Comments on: Do You Use The 3G Features On Your Mobile?

By: razs

razs — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 10:00:59 +0000

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….

By: pinchies

pinchies — Sun, 18 May 2008 00:40:28 +0000

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.

By: Making Yesterday Today's Future Tomorrow

Making Yesterday Today's Future Tomorrow — Fri, 16 May 2008 15:32:30 +0000

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 ?

By: Stew

Stew — Tue, 13 May 2008 05:30:37 +0000

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.

By: David

David — Tue, 13 May 2008 02:08:01 +0000

3G? only for email and text based at that. Everything else is too expensive.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 12 May 2008 19:58:36 +0000

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.

By: Nick Loader

Nick Loader — Mon, 12 May 2008 17:54:44 +0000

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.

By: misdy

misdy — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:31:34 +0000

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.

By: luke

luke — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:04:48 +0000

ITS THE COST!

all data charges in australia are a rip-off compaired to many other parts of the world.

By: Chaps

Chaps — Mon, 12 May 2008 14:56:03 +0000

Jeez, after setting up IMAP mail i got slugged with a bill of just under $400 for a month. Only $19 of it was for phone calls. Al my phone did was check email and download the Headers… bugger that..