On Thu, 9 May 2013, Toby Corkindale <toby.corkindale@strategicdata.com.au> wrote:
On 09/05/13 09:55, zlinw@mcmedia.com.au wrote:
Now I do have broadband via the Virgin 3G mobile network (Optus is the carrier) but the data is $150 for 12 gig (Note 1), the 3 DVD images being around that size. The data on the images will be reconsitiuted back into a local Debian repository.
If you can get the Optus network out there, why not go with a cheaper Optus reseller? Eg. These guys do 15G for a third of that price per month! (It says 4G, but in the fine print says that outside of the 4G coverage, it'll just fall back to 3G)
https://www.koganmobile.com.au/plans/ Kogan has 6G of data per month and unlimited calls within Australia for $299 per annum. They account for data in 1MB increments though which theoretically could mean you get much more data use recorded but in practice doesn't seem to make much difference as a "session" is apparently some hours in the normal course of operation. So Kogan has 6G per month for an average price of $25 per month (when on the $299 per annum pre-paid) compared to Vaya being $33 per month for 10G with 1KB accounting. Also Kogan is on the Telstra 3G network and I've verified it to work where the Optus network is unavailable. -- My Main Blog http://etbe.coker.com.au/ My Documents Blog http://doc.coker.com.au/