I have an Aussie friend! I can ask her how the internet works over there. XD
Also..this post makes me think of that South Park episode about the internet combusting. "We're heading out West..heard there was a little internet left over there."
I AM AN AUSTRALIAN, BUT IT'D BE HARD FOR YOU TO RUN INTO ME RIGHT NOW DUE TO VAST AMOUNTS OF WATER.
Anyway, welcome to Australia, (WE DO HAVE THE INTERNET!): you pay for a set amount (say, 25gb) per month. Depending on your 'plan' you can either be charged more if you exceed this amount or your internet connection will just slow down to dial-up speed, ie. really slow. Where are you staying? Is the uni providing accommodation? Because if you stay in student accommodation, often the internet cost will be included in the rent or if you are staying with a family or in a share house, they may already have the internet set up.
Hahahahah, lolll. I don't even understand. I don't really know how much a GB is. Is it kind of like a phone plan, where you have only so many minutes you can use before your plan goes 'over' and you're charged extra? Ho do you even know how much you are downloading? And you don't even have to DOWNLOAD literally to download, right? It's like, refreshing a webpage or something.
I'd be staying in student accomodations, yeah. I don't think it is included in the rent which is why I got the message.
Yes! It is exactly like a phone plan! There are usage meters you can get to show you how much you have downloaded, so depending on your provider you can get the appropriate one for your browser.
You might need to talk to the person in charge of your internet extravaganza to get this running.
Every webpage you visit uses up downloads. Pages with lots of pictures will use a little bit more, and stuff like youtube will use up a fair bit of your usage. On average, using lj and youtube, as well as downloading music (maybe an album a day or so), it takes about 2-3 days for me to use up 1gb. Obviously you could visit the same sites and use up way more or less than me, so your best bet is probably to try and get a usage meter.
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even the unlimited plans are limited. then again Aussie govt put in some internet censorship laws (heard from my friend Phillip)
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Also..this post makes me think of that South Park episode about the internet combusting.
"We're heading out West..heard there was a little internet left over there."
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And that would be cool! I'm trying to figure out all I can from Australians.
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Anyway, welcome to Australia, (WE DO HAVE THE INTERNET!): you pay for a set amount (say, 25gb) per month. Depending on your 'plan' you can either be charged more if you exceed this amount or your internet connection will just slow down to dial-up speed, ie. really slow.
Where are you staying? Is the uni providing accommodation? Because if you stay in student accommodation, often the internet cost will be included in the rent or if you are staying with a family or in a share house, they may already have the internet set up.
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I don't even understand. I don't really know how much a GB is. Is it kind of like a phone plan, where you have only so many minutes you can use before your plan goes 'over' and you're charged extra? Ho do you even know how much you are downloading? And you don't even have to DOWNLOAD literally to download, right? It's like, refreshing a webpage or something.
I'd be staying in student accomodations, yeah. I don't think it is included in the rent which is why I got the message.
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Try: http://netusage.iau5.com
You might need to talk to the person in charge of your internet extravaganza to get this running.
Every webpage you visit uses up downloads. Pages with lots of pictures will use a little bit more, and stuff like youtube will use up a fair bit of your usage. On average, using lj and youtube, as well as downloading music (maybe an album a day or so), it takes about 2-3 days for me to use up 1gb. Obviously you could visit the same sites and use up way more or less than me, so your best bet is probably to try and get a usage meter.
Cool.
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P.S. ARE YOU STILL IN JAPAN
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