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Optus has today signed a 5 year deal with new Pre-Paid MVNO My Mobile...
Optus has today announced that it has signed an exclusive 5 year prepaid agreement with My Mobile Data (MMD), who according to Optus are a disruptive mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) who are solely...
Retailer Round-up: This weeks specials
Seeming as we haven't brought you a retailer round-up in quite a while, I thought it might be appropriate timing to at least try and bring this back cause there are a few specials...
Optus and Telstra begin rolling out “Stagefright” update for the Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Optus and Telstra have been testing their Stagefright fixes for the newly launched Samsung Galaxy Note 5, and they've begun rolling out the update to users on their network.
The Optus rollout is listed as...
Did you buy your Nexus handset on the Google Store? You might be waiting...
It seems as if it was only last week that Google announced the Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P in San Francisco, and even more recent that pre-orders opened in Australia, but that's not quite...
Optus offering a 4G lifeline to those forgotten by the NBN … kind of
If you're in an area that isn't likely to receive the NBN any time soon, and you suffer from crap ADSL instead, Optus might have a nice little stop-gap for you to bring you...
Optus has begun shipping out the Nexus 6P to pre-order customers
If you've pre-ordered your Nexus 6P, it's time to check your order status on the Optus website. According to a couple of tips, we're being advised that some customers are seeing that their handset...
Optus live chat and phone sales reportedly letting Nexus 6P orders go for $774
If you're after a Nexus 6P but are scared off by the phone's $899 starting price, Optus might have a deal for you that can save you $125.
According to this OzBargain thread, while the...
Google Nexus 5X and Nexus 6P launch – Australian carrier and retail availability details
Google launched the LG Nexus 5X and Huawei Nexus 6P a little over three weeks ago in San Francisco. Since then, customers in the UK, US, Canada, UK, Ireland and Japan have been able...
Ausdroid Podcast 146 – There can be only One (A9)
Welcome to episode 146 of the Ausdroid podcast!
The tail end of the year is starting to become a hotbed of activity as manufacturers take their second shot at flagship greatness. With HTC's unveiling of...
Optus to have the Nexus 6P on sale from 2 November, pre-sale next week
It looks like someone at Optus has been screen-grabbing upcoming releases, and this time its a doozy; according to this information, the Nexus 6P will go on sale at Optus on 2 November (just...
Coles and Optus announce new prepaid mobile partnership
It wasn't that long ago that Woolworths announced its Woolworths Mobile offering, initially through Optus, before folding that and re-branding as Woolworths Connect, using Telstra's 3G network. Coles is evidently keen to get in...
Telstra, Optus and Vodafone keep Melbourne Loop users connected
Melbourne rail commuters can now call, text, email and browse the Internet on their mobiles, tablets and laptops while travelling through the City Loop underground tunnels, thanks to a partnership between the Victorian Government,...
Huawei Nexus 6P to launch on Optus next month
On the day of the Nexus 6P launch, we contacted all the Australian carriers about whether they would carry the Nexus 5X or the Nexus 6P, only Optus responded to our inquiries, advising they...
Vodafone quietly adds the Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace 4G to its pre-paid service
Vodafone has quietly added the Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace 4G (that's a mouthful!) mobile to their pre-paid line of phones for $149.
The Samsung Galaxy J1 Ace 4G is slightly different from the already...
Optus confirms they will carry the Nexus 6P
The launch of the Nexus 6P and Nexus 5X has of course led to the main questions of when, where and how much from most Android fans. The questions are slowly being answered, with...