Bands
Atomic Mobile uses standard bands/frequencies available in the Australian network. The great majority of unlocked devices that are manufactured following market standards would enjoy the available 98.8% coverage of the Australian population. Devices should operate on:
It is important to note there are several “LTE700 bands”. Support of the LTE700 bands used in the US are not compatible with the Telstra 700.
Internet APN
In some cases where a user's device is unable to set up the network interface automatically to operate on Mobile (Telstra Premium Mobile network, aka WME), a manual configuration to access WPD (Wireless Pack Data) may be required. Below are the parameters, depending on the device, steps may differ slightly.
Ensure the device is:
| APN | mdata.net.au |
| Proxy | |
| Port | |
| Username | |
| Password | |
| Server | |
| MMSC | http://mmsc.mdata.net.au:8003 |
| MMS Proxy | 10.1.1.180 |
| MMS Port | 80 |
| MMS Protocol | WAP 2.0 |
| MCC | 505 |
| MNC | 01 |
| Authentication | |
| APN Type | default,dun,supl,mms |
Recommended Devices
We recommend newer Huawei devices like E8372 USB that are compatible with different frequencies.
Older Device Support
The following are Huawei devices which have been tested:
1. E5331: 3G Frequency 900 MHz, 2100 MHz
2. E173 (several version): 3G Frequency 900 MHz, 2100 MHz
3. E3131: 3G 900 MHz, 2100 MHz (only high-end E3131-5s and 6s has also 850 MHz)
4. E1762: 3G 900 MHz, 2100 MHz
As you can see, most of these devices do not support 850MHz and hence will only operate with Telstra Premium Mobile using the 2100MHz band. This means that:
- They should be able to be used on Telstra in Metro areas which commonly uses the 2100Mhz frequency. You may experience issues especially in rural areas where 850 MHz is predominantly used.
- Indoor users may experience lower speed because lower frequencies such as 850MHz penetrate further into buildings than higher frequencies.