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[jm1234567890]

yes they have laptop cards

http://www.iburst.com.au/site/index.php
http://www.unwired.com.au/index.php

current coverage is only around sydney and centre/north parts of wollongong

no, exetel don't offer shaped plans


EDIT: acctually they don't have laptop cards, i was sure i saw them before....
they offer usb modems with batterys

and the plans are still a little steep, but you do get convenience

EDIT2: iBurst do, but unwired doesn't
http://www.iburst.com.au/site/iburst/iburst_mobile.php

i gotta stop contradicting myself, lol

 

[santaslayer]

If you're going to go with exetel message me so you can hook me up with a referral credit. (help out a fellow uower )
and jm124567890 you bludger why didn't you hook me up with a referral credit

haha...

I'll do it if I ever get the service...if i remember...

 

[theone123]

whats the iburst website? so unwired broadband we can take broadband anywhere in sydney? say if i had a laptop and had that modem thing with me everywhere

with exetel they charge you $3 for each extra gig downloaded.. is it possible to get it shaped instead?

iBurst the company itself, dont offer the wireless broadband service retail.

You have to join through its partners like Ozemail.

 

[theone123]

hmmm.... dial-up does seem to be the minority.

and no one on wireless? i'd chose wireless over ADSL simply due to the convienience of
being able to access the net almost anywhere.
i think Unwired and iBurst are only slightly more expensive than ADSL

Yeah, but have you seen the ratings for wireless broadband? its not so good, and the start up costs for the modem etc. are more expensiver than ADSL. So why go wireless?

 

[jm1234567890]

Yeah, but have you seen the ratings for wireless broadband? its not so good, and the start up costs for the modem etc. are more expensiver than ADSL. So why go wireless?

then why are you powered by iburst :s ???

 

[theone123]

then why are you powered by iburst :s ???

haha, that will always remain unknown

 

[SoCal]

I am still on my Dial-Up connection, which usually only connects at 28.8 Kbps. It is really painful. They don't offer broadband where I live.

 

[velox]

is wireless an option? Its quite cheap.

 

[SoCal]

I doubt they would have wireless broadband somewhere they don't have regular broadband.

 

[SoCal]

Does anyone have a faster connection than cable, i.e. T1+?

 

[velox]

well roughly where abouts r u?

 

[SoCal]

I am about forty minutes outside of Newcastle.

 

[velox]

hmmm maybe wireless won't work there but its worth asking!

 

[SoCal]

How much do you think it would roughly cost, because there is no way that my dad would pay more than $40 per month.

 

[velox]

www.unwired.com.au

 

[SoCal]

Thanks dude but it looks like it is only available in Sydney. It is cheaper than I expected though.

 

[velox]

damn Hopefully itll roll out to regional centres soon. Actually i remember unwired ceo or sumfin saying that. He wanted to cover the whole of sydney proficiently then move to the outback. Not sure if he would go to regional centres soon though..

 

[jm1234567890]

damn Hopefully itll roll out to regional centres soon. Actually i remember unwired ceo or sumfin saying that. He wanted to cover the whole of sydney proficiently then move to the outback. Not sure if he would go to regional centres soon though..

yeah, wollongong

 

[gordo]

bigpond cable unlimited
wooooooooooooooo

 

[SoCal]

damn Hopefully itll roll out to regional centres soon. Actually i remember unwired ceo or sumfin saying that. He wanted to cover the whole of sydney proficiently then move to the outback. Not sure if he would go to regional centres soon though..

Haha, you make it sound like Newcastle is in the middle of the desert!