We've got a little piece of Australia two and a half hours southwest of Brisbane and we love getting away from the city to the peace and quiet. The only problem is the further behind you leave civilisation, the harder it is to access internet and mobile phone services.
Once upon a time, we used to have to drive five kilometres to the "internet cafe" - a widened shoulder on the top of a hill where there was line of sight to the nearest telecommunications tower. Then we changed providers and could access the phone from our gateway and the internet by standing on top of our gatepost (which doesn't even get strange looks from the locals because everyone has to do it). Now, we have one bar of signal in one tiny spot in our owner builder project and two-three bars about twenty metres away out in the paddock and full signal on top of the gatepost. Here's the view towards the road from our closest internet/phone spot to the shed. I quite like it, but then I do spend a fair amount of time out there. I love that the sky is really big once you get away from the city. The stars on a clear night are to die for. And there is one benefit to limited internet - more writing. 5/11/2013 09:40:25 am
What a beautiful peaceful spot. Those sorts of places always make me breathe more deeply and more slowly. Wonderful.
Fiona Greene
5/11/2013 11:11:04 am
Hi EE, yes you do breathe more deeply and slowly. Everything slows down. Its one of the reasons I love it so much. 12/11/2013 04:59:40 am
I love that you have mapped out the areas for reception. I'm visualising you charging up hill and down dale holding your phone in the air hoping for another bar :)
Fiona Greene
12/11/2013 06:08:32 am
Danielle, during the 2012 Australia Day floods I had sunburn from trying to get more signal I was out there so long with my phone in the air. We've just cleared along our power line and if I stand in that firebreak, I always get signal.We did buy some sort of amplifying antennae but it hasn't helped at all. Changing phones and changing providers was much more effective in increasing signal. Oh, and touring the paddock! Comments are closed.
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