Wireless Broadband

[Liub]

I can't get normal broadband in my area so I have to use BigPond Wireless broadband - it is a joke. 1 gig for one month is not nearly enough and I went over the the download limit last month by 700MB and had to pay an additional $90 fee.

I want to get a new wireless broadband provider. Can anyone suggest any companies that have reasonable prices and download limit.

I've checked out AAPT and Westnet, they seem to have pretty good offers.

Suggestions?

Cheers

 

[OzBomber]

Optus. I have about 60GB a month for about 70 bucks I think. 20 GB on peak, 40GB off. It's wireless aswell. That's at 1500kb/s

 

[Liub]

You got that much download with optus?

I checked out the website for wireless broaband and their biggest plan is 2G for 129/month.

http://personal.optus.com.au/web/oc.../wireless/plansandrateswireless&site=personal

 

[OzBomber]

Do you mean wireless broadband as in you can take it wherever you go? Like in the car?

I mean in the house.

 

[w00dy]

have you tried 3? they supply wireless broadband, however they may not have towers where you live... worth looking into though...

 

[Underdog]

Do you mean wireless broadband as in you can take it wherever you go? Like in the car?

I mean in the house.

So you have cable to the house and then use a wireless router?

That's totally different

 

[Ninty]

I'm on the Next G Wireless plan too - its bullshit rates. But not much you can actually do, cos most likely Optus, Virgin etc.. wouldn't cover your area...

Sean., he said he can't get normal broadband, as in cable, dsl etc...

 

[Sheezel2Wardlaw]

Telstra have the best coverage, if you move to another provider you may not have coverage where you want it most. Thats why Telstra charge what they do.

If your only using it at home, have you looked at satelite or isdn?

 

[Ninty]

Satellite and ISDN aint much better in prices, IMO.

I had ISDN and it was costing me $40 a month for the unlimited dial up plan you have to go on for ISDN, plus the costs of having to have another phoneline etc, for only 128k speeds.. Only good thing about is having another phoneline, and having unlitmited downloads...

And Satellite, well, I haven't seen a plan that's any better than Wireless... when I applied I couldn't even get it, with trees being too close to the house. >_<

 

[bigdroppunt]

Im with a mob in geelong called snoopa formaly becom or bewireless the use wireless through a link of towers along the coast where i live, It works well and cheaper than sat, dont know about this telstra wireless, is it fast, I get 512 on the stuff ive got.

 

[Ninty]

Basic is 256kbps, and super G speeds are about 550kbps to 3Mbps and up to 6Mbps in selected areas.