Carriers articles
July 3, 2012
Telstra is now offering the LG Optimus L3 as a pre-paid phone for $99. I found the phone in the July Telstra catalogue but they don’t appear to have it on their website as yet. This is the smallest of the L Series phones that LG launched back at Mobile World Congress, we`ve seen the [...]
July 3, 2012
Looks like Optus has joined Virgin Mobile in offering the HTC One S and as a bonus they also have the One V on their website as well. Both phones can be had on the $30 plan however the One S will run you a premium with an $11 per month handset repayment on top [...]
July 2, 2012
Looks like Virgin Mobile has beaten Optus and Telstra to the punch on the launch of the HTC One S, the thinnest phone in the HTC One Range is now available for $0 upfront on the $39 plan which includes 2GB of data on a 24 month contract, they are also throwing in a pair [...]
July 1, 2012
Although we’ve confirmed with sources that the HTC One V is launching on Optus, HTC Australia have confirmed by way of launching a dedicated HTC One V section on the official accessories website. Most of the accessories are compatible with all of HTC’s new phones, but there are a few One V specific accessories such [...]
June 30, 2012
We have confirmed via a source, and now Optus and LG’s websites, that the LG Optimus L7 is launching on Optus Prepaid, Allphones and Telechoice for $269. However, if you purchase it from Optus Prepaid online, you’ll get 10% off, bringing the price down to $242.10. The Optimus L7 features a 4.3-inch 800×480 IPS NOVA [...]
June 30, 2012
We’ve been informed by a trusted source of ours that the HTC One V stock that was to be sold by Optus — the device hasn’t launched or been announced yet — has been recalled. We aren’t yet able to confirm the reasoning behind the recall, but we do know this is going to push [...]
June 28, 2012
All delays aside, the Ice Cream Sandwich for the HTC Sensation on Telstra is now well and truly here. We’ve been contacted by multiple people (thank you!) who have confirmed the update has hit their devices this afternoon. While the update won’t bring you Sense 4.0 like that seen on the HTC One X and [...]
June 28, 2012
Just as we reported earlier in the week, the HTC One S will indeed be launching on not only Virgin and Optus, but also Telstra. The mid-ranged device will call Optus and Virgin home from July 2nd (Monday) and will then make its way to Telstra on July 17th. Optus will be offering the One [...]
June 27, 2012
We’ve received a tip-off from persons familiar with the matter suggesting that the HTC One S will be launching on Virgin Mobile come July 1st. While the idea of a launch on Virgin is completely plausible, a Sunday launch date isn’t. Perhaps we’ll see it launch during the week of July 1st instead. Our source [...]
June 25, 2012
We’ve been informed by a tipster (who included the above image) that the HTC One S and HTC One V will join their older brother in the One X at Optus in the near future. Dummy units of the two devices are expected to arrive in Optus stores very, very soon meaning that a launch [...]
June 23, 2012
We’ve been informed by a reader that the Samsung Galaxy S on Optus is starting to receive the Android 2.3.6 “Value Pack” upgrade. Samsung’s decision to not upgrade the Galaxy S to Android 4.0 “Ice Cream Sandwich” means that the value pack upgrade is as close to it as owners are going to get to [...]
June 20, 2012
Sony today officially announced that the Xperia P and the Xperia U would be launching on Australia; more specifically on Telstra and Crazy John’s respectively. While we had already confirmed the release of the Xperia P on Telstra (a week ago), the release of the Xperia U on Crazy John’s is news to us. The [...]
June 19, 2012
Optus have today confirmed the release of the Galaxy Tab 2 10.1″ that we were tipped off about in this
