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Title: Mobile broadband Post by: onwardsupwards on August 28, 2008, 09:46:58 PM Looking to set up mobile broadband through laptop. Telstra seems to have a couple of options but as per usual the online details are almost indecipherable. Anyone who knows about this stuff, any info will be appreciated. After all I'm just a dumb assed diver :D :D
Title: Re: Mobile broadband Post by: JD on August 28, 2008, 10:14:24 PM I do not know much about mobile broadband, but considering it's Telstra two words: 'Slow' and 'Expensive'
JD Title: Re: Mobile broadband Post by: Craig on August 28, 2008, 10:18:54 PM I'm on a Telstra 3G broadband connection at the moment. Seems OK but takes a while to connect sometimes.
Not sure on coverage though but should be OK. I was in Esperance a couple of weeks ago & it worked fine there so regional coverage might be alright. Expensive though. I think the package I'm on is $89 a month & that includes 1 whole gig. From there it's $0.25 per MB, so that extra 100MB just cost $25. Title: Re: Mobile broadband Post by: PMH on August 29, 2008, 01:21:30 PM I'm on a Telstra 3G broadband connection at the moment. Seems OK but takes a while to connect sometimes. Not sure on coverage though but should be OK. I was in Esperance a couple of weeks ago & it worked fine there so regional coverage might be alright. Expensive though. I think the package I'm on is $89 a month & that includes 1 whole gig. From there it's $0.25 per MB, so that extra 100MB just cost $25. we have these for work as well as our office server, we are on a $50 each plan per month and I have been using mine as my main internet for 15mths and never gone over. works in the mount too Title: Re: Mobile broadband Post by: onwardsupwards on August 31, 2008, 07:35:51 PM I'm on a Telstra 3G broadband connection at the moment. Seems OK but takes a while to connect sometimes. Not sure on coverage though but should be OK. I was in Esperance a couple of weeks ago & it worked fine there so regional coverage might be alright. Expensive though. I think the package I'm on is $89 a month & that includes 1 whole gig. From there it's $0.25 per MB, so that extra 100MB just cost $25. we have these for work as well as our office server, we are on a $50 each plan per month and I have been using mine as my main internet for 15mths and never gone over. works in the mount too Whats the download speed like? Which Telstra plan, I think they have two? Title: Re: Mobile broadband Post by: Craig on September 01, 2008, 12:02:20 PM I think I'm on:
Data Pack $89 Monthly access fee $89 Monthly included eligible data allowance 1GB Excess usage charges 25c (Price is indicated per 1000KB but actual charge is per KB block) I've got a Telstra Turbo 7 Series wireless card. I don't really know as I just asked for one & it lobbed by mail from Head Office & I don't see the bill. I was told by IT that it's $89 a month hence my assumption. Title: Re: Mobile broadband Post by: PMH on September 01, 2008, 02:32:58 PM I'm on a Telstra 3G broadband connection at the moment. Seems OK but takes a while to connect sometimes. Not sure on coverage though but should be OK. I was in Esperance a couple of weeks ago & it worked fine there so regional coverage might be alright. Expensive though. I think the package I'm on is $89 a month & that includes 1 whole gig. From there it's $0.25 per MB, so that extra 100MB just cost $25. we have these for work as well as our office server, we are on a $50 each plan per month and I have been using mine as my main internet for 15mths and never gone over. works in the mount too Whats the download speed like? Which Telstra plan, I think they have two? speed not too bad...depending on what you are downloading of course! it is Next G network, you would need to talk to them regarding your amount of allowable download = $$$ |