Sorry I forgot to add... The iPhone 4S is 'Blue Tick' because the dual antenna design intelligently switches antennas if one gets attenuated. 'Blue Tick' phones do not assist with high traffic areas. They only assist users in low coverage areas.
Ronni Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > On 28 Sep 2014, at 12:19 pm, Ronda Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: > > Hi Susan, > > Telstra's 4G Network is available in all the capital CBD's, many suburban > areas and in over 300 regional towns across Australia. > If you happen to go outside a 4G area, you'll automatically switch to > Telstra's fastest available 3G speeds. > > Cheers, > Ronni > > Sent from Ronni's iPad4 > > >> On 28 Sep 2014, at 11:15 am, Susan Hastings <susanhasti...@mac.com> wrote: >> >> Sometimes I found that my iPhone 5 worked better in remote areas if 4g was >> switched off. The 4s is 3G only. I wonder if this is a factor, though >> doesn't explain the 5c rating. >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On 28 Sep 2014, at 9:34 am, Ronni Brown <ro...@mac.com> wrote: >>> >>> Hello Telstra customers, >>> >>> I have always purchased my iPhones outright but use Telstra for better >>> coverage travelling into country areas. >>> I have found this information a little daunting and hard to believe 'why'. >>> I have an iPhone 6 Plus arriving soon. I already have my Telstra Nano-SIM >>> card ready. >>> >>> iPhone 5S - iPhone 6 & iPhone 6 Plus - Are NOT Telstra ‘Blue Tick’ Rated >>> >>> "When you choose a ‘Blue Tick’ mobile, you can be sure that whether you’re >>> in a regional area, country town or off the beaten track, you’ll experience >>> the best possible coverage on the network without equal. It’s just another >>> way we’re shaping our world around you, wherever you might live." >>> >>> <http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/mobiles-on-a-plan/#filter/brand/Apple/os/ios/features/blueTick,is4gx/plan/s/sort/featured> >>> >>> <http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/mobiles-on-a-plan/#filter/brand/Apple/os/ios/features/blueTick,is4gx/plan/s/sort/featured> >>> —— >>> >>> "The current Apple models we have in Blue Tick are the iPhone 4s or the 5c. >>> At this time it is confirmed that the new iPhone 6 range is not ‘Blue tick’ >>> rated. >>> >>> In terms of if and when this will change, we have not been advised at this >>> stage and (at this stage) I cannot give you any timeframe as to when they >>> may be." >>> — >>> "Both the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus have been tested and neither gained >>> the Blue Tick rating. The rating is based on actual network performance, >>> not manufacturer specifications. >>> >>> Ashley >>> Moderator >>> 24x7 Digital Customer Care Team" >>> >>> <http://crowdsupport.telstra.com.au/t5/iPhone-6-iPhone-6-Plus/Blue-tick-and-iPhone-6-6-Plus/td-p/358059> >>> >>> Cheers, >>> Ronni >>> >>> 17" MacBook Pro 2.3GHz Quad-Core i7 “Thunderbolt" >>> 2.3GHz / 8GB / 750GB @ 7200rpm HD >>> >>> OS X 10.9.5 Mavericks >>> Windows 7 Ultimate (under sufferance) > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- > Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> > Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> > Settings & Unsubscribe - > <http://lists.wamug.org.au/listinfo/wamug.org.au-wamug>
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