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Telstra’s latest stupid move: Scrapping post-paid plans, direct debit to become mandatory
Telstra has moved to effectively ditch post-paid mobile plans, removing plans that offer bills with 14 days to pay, and instead replacing them with bills payable on issue, automatically, by direct debit.
In a move...
2020 proved Aussies could work from home, but bosses still forcing staff back to...
The lockdowns of 2020 proved that technologies like the NBN, mobile broadband, video calls and corporate chat apps could enable many office workers to do their job from home but now in early 2021...
Telstra gives the Galaxy S21 and 21+ the blue tick of approval
While all carriers continue to make huge effort to improve coverage of their networks, Telstra stands out as the leader in regional and rural coverage. One of the phone features customers in these...
Telstra and Amazon Web Services to develop differentiated multi-access edge computing solutions
Telstra has announced that it has signed an agreement with Amazon Web Services (AWS) that will see both companies develop differentiated multi-access edge computing solutions. In simple terms, that will bring cloud services closer...
Sick of your phone? Here’s the trade-in process for Telstra, Optus and Vodafone
It always used to be that if you wanted a new phone, you either went and bought one at retail, or you might be able to negotiate an upgrade with your carrier. However, there...
Telstra is offering $2000 for gamers to share their gaming rituals
Humans can be creatures of habit, and gamers are no exception, and for some failure to adhere to a regular ritual can throw off their game. To celebrate our inherent human craziness, and promote...
Telstra 5G now covers more than 50% of Australian population
Telstra has made a major announcement this morning, confirming that its next generation 5G network now covers more than 50% of the Australian population.
Not content with that, there's more to come - Telstra is...
Free calls and WiFi at Telstra payphones over Christmas and New Year to help...
While we all prepare for a bit of an uncertain Christmas and New Year, it's as important as ever to stay in touch with loved ones, family and friends. That's especially so if you're...
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...
Big W Black Friday Big Sale deals
With Black Friday deals starting to pop up around the place through our major retailers and tech companies, both online and instore and online and not to be outdone, Big W has some offers...
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...
Telstra post-paid customers can now get incoming calls on Google home/nest speakers and displays
Telstra is the first mobile carrier in the world to enable inbound calls from your mobile on Google Home and Nest Devices. The feature has apparently been live for 2-3 weeks but unfortunately this...
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...
Telstra adds 5G coverage to their network checker map
As the 5G rollout continues to march on network providers want you to know that their services is the fastest, covers more people, covers more area or has the most towers. It's going to...
Telstra is offering device trade in for account credit
Are you with Telstra? Do you have unused and unwanted relatively recent devices lying around? Can't be bothered to sell them yourself? Well, Telstra's recent program might be for you.
Telstra has announced a partnership...