Laptops & Mobile phones

Andrew,
I'm interested in that single Bigpond number.
Can you point me to a reference on Bigpond's site.
I assume you need some special account/contract to use it?
Any info welcome, speed etc.
Thanks
Doug
from:
The Welshmun & The Witch
setting off in 2004 for 2+ years
in '93 Series 80 & Dream Camper

Doug,
I'm pretty sure its any Bigpond account. I use the business grade service at work, and the phone number is 0198 3nn 3nn. The BigPond site implies that a normal residential customer can access from almost any fixed phone for the cost of a local call. Maybe just phone and check it out. I suspect any of the bigger ISP's would offer a similar service, however I know bigpond is available in all telstra call collection areas.

CHeers
AndrewSo much to see, too little time ...
Andrew

Just an aside. I too have a Nokia 6385 CDMA and IR. Spoke to a guy at Telstra's WAP/INTERNET division yestaerday to see why I couldnt get the 14.4kbs that someone mentioned they got in an earlier post. Evidently because I am connected via a pre-paid connection I dont get the access to the faster data rate that the Nokia 6385 allows. He did say however that all Nokia 6385 that are connected through the Telstra system via plans, automatically can access the faster baud rate. Didnt ask any more questions as I dont intend signing any fixed plans.
The point of my posting is to highlight that if your mate is connected via a plan he should be able to get the 14.4 kbs rather than the 9.6kbs.
I would check to see what the maximum rate he has set on his computer for that dialup, some ppl dont check and it defaults to 9600bps and by just resetting it to 14400bps you get the faster rate.

you cannot get higher speed than 9600 bps with infra red
nokia cdma are crap
you dont need plan to get 9600 bps you need a cable not the infra red

am not sure what your qualifications are to make such black and white statements and I admit that mine are only from talking to others.
However your statement 'nokia are crap' I will ignore, as I am sure the millions of others around the world who use Nokia will.
Your statement that you 'dont need a plan to get 9600' is not what I said.
Suggest you re-read my reply....what I said was along the lines of ;you cannot access 14400 when using pre-paid, or conversely you can only access 14400 using a plan...at no stage did I say that you need a plan to get 9600bps....talk to the techos at Telstra (as I did, especially as I am NOT an 'expert' real or imagined) about whether 14400 can be obtained when using pre-paid....I will be interested to see if you get the same answer that I did.

KiwiAngler the Nokia CDMA phones are unbelievable crap. Just ask the dealers how many returns and repairs they have had. I did not say anything about the Nokia GSM, it was the Nokia CDMA phone I am talking about. Besides the faults and repairs of the Nokia CDMA phone, their range is substantially less than any other CDMA phone and what is more they have no external aerial plug. I will repeat for you seen you are a kiwi, the Nokia CDMA phones are crap with a capital C Crap.
CDMA by default is 14,400bps and if you are using infra red the maximum speed you can get is 9,600 bps regardless of anything.
I dont care about the techos at Telstra you spoke to. Unless you speak to the people at Telstra in Fax & Data you are likely to get bull manure.
The people at Telstra in the Fax & Data division are excellent and I have dealt with them since the inception of the GSM network.
KiwiAngler I will always answer anything as the information I provide is always 100% correct in every way.

Quote #1 "..they have no external aerial plug." ...incorrect..I have a Nokia 6385 CDMA plugged into a 6db external arial...so according to you, I must have poked the $35 patch cable which is attached to a $129 aerial attached to a ARB bullbar, through a non existent external aerial plug

Quote#2: "Unless you speak to the people at Telstra in Fax & Data you are likely to get bull manure"...I did...it wasn't

Quote#3: "..The people at Telstra in the Fax & Data division are excellent "... I thought that too...thats why I quoted them as my 'expert' source as I don't profess to being one :-)

Quote#4: "..KiwiAngler I will always answer anything as the information I provide is always 100% correct in every way"...refer to my response to quote#1

also with capitals...ALWAYS 100% CORRECT IN EVERY WAY

I will respond to you because you are NOT a Kiwi ...ppl who comment in absolutes often leave themselves open to correction, and are often wrong