My suggestion is to use prepaid if you are concerned with limiting excess usage.
Availability of Optus means you have access to the likes of Exetel and RegionalConnect who use the Optus 3G network. A price comparison can be found at whirlpool (for regional Vic for example): http://bc.whirlpool.net.au/bc/?action=search&exc=1&state=vic&class=2&type=res&cost=50&pre=3000&conntype=6&speed=512&upspeed=0&contract=99&needhw=yes&upfront=999999 --- On Thu, 11/5/09, Dave Hall <dave.h...@skwashd.com> wrote: > From: Dave Hall <dave.h...@skwashd.com> > Subject: RE: Wi-Fi availability > To: "Slawek Drabot" <sdra...@yahoo.com> > Cc: ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com > Date: Thursday, November 5, 2009, 12:23 PM > On Thu, 2009-11-05 at 03:08 -0800, > Slawek Drabot wrote: > > "Does anyone know if a Wi-Fi will work with Ubuntu/UNR > and how to get > > it going?" > > > > which country town are you looking for coverage? Do > you get mobile > > reception from Optus in your town? This wil lgreatly > increase your > > options and reduce your cost. > > Or not. I have used Telstra, Optus, Vodafone, Virgin > and 3 over the > years for mobile data. Out of all of them, Telstra > wins hands down - no > one comes close to their coverage, their customer service > leaves optus, > 3 and virgin for dead and if you look at it closely, the > pricing on the > higher end plans is actually pretty good. One month > over quota with > Optus can wipe out any savings you may have made by using > them. BigPond > offer shaped plans. > > Yes, some of Telstra's business practices are questionable, > alot of > their products are over priced, but you will find very > people (including > some of their harshest critics) who will criticise their > Next G network. > > If you have Optus coverage then I would recommend you > consider using > Internode's 3G product. I have heard good things > about it and it is > capped, so you don't get a nasty surprise when the next > bill arrives. I > don't use it as 5G is far too little. More info at > http://www.internode.on.net/residential/broadband/3g_wireless/nodemobile_data/plans/ > > Disclaimer: Internode sponsors the free community wireless > network in my > town in country Victoria, so I like to say nice things > about them. > > Cheers > > Dave > > -- ubuntu-au mailing list ubuntu-au@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-au
