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Max <max@val.morgan> wrote
> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>> Max <max@val.morgan> wrote
>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> Max <max@val.morgan> wrote

>>>>> I am looking for a cheap mobile broadband plan.

>>>> But don't say how you plan to use it.

>>> I want to use it instead of an ADSL plan.

>> Sure, but how do you use broadband ?  Just for browsing,
>> lots of live movies, lots of torrenting, what do you do with it ?
>> How much does it vary month by month etc.

>> That stuff determines whether the slut's plan or amaysim is better for 
>> your type of use.

> I don't do much torrenting anymore now that they are cracking down on 
> movie downloads, but I intend to browse, some youtube, and catch-up TV.

12GB a month is quite a bit unless you watch a lot of catch up TV and 
youtube.

> I don't need a landline so an ADSL bundle is an overkill for a temporary 
> one person apartment.

Doesn't cost a lot more than that mobile plan, $60/month instead of $40
but you would normally need a mobile service of some kind as well.

The slut's plan may be better value than amaysim if you use your mobile
much, but amaysim may be better value of you would only spend say $5
a month on calls and texts and have $100 10GB data packs as required.

> For ADSL the only ones that would make sense would be one of the cheapies 
> like SpinTel, but then I don't want the problems that come with a cheapie 
> ISP such as slow speeds and bad support.

You don't normally see any speed difference with the cheaper ADSL
services, and I hardly ever use support myself. I care more about the
cheapest ISPs going broke and being without a service for a while.

> So mobile broadband seems like the best option.

Yeah, it can be if you use the mobile phone much
because it's the only phone service you have.

Couple of my mates have gone that route and it works well for them. 

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