Mobile phones and Internet providers

[john.waters]

Thanks everyone for the responce here. Definetly taking the laptop as I need it to download my daily photos and video as well as backup to hardrives etc. We went to our local provider today and got our phones on roam so we can use them during our trip.
just liked the idea of having internet when we wanted rather than when we are near a truck stop etc.
Hopefully we will spend most of the time camping in our van in National Parks etc. thats why I was wondering about a month long wireless prepaid account.
Definetly will look into skype, my wife has more of an idea rather than me.
Thanks Lifemagician for your input, I am a bit of a planning nut. I work in transport allocation so timing is my job. I have done a few trips to Cape York Peninsula in Queensland and usally spend a few months researching and planning a trip.We have extended our trip to 39 days now.Couldnt fit it all in.
Relax I certainly will do(except for city driving). I have been googling all the places on our trip and very excited.
Having internet available would help in forward planning as well as updating here on a trip report.
John