…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…
…phone reception strength measured in -dBm and power in femtowatts (fW) or picowatts (one pW is 1000 fW). I cannot recall any of the more than 200 phones we have reviewed failing Telstra’s wholly inadequate single band/tower test. Telstra Blue Tick does not represent real-world use In my opinion, Blue…
…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…
…of ColorOS and is not approved for Australian use. You can find if it is genuine certified Australian stock by looking on the box for the R-NZ C-Tick or by going to Settings>About Device>Regulatory>, and you will find the R-NZ C-Tick. Only approved devices carry an Australian warranty and use…
…Website Product Page and hardware Manual (US version) Price 12/256 $2,599 12/512 $2799 12/1TB $3149 Optional 25W charger with 1M USB-C-USB-C 3W cable $50 Accessories and cases from $79 to $169 (strongly recommended) Colours Standard colours: Icy Blue, Phantom Black, and Cream Samsung Online Exclusive colours: Grey and Blue From*…
