[TYPO3-UG Australia] Mobile internet in Melbourne / Australia

[Simon Dawes]

Hi Bastian,

I use Virgin Mobile for 3G coverage (Uses the Optus Network) in Metro 
Melbourne and it works quite well. As soon as you head out of town 
though coverage is terrible!

Telstra have good coverage but are not cheap.

The are some WIFI vendors here as well but I have never tried them.

You should have a look at
http://www.whirlpool.net.au/
This is a really active broadband forum here, as well as ISP vendor 
search tool.

We have tried to have regular TYPO3 UG meeting here in Melbourne in the 
past but couldn't seem to get enough people coming allow regularly to 
make it work. There are a couple of broader groups we attend some times 
(Web Standards Group and Port80). We would be very happy to meet and 
talk with anyone interested in TYPO3

Cheers Simon



Bastian Waidelich wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I'm planning to move to Australia in November.
> Does anybody of you know what's the best deal with mobile internet? Is 
> it cheap and fast enough to go with a UMTS flatrate for the mobile phone 
> and use it as a modem?
> Or is there comprehensive WLAN coverage down under?
> 
> What about usergroups in Sydney & Melbourne? Are there regular meetings? 
> I'd like to meet some of you guys there!
> 
> Bastian