# Are you there? Mobile Reception: Can it be improved?

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Podcast: [Nightlife](https://stenobird.com/podcast/nightlife-159858)
Published: 2026-05-21T12:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.abc.net.au/listen/programs/nightlife/mobile-coverage---are-we-getting-what-we-pay-for/106708194
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## Resource

Philip Clark is joined by Tech Journalist Alex Kidman, for a deep dive into Australia’s mobile signal variations, from kind-of-sketchy to missing-presumed-dead.

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