Amaysim has launched a new mobile plan for the Covid-19 lockdown
With Covid-19 lockdown taking affect and more and more people now working from home and wanting to stay connected with friends and family, MVNO telco Amaysim has launched its second mobile plan in a few weeks since it added...
Vodafone handed over ‘aggregate network information’ to governments to allow measurement of Australian’s movements
While governments overseas have been looking to mobile network operators to assist in measuring reductions in social movement, Australia had - until most recently, it seems - avoided doing the same thing.
However, Ben Grubb at the Sydney Morning Herald...
Vodafone’s thank you to healthcare workers is two months free access
Vodafone has added to its previous COVID-19 customer assistance package by now offering healthcare workers two months of free network access.
Registered health practitioners are eligible for a two-month credit on their monthly postpaid access fee or prepaid recharge costs....
Optus says Yes to three months of free mobile access for healthcare workers
During the recent bushfire disaster faced across Australia, the carriers offered our firefighters financial relief in the form of free mobile access. Optus has decided to do the same during the COVID-19 pandemic for our heroic health workers...
Telco Circles.life is giving 300 minutes of free international calls to 15 countries due...
Virtual mobile network operator Circle.life has begun sending out an email to users advising that due to the evolving Covid-19 situation not only here, but around the world, staying connected is now more important than ever.
Circles.life are giving users...
Netflix Australia will reduce data use 25% for 30 days but maintain screen resolution...
Netflix Australia has announced that it will be reducing the amount of data used by streams in Australia by 25% for 30 days to assist broadband and mobile networks while they adjust to increased numbers of people working from...
Ookla Speedtest shows Australia’s Internet services holding up as COVID-19 hits
Ookla has provided independent insight into how various services in Australia and overseas perform. A current and very real issue we are facing is the consistency - or lack of - from our internet service providers.
Specifically, as our workforce...
Optus offers more help to customers impacted by COVID-19
Optus has announced further measures on top of the already announced extra mobile data during April, to help their customers stay connected during the current challenging circumstances.
Optus chief executive officer designate Kelly Bayer Rosmarin said:
"Our hearts go out to...
Telstra Mobile: Telecommunications network you are calling is temporarily congested…
It started a few days ago with poor quality calls and call dropouts but now Telstra's mobile network near the Sydney CBD appears to be struggling with the volume of work from home users due to the COVID-19 lockdown.
Yesterday...
Vodafone is supporting its customers through COVID-19; wants to keep everyone connected
Like other major telcos, Vodafone is doing its bit to help its customers stay connected throughout the COVID-19 pandemic crisis as it unfolds. The company has implemented a number of measures to support its customers across postpaid and prepaid...
Pre-order the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip from Optus today
To say the Samsung Galaxy Z Flip has turned some heads is an understatement. It's the second such flip phone this year and by all accounts is a decent device. Purchasing one of these beauties outright can...
amaysim announces extra data to keep people connected during COVID-19 pandemic
With more and more Australians transitioning to working from home (or choosing to self-isolate at home without work), the demand on mobile networks and broadband networks is skyrocketing.
Joining Telstra, Optus, and other providers is amaysim, which has today announced...
Telstra will give mobile and home broadband customers more data, pensioners get unlimited home...
Telstra CEO Andy Penn has taken to the Telstra Exchange Blog this afternoon to announce that Telstra customers will receive additional mobile and home broadband data, and pensioners will receive unlimited home phone calls to help them stay in...
Vodafone 5G tested – it’s quick, but not quicker than 4G
Vodafone announced its first 5G network sites last week, and with a new 5G handset in tow, I headed to Parramatta to see how Vodafone's 5G network performs. Vodafone held the announcement until it had some good 5G handsets...
Facing the COVID-19 pandemic, Optus will help customers out with more data in April...
With Australia staring down the barrel of forced social distancing measures, and a good many of us being asked to work from home and stay away from large crowds, its inevitable that we're going to be looking for ways...