Hi there,

I'm an occassional and irregular user of mobile broadband on my laptop and 100Mb per month would do me fine. I presently have a Vodem on a three year old plan which gives me 200Mb for about $40 per month. There are better plans than this now (EG 512Mb for $30 per month with a 12mth contract) but I could manage wth less quantity and I'm looking at going pre-pay as I often don't use even my 200Mb each month and end up losing half of what I've paid for. I've looked at 2 Degrees but I'm not in one of the main centres and when I travel and need access the most I'm also often outside their "zones" so they're not really a great option for me. I guess a Vodafone pre-pay is the obvious choice but in addition to my laptop I also carry a smartphone (Nokia E72). I pay $10 a month for data on this and it downloads my email headers so I can see if I need to go and download any emails urgently on my laptop.

I feel I'm paying twice for the same service with both the laptop and the phone - is there any way of combining them? All I need is email access and very ocassional internet access across as much of NZ as possible.

Thnaks for any advice.
Pugwash.