Over the past few weeks I have been running some presentations at various schools around Australia about internet and mobile phone safety for young people - in other words “Cyber Safety”. It has been an interesting and extremely worthwhile experience. But I wanted to write more about my experience with Wireless Broadband - and I have to say that I was really impressed.

I used 3G wireless extensively in Adelaide with really good speeds. I then went to Melbourne for a few days. I stayed at Tullamarine near the airport where the signal strength was very strong and the speeds were consistently good. When I looked at the ridiculous rates charged for Hotel internet use I was glad to have my wireless with me. I could use it when I wanted and needed to without having to worry about exceeding hotel internet time limits.

Whilst waiting for a couple of hours in the Melbourne airport I was able to get on with work and run my business as I needed to, while sitting in a cafe having a drink. It was super convenient.

After a few days back in the office I headed to Canberra where once again the wireless worked fantastically well. I was staying a few kilometres out of town and so the 3G signal was weaker than it had been in Adelaide and Melbourne, but as long as there was a bar of signal, the internet was running pretty well. Once again, I was able to get all the work done that I needed to in the times I wasn’t presenting.

In Melbourne I had a GPS to help me get around the place. But in Canberra I didn’t have a GPS and so my wireless internet became really useful a couple of times. When I wasn’t sure exactly where I was, I pulled over the the side of the road, flipped open my laptop, connected the wireless and checked Google maps. I only needed it a couple of times, but it was a far better option than spending $40 on a street directory or renting a GPS for a couple of days from the car hire company.

So overall I had an excellent experience using wireless in places I don’t usually use it. It was fast for internet surfing and emailing and I experienced very few drops outs. If you need wireless to travel fairly regularly then joining on a monthly plan might be a great way to go. If you use it less regularly or prefer the control of prepaid, then you can also pre pay for your wireless broadband credit. With 3 wireless broadband monthly plans start from just $15 per month for 1GB of data and 3 gives you up to 12 months to use your prepaid wireless credit.

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