[CCC News] Tidbit: Massive Price Reduction for Telstra Internet via Mobile

[Michael Kean]

G'day all :)

Just a quick note that today Telstra released some massively reduced 
pricing on accessing the Internet via your Telstra phone.  (For example, 
1GB for $10 2GB $20, etc.)

This means you can plug your phone into your computer (or do it 
wirelessly if your phone supports it) and access the Internet at a 
pretty decent speed provided you can get coverage.

For those of you on Satellite, this could well be much cheaper than 
you're paying now, and with no contract on it.

Pricing details are at 
http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile/browsing_packs.html - and you can buy 
online with just your name, DoB, address and account number.

If you're on the edge of coverage areas, some phones support plugging in 
an extra antenna which I can source for you. (They usually have a small 
rubber cap or a sliding door on the back.)

Those of you already using Telstra Browse Packs - I'm not sure exactly 
what the upgrade process is. It might not be automatic, so you might 
need to 'buy online' or give 'em a call.

Sadly you still need to be careful - they do charge $250 per GB if you 
exceed your limit on the smaller plans. (25c per megabyte.) Thus it 
might not be safe if you have irresponsible people in the house.

Cheers, Mike.

PS - No I'm not a Telstra / BigPond agent.

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