calls.

 

Telstra Prepaid Complete Plans

 

 

-- Edited by DavidC on Sunday 7th of March 2021 05:48:19 AM