Phone Coverage

Know before you go — 80% of the NT has zero signal

Telstra is the ONLY reliable network

Outside Darwin and Alice Springs, only Telstra has meaningful coverage. Optus and Vodafone are Darwin-only for most practical purposes.

Coverage by Location

📶📶📶Darwin CBD & suburbs

Telstra:Full

Optus:Full

Voda:Full

📶📶📶Alice Springs town

Telstra:Full

Optus:Full

Voda:Partial

📶📶Katherine town

Telstra:Full

Optus:Partial

Voda:None

📶📶Tennant Creek

Telstra:Full

Optus:None

Voda:None

📶Jabiru (Kakadu)

Telstra:Partial

Optus:None

Voda:None

📶Yulara (Uluru)

Telstra:Partial

Optus:None

Voda:None

📶Stuart Hwy between towns

Telstra:Patchy

Optus:None

Voda:None

📶Litchfield National Park

Telstra:Patchy

Optus:None

Voda:None

❌Kakadu (most areas)

Telstra:None

Optus:None

Voda:None

❌Arnhem Land

Telstra:None

Optus:None

Voda:None

❌Tanami Road

Telstra:None

Optus:None

Voda:None

❌Gregory National Park

Telstra:None

Optus:None

Voda:None

❌Gulf region

Telstra:None

Optus:None

Voda:None

❌West MacDonnell Ranges

Telstra:None

Optus:None

Voda:None

❌Most national parks

Telstra:None

Optus:None

Voda:None

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