Some recent Testimonials in regards to "The G Spotter" ™antennas.

Hi Dave,

Just wanted to say thank you for your G Spotter product.
I live in a black spot in Coffs Harbour. My Internet connection was poor at best, once I plugged in the G Spotter

I now get speeds of over 30 Mbps.

Michael

30th January 2011

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Maaate, i'm just a wee bit green when it comes to computers & electronics, but I do know that my reception/speed has improved enormously. That in itself is helping with learning how to use these things and easing frustrations that often comes with slow speeds.

Again Thanks,

Ken Cox

23rd January 2011

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Hi Dave,

We have a 3G21WB Gateway which we use at home and also when travelling in our motorhome. Even though we live only about 4 Km from a mobile tower, at home our Gateway signal strength was 2-3 bars and the wireless connectivity was pretty unstable, sometimes even weather affected, causing considerable frustration. The Gateway worked pretty well while travelling provided we had a mobile signal of at least 3 bars.

Telstra/BigPond, though willing enough, were not able to solve our problems either by phone or online – largely due to the massive amount of information on their website and us amateurs trying to navigate We started researching external antennas and, fortunately, stumbled across the G Spotter – recommended on a forum.We contacted Dave, who responded promptly with sound advice both on the phone and by email.

We now have the The G Spotter Omni Squat Antenna in all it’s day-glo glory attached to the Gateway and we have done all the firmware and software updates that Dave so helpfully suggested to us, even providing the links, and ............ we now have 5 bars at home! Our G Spotter will also be a serious improvement on our mobile phone reception while we are on the road. And our frustration has gone.

Thank you, Dave, you are a joy to deal with, especially when it is just so hard to find someone who really knows what they are talking about ..... not to mention who actually also cares!

All the very best, you deserve it,

Regards,

Yvonne and Leon Taylor

19th DECEMBER 2011

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Thankyou so much David for the G Spotter antenna I have purchased!

I live in a total wireless dead spot in Banksia Grove, WA and thanks to this little unit, i now have internet!

Many thanks!

Justin Smith

(Using Vivid Wireless 4G)

21st NOVEMBER 2011

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Testimonial by Martin Jones Skype address –senojmar1

I dont do many testimonials , but this G Spotter worked “ Just as Dave said it would” . It took me about 3 hrs to self install , but that was because i had to find my way through a stone wall.

The actual install of the G Spotter onto the pole only took about 30 minutes, and was as simple as you get.

So i plugged the G Spotter into my Telstra Elite Broadband dongle, i watched the signal strength indicator reading only just 2 bars ( strength –Weak) , it stayed there for about 10 seconds then all of a sudden went bang , right up to

5 bars – i have never had that strength of signal here where i live in Rural Victoria , just outside Mansfield !! I was happy!!

You will note i have included my Skype address, i am a ‘Real” satisfied customer.

This thing really did improve my signal strength.

I highly recommend it .

And thanks Dave for the great advice and prompt delivery.

Regards Martin

14th NOVEMBER 2011

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Hi Dave,
Just wanted to say “Thanks” for all your help getting us on line. We are still going great, signal strength is between 80 - 89%, Link Quality is steady at 96% and Data Rate is 48-54Mbps.
We thought we would write a bit of a blurb about our saga so others can see there is a solution to their internet signal problems, you just need to ask the right people.

We were on satellite for years but when I took on a contract to work over the internet we needed faster download and more of them so we asked Telstra about wireless and were signed up to Bigpond wireless.
When we first got our Telstra USB Modem in July this year we had absolutely no signal so couldn’t get connected at all. Then we lucked on your G Spotter, called and talked to you for a while and ordered one, mainly because you offered a money back guarantee if it didn’t work. And as soon as it arrived and we plugged it in we had 2 bars of signal, we couldn’t believe it. The speed wasn’t lightning fast but it was so much better than what we were getting with our satellite and it was constant and steady.

Then 4 months later, bang, nothing, signal gone completely. After 2 weeks of having new modems sent and going through Telstra’s Tech Support (what an oxymoron that is), Telstra’s only explanation was “something must have grown up between you and the tower”. We were then referred to Telstra’s Premium Plus Support, who charge a fortune, and they finally told us we had been lucky to ever get any signal in the first place as according to their maps we were way out of the signal zone. It is so frustrating when they keep telling you different things without anyone wanting to help with any decent advice.

Then, of course, it was back on the phone to you. On your advice we went out and bought an Elite Home Gateway wireless router from a Telstra shop, the cost of which Telstra has agreed to cover, and we ordered your Wifi Extender with internal antenna. Once these arrived and were set up we wandered around the block looking for the best signal spot, and it was up near the shed about 50mts from the office and PC.

Then it was back onto Telstra for 6 hours to try and sort out the SIM card and router settings to absolutely no avail. No signal still and the settings were correct according to them but also according to Telstra there was no need to set the router to an external antenna as it was done automatically by the router’s software.
Then, of course, it was back on the phone to you asking what next. Sorry about that, it must have been like talking to 2yrs olds for you. Luckily our teenager was home and could talk to you about what was needed next, which was a big ask considering you flying blind trying to figure out our set up over the phone.

But we needed more help than we thought, namely a laptop. As luck would have it we again stumbled on someone who was genuine. Once we had told him the problem and the solution we wanted he set about fixing things. Using his laptop we found a spot in the house where it could pick up the wireless router OK so we shifted our PC to that spot and it could pick up but wouldn’t download. Back out to the router near the shed and following your instructions the firmware was downloaded and at last a box appeared that asked to choose between an internal or external antenna. At first the IT bloke was very, very reluctant to believe the external antenna would have much effect on things but, boy, did he change his mind once he hit that button and the G Spotter took over. We went from no signal in the office to 4 bars, with the router up near the shed, 50mts away.

So now apart from hubby wanting to shift the router to a dust-free room, we have wireless broadband with constant strength and signal. And a local IT bloke who is telling all his customers about the G Spotter and Wifi extender.
And your G Spotter and Wifi extender are brilliant and do the job you said they would. We will certainly be recommending them to anyone we know in the same boat.

I don’t know if we ever told you but the irony of all this is we only live 30mins from the Brisbane CBD so we’re not remote by any stretch.

Thanks again, Dave. Without your advice, help and patience we would not have any internet.

NOVEMBER 2011

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Hi Dave,

Thank you very much for your support.

I finally rigged up the antenna and I can now discontinue my satellite internet connection!!!

Thanks again, It is a pleasure to work with someone who genuinely is looking for the best result for the client rather than just being in it for the bucks!!

Andrew Matisons

24th OCTOBER 2011

Andrew purchased a G Spotter Antenna and one of our new white panel directional WiFi antennas and set up an access point 100 mtrs from his house, where the next g signal was stronger, he then transmits the signal down from his router in WiFi.The below picture he sent me showing his results.

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Briliant got the G Spotter and I can't believe how fast our connection is.Took me less than an hour and i am no techno. Told a friend today about the G Spotter who also has trouble getting reception.

On behalf of my wife and I...brilliant yet simple.

Nigel Davis...Halls Head WA

14th OCTOBER 2011

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Dear Dave,

Just wanted u to know the g-spotter has improved our broadband by 100% we r so very happy with it we will be letting our family and friends know all about g-spotter and how very friendly you are and so very helpful thank u so much.

Regards

Rhonda & Wayne Kirwan

26th SEPTEMBER 2011

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Dear Dave - here is a photo of 15-year old Putu who lives in remote west Bali. Her parents had saved to buy her a laptop and USB modem to help her at high school but she could get no signal at home although a couple of km up the road there was enough signal. We took the G-spotter over and her father set it up on a bamboo pole. We had to use the velcro on universal connector as the modem had no socket. She now gets 3 bars of signal which gives her internet access.The local phone network is Edge, not 3G. It is not fast by Australian standards but I checked it and it is not bad and certainly better than no signal at all !

Thanks
Bruce Campbell

19th SEPTEMBER 2011

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Thanks Dave

The advice you gave me regarding the firmware update fixed my problem.
The G Spotter works incredibly well.
Certainly can't complain about the signal strength download speeds etc.
(8334 kb/s download, 1765 kb/s upload and 77 ms Ping).

We will pass on your product info to interested travellers? (We are a camping ground
and get a few "Grey Nomads" that battle with Comms here and on the road)

Thanks again

Guy MacDonald

13th AUGUST 2011

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I work across Australia, inner city, outer suburbs and way out in the sticks. My business is live streaming over the net. If I can't get a secure connection with good bandwidth, then I have no business. Only through frustration, stress and desperation lead me on a frantic search to find anything that was going to help me with the inadequate reception/connection for my line of work.

Then, I came across the G spotter antenna, that sounded amazing in theory. But still had sceptickle on all the claims. I decided to bite the bullet, as I had no other option, when I to deliver on what I promised I could do for my clients.

Results were more than amazing!!

In some parts, I was lucky to have one bar of service. The g spot smashed this up to four, even five! I can not thank them enough with all their help, specially at a customer care level in their concerns in helping me reach my bandwidth goals, in taken the time over the phone in making sure their product was right for me and would achieve everything they claim the G spot antenna would do.

Cheers, from Darren Blackwell.

www.livenoise.com

1st AUGUST 2011

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Having moved to the outer Adelaide Hills recently we have been challenged with a variety of reception problems in our new place that being TV, phone, and the satellite broadband gizmo on the roof,setup for our computer. If it wasn't for the rolling hills and beautiful scenery around Bull Creek we may have regreted our decision to move in some respects, not that all these luxuries are the most important things in life, but you do want them to work when you need them, particularly when you have teenagers at you asking Why is the computer so slow?

The satellite dish looks impressive on the roof but thats as far as it goes if you want dial up speed and pay ridiculous amounts of cash to do so. Our other problem is that we are surrounded very closely by hills so i thought we will never be able to have proper broadband again. Some searching on the web for alternatives lead me to Daves website and his product called the G Spotter.

Having read the reviews i thought i would give it a go, but doubted it would work for me. The good thing also is that you can return it if it doesn't work and if you have any queries on the techno side you get to talk to a real person who obviously is passionate about his work and has all the time in the world to help you.

When the unit arrived we tested it with our neighbours dongle and on my wifes labtop.We went ouside and i climbed on the roof and straight away four bars of reception and a speed similar to what we had in the city. It was nice to be pulled out of the dark ages by this antenna and even if you don\'t think it will work give it a go because it very likely will.

Paul Grafton

JULY 2011

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JUNE 2011

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Hi Dave,

Just wanted to say thank you for all your help.

I installed the G Spot over the weekend and the change is enormous to my speed.

I hope everyone who is using Optus Wireless in the city (Footscray) and is not happy with their speed to invest in this. Don\'t wait for the NBN, invest in this.

Great work with this devise Dave and all the best for its future.

Ann Burmeister

30th May 2011

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Hi Dave,
I would like to thank you for your advice on getting a better signal on our 21 Elite Gateway Modem. You were so obliging and patient and it was so good to speak to someone who really knows what he is talking about.
Thanks again.

Regards
Geoff Culmsee

23rd May 2011

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Dave Mate,

You are a lifesaver, your advice and expert information, has made the difference between no internet and some super fast (better than ADSL) internet access. Your G Spotter Antenna is great and the whole family can now do what they want on their own iPhones and laptops. I will reccomend your product to anyone in a dodgy reception area (you should get a job with Telstra as you are the only one I have spoken to that is willing to help out) thanks again from the Jackson Family.

Mike Jackson

15th May 2011

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Hi Dave,

I spoke to you about 3 months ago re the "The G Spotter" antenna. I have followed your advice and mounted it outdoors and just wanted to provide a bit of feedback.

Firstly I should mention that the ISP I am with uses the Optus 3G network. When I first contacted Optus they told me that their 3G service would not work at all at my location and therefore would not be guaranteed. I took the chance anyway and purchased the modem. It worked OK most of the time but often only at dial -up speed (or slightly better) and was subject to complete drop-outs. It was an improvement on dial - up but not really reliable and very variable. I tried a couple of "high - gain" omnidirectional antennae and found that they made little or no difference - fortunately I was able to return them to the retailer as they were of no real use to me at this location.

The G Spotter has made a big difference and now the signal virtually never drops out and is at broadband speed most of the time. Of course it depends on prevailing weather conditions (that seems to be the nature of wireless internet) but the service is now 99% reliable and generally pretty quick - at times up to 2 Mbps. It does still vary but is always much better than the old dial - up.

I also noticed when installing the antenna that it does have a fairly wide coverage pattern ie it does not need to be directed "spot on" towards the tower in order for it to work, although it probably is worth spending some time (as I did) to find the best angle.

Overall I am very happy with the performance of your antenna. ADSL2 is not available in my area. A neighbour has ADSL1 but says it is pretty slow. Your directional antenna has allowed me to access broadband at reasonable cost.

Best regards,

Tony Jeglic
Llandilo NSW

31st March 2011

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The G spotter arrived this morning, speed was .10 now averaging 2.70 up to 4.30
It is sitting behind my TV facing the wall.

Great product thank you.

regards
Clint Baker.

10th February 2011

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Rcvd Gspotter today (Thursday 13th Jan) set up OK using 900mhz connection on the modem and I am very impressed. Now I can use utube without waiting an endlessly long time or giving up.
I will need to watch my usage now!

James Black

January 2011

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IPhone Reception & The G Spotter Antenna Comments on Whirlpool Forums

(The G Spotter Antenna...) is the only thing that works for me here with my iPhone which otherwise gets no bars inside.

Simply resting the iPhone (3GS or 4) on the top of this antenna gives me 3 bars, and I use the cable from the antenna to feed a modem. It's not quite as good as a directional yagi, but for ease of set up and it's versatility, I'm glad I bought it.

You may be able to purchase it with the option of returning it if it wasn't successful. The chap was comfortable doing this for me if I wasn't happy with it.

Hope this helps.

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1583631

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Hi Dave the system I purchased from you (G-Spotter areial - router and wfi directional areial) works fantastic.

I took this set up of yours as you know to my brothers place at Upper Bingara (nth wst N.S.W.) we had a lot of trouble locating a signal we found a signal that had 1 to 3 bars fluctuating some time no signal this signal was right next to the corrigated tin shearing shed. We knew we had to stay within the 300M range of the house so I made up a 10Mx30mm water pipe attached your G-Spotter WFI gear and stood this assembly up against this shed with your G-Spotter 3.5Mtrs above the roof.

We now can maintain between 2 to 5 bars. reception on a laptop in the house 300Mtrs away is great home computer had trouble with the Belcan USB divice pushed into front only one bar but we put it on a short USB cable placed it on top of home computers steel top which created a flat reception plane and BINGO it could do what the laptop was doing 2 to 5 bars which enabled internet Ebay access.

So Dave on behalf of my brother and myself thank you very much for a wonderfull device for people that live on the edge of technology that can't use it.

PS Telstra people don't understand there own devices (DATA CARD system) we found 1 person out of 7 phone calls (3 hours worth of time)one who new a little about it and sold us the CARD system that lady was in Inverell Telstra shop a 150km's away. Thanks again Dave.

Allan Preston

January 2011

Hi Dave
As discussed I couldn\'t get any coverage in Chugga Lane Windellama NSW 2580, until I installed your antenna and faced it north towards Marulan. Now its all good two bars and on the net using Telstra and optus.I have preferred to stay with Optus and have now installed a DIR451 DLINK 3G modem/wireless router and have wireless connection all round the living area of the property. Thanks once again.
Re : The G-Spotter Antenna (Duel Frequency)

Dave - Kanimbla Lodge

December 2010

Hi David,

As suggested by you, armed with my new antenna and 3G Telstra Country phone, I walked around the yard as far as my 10 metre cable would extend in order to use the computer. I could only pick up the 3G signal - no bars, however in walking down to the shed 10 metres away I had 4 bars, astounding!

Well I didn't give up, I got the antenna attached it to my telstra turbo usb modem and computer and walked around the yard again, I have two permanent bars in a direct line facing three large trees and several mountains, couldn\'t believe it! I am so happy my internet speed is awesome, much much faster than satellite, and it has even worked in storms where the satellite hasn't.

Great Product - you genius!

Susan Moore - Northern NSW

November 2010

Hi Dave, The G-Spotter you sent, does the trick in a reception "black hole", which is my house.

I have installed the antenna on top of my computer and point it towards the direction of town.

Well done. It is a very good product.

Kind regards, Rory Williams, Adelaide, South Australia

November 2010

Re: The G Spotter Antenna (Duel Frequency),

Far out, how good is i t!

I connected it and straight away it gave me full reception. I use this antenna in Dalton NSW, literally in the middle of nowhere and I am impressed.

David P.

October 2010

We originally had a YAGI antenna fitted to the roof, but this never gave us more than 1 bar reliably. It got less reliable with time - maybe the trees grew! Although there is a Telstra tower within 10 km, the house is in a gully with hills around and there is very limited or no mobile coverage. A chance search on the web found your information, until then we had spent months trying to find someone who could offer a solution.

With your G Spotter antenna we found that there was no position close to the house (within 10 m) that gave a reliable NextG signal. The next step was to search in close proximity to the house, we found two spots, both about 40 m from the house, that gave reliable 2 bars sometimes 3. We tried putting the G spotter antenna up higher, but in the end it was best only 2 m off the ground. We then set up the Telstra wireless router and the WIFI antenna, access to an outside 240 v power point was only a few metres away. This has given us an excellent signal into the house. Now we can run two computers at once from anywhere in the house.

Everyone is happy! Thanks for your help,we could not fault your service!

Regards
Chris Anderson - July 2010

Hi Dave, The antenna package arrived Monday morning and today it's up and connected. We get a better signal strength. Before the antenna I could only get fluctuating signal between Zero,1 & 2 bars. Now it is 4 and steady. Thanks again.

Bob Martin July 2010

Dear Dave,
Just a quick word of thanks in relation to the recent purchase of the G Spotter. As we live in a remote rural location in WA we are delighted at the increased performance of our communications having installed the G Spotter recently.
Signal strength is now up to high on a regular basis, there are less interruptions to signal strength and performance has increased by 50% many thanks for a top product.

Peter W- April 2010

"Thank you for the prompt delivery of the 'G-Spotter'. Tried it at Wallaga Lake and received 4 out of 5 bars in one spot on our verandah. The house is in a hollow close to the water so this is about a 200% improvement on normal reception. It is more than sufficient to use the internet connection for working purposes and downloaded a 13MB file without any problem at all.

Hannu M - April 2010

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"Hi all, well I got the "G spotter" and I am astounded.
It is bringing in 2 Next G bars and I am acheiving a download speed of
1.34 mbps!!!.
That is after many friends have been unable to get any reception with their 'rural' mobile phones.(for miles)
I had to point it in almost the complete opposite direction (of the tower), into some trees and directly into a mountain. Go figure!
I must be getting some sort of 'bounce' off the hill, which is what happens with my digital tele signal (was also told no reception likely there as well!)
If I try to rig the sattelite dish I'll let yall know if it improves things.
Thanks for all advice and comment
Yipppeeeee!!! G spotter rules!!!
Telstra should (help) market them....
if I hadn't of come here for advice, I would have given up!!! "

Whirlpool post - January 2010

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1365656

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George Bray made this clip about using our G Spotter Antenna - January 2010
You can see the full story at - http://geobray.com/2010/01/19/broadband-3g-from-the-beach/

George said -
I use an external antenna mounted on a tripod. (a 3G Long Range Antenna from www.broadbandantennas.com.au )To share the 3G connection I use a Draytek Vigor2820n. This ADSL/Wifi router also has a USB port and displays the 3G radio reception signal strength in the browser. It redials the 3G connection on demand, if required.

The above video shows my setup while travelling recently. Using it I can scan the horizon for the strongest signal (much like peaking a satellite dish). In some remote places where there is no GSM service on phones I can
at least get a GPRS service to the outside world. If you can get a 3G service, adjusting the directional antenna can optimise it.

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March 2010

Dave,

Just thought I would let you know that I received and installed the G Spotter yesterday (about 1.2m above a lean to roof).

Did a speed test and got 1.42Mbps with 2 bars showing by just aligning up generally towards the Telstra tower 6K away.

This is a mega improvement from previous "no bars, one bar sometimes", resulting in no internet connection whatsoever.

Am very pleased with result. It seems to be quite a bit faster than my defunct satellite service also.

....... Just did another speed test as connection seems even faster today. Was correct it is much faster. See below:

Test run on 19/03/2010 @ 02:13 PM

Mirror: Telstra Bigpond
Data: 600 KB
Test Time: 2.02 secs

Your line speed is 2.41 Mbps (2414 kbps).
Your download speed is 302 KB/s (0.29 MB/s).
2413.89619377kbps

In my experience this speed is approaching what you get at some the Internet cafés in town.

Cheers

David Carter
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Garry Goodman had this to say ...
(From his location he was previously unable to gain a signal with a standard directional YAGI antenna)

I thought that I would give you a "results" report on the antenna I purchased from you a fortnight ago. As previously advised, When arriving home I attach it to a piece of gal pipe and walked around our cabin. I pickedup signal where none was available previously.

Last weekend I took up a new mast, attached the antenna and went for a walk around our roof-top. Signal was available on about 80% of the roof-top area and I found a consistently stronger signal at one particular spot.

Anyhow, I have brought the antenna cable into our cabin and now have a telephone service that ranges up to 2 bars on strength (I have seen a couple of flashes of 3 bars) and with good call quality in both transmit and receive. "Bluetooth" enables me to have the means of picking up a call from anywhere inside or near to the cabin without trailing the phone and cable around.

So thanks Dave.

Regards,
Garry Goodman

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Liz has let us know some feedback....

I have lived for 8-9 years in a village located 45 west of Goulburn with a population of approx 300 in the locality.

Approximately 3 years ago I made a decision to get the internet for my son's schooling purposes, communication and employment opportunities. As we had no broadband reception and satellite was expensive, my options were limited. A service provider had opened in a nearby town and was providing their own towers with a wirefree network.

I made enquiries and they came out and installed the aerial etc and I paid only $120 because of the government rebate. The majority of residents signed up as well. The service was reasonably reliable and fast. Approximately 12months ago, unbeknown to customers until we received a letter, they had moved to the north coast and sold out to another company.

Since this company has taken over we have only 50% uptime at double the monthly cost. The customer service is virtually non existent and we are fed up. My son cannot rely on the internet for studies and one woman who is employed by a Sydney company faces losing her job as all her work is internet based. The inconvenience goes on.

Many of us are looking for alternatives in frustration. One option we have is satellite. But to do so would incur $2500-3000 for set up as we have already used our government rebate.

Then I was introduced to Dave and his directional aerial. I explained to him that I do not get Telstra signal and only minimal Optus. He offered to try his aerial. Upon testing my reception went from 0 to 5 bar coverage with Telstra and 2 to 5 bar coverage for Optus.

With this aerial I will, with minimal cost in comparison, not only be able to choose what internet provider I can afford and prefer but I will finally be able to use my mobile phone.

Thankfully, I will not be held hostage anymore by rogue internet providers and just because I choose to live in a rural environment does not mean that I cannot have the level of communication that others take for granted.