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 <[email protected]> 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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