On Fri, December 19, 2008 9:34 am, Carsten Haitzler wrote: > > 2g is charged by the kb at insane rates. ($1.65/mb is three's going rate > for 2g > data - whereas their 3g data rates are more like $0.0068/mb. now you know > why > 3g is so important? 2g data is 241 TIMES more expensive than 3g. and three > offer the best datarates in .au).
We are getting a little off topic here, but I'm wondering how you get that rate for 3g. The rates I find are all around $0.015/mb dropping to about $0.010/mb if you buy in bulk (i.e. buy $100 worth). For 2g, I pay $0.40/mb (www.exetel.com.au) which is still 26x 3g, but is bearable for light usage. Another reason 3g is important: using a VOIP service, you can make cheaper phone calls by sending data over your 3g service than by using it for standard voice calls. NeilBrown _______________________________________________ Openmoko community mailing list community@lists.openmoko.org http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community