WorldMobileNet.com blog

New country: Serbia

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 14:32:24 +1100

Serbia is the latest addition to the World Mobile Net database. With three providers covering the entire country, there's a lot of competition, and as a result, prices are low. Just 7 euro for 1Gb of data for two months? That's pretty good.

New country: Cameroon

Sat, 10 Sep 2011 07:50:09 +1000

I've just uploaded data for Cameroon. There's only one provider who advertises that they provide mobile internet, and sadly, it's GPRS/EDGE only - in a limited number of locations, and the prices are aren't all that great.

Review: Huawei U8150 Ideos Android phone

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 16:12:30 +1000

At under $200, Huawei's U8150 Ideos Android smartphone was just too good a price to resist; I'd been wanting an Android phone for a while, mostly for development, but also as a portable internet device. And at just 102g, it was lighter than my current Nokia - I had to have it. That was four months ago. So, how has it panned out?

New country: Russia

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 13:32:13 +1000

World Mobile Net is now listing prepaid internet plans for Russia, so if you're going there on business, pleasure or even living there, now you can find the cheapest prepaid mobile internet plans. Be aware that most mobile companies only allow Russian citizens to buy a sim card, so rather than going to a shop, buy a pre-registered sim card from one of the many kiosks that you will see on the street. Another thing to note is that mobile telephony in Russia is broken up into regions, and your sim card is registered only to the region in which you bought it. If you use it outside that region, you will be paying higher rates - so when travelling, buy a new sim for each region.

New bundles for Virgin Mobile Australia

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 12:42:19 +1000

Virgin Mobile Australia have added two new prepaid bundles to their lineup, including 4Gb for $49 and 6Gb for $79, which last 60 days and 90 days respectively.