3-G Plans
3G services are based on the wireless/mobile technologies permitting users high-speed Net, voice, music services, data and also video telephony at the same time. The 3G mobile phone services are being offered as post-paid services as well as in pre-paid segments for those who do not want to be tied to any contract. The three major players in the 3G networks in Australia are Vodafone, Optus and Telstra. With the introduction of 3g technology on Apple iPhone, consumers today have more choices than they could even think about 3-4 years ago.
Vodafone has a strong presence in cities like Canberra, Melbourne and Sydney and has extended its network to other cities like Perth and Brisbane, among others. Among services included by them in their plans are streaming live news offering provided by Sky News. With their ‘mobisodes’ offering in partnership with Twentieth Century Fox, the consumer has a choice of downloading 24 separate 1-minute parts from the TV show 24 on their mobile phone. There are more than 180 games offered by the company, icluding some of the classic games, such as Pacman, Lemmings, etc. Customers also get almost unlimited capability to download songs and music from a collection of over 500 thousand tracks. The tracks are stored in MP4 format, while the video is stored as 3GP.
One of the greatest assets of the 3G services provided by Optus is their wireless broadband. Based on the technology of HSDPA, users get a download speed of around 500 kbps to 1.5Mbps. They provide all the standard 3G services to their customers that include internet through DSL, ADSL2+, wireless, Ethernet network solutions and satellite, telephony with standard fixed line, Voice over DSL, VOIP, emails, CAP plans, etc. They are partnering with Google to strengthen the web search mechanisms of the company and faster access to YouTube.
Telstra is another major 3G player in Australia. This company provides integrated telecom service that includes fixed lines, mobiles, broadband, information, transaction and search, etc. This is the greatest advantage of the plans offered by the company that you no longer expect to receive multitude of bills. The company also offers to its customers a group saver plan apart from many other monthly plans. To find the best deal among the plans that are available, you need to carefully consider the plan offerings of each and their price.