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BigPond Next G Wireless Broadband USB Mobile Card

By David Flynn on 05 January 2007

Telstra's Next G USB modem pushes the wireless broadband needle past 2Mbps, making it a better choice than its sibling PC Card in most (but not all) situations.

Editor's rating:9.0 User rating:4

Comments (47)

  • Mahyar gave 2/10 on 19/08/2007 16:38 Report abuse

    Well , I am in a suburb in Vic close to CBD , but I have no signal and sim card detection problem, of course tomorrow I have to give it back to the telstra dealer (I bought it today)

    • Good: no signal no signal no signal
    • Bad: very bad

  • james sunjaya gave 2/10 on 14/08/2007 13:29 Report abuse

    Constantly drops out, Only get 2 bars in the centre of the Adelaide CBD, 5km out in the suburbs you get no bars but it still manages to connect now and then and when it does its very unreliable

    • Good: small, portable, isn't too bad once and when it works
    • Bad: constant dropouts, unreliable, doesnt get signal where mobile phones have full signal,

  • Patricia Morris gave 2/10 on 09/08/2007 00:02 Report abuse

    We live in Moss Vale NSW. It only ever gets up to 2 bars & will NOT connect at ALL, despite Telstra assuring us that it would. What a piece of rubbish. If you live in a big city, very good. If you don't, forget it. Telstra should be ashamed of themselves.

    • Good: none
    • Bad: No coverage ouside an urban centre.
      The plans are very expensive.
      The set-up is a pain in the neck & it definately is NOT user-friendly.

  • ishaw gave 5/10 on 05/08/2007 18:29 Report abuse

    USB Modem does'nt work in all sorts of funny places where there is full Next G phone coverage

    • Good: Very fast when working
    • Bad: Very disappointing for someone who travels extensively and depends on its usage for work

  • fulfordrg1 gave 2/10 on 05/08/2007 00:17 Report abuse

    Had this useless USB Wireless modem for a few days now, Load of crap!!!! Cant connect unless I keep running the setup cd. Also is expensive as all Telstra products are. Word of warning, KEEP CLEAR!

    • Good: None
    • Bad: The whole system.

  • midac gave 2/10 on 30/07/2007 13:02 Report abuse

    We live in an area where analogue phones used to work well, DCMA would only just work (standing on a table), now we must travel 20 Km to get some NEXT G coverage.

    How can it deliver broardband??

    • Good: Good for city
    • Bad: No good for regional Australia

  • jim gave 2/10 on 25/07/2007 22:23 Report abuse

    i am in karratha and the signal is 3-4 bars and a web page still takes 2 mins to load if at all on the super dooper fast plan $85 for s*** . so many problems trying to get a hold of telstra helpline

    • Good: sounds like a good idea if it would do what they claim it to do (speed)
    • Bad: doesnt do what they claim to do

  • Greg James gave 4/10 on 25/07/2007 08:50 Report abuse

    Have had the usb modem for a couple of weeks now. It seems to work ok, but I am experiencing constant drop outs - its nothing for it to drop out once or so for each hour of online use. Its frustrating when that happens because the thing seems to jam up and the only way to get back online is to completely close everything down and restart the computer. Sometimes even that doesn't work and you can be locked out of the system for an hour or more. I don't have a clue why this happens but it is extremely frustrating if you are in the middle of something that requires online access.

    • Good: Reasonably simple to set up.
    • Bad: - Constant drop outs.
      - Expensive.
      - Telstra tech support is a nightmare to access. Waiting on hold for up to half an hour or more are not uncommon.

  • sudzy gave 2/10 on 17/07/2007 23:07 Report abuse

    ok the reception and the speed is great.
    WITH an ariel tho!!! no dropouts.
    BUT... it is the BIGGEST RIP OFF IN HISTORY!!!!
    if i had ANY other choice at all other than satellite id give telstra the finger
    oh AND it cant be networked? wt*? seriously wt* where they thinking. i dont want to have to buy 3 of these and 3 plans to run all my systems.
    get with the program!!!!!!!!!

    this site wont let me give it a 1 rating either!!! so ignore the 2 rating

    • Good: good service and speed
    • Bad: COST COST COST COST
      oh and u cant network it
      oh and firewalls hate it
      oh and

  • grumpyuser gave 2/10 on 11/07/2007 22:38 Report abuse

    What a joke, this is a shocka - Telstra claim coverage everywhere. I'm on Sunshine Coast and only get 2 bars, at times 1. Telstra ought to be hauled over the coals - false advertising or something.

    • Good: Nothing else available
    • Bad: Expensive
      Constant dropouts. Need to constantly restart my lappie to clear the hiccup it gets itself into.
      Low signals.
      Need antenna, which is extra on top of expensive plans. Can't get antenna, they are on back order - gee I wonder why!

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