General News
17 February, 2024
Your online words: Phones and connections
PHONE AND INTERNET CONNECTIONS HAVE READERS HOT WITH CONCERN Lou Green wrote: When we moved out here, the service for our mobiles was a really big issue, eventually had to change providers with not much more success, but to be honest, the longer out...
PHONE AND INTERNET CONNECTIONS HAVE READERS HOT WITH CONCERN
Lou Green wrote: When we moved out here, the service for our mobiles was a really big issue, eventually had to change providers with not much more success, but to be honest, the longer out of range I am, the more I’m liking it!
Matthew Mizzi wrote: Regional Victoria seems to be worse than most third world countries.
Mike Akers wrote: Same all over the Loddon area, nothing at Laanecoorie at all, sometimes get a sniff of a signal then nothing. Telstra taking our money and say it’s in the map area and then they give the old, we’re upgrading the service, I’ve been there for 12 years and you used get something, now nothing and the withdrawal of 3G it’s a joke. Also been using cel-fi go with Yagi antenna all from Telstra at our cost saying it will improve the signal somewhat, maybe at 2am and the rest of they day dead as and that’s in the Laanecoorie caravan park itself that services hundreds of people at times and no service or internet.
Dizzy Brett wrote: Finally Telstra has admitted there is problems in Laanecoorie, even with a cel-fi go booster you only get minimal service at best, then zero service when caravan park is busy. There are periods where we have no mobile or internet service for hours.
Sue Lea wrote: Calivil is no good. We had an incident at our hall where a lady collapsed. I had to stand out near the footy field to ring an ambulance. We are all running businesses that need to be connected.
Andrew Perryman wrote: I can see the tower from my front door in Inglewood and have woeful coverage. All Telstra does is try and sell me a booster device.
FEDERAL MP OFFERS TO WRITE LETTERS OF SUPPORT
Kristan Emerson wrote: Paid a fortune plus entitlements and the best she can do for her constituents is write a letter.
Barry Parsons wrote: I believe it does not help that the Mallee electorate is considered a safe seat. Anne Webster even when in government had no influence on getting better mobile coverage. The fact is the Mallee electorate needs to rid itself of the disadvantages of being a very very safe seat if it wants to be noticed by the federal government of the day.
MAYOR DISMISSES TELSTRA PITCH FOR COUNCIL FUNDS
Chris Young wrote: If the mayor is talking about his shire, then I agree!
Victoria Talbot wrote: How about the council fixes our dirt roads first? Weeah St in Inglewood is so rough with corrugation ruts that you have to drive on the side of the road, or go very fast over them.
Darren Quigley wrote: Better still how about the shire tipping in some money of their own to distribute properly in areas that need it. Instead of relying on Federal and State Government grants as revenue of there own And then once they receive this grant money they’re handing it out to the wrong people, organisations and areas that have had plenty of money thrown at it prior while certain areas in the Loddon Shire are constantly missing out.