Posted August 18, 201014 yr Can I get some advice for a friend who is in Sydney and is looking to get a wireless broadband setup for their laptop. Does anyone here have any advice on the best deals available. It is just for general internet use, email and a little Skype. Thanks. "When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite." - Winston Churchill
August 18, 201014 yr If your friend is in the coverage area, I've heard good things about Vivid Wireless (4g/Wimax) http://www.vividwireless.com.au/get-it-now?sr=syd $75p/m for all you can eat. Not too shabby. Average download speed near 7mbps http://www.vividwireless.com.au/discover-it-now/our-speed Haven't tried them myself so I can't vouch for them personally, but you can get a home gateway or (I suppose 'and' as well) without a contract. http://www.vividwireless.com.au/get-it-now/offers Other options are NextG if his/her usage is going to be quite light but would like connectivity everywhere/anytime. Edit: Nevermind, it would appear that I was working off outdated data. Their first few months were fine but the allure of high contention ratios appears to be plaguing this new WISP. Read more about it: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1418242&p=-1#bottom http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1418240&p=29 Just go with Bigpond IMO. $39.95 for 1GB per month... adequate for skype, emails and browsing.That's on a plan though, I would recommend just going with prepaid wireless BB until then: http://www.telstra.com.au/bigpond-internet/prepaid-mobile-broadband/rates/index.htm Of course if he/she is going purely on price, Vodafone or vividwireless would be my recommendations. Optus is an idea as well, but apparently their network leaves a bit to be desired (as does Voda/vivid) but optus is also reasonably expensive too. I'd just pay the premium for Telstra 3G honestly. http://personal.optus.com.au/web/ocaportal.portal?_nfpb=true&_pageLabel=Template_woRHS&FP=/personal/internet/prepaidwirelessbroadband&site=personal Edited August 18, 201014 yr by Husker http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/psyrus_uraya/awards-1.png QFT: Your computer is smart man. It tells you not to play the second worst PR map [burning Sands] (first is Wanda Shan). QFT: if you dont get pissed off when you lose you dont care enough
August 18, 201014 yr Other options are NextG if his/her usage Its a she i bet. I can tell. Sandy is moving in via the tech entry thats all. Its in old trick. He'll be leaving via the front door on saturday morning i presume.
August 18, 201014 yr Author It's my fiancé, Charger. Psyrus - you are half-man, half technical ICT encyclopedia. Thankyou. Again. "When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite." - Winston Churchill
August 18, 201014 yr Hey Sandy Check out the deals with Virgin Mobile for wireless ---- http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/4300/usarmyltgf2.gif http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/OperationCrownRibbon.jpghttp://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/valorousunit.bmp
August 18, 201014 yr Author Thankyou JL... I am checking out all suggestions. "When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite." - Winston Churchill
August 18, 201014 yr That is what I have and I am real happy with price speed down load limits and the customer service was great. ---- http://img67.imageshack.us/img67/4300/usarmyltgf2.gif http://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/OperationCrownRibbon.jpghttp://bigdgaming.net/images/added/awards/valorousunit.bmp
August 18, 201014 yr Author It does look good... "When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite." - Winston Churchill
August 29, 201014 yr By the way, VividWireless recently did a big backhaul upgrade and their low speed & congestion issues appear to be solved http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1418240&p=31 http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1418242&p=30 http://www.itnews.com.au/News/229719,vividwireless-responds-to-broadband-speed-issues.aspx http://i235.photobucket.com/albums/ee94/psyrus_uraya/awards-1.png QFT: Your computer is smart man. It tells you not to play the second worst PR map [burning Sands] (first is Wanda Shan). QFT: if you dont get pissed off when you lose you dont care enough
August 29, 201014 yr Author she went with Virgin "When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite." - Winston Churchill
August 29, 201014 yr Author lol not quite... "When you have to kill a man, it costs nothing to be polite." - Winston Churchill
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