Mobile broadband

Mobile broadband is increasingly popular as its performance catches up to traditional broadband technology. Now available in most areas using mobile phone networks, it gives you internet access anywhere you can get a decent mobile phone signal – so it is a great alternative to fixed line, or for business users constantly on the move. Mobile broadband providers now offer a range of data options, contract terms, and added extras to entice users to use the service.

Choose from one of the top 10 most popular mobile broadband plans below, or match your online habits with a mobile broadband plan using our youcompare broadband search.

ADSL2+

ADSL2+ provides fast broadband speeds for real time movies, gaming, web browsing and most online activity.

High Download

An important factor to consider when choosing a broadband plan is the download limit. If you plan to download a lot of music, movies or have a family that are frequent users of the internet you will need a broadband plan with a high download limit.

Popular mobile broadband

1. BigPond Broadband from: $29.95
2. Optus Broadband from: $19.95
3. Dodo Broadband from: $6.90
4. Virgin Mobile Broadband from: $5.00

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Broadband news

Keep it real says Pope Benedict XVI

The Pope has momentarily downed the Bible to spruik responsible Internet communication and how important it is not to replace direct human contact with virtual contact. The head of the Catholic Church, who is now 83 years of age, declared the challenges that we now face within a virtual world are to be authentic [...]

Oz Attorney General says NO to SOPA

The Australian Attorney General’s (AG) office has said that our government are not considering any similar legislation in relation to the current SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) and watered down counter act PIPA (Protect Intellectual Property Act) Bill which is to be voted on in the US next week. In case you’re not up-to-date [...]

Regional residents oppose NBN wireless towers

Australian regional councils that do not allow the NBN Co’s fixed wireless towers will have to resort to slower Satellite services for broadband connectivity on the upcoming national broadband network. Many residents who reside in Yendon, about 16kms out of Ballarat Victoria, complained to their local council about the introduction of fixed wireless towers [...]

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