Weekend Warrior: Telstra makes traffic optimisation for gaming really simple
If you're heavily into gaming there's a good chance you understand the concepts of lag and how it's better to use local servers than those overseas, but not everyone does.
Equally, there's plenty of ways you can optimise your home...
Circles.Life great 6 month discount deals: 60GB $22.40 and 100GB $30.40
Singapore based mobile telco Circles.Life has made a splash since entering the Australian market a year ago and they are known for offering good deals on a regular basis.
Their newest end of year offers run from 11 Dec (3pm...
ACMA requires telcos to detect, trace and block scam calls
Scam calls are the worst. At best they interrupt you and at worst they can trick people into giving away their information or money.
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has registered new rules that require telcos to detect,...
Optus MVNO Moose Mobile enables VoLTE calls over 4G and VoWiFi WiFi calling
Several months ago Optus quietly changed their mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) agreements in a way that will greatly increase voice call quality and the number of places where voice calls can be made by Optus MVNO customers.
The change...
Optus 5G mmWave demo: low latency enables new ways to use mobile networks
This week Optus demonstrated several ways it thinks 5G mmWave might enable new uses for mobile networks. 5G mmWave is a much faster slice of spectrum that the federal government will auction off in early 2021. Optus' demonstration...
Optus offers some financial incentives to buy now
We're all a bit overwhelmed with the black Friday specials, there's so many of them! We do our best at Ausdroid to filter the noise and bring you what's worth a closer look and if you're needing Internet,...
Circles.Life offering triple data for 12 months as part of Black Friday super deal
Online MVNO operator, Circles.life, are looking to take part in what has become its annual Black Friday sale deal and it certainly seems they are looking to up the ante with triple data for 12 months on its $28...
Speetest data shows that Australia’s mobile broadband speeds are world leading, fixed broadband not...
In the past, we've taken a look at our fixed and mobile broadband services, their capacity and how NBN stacks up globally. While it's still nowhere near world-leading, the average speeds delivered by NBN has improved in global...
felix mobile offers $35 “endless data”, will the new brand be lucky for TPG...
TPG Telecom has launched a new sub-brand felix which claims to be Australia's first telco brand powered by 100 per cent renewable energy.
felix has been certified as a Carbon Neutral service by the Australian Government’s Climate Active initiative. They...
Optus new inhouse MVNO gomo offers simple $25/month plan
Optus has launched gomo, it's new in-house app-only MVNO low-cost brand. They say that gomo is all about giving customers more bang for their buck on the Optus network with low prices, generous data allowances and a hassle-free...
Telstra Optus TPG face off at two 5G spectrum auctions in 2021
The federal government will hold two auctions to allocate 5G spectrum next year following the first mid band 5G spectrum auction that was held in late 2018. Telstra has bought the most spectrum so far, with TPG and Vodafone...
Optus Gomo mobile brand will be digital only service like Belong, Circles, Felix…
Optus will roll out their parent company Singtel's "Gomo" brand soon as a digital-only offering in the mobile MVNO market promising straight-forward subscription pricing for value-conscious Australians seeking easy mobile connectivity.
To control their account Gomo customers will have to...
Optus bid to buy Amaysim will reduce mobile competition further
This morning Optus has announced plans to acquire Amaysim, Australia's 4th largest mobile operator. Amaysim itself has recently purchased Vaya, Jeenee and OVO's customer base.
A few months ago Optus shut it's only in-house MVNO sub brand Virgin Mobile. Amaysim...
Home review: Optus 5G home broadband is a speed demon*
It's been only a few days since I started using the Nokia 5G Home Broadband modem from Optus but I am already impressed with the Optus 5G speed, low pings (13-19ms) and low latency.
Setup is super easy and the...
Reviewed: Telstra NETGEAR Orbi 4GX Mesh Router with Satellite
The NETGEAR Orbi 4GX Mesh Router with Satellite (model LBK1220) is a dual band AC1200 Wi-Fi system that uses a Telstra 3G/4G mobile data SIM to provide you with Internet access, instead of via a cabled NBN connection. You...