Best prepaid mobile broadband modems
We round up the best prepaid mobile broadband modems.
Mobile broadband is a great option for staying connected when away from home or the office. Whether it's working remotely, or simply as a fall-back option should your fixed broadband connection fail you, lower prices and faster speeds continue to ensure the growth of mobile broadband services in Australia.
If you already receive a monthly bill for a mobile phone contract, a landline telephone, a fixed line broadband connection and possibly even a pay television subscription, who wants yet another monthly bill? Consider a prepaid mobile broadband modem — it's easier to manage your spending and you only pay for what you use. We've rounded up the best prepaid mobile broadband modems from all the main carriers.
9 / 9
We can find little to fault about the Optus Wireless Broadband USB Slimline Modem's hardware, but a slow and unreliable 3G network makes it easy to pass up.
- Review Date:
- Reviewer:
- Manufacturer:
- 19th May, 2009
- James Hutchinson
- Optus
- Rating:
- Price:
- $ 199.00
- Pros:
- Maximum 7.2Mbps throughput (in theory), microSD card slot, small
- Cons:
- Erratic performance, unreliable and ultimately poor speeds