5G Mobile Coverage - Progress and Concerns

The Telstra 5G rollout in my area has killed off any chance I have of accessing Telstra at all. Because of my location, which used to be able to get 4G for data and only 3G for phone, I now am unable to get either, reliably. Phone calls on Woolworths mobile became patchy and data non-existent… (it never reached the advertised speeds but then I am almost in a black spot)… so I’ve had to increase my monthly costs and go to GOMO (Optus). GOMO doesnt use 5G (though it seems Optus has enabled it for Optus users), but I don’t much care, I get excellent phone reception and fast data, as well as paying only $5/m more for more data, plus VoWiFi and VoLTE. It turns out that for the first time in a long time, Optus is a better fit for me.

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