Allowed or not, if you bought your phone before the regulations were in place you'd still have no connection on some models, even 4G phones > https://www.whist

Allowed or not, if you bought your phone before the regulations were in place you'd still have no connection on some models, even 4G phones > https://www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones/Guides/Check-if-phone-will-work-in-Australia https://www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones/Guides/Check-if-p... "But it's not just 3G phones that won't work on Australian mobile networks; certain 4G phones won't work either if they don't support Voice over Long-Term Evolution (VoLTE) Emergency Calling."