BREAKING: SBS to simulcast all FIFA World Cup 2018 matches for 48 hours while...
Optus' issues with streaming the FIFA World Cup have been documented in every tech and mainstream publication in the last few days. Today we saw Optus offer some compensation to those affected in the form of a Fetch Mini...
Optus offering $0 Fetch Mini for those Optus Sport subscribers affected by their FIFA...
Optus' performance during the FIFA World Cup 2018 so far has them well and truly at the bottom of the table. Their woes have been well documented since the second night of play with many subscribers unable to...
Optus Sport’s FIFA World Cup woes continue, but promise they’ll do better
Sadly, Optus Sport's broadcast woes with the FIFA World Cup 2018 continue, with many users complaining Sunday night that the match between Costa Rica and Serbia was virtually unwatchable. Again, we found this to be the case, opting instead...
Opinion: Optus Sport should NEVER have been granted FIFA World Cup 2018 broadcast rights
As the title says, it's just three days into the FIFA World Cup, and Optus Sport's broadcast of the cup in Australia is an absolute disgrace. Plagued by technical issues and a service that just isn't good enough, Australian...
Optus Sport fails to deliver on day one of the FIFA World Cup 2018
If you've tried to stream the FIFA World Cup 2018 using the Optus Sport app yesterday, there's a good chance you've seen the message above. Countless Twitter users took to social media last night to lambast Optus for the poor...
How to watch the World Cup — Plans with Optus Sport
The FIFA World Cup has now kicked off, and it's kind of a big deal; you could even call it football Christmas. You'll be able to watch some matches on SBS (and catch up through On Demand), but if...
Optus and SBS team up for an official 2018 FIFA World Cup app including...
The FIFA 2018 World Cup kicks off in Russia on Friday morning and to help you get your fix of the World Game at its finest Optus and SBS are teaming up for an official app and an official...
Virgin Mobile shutdown – Ausdroid presents your best alternatives
You've surely heard the news by now: Virgin Mobile is getting its cherry popped. Optus is phasing out the Virgin brand, so if you're a customer, it might be time to start thinking about your next move.
Virgin Mobile is...
The best plans available on the Optus network
Australian telcos are in the midst of a data war and Optus is largely responsible. We don't normally support conflict escalation, but when telcos fight, customers tend to win.
Optus has been pushing data-for-dollar higher and higher over the past...
Ask Ausdroid: How unlimited are those new unlimited smartphone plans, anyway?
With all the hubbub this week about Australia's carriers finally releasing unlimited smartphone data plans, we thought it would be fun to wheel out the virtual chalkboard (see above) and crack some calculations to answer an important question:
Hey Ausdroid,...
With all three carriers now offering some kind of unlimited plan, are they really...
It seems that today has been the day for carriers announcing unlimited plans. Optus did it on the sly a month or two ago, before more widely releasing the plans in April (though they're still restricted to "selected" customers)....
Optus gains extension rights to broadcast the Premier league – Opens sports app to...
Optus has announced they have gained an extension for the broadcasting rights of the Premier League for another 3 years, announcing at the same time that they will be opening up their Optus Sports app to non Optus customers.
The...
Optus rumoured to close Virgin Mobile in Australia
MVNOs are very popular in Australia with many users opting for the resellers' cheaper prices for phone and data access. One such MVNO is Virgin Mobile, previously jointly owned by Optus and Virgin Mobile UK but now wholly owned...
Got the need for speed? Connected the NBN? Here’s the best plans on offer...
NBN might be a filthy acronym, but it's also inevitable. The good news is performance on Australia's new network appears to be getting better, with telcos purchasing more bandwidth the ACCC and NBN reporting decreases in peak hour congestion....
Optus doubles down on data for many of their plans
Data: everyone wants more of it and it is something that you can never have enough of. Today Optus are doubling down on the data caps in some of their plans for a limited time.
The offer is available...