Adelaide has that rare thing in Australia: an airport that actually offers free Wi-Fi. But just how much better do you do if you use your own paid-for dongle rather than a free option? I decided to find out.
Sydney International Airport will soon be host to oneworld’s seventh Express Connections Hub, according to the company’s Vice President of Corporate Communications Micheal Blunt. According to Blunt, if you happen to find yourself in need of their services, you can expect the royal treatment.
My complaints about 3G broadband performance in Australian airports are not a new theme around here, but what happens when the plane heads offshore? In an overseas context, roaming charges generally mean that mobile broadband gets cast aside in favour of airport Wi-Fi. Having tested the speeds in two European capitals recently, I’m reminded that what we get in Australia isn’t necessarily much different to what’s on offer elsewhere.
When I tested Telstra’s airport LTE 4G performance last week, I noted that Melbourne didn’t perform as well as Sydney but that Telstra had said equipment upgrades were in the offing. After testing the service again in the international departure area, speeds do look better than a week ago.
Whenever we’ve rounded up cheap ways to get to and from Australia’s airports, we’ve always noted that the suckiest thing about Brisbane’s Airtrain is that it stops running after 8pm. So the news that its hours are getting extended is welcome.
For me, the most exciting aspect of last week’s Telstra 4G announcements was the promise that it would work better in airports. Having given it a try in both Sydney and Melbourne, the network gets a qualified thumbs-up, but there are still some kinks to be ironed out, especially in Victoria.
Getting to the airport in Sydney by train is efficient, but not particularly cheap. Is it worthwhile to get off one stop early and walk to save a bit over $10? Lifehacker decided to find out.
Dear Lifehacker, I’m flying to Australia next month to take part in an university exchange program, and I was wondering what is the customs officers’ policy regarding laptops and external HDDs arriving through Sydney airport: I’ve heard that in the US airport security can actually check the files in your laptop, and I would like to know if something similar has happened in Australia (I’m mainly concerned about my iTunes Library having some files that were acquired through torrent clients, and stuff like that). Thanks, Privacy Fan
