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Vodafone Offers Generous Data Plans |
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Written by Adam Gosling
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Thursday, 29 November 2007 |
Stepping up its attack on the mobile data market, Vodafone has slashed the pricing of its broadband plans to include a generous 5GB plan for A$39 per month.
Though it's a delayed response to 3 mobile's launch of x-series
mobile plans earlier this year, Vodafone has timed its launch for the
frantic Christmas shopping period. The service is offered at 3.6Mbps
initially, but the free modems included in the subscriptions is capable
of running at 7.2Mbps, so as Vodafone rolls-out its network upgrades to
that standard subscribers will be able to take advantage of the higher
speeds.
The 3.6Mbps network should deliver users speeds around
600kbps to 1.5Mbps if they are withing the High Speed Downlink Packet
Access (HSDPA) footprint located in the greater metropolitan areas of
Sydney, Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast,
Central Coast, Adelaide and Perth. All major airports are also covered.
The
5GB 24-month data contract comes with either a free Vodafone Mobile
Connect USB modem or the recently launched E800 Expresscard, both
valued at A$299.00 and this deal is also available to existing
customers. Current Vodafone 3G Broadband customers who've subscribed to
the 100MB and 300MB 12-month and 24-month contracts can easily migrate
to the new 5GB plan, retaining their contract term and with no penalty.
Although
the company says that some existing customers on higher data plans may
need to pay a fee to move to the new plan. This fee is dependent on the
residual time remaining on their original contract.
Tim Cowan,
Data Marketing Manager at Vodafone Australia, said: "Vodafone has
invested wisely to build a mobile broadband network that provides
coverage where it really counts. Vodafone is a challenger brand and
we're first again with the best deal for customers by a country mile!"
"This
plan makes mobile broadband more affordable for many Australian
customers and ends the traditional view that mobile broadband is the
exclusive domain of business customers," added Cowan.
A warning though. Don't delay. This offer is only available between 3 December and 31 December 2007.
Usage
over included data is charged at 10c per MB. Vodafone Mobile Internet
operates at slower access and download speeds on Vodafone's GPRS
network (which covers 92% of the places customers live and work in
Australia).
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