Comments for Jack Scott's Blog http://www.jackscott.id.au Then, one day, I found myself all grown up with my own point of view... Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:56:03 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Comment on Zzz? Zzz! by Jack Scott http://www.jackscott.id.au/2010/07/zzz-zzz/#comment-1004 Jack Scott Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:56:03 +0000 http://www.jackscott.id.au/?p=953#comment-1004 I wouldn't rely on my measly opinion to base your own off. Who runs the country is important stuff, and you should be getting as many opinions as possible. I wouldn’t rely on my measly opinion to base your own off. Who runs the country is important stuff, and you should be getting as many opinions as possible.

]]> Comment on Zzz? Zzz! by Jen http://www.jackscott.id.au/2010/07/zzz-zzz/#comment-1003 Jen Thu, 29 Jul 2010 01:06:32 +0000 http://www.jackscott.id.au/?p=953#comment-1003 I love how I should follow all this stuff for my major, but I really couldn't care. Might just look at your blog for my election info. And Gruen Nation and the Chaser. I love how I should follow all this stuff for my major, but I really couldn’t care. Might just look at your blog for my election info. And Gruen Nation and the Chaser.

]]> Comment on Review: HTC Touch Pro2 by Jack Scott http://www.jackscott.id.au/2009/12/review-htc-touch-pro2/#comment-1000 Jack Scott Wed, 21 Jul 2010 01:37:52 +0000 http://www.jackscott.id.au/?p=538#comment-1000 It does take a bit of getting used to. I would agree that it's a very powerful phone, but the power comes at a price, and that price is ease of use. I never really got the hang of the photo viewer, and while I could use the MP3 player, it annoyed me so much I eventually got another phone with a much better MP3 player function (a Nokia C5, S60-based). It does take a bit of getting used to. I would agree that it’s a very powerful phone, but the power comes at a price, and that price is ease of use.

I never really got the hang of the photo viewer, and while I could use the MP3 player, it annoyed me so much I eventually got another phone with a much better MP3 player function (a Nokia C5, S60-based).

]]> Comment on Review: HTC Touch Pro2 by Harriett Nowacki http://www.jackscott.id.au/2009/12/review-htc-touch-pro2/#comment-999 Harriett Nowacki Wed, 21 Jul 2010 00:46:17 +0000 http://www.jackscott.id.au/?p=538#comment-999 1 day old TP2 and owning some adjustment shock. I will look thoroughly thru this web page, nevertheless it is so diverse from my q and my palm 800 which had been both largely the very same. At this time the only factor I genuinely fully grasp is ways to access net ( which can be why I purchased it ) Creating calls recieving messages is harder, moving pictures to TP@ so I can use it like a viewer appears extremely hard. I can move them but i want them to be quickly found for the device. Mastering curve I hope is all. 1 day old TP2 and owning some adjustment shock. I will look thoroughly thru this web page, nevertheless it is so diverse from my q and my palm 800 which had been both largely the very same. At this time the only factor I genuinely fully grasp is ways to access net ( which can be why I purchased it ) Creating calls recieving messages is harder, moving pictures to TP@ so I can use it like a viewer appears extremely hard. I can move them but i want them to be quickly found for the device. Mastering curve I hope is all.

]]> Comment on Review: Telstra Prepaid Wireless Broadband by Harley Marshall http://www.jackscott.id.au/2009/03/review-telstra-prepaid-wireless-broadband/#comment-998 Harley Marshall Tue, 29 Jun 2010 05:33:34 +0000 http://www.jackscott.org/blogpoo/?p=101#comment-998 everyone wants fast broadband internet these days, i got some 5 mbps connection at home..,' everyone wants fast broadband internet these days, i got some 5 mbps connection at home..,’

]]> Comment on Review: Telstra Prepaid Wireless Broadband by Prepaid plan2 says: http://www.jackscott.id.au/2009/03/review-telstra-prepaid-wireless-broadband/#comment-995 Prepaid plan2 says: Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:58:25 +0000 http://www.jackscott.org/blogpoo/?p=101#comment-995 Telstra has held Australia to ransom for many years, telstra should realise that if they treated their customers well and offered great deals then people will come back in droves. Telstra has held Australia to ransom for many years, telstra should realise that if they treated their customers well and offered great deals then people will come back in droves.

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]]> Comment on On Phone Plans & Wireless Data by Jack Scott http://www.jackscott.id.au/2009/11/on-phone-plans-wireless-data/#comment-912 Jack Scott Tue, 09 Feb 2010 22:56:13 +0000 http://www.jackscott.id.au/?p=548#comment-912 I don't have a lot of experience in these dongles, apart from owning a Telstra one about a year or so ago. So as far as my knowledge of the subject goes: There's actually two high-speed mobile networks in Australia; one run by Telstra on one frequency and the other is run on another frequency. I remember the frequencies being 850MHz and 900MHz, but I can't remember who owns what. This is a problem for you, mainly because the Telstra dongle you have will only run at 3G/HSPA speeds on the Telstra network, and not on the other network that Optus/Vodafone/3 use. It will work, but only at 2.5G/EDGE speeds. If all you want to do is check your email, this will be fine. But watching videos and so on will probably be painfully slow. The reason above is why Optus et. al. want you to use their dongles. Seeing as the dongle you have is unlocked, it will work on any network in Australia, just not at full speed. As for plans, I've been happy with Virgin for my phone, and they offer a BYO broadband service as well: http://www.virginmobile.com.au/broadband/pre-paid-mobile-broadband/ (I assume they do it in postpaid as well). Note that I'm not 100% confident in any of this, it's only what I've read and researched personally. Good luck! I don’t have a lot of experience in these dongles, apart from owning a Telstra one about a year or so ago. So as far as my knowledge of the subject goes:

There’s actually two high-speed mobile networks in Australia; one run by Telstra on one frequency and the other is run on another frequency. I remember the frequencies being 850MHz and 900MHz, but I can’t remember who owns what. This is a problem for you, mainly because the Telstra dongle you have will only run at 3G/HSPA speeds on the Telstra network, and not on the other network that Optus/Vodafone/3 use. It will work, but only at 2.5G/EDGE speeds. If all you want to do is check your email, this will be fine. But watching videos and so on will probably be painfully slow.

The reason above is why Optus et. al. want you to use their dongles. Seeing as the dongle you have is unlocked, it will work on any network in Australia, just not at full speed. As for plans, I’ve been happy with Virgin for my phone, and they offer a BYO broadband service as well: http://www.virginmobile.com.au/broadband/pre-paid-mobile-broadband/ (I assume they do it in postpaid as well).

Note that I’m not 100% confident in any of this, it’s only what I’ve read and researched personally. Good luck!

]]> Comment on On Phone Plans & Wireless Data by FarawayMark http://www.jackscott.id.au/2009/11/on-phone-plans-wireless-data/#comment-911 FarawayMark Tue, 09 Feb 2010 15:03:46 +0000 http://www.jackscott.id.au/?p=548#comment-911 Thanks for the info but I have a situation. I am posted out in beautiful Albany (WA) which is the southern most town and the closest we've got to Hobart (but not as scenic). Anyway, I bought a Telstra dongle turbo 7, and found it way expensive. It has cost me $149 for the dongle, then $170 of internet for just 3.5 weeks! Like your blog, I need to get in touch with the rest of the world. So I paid $100 to unlock my dongle (which until now I don't know if it was a right move but I figured it's cheaper to get out now than to be locked in this service for the next six months!) Do you know of any SIM only plans which can work with the Telstra dongle? I read that Optus and Vodafone require you use only their dongle. What's your experience? Thanks for the info but I have a situation. I am posted out in beautiful Albany (WA) which is the southern most town and the closest we’ve got to Hobart (but not as scenic). Anyway, I bought a Telstra dongle turbo 7, and found it way expensive. It has cost me $149 for the dongle, then $170 of internet for just 3.5 weeks! Like your blog, I need to get in touch with the rest of the world. So I paid $100 to unlock my dongle (which until now I don’t know if it was a right move but I figured it’s cheaper to get out now than to be locked in this service for the next six months!) Do you know of any SIM only plans which can work with the Telstra dongle? I read that Optus and Vodafone require you use only their dongle. What’s your experience?

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