Mobile, internet reception along Gibb River Road

My parents are travelling the Gibb River Road leaving Kempsey NSW 10 May. They would like to watch ABC news and speak to us occasionally.

Can you tell me if Telstra Next G works up there and if they can get internet? I have suggested Skype and ABC TV on the internet but I really am not sure. If you can help with any ideas that would be great.

Thanks very much,
Kylie

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Mobile phone / NextG
by: Birgit

The question about Mobile phones along the Gibb River Road is already covered.

NextG is no different, since that's how it works. I use it myself, it's the only way for me to get any internet, and the moment you leave a town, that's it.

There are some public phones along the way (Imintji, Mt Barnett, Drysdale...) or if it is important enough to them they can hire a sat phone.

As for the TV, the only suggestion I have is that they remember they came to see a wilderness and go without.
Home Valley Station has wireless internet, but that doesn't solve the problem since, like El Questro, it's more or less just out of Kununurra.

Communication when out bush
by: Mel

An alternative to relying on the sometimes unpredictable mobile network or even Sat-phone (yes we were somewhere near Denham River and a person bogged out there had a Sat phone that wasnt receiving!) is the HF Radio. This radio network also permits communication to any telephone as well as to emergency services and other users of HF. If you do alot of remote travelling then this is generally the recommended communication method for peace of mind and safety.

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