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Vodafone adds two new Pre-Paid smartphones range
TPG brand, Vodafone, has quietly announced two new smartphones to its budget pre-paid devices, both of which are white-labelled Mobiwire devices, the V Smart 4G and the V Pro 4G.
Both devices are possibly being...
TPG telecom confirms that the Vodafone 3G network will shut down in December 2023
TPG telecom, the company behind Vodafone, TPG, iiNet and felix to name a few brands, has confirmed that it will shutdown its 3G network on the 15th December 2023
For those customers still using a...
Free 5G access trial for TPG, iiNet, Lebara and Kogan Mobile customers
We've seen Telstra and Boost offering a free 5G trial to customers, now TPG is following suit. The trial offers customers on the TPG or iiNet networks, as well as MNVOs Lebara and Kogan...
[Good Deal] TPG offering 50% discount to new mobile customers
The mobile market is saturated with a lot of deals these days, the latest being one from TPG. If you're a new mobile customer to the network, you can expect a 50% discount on...
TPG Telecom and Telstra are offering free mobile calls to Tonga for its customers...
It's been just over a week since Tonga’s Hung Tonga-Hunga-Ha’apai volcano erupted and caused a massive tsunami to wipe out many villages and cuting off its submarine telecommunication line, cutting off Tonga from their...
ACCC alleges that Telstra, Optus and TPG has misled consumers over NBN speeds
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has commenced legal action against three of Australia's largest internet and telecommunications companies, accusing Telstra, Optus and TPG of misleading consumers about the speeds available on their NBN...
Measuring Broadband Australia confirms what NBN Fixed Wireless customers know – the service sucks
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has released a quarterly Measuring Broadband Australia report for a few years now, and it's been a good barometer of the National Broadband Network's performance and customer satisfaction.
This...
Not content with share of NBN revenue, TPG wants to move customers to its...
If you had a choice between using (and paying for) NBN Co's national broadband network for your customers, or having those customers on your own infrastructure, which would you choose? The answer seems obvious...
Rumour: TPG Felix brand $35 unlimited prepaid with 100% carbon offset
TPG is aiming to challenge Telstra's carbon nuetral phone brand Belong with it's own new carbon neutral renewable energy powered brand Felix Mobile.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z8v_LVhDeRw&feature=youtu.be
Using the Vodafone 3G/4G network it's rumoured that Felix will offer just...
New $7.10 monthly tax on non-NBN fixed line broadband customers to fund rural NBN...
As part of the new Federal Government Regional Broadband Scheme (RBS), a $7.10/month tax will be added to the bills of many non-NBN active fixed-line broadband customers to subsidize the bills of people connecting...
Vodafone-TPG merger to go ahead as ACCC decides not to appeal
Its very much official now, the AU$15 billion merger of Vodafone Hutchinson Australia (VHA) and TPG will now go ahead thanks to the ACCC ruling out appealing the high court's decision to allow the...
Vodafone releases full year performance results; reveals 5G to be switched on “within weeks”
Today during Vodafone's briefing to outline the company’s full year performance for the twelve months ending 31 December, 2019 they announced their readiness for 5G.
Vodafone are set to switch on its first 5G towers...
Vodafone, or a Vodafone MVNO – where’s the better deal? The answer might surprise...
Vodafone has long had a reputation of being the more affordable of the big three carriers, but for many years it was also plagued with the reputation of being the worst performer. That reputation...
Vodafone and TPG can now merge after beating the ACCC in Federal Court
Today in the Federal Court of Australia, TPG and Vodafone have effectively won the right to merge after Justice John Middleton told the court that he merger would "not unduly reduce competition".
The whole saga...
ACCC announces that TPG delivers fastest NBN speeds in its 6th NBN speed report
The ACCC has yesterday crowned the best NBN provider in its sixth report on real-world NBN speeds, with TPG once again taking out the crown this time round.
The sixth report on real-world NBN speeds...