"John Phillips" <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote in message
news:20080423201208.3310d15a@linux-k6os.site...
> On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 04:25:49 GMT "Alan Parkington"
> <patriot@iheartaustralia.com.au> wrote:
>
>> The Next G network offers a larger mobile coverage footprint than the
>> old CDMA network, covering more than 2 million square kilometres as
>> compared to CDMA which covered more than 1.6 million square
>> kilometres.
>
> Dunno about NextG, but was in Dubbo NSW today.
>
> Only place Optarse worked was outside the airport, and right in centre
> of town - shit coverage.
>

Don't know about that. My brother was in & around Dubbo for 3 days 2 weeks
ago, he called me 5 or 6 times & other people & didn't have any problems,
others calling him didn't have any problems either (didn't go to voicemail).

Maybe you were just unlucky when they had some localised network outages or
maybe you need to get your phone checked?

Granted out in the sticks Optus don't have great coverage (or any) but I've
found around NSW at least, in the regional towns & cities, Optus have just
as good a coverage as Telstra GSM (you can't compare GSM to CDMA different
technologies, different strengths & weaknesses).