"Snapper" <snapper1@y7mail.com> wrote in message
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> This will be interesting to watch.
>
> http://www.news.com.au/technology/st...014239,00.html
>
> Given my experiences over the past weekend with Optus v NextG rural
> coverage, I'll be keen to see what Optus will have to offer us "bushies"
> and at what cost.
>
> If Optus' claims that 900 Mhz is the way to go versus Telstra's 850Mhz,
> maybe it will end up providing better coverage.

The lower the frequency for UMTS, the better the spread of coverage.
However, the higher, the better the inbuilding penetration