Farmers on Waitlist for Starlink as 3G Shutdown Causes Service Reliability to Plummet: NFF

Farmer associations said the shutdown caused significant impact on farmers’ operation, costing them time and money.

An Australian farmer checks his phone for weather updates in Boggabri, Australia, on Oct. 3, 2019. David Gray/Getty Images

A parliamentary committee has been told that some farmers have experienced up to a 70 percent drop in mobile service reliability following the recent shutdown of the 3G network.

This is despite promises by major telcos that their services would not be affected after the transition.