…articles most helpful. Is Telstra Blue Tick accurate for rural phone reception? No way Telstra Blue Tick Part II – reader’s experiences are not good Telstra Blue Tick Part III – readers regret trusting Telstra Telstra Blue Tick Part IV – Telstra won’t listen and does not know what it…
…Australia’s landmass. We now test for city, suburbs, regional and rural use. We found that Telstra’s Blue Tick program was, at best, a marketing effort to promote its Telstra brand and Samsung phones. You can read more about our readers’ Blue Tick = BS experiences. Simply put, different processors have…
… e-Compass Yes Barometer Gravity Pedometer Ambient light Yes Hall sensor Proximity Yes Other Fingerprint SAR sensor Sensor Hub Comment Speeds as expected with Wi-Fi AC. 4G and 5G – Pass+ We stirred a hornet’s nest when we asked Is Telstra Blue Tick…
…you will see in our Telstra Blue Tick series, Telstra’s gong for regional and rural use is more of a marketing tool than a reliable measurement. Let’s say that we have redoubled our testing regimens to ensure accurate city, suburban, regional, or rural use recommendations. This has some of the…
Telstra Blue Tick Part IV is about a pretty astute and tech-savvy reader who has argued with Telstra over black spot coverage. He is frequently told to buy so-called Blue Tick phones and expensive 5G plans that would not work any better than what he has. The image above is…
…Telstra Blue Tick-certified phone that was no better than an uncertified one! We did some digging, and the result: Is Telstra Blue Tick accurate for rural phone reception? Then, another reader contacted me, and his experiences were equally unimpressive. Read Telstra Blue Tick Part II – Reader’s experiences are not…
…fines are up to $412,500 and two years in jail. If you get caught, you must surrender the device. Use the free Network Cell Info Lite app to see if your phone can get better reception. Read Is Telstra Blue Tick accurate for rural phone reception? If your phone does…
Telstra Blue Tick Part II. Reader Anthony T wrote following our Telstra Blue Tick article to describe his experience with a Telstra Blue Tick phone, which ‘signifies a mobile device has been thoroughly tested and delivers superior voice coverage in rural and regional areas’. His call – BT=BS! Hi Ray…
Telstra Blue Tick is touted as an objective and independent testing of a phone’s ability to receive a signal in rural and remote areas with limited tower coverage. It has been a subject of considerable debate in Reddit and Whirlpool forums. As our insightful readers have often pointed out, it…
…tower coverage. Update: After this review was published the S24-series received Telstra Blue Tick for rural use. While we cannot argue the point we feel that the best phone should have the best reception strength. In case you are wondering there are no Apple iPhones in the Bluetick List. Battery…
…12 antennae (excellent) and finds all four towers are very good strengths. Its strongest signal was 7.6pW (picoWatt), which should earn it a Telstra Blue Tick. Excellent for city, suburbs, regional and remote use. Note the strongest signals are with the fold open. The New Sound-Sealed Call feature can partially…
…This has 12 antennae (excellent) and finds all four towers at usable signal strengths. Its strongest signal was 7.9pW (picoWatt), which should earn it a Telstra Blue Tick. Excellent for city, suburbs, regional and remote use. Note the strongest signals are with the fold open. Battery mAh 4400mAh (test 4270)…
