[off-topic] SIMM cards and hardware

[Daniel Pearson]

A mate of mine has been trying to do exactly this ; you can only get 
Bigpond pre-paid now, Telstra will only do post-paid. The "solution" 
they gave him was a normal SIM - $10 SIM with $20 for 2gb data.

YMMV.

Regards,
*Daniel Pearson*
Flashware Solutions Ltd| London, UK / Perth, Australia
+44 (0) 7857 147 620 | daniel at flashware.net

On 6/10/2011 8:45 AM, Tim White wrote:
> On 6/10/11 4:51 PM, Kev wrote:
>> Tim,
>>
>> do you reckon this (3G8WV)  ...
>>
>> http://www.mwave.com.au/sku-46040445-?gclid=CMCYrb6m06sCFW1U4godtW_dVg
>>
>> would be a good solution for me?  It does the 900MHz and has 802.11n 
>> WiFi too.  It has VOIP as well, which I hadn't thought about, but 
>> with the hardware in hand I probably would think about.
>
> Looks good. Just note that it's not VoIP, rather it's Voice over GSM, 
> so basically it's like using a mobile phone but plugged into a 
> handset. You could still run VoIP with an ata but your performance may 
> not be good enough.
>> <snip>
>>
>> which is much cheaper, but has only 802.11g WiFi and no VOIP.  Do you 
>> reckon the WiFi speed difference would be a problem?  I'd prefer 
>> faster, but don't really know whether I notice it or not.
>>
> If you don't need the voice over GSM, then probably get this one. If 
> you are just using wifi for internet, then even wireless b would be 
> fast enough! If you are doing file transfers between computers then 
> wireless N would be nice unless you can plug into ethernet for big 
> transfers.
>> Absence of choice really would clear the mind here! This is a real 
>> mine field for the unwary/unknowing.
>>
>> Any'ow, something like that, with built-in 3g, WiFi and RJ45 is what 
>> I've decided to go for.  Then there's compatibility with various 
>> vendors' SIMM cards to consider as well I s'pose.  Neither of these 
>> appear to be Telstra or Bigpong specific, though Netcomm claim 
>> compatibility with both.  I'm considering Amaysim.
> The 3G SIM cards should all be compatible.
>>
>> My local Telstra shop informed me (just a couple of hours ago) that 
>> without an ABN (ie as a home user) I'd have to have Bigpong.  With an 
>> ABN I can go Telstra, but would be confined to business plans only.
> If you go post-paid, then yes Bigpond. However you can go prepaid and 
> get Telstra. You can also go prepaid or postpaid mobile plan that has 
> a data pack. Not sure if you can get Bigpond without them giving you 
> hardware ether.  Also, Telstra now has it's 4G network running, so 
> that adds more to the mix!
>
> Tim
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