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George Dau <gedau@isa.mapson.com.au> wrote in
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> Rod Speed <rod_speed@yahoo.com> wrote
>> George Dau <gedau@isa.mapson.com.au> wrote

>>> If you are leaving the coast, there are very
>>> few areas that have mobie coverage.

>> Complete and utter bullshit. Have a look at the coverage maps some time.

>>> Don't rely on it for anything, esp safety.

>> Depends on what sort of mobile phone it is. Satellite phones are fine.

> Sat phones are different. I was talking normal mobiles.

Sure, that was just a comment on your 'Don't rely on it for anything, esp safety'

> I went and found some coverage maps, and they match what I said.

Bullshit they do.

> You must have different maps.

Or you aint gotta clue about even the simplest stuff on
that completely stupid 'If you are leaving the coast, there
are very few areas that have mobie coverage' claim.

> Queensland:
> http://www.telstra.com.au/mobilenet/network/dgqldmp.htm

Wrong map, you should be using
http://www.telstra.com.au/mobilenet/network/cdma_bro/cdma_qld.htm

> Clearly only the coast, South West Qld, and a few isolated places inland.

Wrong with the CDMA coverage you should be using.

> Nothern Territory:
> http://www.telstra.com.au/mobilenet/network/dgntmp.htm

Wrong map again, try
http://www.telstra.com.au/mobilenet/network/cdma_bro/cdma_nt.htm

> Very little coverage.

Wrong again. Lots of coverage, every significant town and quite
a way outside them. Nothing like your silly claim about just the coast.

> Western Australia:
> http://www.telstra.com.au/mobilenet/network/dgscwamp.htm

Wrong map again, try
http://www.telstra.com.au/mobilenet/network/cdma_bro/cdma_wa.htm

> South isn't too bad,

Nothing like your silly claim about just the coast.

> but the North hasn't got much.

More bullshit.

> There is coverage in major centres, but if you
> are on the road, you wont get much coverage.

Bullshit. There is very decent coverage on the major inland highways. While
not gap free, its nothing like your completely silly claim about just the coast.

And there is the tiny matter of
http://www.telstra.com.au/mobilenet/network/cdma_bro/cdma_nsw.htm
which shows nothing like your completely silly claim about just the coast.

> I've met tourists who had intended to rely on their
> mobiles when travelling, and they were caught out when
> they found out that mobiles do not work in most areas.

Presumably stupids who dont realise that they need CDMA.
That 'do not work in most areas' is just plain wrong.

And there's also the tiny matter of the Vodafone GlobalStar service.

> Rod, have you got some coverage maps that show a different picture?

Yep.

> Post the URLs - I am genuinely interested.

You looked at the wrong maps.