Glenn, I've been using Three's wireless broadband for almost 2 months and am very pleased with it. I initially tried the express card but had trouble with that and so swapped to the USB dongle. The paperwork for the set-up left out a vital bit of information - the number to "dial" - but telephone support fixed that up very easily: Three has a team dedicated to Macs.
The telephone number to enter into network preferences > PPP is *99# and the mobile to select in the drop-down box is HUAWEI Mobile. My laptop is well over 7 years old and uses USB 1.1 but the dongle works well despite that. I've used the mobile network in Sydney (CBD), Perth (CBD) East Perth and South Perth. Regards, Michael Hawkins G3 PowerBook 400, OS 10.4.10, 640mb ram. > Received: from webmail.icp-qv1-irony-out1.iinet.net.au ([203.59.1.108] > verified) > by wamug.org.au (CommuniGate Pro SMTP 4.2.10) > with ESMTP id 2392660 for [email protected]; Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:30:23 > +0800 > Received: from unknown (HELO [10.0.1.3]) ([203.59.168.241]) > by outbound.icp-qv1-irony-out1.iinet.net.au with ESMTP; 15 Sep 2007 14:27:48 > +0800 > Message-Id: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > From: Glenn Nicholas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Telstra wireless broadband + Mac > Date: Sat, 15 Sep 2007 14:27:46 +0800 > X-Mailer: Apple Mail (2.752.2) > > I want to use wireless broadband with my 17" PowerBook 2.16Ghz Core Duo > > It appears there are two primary choices, Telstra and Three. > > Telstra advise their Telstra Turbo Card is Mac compatible - I've read > about some problems though. > http://www.telstra.com.au/business/products/internetanddata/ > mobilebroadbandlaptopdevices/telstraturboac875.htm > > Three NetConnect seem to have good plans, but with metro area > coverage only. > http://www.three.com.au/cs/ContentServer?pagename=Three%2FPage% > 2FBusinessVideoCallingTemplate&cid=1155886581515&c=Page&p=1155886580961& > homeId=1153120041633&subId=1156241342637 > > Vodafone have an offering, but it doesn't cover Perth. > > What works best? > > Glenn. > > -- The WA Macintosh User Group Mailing List -- Archives - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/archives.shtml> Guidelines - <http://www.wamug.org.au/mailinglist/guidelines.shtml> Unsubscribe - <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
