Optus coverage

[Troysmissus]

Please help me. Where is the best area in Victoria that my partner can get Optus coverage whilst he can still do his fossicking. Any tips on where he can get a shower would be awesome. He is out there totally unorganised ? He is near Bendigo today whipstick I believe

 

[Anniegee]

How old is he?????????????????????

 

[Manpa]

How old is he?????????????????????

Now, now Annie, you know us blokes never grow up, old maybe, but not up. layful:

 

[Deepseeker]

And that my friends is why there are still Gold nuggets to be found :lol:

 

[Solid Luck]

Maybe check their site for the cover map?

 

[grubstake]

How old is he?????????????????????

And can he tie his own shoes?

PS: Whipstick is a great place for getting lost (don't ask me how I know!)

 

[goody2shoes]

Some service centres you can have a shower at

 

[jethro]

You dont need a mobile phone to find gold. You dont even need to take a shower. If hes in the whipstick area he can just have a wash in the stock and domestic water supply ditch that runs through the forest. layful: :awful:

 

[condor22]

I use Optus at home in Adelaide, but when in the GT i carry a Flip 3 Telstra prepaid. I then went to Boost mobile as it is on the entire Telstra network. Why?

I found that in many areas Optus just does not work. I get no service in Tarnagulla, Kingower or south of Maryborough. If you are within a few kms of major areas i.e. Ballarat Bendigo, Avoca etc there is a signal, but once in the forest areas that quickly fails.

Showers - Tarnagulla oval coin operated. Maryborough indoor pool sports centre are 2 I know of, but with Covid, I don't know if they are open.

 

[Nightjar]

Totally irresponsible, this is why expensive searches for the lost are happening every year. Sometimes found alive, more often dead. Shake a bit of common sense into him if and when he gets home.
Sit him down and read this;
https://www.google.com/url?sa=t&sou...FjAAegQIARAB&usg=AOvVaw3E8DgnEpk-aX8snLWe_lge
BTW in WA once you are about 10km from outback towns Optus coverage ceases.

 

[user 4386]

Totally irresponsible, this is why expensive searches for the lost are happening every year. Sometimes found alive, more often dead. Shake a bit of common sense into him if and when he gets home.
BTW in WA once you are about 10km from outback towns Optus coverage ceases.

Fair go Nightjar - a bit harsh. Do people really get lost in the Whipstick? Walk out to roads all over the place - but a map would be useful. A bit like Bourke St (I held it under EL and explored back in the days when that was still possible).

A bowl and flannel will keep you going for days, with some water. Even in a group, you all ultimately "mature" together at an even rate, when you all stink, noone stinks I find.

Yes, service stations. I have also found pubs and camp grounds will permit a shower for a small fee (thank God for Heyfield pub after a couple of weeks prospecting on the High Plains).

I use Telstra (better coverage but charge like a wounded bull), but also have a small external aerial for my mobile that boosts signal. Few phones take them nowadays.
A PLB is a cost - last was $330 - but batteries last ten years, if your worry is about emergency contact.

I have a bag with a shower head that I hang from a tree - fill it, pull the cord and it showers on you. Buy them at camping stores. Only had unexpected visitors once...

 

[HarryHoudini]

Optus does not work well in the whipstick. very flaky. Mind you you would be hard pressed to get lost in the whipstick.
cheers
hh