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Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> wrote
> SG1 <lost@the.races.com> wrote

>> Aldi 6GB for $55
>> Helstra 10GB $50 or 16GB $105 The difference is
>> that Aldi has a 90 day expiry and Helstra is pm.

>> The 6GB is the largest Aldi has listed.

>  These are *post*-paid ('contract'), right?

Nope, data packs aren't contract,
you buy what you find you need.

>  And it seems that you want a long(er) expiry time, right?

He's never said what her data usage is likely to be.

But the comment about 6GB being the most aldi has
which is just plain wrong in the sense that you can buy
as many of those as you need, implys its more than 6GB
per month.

> If both are correct, then you may want to have a
> look at *pre*-paid Telstra mobile broadband.

Aldi is MUCH better value on the plan needed to
be able to use those data packs if she doesn’t make
many phone calls or if they are only short ones.

> For example 5GB at $50, i.e. a little more expensive
> than Aldi (which, AFAICT, you can't use anyway)

Corse she can.

> and  twice the price of Telstra post-paid,
> BUT with *one year* expiry time.

>  Anyway, have a look at Telstra Pre-Paid Mobile Broadband (for example):
>
> <https://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/prepaid-mobiles/telstra-pre-paid-4gx-wi-fi-plus>
>
>  Main page at:
>
> <https://www.telstra.com.au/broadband/mobile-broadband/prepaid>

Lousy value compared with aldi.

>  You may also want to have a look at Telstra's data-bundles (BrowsePlus
> Packs) for mobile *phones*. If you buy a SIM starter pack for that
> service, you can use the SIM in a device which is/acts_like a WiFi
> hotspot. Perhaps the speed of this service is lower, but the BrowsePlus
> Packs (and Data top-up Packs) have different, often cheaper, price
> points than Pre-Paid Mobile Broadband, BUT all with a 30 day expiry
> time.
>
>  Main page at:
>
> <https://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/prepaid-mobiles>
>
> [N.B. I see that you can now also use the 'Data Passes' with this, so
> going this route seems more flexible than going with Telstra Pre-Paid
> Mobile Broadband.)
>
>  FYI, I use the latter on my trips in Oz, i.e. I use it as a 'data-SIM'
> in a smart-phone, which is used as a WiFi hotspot. I can also use the
> smartphone or a 'dumb'/'feature' phone USB-connected (USB tethering) to
> my laptop, but normally I don't bother and just use the Wi-Fi hotspot.
>
>  HTH. 

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Mobile internet "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2016-04-13 10:05 +1000
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    Re: Mobile internet "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2016-04-13 11:11 +1000
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        Re: Mobile internet "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-04-13 14:20 +1000
        Re: Mobile internet Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-04-13 20:42 +0000
          Re: Mobile internet "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2016-04-14 06:49 +1000
            Re: Mobile internet Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2016-04-13 21:22 +0000
              Re: Mobile internet "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2016-04-14 09:39 +1000
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              Re: Mobile internet Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2016-04-13 22:47 +1000
  Re: Mobile internet news16 <news16@woa.com.au> - 2016-04-13 04:46 +0000
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    Re: Mobile internet "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2016-04-13 18:48 +1000
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