Can anyone recommend good wireless broadband?

Its for use in Metro Melbourne.

I know Bigpond is available but its capped at 1GB a month and I will probably want more.

Any suggestions??

I use telstra bigpond, they are ok. I have unlimited download @ 1500 speed. This cost me about $110/month. I don't have much choice where I live. As far as Wireless Routers go, I've got a D-Link and find it to drop out too often. I'd go for a Linksys, they seem to work better based on my experiences.

Rob

Hang on. Are you talking Wireless Broadband like iWired? Or ADSL with a simple wireless router?? Big difference

Wireless - as in stick the wireless card in your computer, and you have Broadband. Wireless as in no cables, no telephone line, routers etc.

Wireless - as in stick the wireless card in your computer, and you have Broadband. Wireless as in no cables, no telephone line, routers etc.

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go with I-chilli mobile broadband .....the best out there. get a lot of complains with voda, telestra and others. you can buy them at dick smith.

cheers

pc

I have done ALOT of research on this subject for my clients and I can say that the best wireless broadband is Telstra EVDO.

It is available in EVDO in most capitals and 1xRTT in the rest of the country where CDMA is available.

IBurst (chilli, etc) is very oversubscribed and prone to dropouts. My dad use it in Sydney and he would dropout 10x per hour and he is in North Sydney. I have also gor the Vodafone and 3 wireless broadband and they are flakey.

If you plan to remote any servers, you will like the <100ms ping rates, and also the consistancy.

I can run my ISP from the yacht out in the middle of the harbour.

It is worth the money....

I have done ALOT of research on this subject for my clients and I can say that the best wireless broadband is Telstra EVDO.

It is available in EVDO in most capitals and 1xRTT in the rest of the country where CDMA is available.

IBurst (chilli, etc) is very oversubscribed and prone to dropouts.  My dad use it in Sydney and he would dropout 10x per hour and he is in North Sydney.  I have also gor the Vodafone and 3 wireless broadband and they are flakey.

If you plan to remote any servers, you will like the <100ms ping rates, and also the consistancy.

I can run my ISP from the yacht out in the middle of the harbour.

It is worth the money....

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I totally agree with Zap.... We have tried most of the options he has listed and the Telstra EVDO service wins out.

Our mobile warriors get a 50 hour / month plan (all you can eat). It is less than $2 per hour, so it is not that expensive really.

It is not rocket fast when you are only getting 1xRTT coverage, but still usable and very flexible.

Cheers,

Aaron

I have done ALOT of research on this subject for my clients and I can say that the best wireless broadband is Telstra EVDO.

It is available in EVDO in most capitals and 1xRTT in the rest of the country where CDMA is available.

IBurst (chilli, etc) is very oversubscribed and prone to dropouts.  My dad use it in Sydney and he would dropout 10x per hour and he is in North Sydney.  I have also gor the Vodafone and 3 wireless broadband and they are flakey.

If you plan to remote any servers, you will like the <100ms ping rates, and also the consistancy.

I can run my ISP from the yacht out in the middle of the harbour.

It is worth the money....

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I totally agree with Zap.... We have tried most of the options he has listed and the Telstra EVDO service wins out.

Our mobile warriors get a 50 hour / month plan (all you can eat). It is less than $2 per hour, so it is not that expensive really.

It is not rocket fast when you are only getting 1xRTT coverage, but still usable and very flexible.

Cheers,

Aaron

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Cheers guys,

So does this just come in the form of a network card, or external modem?

Is it guaranteed to have coverage?

Any links on plans etc?

Thanks,

Yeah Luke I use Telstra EVD0 to view DVR's over the internet and it works great

I have done ALOT of research on this subject for my clients and I can say that the best wireless broadband is Telstra EVDO.

It is available in EVDO in most capitals and 1xRTT in the rest of the country where CDMA is available.

IBurst (chilli, etc) is very oversubscribed and prone to dropouts.  My dad use it in Sydney and he would dropout 10x per hour and he is in North Sydney.  I have also gor the Vodafone and 3 wireless broadband and they are flakey.

If you plan to remote any servers, you will like the <100ms ping rates, and also the consistancy.

I can run my ISP from the yacht out in the middle of the harbour.

It is worth the money....

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I totally agree with Zap.... We have tried most of the options he has listed and the Telstra EVDO service wins out.

Our mobile warriors get a 50 hour / month plan (all you can eat). It is less than $2 per hour, so it is not that expensive really.

It is not rocket fast when you are only getting 1xRTT coverage, but still usable and very flexible.

Cheers,

Aaron

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Cheers guys,

So does this just come in the form of a network card, or external modem?

Is it guaranteed to have coverage?

Any links on plans etc?

Thanks,

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We use the Sierra PCMCIA cards which Telstra supplies. Link

Another company is called Maxon that do multiple options in external modems and cards. We use them for ships which travel between Melbourne and Devonport. Link

Cheers,

Aaron