Tauranga ISP for portability

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turneg01

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#164330 5-Feb-2015 20:15

Hi all

I will be moving to Tauranga and i need to find an internet solution. I have a laptop where i will be remote desktoping to work a full time job so it needs to be reliable aswell as portable. I dont want to use ADSL as its not portable, i need the freedom to getup and go. usb modem or any other alternative?

Which ISP and option would people recommend?

Thanks in advance

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#1231901 5-Feb-2015 20:17

USB dicc or you mean USB modem over mobile data network?

turneg01

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#1231902 5-Feb-2015 20:20

I was thinking USB modems. sorry for confusion. updated original post

sbiddle

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#1231909 5-Feb-2015 20:33

So your options are 2degrees, Vodafone or Spark with a 3G/4G stick.

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#1231910 5-Feb-2015 20:33

if your looking for something that isnt a fixed setup, maybe 2 Degrees (not even sure if they are the cheapest for data sticks anymore.), assuming your in a 4G area, ild look to use a 4G modem not for the speed but the lower latency as that would be killer on a RDP session.

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nitrotech

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#1231912 5-Feb-2015 20:38

Netsmart run WiMAX in Tauranga - there are USB WiMAX USB sticks available but I don't know if they support them.

Give them a call www.netsmart.co.nz

johnr

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#1231934 5-Feb-2015 20:48

How much data do you think you need each month?

NonprayingMantis

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#1231935 5-Feb-2015 20:49

sbiddle: So your options are 2degrees, Vodafone or Spark with a 3G/4G stick.

Or skinny mobile. Data is quite cheap, same network as spark.

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turneg01

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#1231941 5-Feb-2015 20:53

20gb +

johnr

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#1231944 5-Feb-2015 21:03

How much are you willing to pay for 20GB+ ?

Andib

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#1231946 5-Feb-2015 21:06

Pick 2.

Cheap, Portable, Lots of Data

Cheap + Portable = Datacard with not much data.

Cheap + Lots of data = ADSL connection

Portable + Lots of Data = High Cost

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