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@Zemm said:Douglas: do you remember the old Telstra ads where there were Americans (some famous ones apparently) talking and the phone cuts out and they say "This wouldn't happen in Australia"?I do, actually... :D I have a feeling George Clooney was involved. I think. Not sure.@Zemm said:It was per-second billing back then too - now it's per-minuteAh, back in the days when calls were decent value... having said that, I consume a lot of data on my phone: I find myself making fewer calls and sending fewer text messages. If I want to talk to someone I can shoot them an email or whatever. I think I said this before, but out of my 14 page bill, two pages were a summary and instructions on how to pay, six pages were data charges, five were for calls, text messages and MMS, and the last was some random page no doubt Telstra telling me how wonderful they are.@Zemm said:I wanted a plan for an iPad to use some quota from my netbook plan (I normally only use ~300MB of the 2GB) but they don't allow that.Kinda cumbersome solution, but if the netbook runs Windows 7, has Wifi and is around you when you're using the iPad, you can try [url=http://www.connectify.me]Connectify[/url] which turns the laptop into a glorified wireless router. If you've not got 7, or don't have the netbook always around when using the iPad, never mind.@Zemm said:I wonder what plan I'll be able to get with my $55/month budget?If you're wanting to jump ship to Telstra, you're not going to get an iPhone for $55\month... off the top of my head, their iPhone plans start at $79\month (I've not paid much attention to Optus' plans). Having said that, between now and then things will change. Apple will no doubt release a new iPhone, HTC have announced several Android handsets, Vodafone have got the new Galaxy Tabs coming out, rumours are circulating that Telstra are getting the Motorola Xoom late next month, Optus will no doubt join the party with some kind of tablet (I'm betting they'll get the Flyer), something will become cheaper to make and reduce the costs of phones and suchlike, something will become harder to come by and reduce supply of phones and suchlike... it's like gambling, except you're not betting with money, there's no wheel with a little ball, and there are all sorts of possible outcomes that almost nobody could possibly predict.