Fairphones in Australia 🇦🇺

[OldRoutard]

Hi Max,
I take it you have read these two threads:

Fairphones in Australia

G’day mates. Thought it was about time a dedicated forum could be about Fairphone related topics to Australia. I know a lot of people with FP travel or come to live in Australia and there are already a few discussions around that. (cue @Stefan) There’s quite a few Australians who have sourced their FP via European friends, and so obtaining new parts or service is a bit more of an ordeal. There’s also a lot of people interested in getting Fairphones as their next phone, but pending good report…

3G network closure - Australia

I’m using a Fairphone 3 in Australia and the 3G network is being shutdown at the end of August. The advice from telecommunications providers is that the device may still work for calls/internet after the 3G shutdown, but that it will not work for 000 emergency calls as the phone forces 000 calls through the 3G network. Is there anyone else in Australia impacted by this? Does anyone know of there is any possibility of addressing this so I don’t have to give up my FP3?

You can’t expect more than comment and advice in this forum.
A reliable service can only be guaranteed through a collaboration between the manufacturer and the operator, so it’s not about a country but about an operator. Operators may not provide coverage throughout the country.
I advise you to ask the Australian operators directly. You will be able to judge the quality of their services from the quality of their replies.
I also advise you to ask Fairphone, though they may well reply that they do not guarantee support of their devices in your country and cannot reply to your question.