Telstra keeps pushing, moves to 5.8Mbps on the uplink {Engadget Mobile}

Jun 29th 2009 9:18PM In 99% of cases there are other acceptable services. I'm currently with 3, and while I only get a fast data connection if I'm in a capital city, when out of 3's coverage it falls back on Telstra's network for calls and texts (and data, but I would have to pay roaming charges for that). So that is fine in pretty much all instances.

However, if you live in the country, or regularly need to use data in the country, then yes, Telstra NextG is the only option.