Carriers

Virgin Mobile have this morning confirmed that they too are going to be carrying the latest and greatest from Samsung, The Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge. While there is very little detail confirmed in the email from Virgin...

Back in April, group buying website One Big Switch took aim at the mobile and broadband industry, aiming to take their mass market power to the carriers to leverage a better deal. The prospect of a better deal attracted...

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...

In preparation for their major network update in June, Vodafone have started pushing out the 4.1.2 update to the Samsung Galaxy Note II. The update brings not only the obvious Jellybean update, but also the required software tweaks...

Remember the old days when phones were locked to certain carriers and it was difficult to change carriers? In Australia we have been lucky in the past few years where carriers have not locked down their phones but...

Santa Claus may be coming to town, but the Christmas deals have already arrived. If you're after a new phone - or even just a new phone plan - there's plenty of festive bargains going around. Here's a couple...

Boost Mobile has announced new inclusions on all their UNLTD plans, set to come in to play right now. The main change is that the $40 UNLTD recharge sees its data inclusion restored to the 3GB level which it...

Well, the final carrier of our three major players in the Australian telephony market has announced their plans for the Samsung Galaxy S7/S7 Edge and LG G5 which were announced over night. While Optus will be carrying all the...

With Telstra's new and slightly disappointing plans dropping today we thought we would check in with the state of "SIM only" plans with Australia's big 3 carriers. Across the board, SIM only plans fit into two distinct categories: month...

Telstra has today unveiled their innovative new Melbourne Discovery store just in time for Christmas. The new Telstra Discovery store is located at the corner of Swanston and Bourke Streets - the same location as they launched their 'Androidland'...

In a move that sadly doesn't really surprise too many, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (the ACCC) has handed down a draft ruling which will not declare a wholesale domestic mobile roaming service. If it had done so, carriers...

After a highly successful event last year that saw the creation of St John Ambulance Australia (NSW) 'Responder App' as well as apps for OzHarvest and the Starlight foundation, Vodafone have announced that App Aid 2013 is going ahead...

There's a new Telstra Wholesale MVNO in town aiming to provide value prepaid plans and hassle free connectivity with bundled devices. There are three Konec Mobile prepaid plans to choose from, with the 45GB/$60 for 90 days recharge probably being...

Well look what has arrived in my inbox this morning. The Virgin display cards for both the new HTC Incredible S and the Sony Ericsson Xperia Play, and packing very nice pricing along with it. The Incredible looks to...

Optus has opened pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 in store and online, in black and white colours. Optus' big incentive for customers signing up for a Note 4 on a new contract is $0 upfront on an $80...