Best mobile reception in my area

3GOur best 3G for talk, text, email & internet across an area covering 98% of Australians . 3G Single BandTalk & text across an area covering 96% of Australian”s and mobile internet in selected major towns and cities.

Using that metric, Telstra is the clear winner when it comes to mobile coverage with 99.5% of the population covered by the Telstra mobile network (3G and 4G) and 10,700 mobile base stations across the country.3 Eyl 2021

Telstra has the largest network in Australia, servicing 99.5% of Australians right across the country.

Verizon has the most nation-wide coverage , while AT&T and T-Mobile are neck and neck, and Sprint is far behind coming in last place. The group of four major cell phone providers in the U.S. is known as the Big Four, and it includes Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T, and Sprint.

On NBN 250 plans Telstra’s typical evening speeds are 230Mbps while Optus’ are 215Mbps . Both are of course very fast connections, but an extra 15Mbps isn’t likely to go astray. On the other hand, Telstra’s NBN 1000 plans come with a 700Mbps typical evening speed while Optus’ is still sitting at 250Mbps.

A quick glance at the 5G coverage map below shows that Telstra has superior 5G coverage in most major cities. Optus has a decent 5G footprint too, but if you use the dropdown in the map below to switch between the two providers, you’ll see that Telstra has a higher density of coverage in metropolitan areas.

Telstra has the widest coverage followed by Optus and Vodafone closely behind . Those of us in capital cities should have our pick of the litter but it never hurts to check.17 Ara 2021