3G networks reach deep into Australia and New Zealand
5 February 2012 by Steve Blum
australia, iPad, mobile, mobile broadband, new zealand, telecommunications, telecoms, travel
australia, iPad, mobile, mobile broadband, new zealand, telecommunications, telecoms, travel
Travelling through New Zealand and Australia with a smart phone or iPad is painless and relatively inexpensive for a traveller. Three national mobile networks – Telstra, Optus and Vodafone – cover Australia. Optus also markets service under the Virgin Mobile brand. In New Zealand, it’s Telecom NZ and Vodafone, with newcomer 2degrees building out its network.
My assessment of actual coverage is subjective. I used Vodafone in both countries, and Telstra in Australia. Vodafone NZ and Telstra do a very good job of covering the areas I visited: long swathes of both North and South Islands in New Zealand, and Melbourne, Adelaide and the countryside in between in Australia.… More
