costs
Coverage is getting better in the non-metro areas.
I've got a Hutchinsons '3' 3G plan and they want $5 per 10 MBytes on their network, or $1.65 per MByte when roaming on the Telstra network.
It doesn't require a lot of web page views to clock up a megabyte of traffic, and with the small low-resolution screens and tiny limited keypads it is not a quality experience as far as I am concerned.
If an internet-connected PC was not available then I'll use the 3G phone for a NAIPS briefing and/or weather pics.
Basically I think 3G is overpriced and overhyped., but I guess the telcos have to somehow recoup the hundreds of millions that they paid for their radio spectrum a few years ago.
and as for looking at jerky, low-res TV on a tiny screen. yetchhhhh.
and then there's the cute way that whomever you have signed up with will try very hard to make you use their (expensive) content.
Nah., I'm not a convert.
Last edited by Biggles_in_Oz; 24th Jan 2007 at 09:27.