Mobile Broadband Coverage
Telstra's Next G™ network offers the best breadth and depth of third generation mobile coverage in Australia covering more than 1.9 million square kilometres. The network now provides mobile broadband access to 99 per cent of Australians, spanning city to country including many remote coastal and rural communities.
To see if Telstra Mobile Broadband is available where you want it, select the option that applies to you below.
Tip: To get the best out of mobile coverage in regional areas, Telstra recommends customers adopt an external antenna to increase the signal strength and coverage.
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Note: When you submit this search, a map will open in a new window. If the map does not appear, please check your browser popup settings. If you have difficulty viewing colours please select High Contrast. People with vision impairment may call Mobile Customer Service on 125 111 for verbal coverage advice.
International coverage
Telstra offers the convenience of International Roaming for your Next G mobile phone when you travel overseas. Visit our International Roaming section to check available countries, prices, and whether broadband speeds are offered.
Note: You must activate International Roaming on your Next G Mobile Broadband service 24 hours before you intend to access the Internet with BigPond while overseas. Contact Telstra Mobile's 24-hour Customer Service on 125 109 from anywhere in Australia¹ and one of our friendly staff will help you connect.
Things you need to know
All mobile devices have been tested to operate within the handheld coverage contours of the advertised coverage maps. Mobile telephone coverage depends on where you are, the handset you are using and whether it has an external antenna attached. For tips on maximising your coverage, visit the Maximise Your Coverage page.
Customers should be aware that the Telstra wireless coverage maps displayed have been created using tools that predict the likely areas of coverage. Not every particular location within the identified coverage areas has been individually tested for coverage. This means that while the footprint of coverage outlined on the maps is generally accurate, there will be specific areas described as being within a coverage area where a customer's device will not work. This is a common characteristic of wireless systems. For example, coverage could be degraded or not existent in specific locations due to certain physical structures or geographic features or as a result of the device used. Physical structures which may block or inhibit coverage could include basements, lifts, underground car parks, concrete buildings, tunnels and road cuttings. Geographic features which may block or inhibit coverage could include formations such as hills and mountains or even trees.
Customers should also be aware the Telstra wireless coverage maps also may indicate planned coverage expansions of the Telstra wireless network. Coverage planned for the future is based on Telstra's rollout schedule. Telstra reserves the right to modify this schedule without notice, as required from time to time.
Data speeds experienced on Telstra's wireless networks may be affected by network availability, the type and configuration of customer equipment, the performance of external networks (for example the Internet), the signal strength of the device used and other factors such as the type of application.
Like any other mobile network, Next G mobile telephone coverage depends in part on where you are, what particular handset you are using and whether your handset has an external antenna attached.
- Calls to 125 109 from within Australia cost 25 cents (including GST). Calls to + 61 439 125 109 from outside of Australia (with the roaming mobile only) cost 22.57 cents and are GST free. Any call made from a fixed international line would be subject to the international carriers call rates.
