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Telstra slims down its USB wireless offering
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Telstra slims down its USB wireless offering

by Alex Kidman  on Sep 12, 2008
"ill keep a close eye on this seems like something i want for the lappy, please post more information regarding this please - Very interested"
 
New slim USB modem offers 7.2Mbps data, onboard storage and, of course, Telstra's interesting take on wireless data pricing.
[Update: Telstra has announced pre-paid wireless broadband, along with pre-paid from Virgin. We've covered the pricing and how the plans stack up here].

As wireless data prices have plummeted (well, unless you're Telstra), we've seen an influx of new wireless modems from each of the competing Telco companies, often with little more to differentiate them than the logo slapped on the side -- that's solidly the case with Optus, Vodafone and 3's latest USB modem/storage device, which shares the same internal hardware, but different logos on the outside.

And today, it would seem, it was Telstra's turn at the "USB modem with onboard MicroSD card slot" trough, as it's announced that the Turbo 7+ Series USB Modem will be available from the usual bevy of Telstra retailers from today.

Like the rest, it features an onboard microSD card slot (Telstra's bunging a 1GB card in there by default), and the promise of speeds of up to 7.2Mbps download and 1.9Mbps upload.

One area where Telstra's card may stand out from the pack is that the company states that the device will be upgradeable in order to take advantage of Telstra's planned speed boosts for its costly Next-G network.

If you want the card outright, it'll set you back $439, or on a range of plans from $149 on a $59 per month plan.

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Comments: 2
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totoaus
Sep 12, 2008 8:45 PM
Tell me more, PLEASE!
How big a storage card will they hold?
Where can I find additional information?
Do I want one?


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Telstra slims down its USB wireless offering?
New slim USB modem offers 7.2Mbps data, onboard storage and, of course, Telstra's interesting take on wireless data pricing.

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butterz
Sep 14, 2008 2:29 PM
ill keep a close eye on this seems like something i want for the lappy, please post more information regarding this please - Very interested
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