Fair Go: How the “unlimited” data plans could affect you
The release of unlimited plans last week sparked curiosity, interest, and then outrage. Unlimited is awesome,…
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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, Vodafone detail “unlimited” data plans
You use data on your phone, and chances are, you're regularly concerned about bill shock and going over. If…
Telstra cable subscribers get a boost ahead of NBN
Quite a few Australians are still waiting for the National Broadband Network, but if you're a Telstra subscriber…
Vodafone connects TVs with Android, 4K, free-to-air
If you still watch a lot of TV, you're not alone, but if you wished your TV had access to apps, 4K video, and a…
5G hits Australia with Gold Coast Telstra WiFi
You might think that 4G's gigabit speeds are impressive, but the future pushes even faster, as the promise of…
Telstra’s 4G sends gigabits beyond Sydney, Melbourne
Not everyone has the NBN, but that doesn't mean high-speed connectivity is necessarily out of reach. In fact,…
Hands-on with Samsung’s Galaxy S9, S9+
We didn't get to play with the new Galaxy at Mobile World Congress, but Telstra has given Pickr a go ahead of…
Telstra aims for 5G in 2019
2018 may well be the last year that 4G is a big deal, because at least one local telco plans to lift its game…
S9 in AU: What’s being offered for Samsung’s latest
Unsurprisingly, there's some pretty solid hype for Samsung's next phone, and the telcos feel the same. So with…
Telstra breaks through 2000Mbps on 4G LTE
Think your home broadband connection is fast? Telstra just proved 4G is one of the fastest connection types on…