On 18/08/17 19:23, Erik Christiansen via luv-main wrote:
On 18.08.17 15:00, Mark Trickett via luv-main wrote:
When Telstra discontinued dial-up, I had to move to a 4G broadband mobile modem, and pay for 4G when I only get 3g from the local mobile phone tower. Since that is about 500 meters by copper pair, it is well within ADSL range, but the equipment there is ISDN, no longer available, and voice and mobile phone. Now I pay $40 a month for 4Gig. Extortion.
That is scary, as I'm planning to build and move out to half way between Sale and Bairnsdale, and that's all that's on offer out there. ATM I have 30Gig/month for $29.95/month here in Melbourne. A tenfold price hike is horrific.
I pay $59.99 for 50GB of 4G Plus data, just as a hotspot. Check out Optus network for your location. I never have problems. In fact, my "calling" mobile has 1.5GB of data, but most of the time it connects via the hotspot when I am out and about; that plan gives me unlimited AU calls/sms/mms as well. It is just $14.99 per month (12 month contract, byo plan). In terms of mobile data, just use a router that does the job -- although it might be better to plug it in to a computer directly if you need the public IP address on an interface -- then it is much like a plain old 56K type modem setup, but via 4G instead (still PPP). So, yes, do not over complicate things more than you need to. Cheers AndrewM