USB mobile modem for a lap around Oz

Guy,
Is your Wireless Broadband modem the Telstra Elite Gateway Modem, and if so does it come with a cable that you can plug into a 12v socket, if not where did you purchase such a cable.

Also what is the current draw of the modem?

Thanks

Peter

Hi Peter,
The modem is the Bigpond 3g21wb elite network gateway made by Nettcom
It draws 1.5 amps on 12v.
It does not come with the 12v cable. It is supplied with a 240 to 12v plug type adaptor.
The 12v cable is a simple cigarette style plug with lead that plugs in to the modem.
Centre pin is active. Same sort of plug as used for 12v TV. Available from your Telstra shop, Jaycar ,JB Hifi, etc
Hope this helps. We are very happy with ours!
regards
Guy

Thanks everyone that helps heaps, just what we needed to know.

Dazza

Thanks for that Mick. How about a tip for Melbourne cup instead, I need to finance this trip some how?

Dazza

I will put up another vote for big pond next G,I have a tiny usb modem that reads 7.2 and bought a black UHF looking antenna from the Telstra shop ,I think it is about a 6 db it cost about $120 the 2 patch leads were $25 each one for modem one for mobile we did a lap around the block and just got back a few weeks ago and our 2 optus mobiles sat in the glove box (USELESS) they were only used in MAJOR towns and stoped working the moment you left them so our next G mob was a godsent I was in the T shop in broom and they had a larger version of my antenna that was a 9 db it was about 6 feet long and they said all the farmers used these cost about $220 so look into it as well if you need to,needless top say that you will still have times that you wont get Next G as well but I dont think you will be disapointed ,Im no big fan of Telstra but they do have the playing cards (at the moment) and I would have still stuck with optus now that we are back but Im dumping them after the way they treated us and avoided us when we asked why Im paying for both phones to sit in the glove box ??

Regards John.