off the grid - Internet

yobarr · Guru

RE: off the grid - Internet

spida · Guru

I have had a Telstra netgear modem for several years, and my Optus phone uses data from it as well if I want it to. I have an external aerial that I plug in and stick up through the roof hatch in places where the signal is low. In WA of course, that doesn't always work outback.

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

ottg wrote:
How do I keep my business email address, currently with westnet?

Which email hosting service will allow this.

Can Boost also do email hosting services?

I'm aware of free gmail & Outlook.com email accounts

-- Edited by ottg on Saturday 23rd of October 2021 07:30:39 PM

By 'hosting services' I think you mean email client to access your business email accounts? If that's the case, I use K-9 Mail on my Android phone and Evolution on my Linux laptop. I also use Tutanota for private email accounts on my Android phone.

K-9 Mail is open source, well established and supported, allows OpenGPG encryption and is pretty easy to use.

Evolution is similar to Thunderbird. It's just thative been using Evolution for decades and I'm used to it.

Tutanota email accounts are very private, open source, allows encryption, has twice the free storage as ProtonMail and doesn't need Google Services for notifications.

I never use Google, Facebook, Micro$oft, etcetera accounts for privacy reasons.

ottg · Veteran Member

The 20/year option sounds the way to go! Thanks for the info!

PeterD · Guru

ottg wrote:
How do I keep my business email address, currently with westnet?

Which email hosting service will allow this.

Can Boost also do email hosting services?

Following on from what Buzz said, look at the following links:

Email hosting service - Westnet is your hosting service.

You are the client of Westnet so you require an Email client.

Can Boost also do email hosting services? In a word, NO. Boost is just the carrier that transfers the messages between the host and the client. You need to keep an account with Westnet so they will host your emails. You need an email client, select one from this List of email clients. You may already be using one of these, if not then select one that is shaded in green in the column 'Software Licence.'

Buzz Lightbulb · Guru

Just another thing about email accounts. I have one address for business and one for personal emails with my ISP. I can access these from the K-9 Mail client from anywhere in the world as long as I have an internet connection.

I also have a ProtonMail and a Tutanoa accounts, which require their own apps, for privacy and anonymity. This is for social media or reporting bugs in applications. You never know what sort of person you converse with on social media so its best that they don't know how to trace you. Who knows, they could be a grey nomad or something.

ottg · Veteran Member

@PeterD

Thank you for making this clearer.

For the email client, I'll go for Thunderbird while remaining with Westnet as an email host.

Boost for the data plan

Cheers

gerrard

PeterD · Guru

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VK2FJW · Veteran Member

I'm getting ready to go on the road in January 2022, my body is broken, my lovely Thai wife of 11 years died of Bile Duct Cancer and with only $300 from Centrelink I have to go free camping.

Luckily my small Superannuation and selling my car allowed me to buy a 2008 Nissan Patrol and immaculate 2016 18ft Snowy River van that I am converting to 100% solar, 4 160w panels and 4 lithium batteries linked using BMPRO.

I to was after internet but cost was a huge factor.

I have just ported to a company named Felix, unlimited calls, text and unlimited data at up to 20Mbps on the Vodaphone network.

$35 a month.

Forget routers etc just tether your devices to your mobile phone!

I figured if I can't get coverage I may not really need it, but when I do get coverage I will be able to watch TV on my laptop.

I have also renewed my Amateur Radio license after a 20 year break and will be talk to the world using my new Anytone 878 Digital HT through a black box called a Skybridge while lying in bed resting my back.

Hope this helps,

73 from Francis

VK2FJW

-- Edited by VK2FJW on Friday 29th of October 2021 08:30:50 PM