I have recently looked after the transition of our Forward Command Post laptops from CDMA to NextG, this includes VPN access back to the office, so far no problems :)
I can't comment on the cost/plan arrangements, someone else looks after that. SDF -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, 2 July 2007 9:19 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Slow dial-up or broadband- your choice This is getting off topic so I'll keep it brief, but based on my own experience over the last three months with the Telstra NextG wireless broadband system I can't recommend the hourly based plans. On a total of four occasions the system has failed to detect that I have disconnected, and when that happens the clock keeps running until 2 hours of idle time have been clocked up! 3 of these incidents occurred in a single month, resulting in 6 or my 10 hours being confiscated that month. Several requests to Telstra to restore the lost time were ignored. Unfortunately Telstra changed their plans around the beginning of the year to eliminate the entry level data-based plan. Another point to be aware of is that the service is designed only for those with Administrator accounts on Windows. The Telstra connection manager program will not function unless you are logged on under an administrator account, which knocks out all those who work for large companies whose IT department don't give mere mortals admin rights on their company laptops. There is a work around for this, although Telstra won't tell you about it, and I can't rule out the possibility that this is related to the above disconnection problem. ----- Original Message ----- From: Ken Dawber To: Discussion of issues relating to Soaring in Australia. Sent: Monday, July 02, 2007 3:49 AM Subject: Re: [Aus-soaring] Slow dial-up or broadband- your choice Peter Brookman wrote: I have just got off the phone to Activ8 support and they have confirmed that the subsidy scheme is still available for eligible subscribers, in broad terms anyone who can not access ADSL or ISDN. The Government's new Australian Broadband Guarantee subsidy is only available where commercial Terrestrial services are not available and Terrestrial services is defined to also include wireless services. With wireless networks such as the Bigpond Next G network already covering 98 per cent of the Australian Population, the part of Australia that is eligible for the current subsidy is getting smaller and smaller. . . . . _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list [email protected] To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
