Vodafone’s mobile broadband gear gets discounted pretty regularly. If you’re a hotspot fan, this is a good deal: Dick Smith has the prepaid Pocket Wifi 2 online for $39.50 including delivery, which is half the regular price. [Dick Smith via OzBargain]
Telstra already has a consumer hotspot using its Ultimate Next G network, but business users might find its limitations on number of devices connected a challenge. The Ultimate Gateway allows up to 16 users to connect via either Wi-Fi or Ethernet, making it potentially appealing for locations such as tradeshows or remote offices. More »
Dear LH, I’m planning a trip to the UK and I’m trying to sort out my data options for my phones, iPad and netbook. I know there is no way I’m going to use my own network’s roaming so I was looking at TravelSIM or similar but I’ve just found out that the hire car company I’m using offers a Wi-Fi device for £9 a day with 1GB of data a day. More »
It doesn’t seem to be a widespread issue — so far I’ve heard of it happening on Telstra iPhone 4S units, but it may go further — but it looks like the upgrade to iOS 5 may remove the personal hotspot feature entirely. Here’s how to get it back. More »
Mobile broadband is a traveller’s best friend, but is it better packaged as a hotspot, a dongle, or something else entirely? Gizmodo and Lifehacker debate the issues. More »
Having established that paying a premium for Telstra’s Ultimate Wi-Fi hotspot won’t necessarily get you a performance boost, buying the more basic model might look more tempting. If that’s the case, Australia Post is selling the prepaid standard Next G hotspot for $49 — half the regular Telstra price — until August 7. [Australia Post via OzBargain]
Telstra’s Next G network is generally held to be the fastest mobile option in Australia. However, my recent testing on the Ultimate high-speed option confirms what many people have been suspecting: as more people sign on, its performance is declining. More »
Internode has ditched its MiFi 2352 device and now sells the Huawei 8352 as its main Wi-Fi Hotspot hardware for sharing a 3G connection amongst multiple devices. The 8352 costs $149 outright, or $49 on a 24-month contract — both a big saving on the $349 the previous device sold for. More »
If you want to connect multiple devices to the Internet while travelling, a 3G Wi-Fi hotspot can be the perfect solution. Planhacker rounds up the prepaid contenders available from major carriers. More »
