Comments on: Apple iPhone™ tethering with Telstra

By: Tom

Tom — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 12:25:13 +0000

Hi Jim,

From what I understand, you will almost always use more data with the iPhone tethered to your laptop as a wireless modem because your laptop by default will always load the desktop versions of web sites. For example, the desktop site http://www.facebook.com is a different format to the facebook mobile site m.facebook.com The mobile sites are formatted to run faster and with less downloads on hand held devices.

Not sure why it would be different between Optus and Telstra though?

By: Marg Cox

Marg Cox — Fri, 08 Jul 2011 05:08:55 +0000

I’m still confused about tethering with iphone 3gs and Telstra Datapack. Is the information and software update from the benm site still current? And does it still work ok?

By: Sean

Sean — Sun, 12 Jun 2011 10:39:46 +0000

Hi – I went from optus to telstra and my plan is cheaper on telstra with the iphone and i got a byo plan and i brought the iphone at the apple online store so if i go overseas i can get a local phone number. I ported my optus modem number over to telstra and the number is a silver number but i had to get a month to month voice plan with 2 gb of data to use on a ipad 3g and it is the easyest way to use the ipad without a abn number and trying to work out how to top up a prepaid and i don’t like prepaid to use on any network and it is cheaper to use postpaid over prepaid but alot of poeple that use there mobile phone as there only phone would be better off using postpaid and the reason i know this is someone i know this is that they had to topup alot more in a month then my $30 a month to month plan i’m on with calls and text messages but prepaid are great for school kidds so they have security and i have herd that telstra can top up like $20 a month from the landline account or for overseas uni students or tourests that want a local mobile number in Australia

By: jim

jim — Sun, 29 May 2011 02:34:00 +0000

Hi there – I have just switched from Optus to Telstra and have used my iphone as a modem tethered to my laptop with both providers. I switched to Telstra because the coverage is much better.
My question is, when tethering my iphone with Telstra it seems as though it us using way more of my data allowance than it did with Optus. I’m not sure yet though whether it is the case – need to keep monitoring. Does anyone know if this is the case and why? Thanks.

By: SteveP

SteveP — Sat, 21 May 2011 05:23:59 +0000

Well put!

By: Clytie Siddall

Clytie Siddall — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 07:41:05 +0000

sammy, has your new iphone been activated? This can take a few hours in some cases. You need to check with the retailer who sold you your plan.

By: sammy

sammy — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 07:01:46 +0000

i just bought an iphone 4 on a plan today but i cant access the internet unless im connected to a wi-fi. how do i fix this?

By: AMy

AMy — Wed, 23 Mar 2011 07:12:11 +0000

I am trying to tether my iPhone but don’t seem to have that option on the handset. I am on version 4.3. Thanks for any advice

By: Angus

Angus — Fri, 11 Feb 2011 03:52:18 +0000

My contract is up soon and I would switch to Telstra if only they would implement VISUAL VOICEMAIL.

By: Dr Spalding

Dr Spalding — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 12:17:43 +0000

Hello,

I have recently switched to Telstra from Vodafone.

I want to say I am very happy so far with the improved network and phone browsing/3G.

However, I really miss the Visual Voicemail… When is Telstra going to jump on board and get Visual Voicemail

Then the service would be perfect