mobile internet in australia?

dg7feq · **mobile internet in australia? -** 11-10-2009, 11:13

Hi guys,
my parents will head off for australia again soon. They have a netbook and a quadband-GSM and 3G-stick.
Now i am looking for the right SIM card for them.
It seems Telsta has the biggest 3G coverage - but i am not sure what this "Next G network" means. Is that normal 3G 850Mhz or a special network that requires special phones?

Also which SIM to buy? They offer a prepaid-broadband-internet package, but this seems to be only available together with the 3G-stick. And on the regular Prepaid-Cards the internet-rates seem to be very high (AUD 2 per MB).

Maybe someone has some hints for me?

thanks,
Chris

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dg7feq (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Guru Posts: 1,164 Join Date: 04 Feb 2006 Location: Germany Country:	mobile internet in australia? - 11-10-2009, 11:13 Hi guys, my parents will head off for australia again soon. They have a netbook and a quadband-GSM and 3G-stick. Now i am looking for the right SIM card for them. It seems Telsta has the biggest 3G coverage - but i am not sure what this "Next G network" means. Is that normal 3G 850Mhz or a special network that requires special phones? Also which SIM to buy? They offer a prepaid-broadband-internet package, but this seems to be only available together with the 3G-stick. And on the regular Prepaid-Cards the internet-rates seem to be very high (AUD 2 per MB). Maybe someone has some hints for me? thanks, Chris Germany: o2 blue all-in L, simquadrat Thailand: truemove (phone+sms+wifi) International: xxSim+372, toggle +44/+49/+41/+31 Phones: Huawei Mate7, Huawei P9