[iceman (Mike)]

Hi guys

For one of the regulars that go out to Ilford regularly, what phone coverage is available out there? I know CDMA works out there, but does NextG, Hutch 3G or GSM work?

Also, at Lostock, CDMA worked, barely - if you stood on one leg and held your finger in the air.. it worked better from the top of the hill. Does anyone know if NextG works out there? I'm pretty sure GSM and Hutch 3G don't.

My wife's CDMA phone needs to be replaced as the CDMA is supposedly closing down in late January, and I need a phone that gets coverage in those areas.

Telstra reckons that there is NextG coverage at Mudgee and Dungog, which are close-by towns of Ilford and Lostock.