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LOOK UP WEATHER FORECASTS

Check the latest weather forecasts and surf conditions. You can even watch the swell on live surf cams - all without having to get out of bed.

LOOK UP NEWS & SPORT RESULTS

Never miss out on the news or latest celebrity gossip. Be the first to get the latest news headlines, sports, business and entertainment news.

FIND A GOOD RESTAURANT

Craving a great pizza or not sure where to stop for lunch? Your mobile guides can tell you about the best pizza places in town. You can find out where to eat, what's on the menu and even make a booking.

FIND OUT WHAT'S ON

You can find the nearest cinema and session times as well as other entertainment information.

LOOK UP TRANSPORT TIMES

Missed your bus? Plan your trip and go your own way with bus, train and ferry times.

WATCH TV

Turn on and tune into Mobile TV and watch the world's leading news, sport and entertainment programs.

SEND AN EMAIL

Send and receive your emails via your mobile phone.

USE INSTANT MESSENGER

Chat live with friends around the world using your favourite instant messaging program.

USE SOCIAL NETWORKING

You can check what your friends have been up to with the mobile versions of your favourite social networking sites.

Basically, you can use the Mobile Internet to access information, services and entertainment, in much the same way that you do on your computer. You can be online whenever you want.

Just in case you didn't know, there are a few things your mobile can't do .

BOUNCE

Unlike a tennis ball your mobile phone tends to break into a few pieces if dropped on a hard surface.

SWIM

Mobile phones and water don't get along. From experience, dropping your mobile in a puddle or down the toilet is mobile suicide!

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Most new phones have a ‘Mobile Internet’ or ‘Mobile Web’ button that connects you to the Mobile Internet.

You can visit your mobile carrier's portal (also known as On Deck) or one of the many other sites available for you to explore on the Mobile Internet (this is known as Off Deck).

The mobile carrier portal provides you with links to mobile sites you can visit, just like the home page on your computer. And there's some useful stuff there - news, weather etc.

These Mobile sites are only available to customers of that mobile carrier, so if you're an Optus customer, you can't access information on Telstra's BigPond portal and vice versa.

But just like the Internet on a computer, there's a wealth of information available beyond the carrier's portal that anyone with a web enabled mobile phone can access. You can access Off-Deck mobile sites by ‘surfing’ the Mobile Internet - either by search engine or by entering URLs or addresses - just like in your computer's web browser.

You can with a mobile phone set up to access the Mobile Internet.

Most new phones are already set up. Try typing this Mobile Internet address into your phone m.youcanonamobile.com.au
If you see the thumbs up logo then you're good to go!

However, there are some mobiles that need to be manually configured so they can access the Mobile Internet. The easiest way to do this is to ask the sales staff to set your phone up for the Mobile Internet when you buy your phone.

If you have a mobile phone with a black and white screen in may not be able to access the Mobile Internet. Perhaps it's time to upgrade your phone!

The following website links will help you configure your phone to access the Mobile Internet services on your own particular network/handset.

If you're in doubt, give your mobile carrier a call and they'll be able to tell you.

Accessing the Mobile Internet may cost less than you think.

The cost of browsing the Mobile Internet depends on your mobile carrier and your price plan.

On your mobile carriers portal (On Deck) you often don't pay for viewing the pages. If you're not sure about what you will be paying for, ask your mobile carrier.

Outside your carrier's portal (Off Deck) your carrier may charge for time spent browsing the Mobile Internet, or by the amount of Megabytes of data that you use. For example, if your carrier charges $1 per MB of data, it may cost just a few cents to read three pages of a news story. Text based items use less data than images or video, so will cost you less to view.

Check with your mobile carrier to find out their specific charges.

Yes, you can. If you can't get enough of the Mobile Internet and are using it regularly, it's a good idea to sign up to a mobile data pack to save money. Some mobile companies call this a web pack, data plan or data service.

For example, if you have signed up to a Mobile Internet pack that includes 5MB of data per month you can use up to 5MB of data without incurring any extra charges for data usage.

5 Megabytes of data per month will allow you to read a LOT of Mobile Internet text pages. Pages which include images and video will use up your monthly data allowance more quickly.

Some carriers allow you to view how much data you have used. Check out your mobile carrier portal for details.

• Go to Mobile Internet sites (rather than regular websites) these are usually designed to keep the MB sizes down, and not chew through your data allowance. Sites that start with m. or ends with .mobi are always mobile sites.
• Browse pages which don't contain a lot of images or moving images, as these images chew through a lot more data than simple text. You may also like to check if your mobile has the ability to turn images off whilst viewing the Mobile Internet - this will dramatically reduce the data charges.
• If the Mobile Internet site that you are viewing takes quite a while to load up, it is likely that it contains quite a lot of data (e.g. from images). Sites which load quickly often contain less data, and may therefore cost you less to browse.
• Keep an eye on your MB usage each month by accessing your details on the Mobile Internet, your carrier's website, your carrier's call centre or on your bill each month. Review how much you are spending on the Mobile Internet, and discuss your usage patterns with your mobile carrier to see if there is a better plan or data pack to suit you.
• Check out the Top Mobile Internet sites listed on this website for some great sites to browse.

• Some Mobile Internet sites may require you to pay a fee to view the pages, but most are free.
• The fee could be in the form of a daily fee, a monthly subscription or a fee to purchase certain content.
• Any fees that may be charged have to be clearly explained before you accept the charge.
• Make sure you read the terms and conditions so you understand exactly what you are paying for and know how to stop paying.
• There are two main ways that you can pay fees:
  • On your mobile carrier portal you will usually be able to accept payments by clicking a few buttons and the charge will appear on your mobile phone bill.
  • If you are looking at mobile sites outside the mobile carrier portal, you will usually for things using Premium SMS.