Thread: Internet on laptop via mobile phone and bluetooth

Originally Posted by mark2

Thanks for the input everyone.
I've just been out to the Telstra shop, purchased a $30 prepaid NextG sim card, fitted it to the phone and after a bit of fiddling around with the bluetooth settings, I'm typing this on my laptop and posting via a bluetooth connection to my mobile.

Speeds seem comparable to my home connection and so far, I'm very pleased. No dongles, modems etc, just a phone on the table. Further testing in some more remote areas will be occurring soon......

just watch the data costs - I hear they are horrendous on pre paid and no plan.

Originally Posted by waynep

just watch the data costs - I hear they are horrendous on pre paid and no plan.

I've bought 100Mb for $10. So no big downloads but OK for essential stuff while out and about.

Originally Posted by waynep

just watch the data costs - I hear they are horrendous on pre paid and no plan.

you can very easily knock up $1000 in a month so be very careful . with the pre paid i assum it will disconnect when you use the 100m