XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-11   
   From: daniel47@eternal-september.org   
      
   On 14/02/2025 3:19 am, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > Daniel70  wrote:   
   >> On 12/02/2025 10:27 pm, Frank Slootweg wrote:   
   > [...]   
   >>>     BTW, who is your mobile provider (if different from your network) and   
   >>> what is your 'plan'?   
   >>>   
   >> I purchase my 'plan' from Aldimobile .... you know, the Grocery   
   >> Supermarket firm!! Her in Australia, they use the Telstra Mobile   
   >> Network. Telstra is the major Australian Landline Phone Service (used to   
   >> be Government owned!!)   
   >>   
   >> As for my 'plan', 'Pay As You Go'!! If I make zero phone calls and don't   
   >> use any data, my $35 lasts for twelve months.   
   >   
   >    According to the aldimobile.com.au website, for the 'PAYG' plan, data   
   > costs 6c per MB [1], so $35 will give you only 583MB, which is very,   
   > very little in today's world.   
   >   
   >    I don't see anywhere where you can add a 'data pack' to a 'PAYG' plan.   
   > (I could do that with our Telstra PAYG-like plan).   
   >   
   >    I think you would have to switch to one of the 'Mobile Plans' which   
   > include data (and calls and SMS), but that would result in a monthly   
   > cost.   
   >   
   >    It's probably best to raise this issue - 'low' cost data on a PAYG   
   > plan - in one of the Aussie groups, aus.comms.mobile or/and   
   > aus.computers. See you there! :-)   
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   Thanks for your input, Frank.   
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   Daniel70   
      
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