Primus launches new mobile broadband service (Australia)Primus launched a brand new mobile broadband service which will be speed-shaped once the data quota has been reached, instead of charging excess.
“Today’s consumers want the freedom to be online at any time and the existing mobile broadband pricing packages have potential risk for excessive and unexpected download charges, often amounting to several hundred dollars in a month,” Primus CEO Ravi Bhatia said in a statement.
Once the subscriber reaches the monthly data allowance, the connection would be rate shaped for the remainder of the monthly billing period to 64Kbps.
Practical speeds for the service will be 384Kbps to 3.6Mbps for HSDPA devices, 200Kbps to 384Kbps for 3G and 20Kbps to 40Kbps for 2G. Primus will be offering 6GB for $39.95 per month with a free modem on a 24-month contract as a special offer for September.
The other tariffs are, $29.95 for 1GB, or $19.95 bundled with a mobile and $79.95 for 12GB, or $69.95 with a mobile.
If the subscribers want additional data, they can buy it using their account toolbox.
The service will be provided using the Huawei E220 modem, which runs on 2,100MHz.
Although Optus also uses the 900MHz spectrum for parts of its network.
