Telstra offers 6-months of Apple Music access
It hasn't even been a year since Telstra last offered free access to Apple Music, and to be honest it's not quite as good this time, with only 6-months of free access on offer this time.
The offer, which goes...
Dell Streak 7 coming Optus? Dell seems to think so
We received this little tip yesterday and decided to investigate further, and what we found was right on the money. It seems during a live chat with Dell, a reader of the site — Justin — was able to...
Nexus 6P issues on Telstra leave users in data limbo
Nexus 6P owners who have connected their handsets with Telstra's mobile network appear to be experiencing connectivity issues that aren't found on other carriers. In particular, users have taken to Whirlpool and Google's Product Support Forums (links below) to...
Telstra opens up pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4
After the rest of the carriers kicked off their pre-orders for the Samsung Galaxy Note 4 on the 15th of October, Telstra has finally arrived to the party and today announced pre-orders are now being accepted for the Note...
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...
[Video] Join Vodafone for an exclusive first look at the Samsung Galaxy S20+
We're two weeks away from the launch of Samsung's newest Galaxy S20 range in Australia, and while phones are making their way to reviewers, some people - myself included - are anxious to see and know more about what's...
Telstra launches 4GX services in Melbourne
Telstra yesterday announced that Melbounites (Melbournians?) are now able to access what Telstra are calling 'one of the world’s fastest mobile services', advising that their 4GX network is now live in Central Melbourne and surrounding suburbs.
The 4GX coverage, which...
Boost Mobile launches international roaming packages for 15 countries from $4.30 per day
Boost Mobile has announced a new international roaming offering called Boost Anytime Plus International Roaming. It's a long name for a simple offering which travelling Boost customers will love.
For $60, you get 5GB of data, 100 SMS and 30...
Telstra signals the end to Google Play carrier billing from 3 December
As it promised back in August this year, Telstra has reminded its customers that new third-party carrier billing arrangements will end this weekend on 3 December 2017. In an SMS sent to customers this afternoon, Telstra advised:
Hi. From 3...
Vodafone Nexus S – Jelly Bean Challenge
We love to talk with Australian carriers regarding Android updates and so far Vodafone has been an excellent communicator in regards to what is happening with updates for their phones. When I reminded Vodafone yesterday that I still had...
Want some super-cheap mobile data? Circles.Life is back with the discounts
If you're like me, you look at your mobile bill every so often and wonder when it got so high - that plan that you signed up for has somehow become more expensive, and while the value is there,...
Huawei Ascend Y210 hits Optus Pre-Paid at $79
It seems Australian carriers are gearing up for the Christmas period with various offerings. The latest comes from Optus, offering the Huawei Ascend Y210 Android powered smartphone for $79 on pre-paid.
As you might expect, an ground-floor price gets you...
Telstra turns on more free Wi-Fi access points – More Wi-Fi coming to stores...
Telstra is continuing the upgrade of their payphone infrastructure, adding the distinctive pink cube to the top which indicates a Wi-Fi access point - and now there's 1500 more of them. But Telstra still isn't done, they're adding Wi-Fi...
Optus adds the Sony Xperia E1 to their pre-paid lineup with World Cup Ball...
Optus has today announced that they've added the Sony Xperia E1 to their pre-paid range. The 3G only handset will be sold online and in-store for $149.
It's a pretty decent deal for a low end phone, but Optus...
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...