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Title: Phone reception- Cape York
Post by: mytravels on May 26, 2011, 04:05:06 PM

I'm looking at doing a trip to cape york soon for a few weeks.
I know phone reception isn't good, but wondering if anybody has been there and got reception with "optus"?
Thanks

Title: Re: Phone reception- Cape York
Post by: Blue Bravo on May 26, 2011, 04:13:48 PM

You won't get reception after you leave Cairns with Optus.

Title: Re: Phone reception- Cape York
Post by: GGV8Cruza on May 26, 2011, 04:28:25 PM

I thought half the reason to go to these places was to get away from the thing anyway ;D

GG

Title: Re: Phone reception- Cape York
Post by: darren on May 26, 2011, 04:33:19 PM

Quote from: GGPatrol on May 26, 2011, 04:28:25 PM

I thought half the reason to go to these places was to get away from the thing anyway ;D

GG

I agree, But if you must know there is telstra at portland rds, and if you stand on the cliff above vrillia point you can get it there too.

Title: Re: Phone reception- Cape York
Post by: toad on May 26, 2011, 04:52:15 PM

 You will need a Telstra Next G Blue Tick phone and then you will need some experimentation.

Title: Re: Phone reception- Cape York
Post by: Gunna Do on May 26, 2011, 04:56:45 PM

We pretty much turned our Telstra mobile phone off and put it in the glovebox once we left Cooktown, and got it out again at Bamaga.  You'll also get Telstra mobile reception on the beach at Chilli Beach.

Can't remember wanting to try anywhere else.

Title: Re: Phone reception- Cape York
Post by: jaycamrie on May 26, 2011, 05:12:43 PM

i am with telstra and phone reception hit and miss but i was standing at the sign at the tip getting photo taken and the wife rang  ... so it works there

Title: Re: Phone reception- Cape York
Post by: FODFA on May 26, 2011, 05:48:43 PM

Lots of people bag Telstra but they are the only provider that services the Cape. Any other provider, you may as well turn your phone off when you leave Cairns. Around the towns are the only places you are likely to get reception, although we did get a text come through in the middle of Lakefield NP.

Our satelite phone had coverage wherever we wanted it ;D

Cheers Andrew

Title: Re: Phone reception- Cape York
Post by: DaveO on May 26, 2011, 08:16:35 PM

We got reception with Telstra on the beach at Punsand Bay - you had to walk to the water's edge though. 10 metres back towards the campsite and it was gone. We also got limited reception at the sign at the tip. Our other phone was with Optus which was useless !!!

Title: Re: Phone reception- Cape York
Post by: gruesome on May 26, 2011, 08:28:21 PM

Have to agree with DaveO, we stayed at Punsand Bay and had reception on Telstra, the others in the group on Optus were bloody useless,
cheers Andy

Title: Re: Phone reception- Cape York
Post by: morgue on May 26, 2011, 08:46:01 PM

If your keen and have the budget...hire a Sat phone.

Title: Re: Phone reception- Cape York
Post by: bungie on May 28, 2011, 05:33:20 PM

Bit of a self plug, but we hire sat phones

See http://myswag.org/forum/index.php?topic=12458.msg185399#msg185399

If I can be of any help PM me

:)