paulg1770

Im debating weather or not bring my laptop over with me when I immigrate to melbourne next week. Ill be in a hostel for a while until I find a house share so Im worried it might get nicked but on the other hand its dead handy when looking for work, getting directions etc,etc.. But then again it will be usless anyway without a decent mobile broadband connection.

is anyone using mobile broadband in australia, is it any good and can you recommend a brand.

Thanks

scrubbedexpat020

Don't use it but

http://www.phonechoice.com.au/index....details=Mobile for prices

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/18 for reviews

Ian

ossigeno

www.three.com.au, 6GB for $39

torcraw

Might be difficult for him to get that "three" deal if it's a contract, as he's a new migrant and thus has no credit history. (may need to get prepaid for first few months until he establishes himself).

Not exactly convenient, but places to get free wi-fi connections around Melbourne CBD:

- Victoria State Library (open until 9 PM on weeknights, and also open on weekends)
- Fed Square (outdoors)
- Australia on Collins food court
- Most McDonald's locations
- Many cafes

quoll

Virgin payg is a pretty good deal IMHO but check out whirlpool for various points of view about coverage, responsiveness, value for money etc.

3 has the problem of only big city coverage otherwise it is great.

foxy_rich

I managed to get the 3 contract (6gb for $39) when I'd been in the country for only 5 weeks, so I'm not quite sure of the credit history stuff. Worth checking.

Ther service comes highly recommended though, would certainly prefer more downloads (annoying having to watch what I download) but does alright for now

concretebob

You should be able to get the 3 deal straight off if you have an Aussie Driver Licence, you can get the Licence by presenting your UK Licence and Passport at the RTA.

I have 3 myself 7GB for $49 it pretty fast for mobile and very reliable.

Rideaway

I have 3 myself ($129 for the modem) and 3gb all for $29 per month (PAYG). You should have no problem with the credit history.

I would suggest visiting one of the Allphones stores as they might give you better deal.

Reading fan

Hi, we used optus mobile when we were over in Nov. We just recharged on line - it was really easy. $150 initial payment to get the plug in modem and about a months worth of usage. We are quite heavy internet users and it seemed to last forever. Definitely recommend.

paulg1770

Pay as you go sounds good to me I dont like contracts they're usually too good to be true. 3gb of downloads? I dont really understand how this works, is like every page i open a download or is that just for P2P?

I'd be using the internet for emails, skype, job hunting, everyday stuff, I wont be on P2P, or torrents, downloading movies or music etc. Would 3gb satisfy my needs do you think?
thanks

Rideaway

3gb is enough for my requirements. I spent a few weeks searching for jobs and used less than 2gb. You are able to monitor your usage and increase next month as required.

concretebob

3GB is easy enough.... I use my full 7GB as I use a download manger and then down load the entire limit at the end of the month (get my moneys worth because I have a subscription for my local paper back home in PDF) and music, video etc.

The 7GB started out as 4GB for $49 ...2 years ago and 3 actually incresed to 7 GB without changing my contract as Telstra and opus hit the market, worth it all the same and I claim it back in Tax as I say its for work.

No doubt in 6 months time it will probably be 10GB for $49 and probably 5GB for $29

bezzanbob

I might be killing my own thread elsewhere but what are the best wireless internet options for a two months reccie?

Will be travelling east to west so need Oz wide coverage -though not remote - for basic email and blogging, and a bit of surfing.

Bezza