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Submitted: Wednesday, Apr 01, 2009 at 19:31
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can anyone tell me if the mobile broadband that other companies other than telstra are any good. virgin have 50 dollars for 5 gig . thats not bad but is this service reliable as telstra.
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Reply By: Member - Fred G NSW - Wednesday, Apr 01, 2009 at 19:41

Wednesday, Apr 01, 2009 at 19:41
Faaaaaaaaaark....
I find Telstra very good.....
I have never known a Virgin with $50 for 5 gigs, so let us all know how you get on there :-)))))
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Reply By: get outmore - Wednesday, Apr 01, 2009 at 19:43

Wednesday, Apr 01, 2009 at 19:43
I have 3 internet 40$ for 6 gig its very reliable but its only mobile in the sense it will work in most places around perth
in comparason I paid $120 for a month with telstra................................ and that was dialup
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Reply By: the redbacks - Wednesday, Apr 01, 2009 at 19:47

Wednesday, Apr 01, 2009 at 19:47
g'day qubert,
my own personal opinion to mobile b/band is that i tried it both with telstra & optus {same Co as virgin} neither worked,as it would only stay connected for a cpl of mins & then drop out so you have to "redial" to connect,it only works from an mobile tower,so unless they have thousands of towers 2klms apart from each other then i don't believe it will work,unless you live in a major city center !!!
broadband in oz is a joke compered to europe or the states i believe, & twice the rip-off price here.
sorry,but i think a sat-phone would be the answer.

regards
the redbacks
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Follow Up By: Member - Don M (NSW) - Thursday, Apr 02, 2009 at 07:48

Thursday, Apr 02, 2009 at 07:48
You are joking....Broadband in Europe/UK at leas,t is more expensive and nowhere near the coverage of Australia and it is as slow as...Australia has had mobile broadband for a lot longer than any of those areas. Don't know about the USA though. I was living in UK from end 2006 to 2008 and they were only 'trialling' mobile broadband then.
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Follow Up By: Member - Don M (NSW) - Thursday, Apr 02, 2009 at 07:55

Thursday, Apr 02, 2009 at 07:55
And, on the point of Virgin, yes they use the Optus network...(not the same company) and I have a mobile card for when I am touring in the caravan and it works fine all the way up the East Coast from Sydney to Gold Coast but I know it won't be much use up further or outback but even Next G struggles in those areas.

I have a Next G iPhone and recently, in Bonny Hills...(south of Pt McQuarrie) I had full Virgin MBB coverage but could not connect on Next G....go figure, but makes a lie of the statement that you can only connect in major cities.
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Follow Up By: the redbacks - Thursday, Apr 02, 2009 at 16:11

Thursday, Apr 02, 2009 at 16:11
g'day,
just stating my opinion thats all,you asked if any was better coverage,i simply stated that it didn't work for me in my area,i also worked in a small town north of emerald for a 4 week period & same problem no conection !!as for working in major cities ?? was just a "figure of speech" sorry it offended you,glade to hear that it all works well for you !!
not sure why a person post's a question on a forum,then gets bleep off because they dont like the reply,beit right or wrong ??
still no harm done,& i do hope that you find the right answer as i would like to think that i would gain on that answer for later in the future.
regards
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Reply By: Motherhen - Wednesday, Apr 01, 2009 at 20:18

Wednesday, Apr 01, 2009 at 20:18
Hi qubert

We travelled with Telstra mobile Next G broadband. It was available where Next G phone reception is available. Nothing else has the coverage - which is still poor. Check out the Telstra coverage map. I was able to keep in touch with family, friends and forums when we stopped at towns with Next G reception.

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Reply By: Member - Ron M (NSW) - Wednesday, Apr 01, 2009 at 21:25

Wednesday, Apr 01, 2009 at 21:25
qubert
Ring telstra 133933 .ask for an external antenna .. that will give you more coverage
its the best available in Australia
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Follow Up By: Sigmund - Thursday, Apr 02, 2009 at 20:15

Thursday, Apr 02, 2009 at 20:15
With the new 21 Turbo modem, if you have 3 bars or more signal strength, adding the external antenna will actually slow things down due to signal cancellation.
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