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February 23, 2008
I may have solved the problem of broadband access when I'm traveling, which avoids the $25 days a day charged by hotels in the CBD of the capital cities. This is piracy. I've signed up to 3 Mobile broadband for two years.
The coverage is limited to capital cities, the speeds are slow and I do not know about the congestion. I simply ignored the sales hype, street buzz, and catchy visuals as the deal gives me the broadband mobility I need. I'll put up with the limitations.
Gary Sauer-Thompson, from a Qantas window, 2008
The buzz us all about the appreciation of street life, the loft or boho lifestyle of the inner city and everything being in walking distance. The surface image in the 3 shop is all about being young and funky. The future is mobile.
Update: 26 February
Well, I'm in Brisbane testing running the 3 mobile network at the Marriot Hotel. It took some setting up----I eventually had to go to the oh so busy 3 shop in Queens Street mall to get them to run some checks and then to access tech support in India. The shop was packed. How come 3 is so fashionable with the inner city young?
The mobile network is working a treat. So I can bypass the hotel pirates and their $25 a day internet charge. One day a month in a hotel covers what I would have otherwise paid. I can shift the modem from one computer to another.
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