Telstra 3G Phones
Telstra or Telstra Corp is the leading telecommunications company in Australia. It's one of the largest provider of both local and long distance telephony services, mobile services, wireless, dial-up, DSL and cable Internet access in Australia.
Telstra prides itself for its ability to provide integrated telecommunications services through its vast network coverage both in fixed and mobile infrastructures.
Telstra 3G Phones History
In terms of subscriptions and coverage, Telsta Mobile is considered as among the largest mobile telephone providers in Australia. It runs one of Australia's largest Global System for Mobile (GSM) and third generation (3G) networks.
Telsta's existing 3G network utilises the 3GSM standard which is available in selected areas of Melbourne, Geelong, Sydney, the Gold Coast, Canberra, Adelaide, Brisbane and Perth. The existing Telstra 3G allows access to advanced services such as video calling provided that both parties are using Telstra 3G phones within the coverage area of Telstra 3G.
In October 2006, Telstra launched its primary 3G UMTS mobile network called Next G. Telstra Next G network was reported to provide 100 times greater coverage than any other 3G provider in Australia.
Telstra 3G Phones
Telstra 3G phones are types of phones that feature Telstra 3G technology. Telstra phones come in different brands that support Telstra 3G network. 3G phones such as Telstra 3G phones have special functions that non-3G phones don't have.
Telstra 3G phones work also in areas with Telstra GSM networks. If you're making a call using your Telstra 3G phones and you moved out of the 3G network coverage to the area where GSM exist, your Telstra 3G phones will automatically switch to GSM mode without cutting or interrupting your call. However, if you're using the video call feature of your Telstra 3G phones and you move out of the 3G network coverage, then your video call will drop out since GSM doesn't support video calls.
Telstra 3G must not be confused with its Next G. Whereas Telstra 3G is only available in selected areas, Next G covers 99 percent of the Australian population. With its wide network coverage, it's able to bring to all those within its coverage fast data transmissions and access to different Telstra Next G features.
Owners of Telstra 3G phones can still use their handsets, but if they want to get the full potential of the Next G network, they must upgrade their Telstra 3G phones to Next G mobile phones.
Features of Telstra 3G Phones
Before you can obtain Telstra 3G network services, you must first get Telstra 3G phones, which are compatible with Telstra 3G network. Then you can choose what Telstra 3G phones plan or payment schemes you want.
Telsta 3G phones allow you to send receive video calls within the network coverage of Telstra 3G network. You an also use the Telstra 3G phones to place a video call to PC.
Telstra 3G phones also support video messaging on top of SMS and MMS. The video message bank is another feature that's supported by Telstra 3G phones. Telstra 3G phones enable you to make and place voice calls even when you're in the area of Telstra GSM network coverage.
Telstra 3G phones allow you to download music, ringtones and videos. Using Telstra 3G phones, you can download and upload data at an average of 200kbps. Speed depends on different factors such as location of the user, transmission direction, Telstra 3G phones, and other external considerations.
