Why, why, why is internet access so outlandishly expensive in Australia?
Unlimited internet access can cost about $10 a month in some nations, I repeat $10 a month. To make it even more sickening, why must I read about other places offering free 3 and 5 months etc with their signups?
In the meantime, we are stuck paying horrific rates 3, 5, 10 and 15 times that with download limits attached no less!
One option to get around this is to lurk at free hotspot places. Buy a cup of coffee, sip it at the speed of a 90 year old snail and abuse the free internet access while you sip the cheapest coffee they serve.
Granted one may not wish to spend their waking hours trolling the streets in search of free internet like a gigabyte-stalker, but at the local rates it seems far more appealing at times.
Here are some links referencing free Australian hotspots:
www.freewifi.com.au/
www.telstra.com.au/mobile/networks/coverage/hotspots/maps.cfm
www.slv.vic.gov.au/about/using/wireless/index.html
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/wiki/?tag=Wifi_Hotspots
Sucky Internet Prices
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