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Mobile broadband in Australia
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- Posse
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Me and me hearties are going to Australia for 6 months, and we will probably need to access the web for some time. Anyone here from Australia that might guide us on the options we've got on mobile broadband providers? Coverage, fares? We need to upload a considerable amount of files, not just mail and redtube.
Thanx.
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- John Hodgkinson
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Hi. There are a number of companies that provide wireless broadband in Australia. The major ones are Telstra BigPond, Optus, Vodaphone, and Virgin Mobile. They all provide a reasonable service, but their coverage is variable and their speeds vary. If you are staying in the capital cities (e.g Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide, Perth, and the large regional cities such as Albury and Townsville), then they will all provide a full coverage. When you go away from those urban areas, their coverage and speed will vary greatly. They all have coverage maps on their websites, but read them very carefully.
Check out sites such as broadbandguide.com.au/wireless/plans and www.internetchoice.com.au/broadbandResul...relessBroadbandDeals for comparisons. Contracts are mainly for 24 months for post-paid broadband. You can also get pre-paid deals - they are usually more expensive.
BigPond provides the fastest wireless broadband network, but they are quite a lot more expensive than the others.
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- Posse
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- Thank you so much John. Considering that we'll have access to the university network after about 1 month, the most reasonable thing to do would probably be to get a pre-paid phone deal, and hook up my android using PDA net. The coverage should be equivalent to the same company's broadband, right? We're renting a Jucy van so we're pretty mobile.
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- John Hodgkinson
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- Yes, the wireless broadband coverage is usually the same as for the company's wired broadband.
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- Rich Bean
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Just avoid Telstra's prepaid, although faster is much more expensive as John mentioned.
They're the "evil empire" down here!
Note to Telstra spies, please don't shut off my internet! :shock: - My Sites:
Perth Website Design
Scuba Marketing
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- John Hodgkinson
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I have used Telstra BigPond wired broadband as my main one at home for the past 5 years, and they are very reliable in my area of the city - some of the others are not. But they are more expensive, and their download limits are lower.
I use Optus wireless broadband when I'm travelling (which is quite often), because hotel/motel internet connections here are usually expensive ($30-$35 per day) and not fast.
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- Rich Bean
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Hey John,
Yeah I was gonna use Optus mobile broadband (Even bought the USB) but when I was walking out of the store I read on the box "Billed in 10MB blocks" I think it was. So if I logged on to check mail, downloaded 50kb of data I'd still be charged for 10MB of use.
Wound up going with Vodafone since I'm normally in CBD areas. They only charge useage in 1MB blocks.
For home access I use the Evil Empre as well. - My Sites:
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I'm a Henning Stalker!
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- Posse
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Hi guys, thanx for your comlex but yet useful info! We've purchased the Vodafone mobile broadband and after a late night of ledgendary screaming and shouting from the overhead compartment of the jucy wagon it's working properly. We've also got the pre-paid sim cards from Vodafone (3 of them) and they're all working after a restart.
We're gonna be in Brisbane for the next 5 months, so if you need a help or any kind of counter-favour John or Rich, send me a pm
Bear
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- John Hodgkinson
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Enjoy our winter, Bear!!
It's probably warmer than many of your summer days!!
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- Namsul2
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Also remember alot of place eg McDonalds in most cities offer free wireless access. Maybe not fast enuff to do a heap of downloading but good enuff to update sites and surf and check email.
And it will cost you a cup of coffee (which you get to drink) - Freebies and discounts for Australians
Junk Mail Australia
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