BigPond Wireless - I’m in
After much ‘umming’ and ‘ahhing’ I have decided to set my laptop up with a Wireless PCMCIA card and a Wireless connection by BigPond. This will hopefully allow me to finally check emails (and write melbourne chapter posts) from home.
I have ordered my network card yesterday and it is expected within 2 days (so hopefully some time today/tomorrow). Then I have to choose my account.
The plan is a 256K/64K link while within range of the BigPond wireless service, but switches to a different protocol when outside (claiming to burst 144Kbps). Which will be good to go down the beach with the laptop.
I understand that the service isn’t as competitive as some of the alternative networks, but since it allows me to use unmetered sites (etc) I should be able to still make reasonable use out of my limited connection. As they allow you to switch plans without penalty, I will be able to upgrade/downgrade to any plan if their plans become more competitive.
Ok so I ring to find out that BigPond didn’t have my order in. So I am not going to continue with BigPond. Thanks to advertising on this site, I am checking out iBurst which offers traffic shaping after you reach your limit without a contract, but they do not have as wide coverage as BigPond.. More research required I think!
Comment by Cameron Manderson — May 31, 2006 @ 12:59 pm