Wedgie wrote:I live 5kms out of the CBD and struggled to get even 3g with Optus too (had a 5g plan). Struggled in the middle of the city quite often too. My mate couldn't work out why he couldn't watch his sky channel on his Sports Bet app recently with Optus, I created a hotspot and he had no issues.
Wouldn't be able to work at home even if they were a competent company and I was still with them. But the way they ran their company coverage wasn't even a minor issue compared to the rest.
I've been with Optus for my mobile phone service since I returned to Adelaide from Melbourne in 2009 and the service has been fine for someone who doesn't need huge amount of data or anything faster than 4G. I live 30 Km out of Adelaide and still get good reception, and it has worked fine in various rural areas around Australia where I have done medical locum work. In Busselton in WA I did need need to go outside the hospital building to get adequate reception but I think that was more related to the structure if the building as it worked fine in the nearby beachside accommodation they provided.
I did use Telstra for a while when I lived in the Dandenong Ranges but it was rather more expensive than the alternatives, but in that area the alternatives were unreliable.
For now I'll stick with Optus as Telstra is tbe only viable alternative outside major towns.