It is all thanks to a multi-million dollar commitment from Optus.

Optus acting NSW state manager Eric Albina said Optus was committed to investing $6 million in the Port Macquarie area and along the Pacific Highway to improve mobile coverage.

Download speeds will improved too.

Mr Albina said the investment was great news for residents, small business operators and tourists wanting to stay connected.

He said Port Macquarie had a growing population and Optus had received community feedback about coverage around Port Macquarie.

Optus has switched on new towers in the past 12 months at Beechwood, West Haven and Sancrox.

Towers are under construction at North Haven, Herons Creek and Emerald Downs.

Towers at Lakewood, Kew, Quarry Rise, Morton Street, Settlement City and Cooperbung are in the planning stages.

Optus will work with the community and Port Macquarie-Hastings Council to identify the best tower locations.

The announcement is part of a $26 million commitment to improve coverage along the coast from Taree to the Gold Coast.

Port Macquarie Property Management leasing officer Jess Brennan believes range of benefits will flow from the improved Optus mobile coverage.

They include positives for tenants and landlords.

Mobile phone reception is an attraction for renters.

“If a house doesn’t have mobile phone reception, it can be a bit of a turnoff sometimes,” Miss Brennan said.