Telstra 5G now reaches over 50 percent of Australians
5G is a big thing right now, and for more than half Australia's population, it's actually within reach.
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Suppliers of telecommunications and mobile access across the country (and the world), Australia’s telcos are responsible for a massive quantity of news, including feature additions, price changes, and even the odd outage here and there, too.
Expect coverage on Australia’s big three telcos — Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone — as well as news from the little MVNOs (Mobile Virtual Network Operators) as well.
Telstra’s free payphones are back for Xmas 2020
As it has fairly regularly, Telstra is lifting payment on payphones across Australia, allowing to you call…
Mate rolls out free music subscriptions over Tidal
Wish your mobile service came with free music? At least one mobile provider is trying that, as Mate and Tidal team up.
Vodafone gives prepaid users unlimited data
Prepaid phone plans are about to get more interesting, as the supply of data becomes a little more endless for…
Optus takes on low-cost mobile plans with Gomo
Not a fan of your telco and looking to switch? While there's certainly no shortage of choices, there's yet one…
Felix offers a simple, sustainable mobile provider
You can get sustainable food, sustainable banks, and sustainable super, but the next ethical option might just…
Telstra, Google turns on calls to smart speakers, displays
You can already make a phone call out to friends and family using a Google Home or Google Nest with Telstra, but…
Optus buys Amaysim mobile, launches Gomo
If you're an Amaysim customer, you're about to become an Optus customer of sorts, as Amaysim has sold to Optus.
Optus switches on 5G for more carriers
All three of Australia's big telcos have 5G, but the smaller virtual operators don't have that. But if they use…
Telstra tempts 5G data loads with a 180GB deal
One of the worries about 5G is that you'll churn through data, though a recent plan push by Telstra hopes to…