I bit the bullet. I forsook Telstra 4G and bought Starlink. I forsook the Telstra mobile account and took a 12-month pre-paid plan with Boost, $230, which includes all AU calls and 160GB data. Boost is the ONLY Telstra reseller that uses the whole Telstra retail network for coverage. In most places, you don’t notice the difference between say Aldi (Telstra wholesale network) and Telstra/Boost. Try travelling to Birdsville! You get Telstra /Boost, not Aldi! (Of course, en route you will not get either).
I was lucky. At the time, Starlink was offering rural customers the hardware for $199. Now it is $599. Service is $139 per month, unlimited data and seriously high speed, e.g. 125Mbps down and 18.9Mbps up. Sometimes it’s faster.
