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> <channel><title>iDownloadBlog.com &#187; Optus</title> <atom:link href="http://www.idownloadblog.com/tag/optus/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /><link>http://www.idownloadblog.com</link> <description>iPhone - iPad - iOS</description> <lastBuildDate>Thu, 09 Feb 2012 13:00:34 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en</language> <sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency> <item><title>AT&amp;T on the iPhone Doesn&#8217;t Sound That Bad Anymore</title><link>http://www.idownloadblog.com/2009/12/02/att-on-the-iphone-doesnt-sound-that-bad-anymore/</link> <comments>http://www.idownloadblog.com/2009/12/02/att-on-the-iphone-doesnt-sound-that-bad-anymore/#comments</comments> <pubDate>Wed, 02 Dec 2009 16:12:07 +0000</pubDate> <dc:creator>Sebastien</dc:creator> <category><![CDATA[iPhone News]]></category> <category><![CDATA[AT&T]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Optus]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Travel]]></category> <guid
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class="alignright" title="at&amp;t" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3210/3141020943_d0f4f08b4f.jpg" alt="" width="181" height="181" />I was with T-Mobile before getting an iPhone and I was very satisfied. I&#8217;ve never really complained about <a
href="http://www.idownloadblog.com/tag/att/">AT&amp;T</a>. The only problem I have with them is the cost of the service.</p><p>I pay roughly $80/month including $30/month for unlimited data. Until now I was really pissed about the $30 which I thought were a complete rip off.</p><p>Things have changed since I started <a
href="http://www.idownloadblog.com/2009/11/09/traveling-overseas-with-an-iphone-my-australian-experience/">traveling overseas</a>&#8230; Here in Australia, I pay $50 for 250 minutes of communication and 500MB of data with <a
href="http://www.idownloadblog.com/tag/optus/">Optus</a>, and that is where it hurts.</p><p>3G in Australia sucks! Internet in general sucks in Australia but 3G is worth than you might even expect. First it is not cheap, but I&#8217;m ok with it. It&#8217;s pre-paid so I don&#8217;t expect a cheap price. What I&#8217;m really disappointed in is the slow 3G network. I feel like I&#8217;m back on Edge.</p><p>I was able to try it in several places in Eastern Australia, including larger cities like Brisbane and Sydney, but no matter where I am, it still is painfully slow.</p><p>Yesterday night, as I was refreshing my email inbox, I started feeling nostalgic of the good old AT&amp;T network. Sure I had a few dropped calls here and there but the 3G coverage is pretty good and most importantly, it is pretty fast.</p><p>I miss you AT&amp;T! I miss how fast you can update Twitter. I miss how quickly you load my news feed on Facebook. I miss how fast you download email attachments. Most importantly, I miss the safety of unlimited data download and upload.</p><hr
/><p><small> "<a
href="http://www.idownloadblog.com/2009/12/02/att-on-the-iphone-doesnt-sound-that-bad-anymore/">AT&#038;T on the iPhone Doesn&#8217;t Sound That Bad Anymore</a>" is an article by <a
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href="http://www.travelingpuffins.com">traveling</a> through Australia. For the purpose of this trip, I <a
href="http://www.idownloadblog.com/unlock/">unlocked my iPhone</a> and I put my account on <a
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href="http://www.idownloadblog.com/2009/11/09/traveling-overseas-with-an-iphone-my-australian-experience/">Traveling Overseas With an iPhone. My Australian Experience</a></p><hr
/><p><small> "<a
href="http://www.idownloadblog.com/2009/11/09/traveling-overseas-with-an-iphone-my-australian-experience/">Traveling Overseas With an iPhone. My Australian Experience</a>" is an article by <a
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