Anyone know if there is Telstra phone coverage in the Monties

Heading there shortly and it has been suggested that Barrow Island has a Telstra tower that gives coverage 


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 10 years since I last

Fri, 2023-05-05 17:56

 

 10 years since I last visited but you could get a bit up on the fly bridge.Sometimes call out and sometimes just sms but I'd expect it to be better 10 years on

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still the same

Sat, 2023-05-06 11:10

 very hit n miss

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I got a bar or two on top of a hill

Fri, 2023-05-05 22:02

You are likely to get your text messages at times, but a phonecall / internet search was tough.

 

Again a while ago. 

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 Bits and pieces. I always

Fri, 2023-05-05 22:09

 Bits and pieces. I always get enough at the top of the hills there to check weather forecast every night, check email etc. 

Closer you get to Barrow or Lowendalls the better the service will be. 

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I can always haul it up the mast

Sat, 2023-05-06 09:47

 That would be as high as some of those hills .....thanks for the info 

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Anyone know if there is Telstra phone coverage in the Monties

Sat, 2023-05-06 11:19

 I was up there 18 months ago, you get a few signals around Barrow obviously but as mentioned , hit and miss, you do get enough for a few SMS/texts

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 Best chance you've got

Mon, 2023-05-08 12:14

 Best chance you've got Gordon. I was at the Mackies last year and the boys with Telstra jad 4G all day in the boat and my work-issued Optus paperweight had zilch. At the cabins they had full coverage and I got one or two bars out the front facing Onslow. Face the wrong way or move around and there was nothing.

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 It's the same at Gnaraloo

Mon, 2023-05-08 12:35

 It's the same at Gnaraloo Dave, hot spots where you get 4G but move 5m and nothing lol. Not that I want to be contactable up there on the phone. 

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 I agree Andy but there are

Mon, 2023-05-08 16:39

 I agree Andy but there are times when I want to be able to use my phone at the end of the day. Thankfully we're going back to Telstra. Never thought I'd say that!

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 We were able to phone

Fri, 2023-05-12 12:56

 We were able to phone coverage nearby Barrow. On some of the islands ( where the observation hut was for the testing) was the best area for reception

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