None of the forums seemed to fit, so asking here.
I'm off to aussie soon, and I am call for work so might need to access the internet. I expect that I might use anywhere up to about 500mb (at the absolute worst case scenario).
I am a vodafone on-account customer (thus posting here :) ) .
What is the most cost effective method? Roaming on Vodafone NZ looks like they charge $30/MB. That is just ridiculous .
I looked at wifi cafe's etc, but they seem inconvenient.
So, I see the following options:
1. Buy prepaid mobile usb stick for $119 which includes 500mb data.
http://store.vodafone.com.au/prepaid-mobile-broadband-deals.aspx
But, can I use this in NZ ? Not sure if these things have sims or not.
2. SImilar to (1), but with telstra.
3. Buy a prepaid sim in aussie. I can put this into my phone, but is it possible to connect the laptop to the phone as a 'modem' ?? Should any bluetooth phone allow this?
And, which operator gives the best deal? I find their websites annoyingly confusing.