Telstra Mobile Data Packs

"You can although transfer the prepaid amounts to a prepaid phone "

- can you explain this please.

yes certainly. The data pack lasts for 1 month from purchase time. if you have anything left towards the end of the month, you can transfer the balance from the data pack (modem) to a Telstra prepaid phone and it is then used by that phone. You can only transfer up to $10 each day, so you have to plan it if you want to transfer more than that.

I used the 150mb option for a 2.5 week trip just a few weeks ago , for reading and sending emails and browsing the forums it was any amount....I had plenty in reserve...I used it every 2nd day with a Samsung phone as the modem....for $10 it is for me just right....cheers

If you want to save money, then I agree with the 150MB browser pack is a great pack. On holidays, we use the internet to quickly check emails (I use a different email address when we are travelling so we don't get hit with junk and emails with attachments. I let friends know what the email address and ask them not to send attachments.

Other uses are to check the BOM site for weather and I also check the SPOT site on a regular basis to view maps when my wife is MTBing in places I can't take the 4WD.

The $10pm 150MB was just right. We have used it for quite a few holiday breaks of 2 weeks and found we never went over 75MB during the 2 weeks (i.e. 150MB pm.

Hi, I also use the $10 /150meg Data pack, and we were away for a month in the van and found it ample for checking the weather and Emails etc, we also use Skype to talk to the family and even use a bit of video and still had plenty left when we got home . if I want to do extra viewing , Google earth etc I just go to Macca's carpark or such and stay as long as you need ,
I have a Nokia 6120 and find that we dont need an external ariel,
Mate went up to QLD etc for 5 weeks end of last year with the same set up and he bought the 1 gig pack he thought the $10 pack would not be enough and useing more than he needed , still came home with half of his time left,
Works for us . Cheers Des,