Any UNLIMITED WIRELESS Broadband Internet Connection?
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Any UNLIMITED WIRELESS Broadband Internet Connection?
Any UNLIMITED WIRELESS Broadband Internet Connection in NZ?
It should be UNLIMITED - no download/upload limits and WIRELESS (surfing while travel on a Laptop) - speed not a big concern.
Could not find any UNLIMITED plans in NZ....
Wireless Broadband still relatively new in NZ.
It should be UNLIMITED - no download/upload limits and WIRELESS (surfing while travel on a Laptop) - speed not a big concern.
Could not find any UNLIMITED plans in NZ....
Wireless Broadband still relatively new in NZ.
#4
Re: Any UNLIMITED WIRELESS Broadband Internet Connection?
From your description you are talking about mobil broadband via a mobile phone network. Good luck on finding any unlimited such service globally - phone network providers charge lots for data and always have limits AFAIK, otherwise the network would be swamped.
Better to research free wireless hotspots along your intended route, after all you canĀ“t REALLY need unlimited amounts of data on a truly mobile basis - how are you going to power the laptop??
Better to research free wireless hotspots along your intended route, after all you canĀ“t REALLY need unlimited amounts of data on a truly mobile basis - how are you going to power the laptop??
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Re: Any UNLIMITED WIRELESS Broadband Internet Connection?
Any UNLIMITED WIRELESS Broadband Internet Connection in NZ?
It should be UNLIMITED - no download/upload limits and WIRELESS (surfing while travel on a Laptop) - speed not a big concern.
Could not find any UNLIMITED plans in NZ....
Wireless Broadband still relatively new in NZ.
It should be UNLIMITED - no download/upload limits and WIRELESS (surfing while travel on a Laptop) - speed not a big concern.
Could not find any UNLIMITED plans in NZ....
Wireless Broadband still relatively new in NZ.
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Do you use Slingshot? From what I've read, this is a fairly new service, and I'd be vey interested to hear what it's like. I've seen a few bad reviews claiming it's slow, and they "prioritise" internet traffic when their network gets congested. I've also heard that it's only available on a limited number of exchanges and you have to sign up for a minimum of 2 years at $80 per month, and sign up for their phone service as well. not sure if this is all 100% true, so any experience of the service would be good to hear.
All of the UK services that have tried to offer unlimited Internet have failed after they quickly run out of capacity, so it will be interesting to see if this can be made to work in NZ.
All of the UK services that have tried to offer unlimited Internet have failed after they quickly run out of capacity, so it will be interesting to see if this can be made to work in NZ.
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Do you use Slingshot? From what I've read, this is a fairly new service, and I'd be vey interested to hear what it's like. I've seen a few bad reviews claiming it's slow, and they "prioritise" internet traffic when their network gets congested. I've also heard that it's only available on a limited number of exchanges and you have to sign up for a minimum of 2 years at $80 per month, and sign up for their phone service as well. not sure if this is all 100% true, so any experience of the service would be good to hear.
All of the UK services that have tried to offer unlimited Internet have failed after they quickly run out of capacity, so it will be interesting to see if this can be made to work in NZ.
All of the UK services that have tried to offer unlimited Internet have failed after they quickly run out of capacity, so it will be interesting to see if this can be made to work in NZ.
Speed for us is nearly 20Mb download so pretty fast. I don't know of any ISP that doesn't do some prioritising when the network gets congested, what else are they to do??? That sounds like a typical comment from someone who doesn't understand that the internet physical network isn't infinite...
So far I'm very pleased but have a look at their website for ful details etc...
#9
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Yes I do though not on the unlimited service - which is currently the $80/mth but there are data limited plans for a lot less - starting at $30 and no you don't have to sign up for 2yrs although you need to if you want the free wireless router etc etc. Full details are on their website. No idea about exchange availability other than we can get it, there is an address checker on their website.
Speed for us is nearly 20Mb download so pretty fast. I don't know of any ISP that doesn't do some prioritising when the network gets congested, what else are they to do??? That sounds like a typical comment from someone who doesn't understand that the internet physical network isn't infinite...
So far I'm very pleased but have a look at their website for ful details etc...
Speed for us is nearly 20Mb download so pretty fast. I don't know of any ISP that doesn't do some prioritising when the network gets congested, what else are they to do??? That sounds like a typical comment from someone who doesn't understand that the internet physical network isn't infinite...
So far I'm very pleased but have a look at their website for ful details etc...
#10
Re: Any UNLIMITED WIRELESS Broadband Internet Connection?
There are also "free" periods on all the limited slingshot plans where data downloaded doesn't count against the data entitlement, always twixt 2 and 8am but for stuff you can schedule it would be on top of your data plan.
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Last edited by mickey_d; Oct 4th 2010 at 9:41 pm.
#12
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No free lunch.
#13
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Yep, look at the traffic management and fair usage policies on those suppliers and you will see how they do it. Basically if your data amount is "unlimited" then you can expect your speed to be throttled back (which obviously limits/reduces your data download in a given period) at busy periods etc etc.
No free lunch.
No free lunch.
From what I read you can download over 100gb/month before you are classed as a heavy user, so unless you grossly abuse it you'll be fine.
& we can only dream of those prices!!
Last edited by mickey_d; Oct 4th 2010 at 10:56 pm.
#14
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remember Sky is still ADSL via the phone line and Virgin is still via fibre cable (ie the old NTL), both are still subject to those contentions rates so the actual user experience may not be as good as suggested depending on your local contention rate.
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I know many people who use Virgin & are very happy with it.
I'd be happy with it though if I were getting TV, phone & Broadband for $70, instead of $250ish.