It's true - Australia lags behind when it comes to broadband. Wireless broadband is ubiquitous here and it's so much faster. And there are fabulous pricing deals - several people we know get all their international and long distance calls free with their broadband - and the broadband costs about a quarter the price it would in Australia - with unlimited downloads and the fastest possible speeds.
Along with such good broadband comes Internet television - and in particular the BBC iPlayer. You can play any program which has been shown on tv in the past week on your computer, so we'd often sit in bed late at night and watch programs on the laptop.
Multiple laptop use at the kitchen table!
BBC iPlayer home page.
The ABC now has iView which is similar, but a huge drag on download limits (which we don't have, but I know a lot of people who do complain).
http://www.abc.net.au/tv/iview/
Posted by: jano | January 24, 2009 at 02:43 PM
I think we'll be switching ISPs when we get back!
Posted by: Susan | January 24, 2009 at 06:20 PM
In Argentina there was free internet in nearly all the places I stayed so must be a lot cheaper than here.
I miss speaking Spanish, Argentine food and coffee and freshly squeezed orange juice available in all bars and cafes.
Patricia
Posted by: Patricia | March 12, 2009 at 01:02 PM