OT - Internet Access Outside Oz
Submitted: Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 17:59
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deserter
I have Bigpong Wireless on the $49.95 1G per month plan.
Heading off to NZ next week so I just activated Global Roaming on the Bigpond account. Then I checked the likely costs.
$15 per megabyte !!!!!!!!! Plus 50c connection cost !!!!!
Hooley dooley - I think the laptop will stay at home.
Reply By: Member - Cruiser (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:12
Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:12
deserter,
Just leave the lappy at home mate.
After all, you are on holidays ( I am assuming anyway)
If you really need to check email or banking then most librarys have internet access and even if you use an internet booth the cost is still cheaper than those costs.
Enjoy the trip,
Cheers,
Cruiser
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Reply By: Hairs & Fysh (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:12
Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:12
Hi Deserter,
Unbelievable.
Try
Whirlpool, register with them and post/ask in the forums about possible plans that are avaliable to you.
$15 per megabyte, Crikey.
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Follow Up By: Hairs & Fysh (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:17
Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:17
So the other night I downloaded 3 GB of data. It would of cost me $45 000.00
They can't be serious?
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Follow Up By: Member - Mark G (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:26
Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:26
HAIRS
yep, thats steep.
look @ the plan we are on .........$ 3.00 per gig if ya go over your limit. beats BIG PUDDLE eh?
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Follow Up By: Hairs & Fysh (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:41
Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:41
And Mark we get a healthy 12GB per month in peak & 48GB off Peak between 12 midnight and 12 noon.
I know this isn't wireless which I know cost a bit more, but at those prices of $15 per MB is just wrong.
If I wre travelling I think I would be trying to use Libaraies and
places like that to connect through. I don't know what internet cafes charge per unit or time.
But you would think there would a better plan out there somewhere.
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Follow Up By: Member - Mark G (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:44
Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:44
HAIRS
.......or you could try stealing it with wireless, just outside someones front
gate eh? lol
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Follow Up By: Hairs & Fysh (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:54
Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:54
Mark, I don't think deserter's wirless connect would reach all the way back across the ditch, otherwise I would offer to out source
mine to them. Just like I do to you. ;-))
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Reply By: Hairs & Fysh (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:51
Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 18:51
deserter,
I've posted a question on your behalf on Whirlpool.
Well see what transpires. I'll post back when I get a reply.
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Follow Up By: deserter - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 19:02
Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 19:02
Ta Jon. Be interesting to see. Won't worry me too much to leave it at home. It was mainly to download pics and browse
tourist information as we self-drove. Its easy enough to get more camera memory and to visit tourist info centres.
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Reply By: Hairs & Fysh (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 20:00
Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 20:00
Doesn't seem to be a great deal of info out there.
I've had one reply and they seem to think it could be worth looking at Voda's roaming rate in NZ because it would have to be lower
I've found this ISP
WIZwireless
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Follow Up By: Hairs & Fysh (NSW) - Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 20:14
Thursday, Oct 23, 2008 at 20:14
Sorry to post again, but I found this
forum site in NZ about Wireless.
Wireless Forums
Hope it helps
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Reply By: stevesub - Friday, Oct 24, 2008 at 12:42
Friday, Oct 24, 2008 at 12:42
You have answered your own question - DO NOT ever connect outside Australia.
You will find at least half the motels and hotels have broadband (wireless or cable) , some free, some at a cost of usually $10 to $15 per night. Also some
camp grounds now supply Broadband - otherwise Internet Cafe's.
I travel to NZ a lot and this next trip, I will have a Vodafone Vodem which is a USB Broadband modem, expensive and slow outside the cities but it works. Buy at a Vodafone
shop in NZ
Have a good trip
Stevesub
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Follow Up By: Member - Russnic [NZ] - Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 at 04:47
Saturday, Oct 25, 2008 at 04:47
DO NOT USE VODAFONE ROAMING
In fact I will never use vodafone again
$10 a Kb
First time I used roaming in Aus $800.00
Next trip thought I won't get caught like that twice. used only 3 times to check emails ,this web site, downloaded nothing.
The $1200.00 bill almost beat me home. Made some enquiries, as you do, the dates were the same but I dispute the data used.
ONE VODAFONE CONTRACT NOW CANCELLED
For the same amount of use at a shire library $3 to $5 an hour.
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