The further I check, the worse it seems to become. My last hope seems to be the Aust. Broadband Guarantee, which I can't really check out until I phone them on Monday. No wireless broadband, no ADSL. I may be stuck with dial up for quite a long time. AHH! The joys of rural living.

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dear Bev G, why not try Mobile Dodo Wireless Broadband, it works in rural area's. Roy. S.

Seems I'm in a blind spot for mobile broadband too, unless I have an external tower antennae stuck up on my roof. I know that mobile phone coverage is very poor here - have to drive a kilometre or so to get reception. Sounds like satellite may be the only answer if I want to go broadband. Have to check on Monday. Thanks for the thought Roy.

My Son is in the same position--he is unable to get BB and is still on dial up--wireless is too doesn't work and sat' is too dear.

Seems I qualify under the Australian Broadband Guarantee for subsidised satellite broadband. I'm considered to be in category D - unable to get affordable broadband any other way. Just waiting for all the paper work to be sent to me.

Maybe your son should check it out too Plan B the phone number to call is 1800 883 488.

Yes he is able to get that BUT it runs out very dear--and very few downloads for big price--at least he is on unlimited now.



Sorry for the delay as I have been away for 2 weeks

The deeper I delve into it, the better it becomes. Seems I'll be able to get about 7Gig, on/off peak @ 256/128 for about $29.95 per month - half price for the first 6 months. No upfront charges. My computer complies, so I'm going for it. Has to be better that the dial up I have, even though it is umlimited.

The half price is half the $29.95. Only have to apply before 31st December to get that. Then the price reverts to $29.95, guaranteed for the next three years.

Which company are you thinking of going with ?

I have been with 2 providers on satellite broadband, one I would never recommend and one that was ok.

There are 2 main satellites, Optus and Ipstar.

A company "Activ8" uses the Ipstar satellite and seems to be the best priced for what you get.

A good idea is to visit the Whirlpool forum and go through the messages in the satellite section so you can see what problems or good stories others have had.



http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-threads.cfm?f=67



Also Satellite has a latency problem due to the distance the signal has to travel which affects things like Skype, but it is far superior to dial up.

I am now with bigpond wireless which is faster but expensive.



Cheers,

Gerry