Do You Use The 3G Features On Your Mobile?
Last week, the Australian Communications and Media Authority released a report that stated that in Australia, one third of mobile users have a 3G phone, but two thirds of those users didn’t use the available 3G service like internet browsing, video calls and music streaming.
Apparently, some people just aren’t interested in using their mobile for anything other than making calls. Others believed that the price was too high, and others just had no idea how to actually use the services.
The report also found that most people preferred using their mobile phone to a landline, and VoIP is still in its infancy here in Australia.
But with all the noise about getting a 3G iPhone and NextG services, I ask you, dear reader, whether or not you actually use the 3G services on your phone? Or is it too cost prohibitive, an unpleasant experience or just too confusing? Let us know in the comments…
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Comments
i bought two mobile phones from telstra with the “3g” goods on board and after some issues with telstra we reverted back to the normal pre-paid telstra sim cards with absolutely no difference to the internet speeds or performance of the phones. also i bought another telstra locked prepaid mobile for my son that is not ‘3g’ and in comparison the only difference is the *100# number works and it doesn’t with the ZTE 3G phones.
So, I’m not to sure about 3G in Australia, as I travel alot and bought a phone that worked with 3G in Europe as i will be spending the majority of my time there for the next 2 years. However when I am in Australia because of the difference in frequencies used it reverts back to 2G.. slowwww expensive emails through telstra mms.
Why did Telstra decide to use a different frequency from the rest of the world?? (I think America does as well)
I do use 3G in Europe quite a bit – email, internet, directions etc. Just swap sim cards when i need to.
Telstra plan upgraded our mobiles to NextG service and sims. Good we thought until we used Google maps once to get directions within metropolitan Adelaide. One access cost us $3. What a bargain will definitely use again, I think not. As to mobile data plans $1 to $0.25 per excess mb what a bargain. A gig download would cost min of $250 to maybe $1000.
Again an absolute ripoff.
3G? only for email and text based at that. Everything else is too expensive.
Hells yeh I use 3G. Primarily for checking transport times, looking up something to settle a pub argument, showing people what something is (eg. Goatse) thanks to Google image search etc. I’d say I use it only about once a week. Also, I think Telstra’s costs are down to $2/MB which is *much* better than it was, but still way overpriced.
Video chat is still a joke however, and I don’t stream any music etc.
3G?
Gmail and MSN Messenger on the phone’s great.
Anything else is too expensive.
Seems to be the common complaint here. Anyone in the telecommunications industry taking note ?
I like many of those above, would like to use 3G, but find it too expensive. Plus the fact that YOU CANT GET INTERNET ON 3 PREPAID might have something to do with it.
/rant
Also, paying for internet on your mobile and desktop – not really fair.
I’ve been using HSDPA through Three’s 3G network since July last year and have been pleasantly surprised by the network coverage, which i must say is Awesome.. nearly everywhere i go i have 3g coverage and my x-series plans are great. The only other data plans that beat x-series is Vodafone’s, but I’m a Brisbane Griffth student and Vodafone is the only network that doesn’t even have 2g coverage on our campus!!
I would buy the iPhone but the features are lacking, like cut and paste, and bluetooth connectivity.. im a huge apple fan and to find out that the iphone doesnt support internet sharing is a HUGE letdown….