Compare mobile operators

[Stene /Magnus]

Hi,

Is there a good site where you can compare the different GSM-operators in
Australia? This in regard to call costs, coverage etc?

Brgds

Magnus

[sibbick1]

Hello Magnus

I don't know where you can compare the costs of each provider but the
provider with the most amount of land coverage is Telstra however this is
only relevant if you are travelling in the bush and if you are travelling
around in the bush a lot of the time you will want a CDMA phone unless you
can afford a satellite phone as a CDMA phone gives much broader coverage
than the normal mobile phone.

I have had some providers give me a spiel about how good their coverage is
and make comparisons based on population coverage saying they only cover a
few percent of the population less than Telstra. That few percent of
population could represent thousands of square kilometres of no coverage.


"Stene /Magnus" > wrote in message
...
> Hi,
>
> Is there a good site where you can compare the different GSM-operators in
> Australia? This in regard to call costs, coverage etc?
>
> Brgds
>
> Magnus
>
>

[Stene /Magnus]

Hi

Thanks for the answer. How about prices for GSM prepaid cards? Is there a
big difference in prices per minute or are they approx. the same? Who are
the main GSM providers, apart from Telstra & Vodaphone?

/Magnus


"sibbick1" > wrote in message
...
> Hello Magnus
>
> I don't know where you can compare the costs of each provider but the
> provider with the most amount of land coverage is Telstra however this is
> only relevant if you are travelling in the bush and if you are travelling
> around in the bush a lot of the time you will want a CDMA phone unless you
> can afford a satellite phone as a CDMA phone gives much broader coverage
> than the normal mobile phone.
>
> I have had some providers give me a spiel about how good their coverage is
> and make comparisons based on population coverage saying they only cover a
> few percent of the population less than Telstra. That few percent of
> population could represent thousands of square kilometres of no coverage.
>
>
> "Stene /Magnus" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hi,
> >
> > Is there a good site where you can compare the different GSM-operators
in
> > Australia? This in regard to call costs, coverage etc?
> >
> > Brgds
> >
> > Magnus
> >
> >
>

[Helena]

"Stene /Magnus" > wrote

> Is there a good site where you can compare the different GSM-operators in
> Australia? This in regard to call costs, coverage etc?

Not sure if this covers what you're looking for, but I've used this site for
figuring out which mobile phones to buy ...

http://www.phonechoice.com.au/

Good luck,

Helena

[sibbick1]

Hello Magnus

I am sorry I can't really give you an answer on prepaid phone cards as I
have always had a contract and never used a prepaid card.

Check out this link. It gives links to all or most of the mobile phone
providers in Australia.
http://toolkit.aca.gov.au/mobile/csp.htm

I have also copied the main page which follows:





ACA Home Consumer
Information Telecommunications Radiocommunications Standards &
Compliance




Mobile Phone Companies

Below is a list of mobile phone service providers in Australia.
The ACA has compiled this list based on records and other data sources.
Should a mobile phone company not appear on this list please contact us at
. In listing these organisations the ACA does
not recommend one over another or vouch for the services they deliver.

The organisations below have a range of outlets where purchases
can be made. Contact your preferred mobile phone company to find out where
your nearest retail outlet is located.

AAPT Cellular One Ltd www.aapt.com.au
Austar Mobile www.austarmobile.com.au
B Clear and Simple www.bclearandsimple.com.au
Boost www.boost.com.au
Call Direct www.calldirect.com.au
Cellular One www.cellularone.com.au
Cellhire Australia Pty Ltd www.cellhire.com.au
Communic8 www.communic8.com.au
Digiplus www.digiplus.com.au
Dingo Blue Pty Ltd www.dingoblue.com.au
Mobile Innovations www.mobileinnovations.com.au
Optus Communications www.optus.com.au
Orange www.orange.net.au
People Telecom Ltd www.peopletelecom.com.au
PowerTel www.powertel.com.au
Primus Telecommunications www.primus.com.au
RSL COM Mobile Pty Ltd www.rslcom.com.au
Southern Cross Mobile www.scmobile.com.au
Telecall www.telecall.com.au
Telecorp Ltd www.telecorp.com.au
Telstra MobileNet www.telstra.com.au
3 www.three.com.au
Virgin Mobile www.virginmobile.com.au
Vodafone www.vodafone.com.au


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"Stene /Magnus" > wrote in message
...
> Hi
>
> Thanks for the answer. How about prices for GSM prepaid cards? Is there a
> big difference in prices per minute or are they approx. the same? Who are
> the main GSM providers, apart from Telstra & Vodaphone?
>
> /Magnus
>
>
> "sibbick1" > wrote in message
> ...
> > Hello Magnus
> >
> > I don't know where you can compare the costs of each provider but the
> > provider with the most amount of land coverage is Telstra however this
is
> > only relevant if you are travelling in the bush and if you are
travelling
> > around in the bush a lot of the time you will want a CDMA phone unless
you
> > can afford a satellite phone as a CDMA phone gives much broader coverage
> > than the normal mobile phone.
> >
> > I have had some providers give me a spiel about how good their coverage
is
> > and make comparisons based on population coverage saying they only cover
a
> > few percent of the population less than Telstra. That few percent of
> > population could represent thousands of square kilometres of no
coverage.
> >
> >
> > "Stene /Magnus" > wrote in message
> > ...
> > > Hi,
> > >
> > > Is there a good site where you can compare the different GSM-operators
> in
> > > Australia? This in regard to call costs, coverage etc?
> > >
> > > Brgds
> > >
> > > Magnus
> > >
> > >
> >
>
>

[Stene /Magnus]

Hi Helena,

Perfect. Thanks!

/Magnus

"Helena" > wrote in message
...
> "Stene /Magnus" > wrote
>
> > Is there a good site where you can compare the different GSM-operators
in
> > Australia? This in regard to call costs, coverage etc?
>
> Not sure if this covers what you're looking for, but I've used this site
for
> figuring out which mobile phones to buy ...
>
> http://www.phonechoice.com.au/
>
> Good luck,
>
> Helena
>
>