Articles By Alex Choros
Alex Choros
Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.
Throughout his career as a journalist, Alex has covered international trade shows, spent three years co-hosting a tech show on community radio, and was awarded Highly Commended in the Best Reviewer category of the 2018 IT Journalism Awards and the 2021 IT Journalism Awards. His work contributed to WhistleOut Australia winning the Best Consumer Technology Coverage award in the 2023 IT Journalism Awards. Alex won the Consensus Award for Best Investigative Writer in 2024, and the Consensus Award for Best Editor in 2025.
He regularly contributed to Gizmodo and Lifehacker, and he often pops up on 2GB and 3AW to talk telco. On weekends, you'll find Alex at a wine bar, on a hike, or in the middle of a mosh pit.
Expertise
- Mobile plans
- Internet plans
- Smartphones and tablets
- Headphones and speakers
- NBN
- Telco
Awards
- Best Editor (2025 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Best Investigative Writer (2024 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Best Consumer Technology Coverage (2023 IT Journalism Awards)
- Finalist - Most Controversial Writer (2023 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Highly Commended - Best Reviewer (2021 IT Journalism Awards)
- Highly Commended - Best Reviewer (2018 IT Journalism Awards)
Education
- Masters of Strategic Public Relations - University of Sydney (2013 - 2015)
- Bachelor of Creative Industries and Information Technology - Queensland University of Technology (2008 - 2012)
Featured Publications
Telstra's NBN 50 plan will cost $100 per month from November
Some plans are getting cheaper, however.
iPhone battery replacement in Australia: What you need to know
Looking to replace your iPhone's battery? Here's everything you need to know.
iOS 17 gives you more reasons to hold onto your old iPhone after you get a new one
iOS 17's new features could give your old iPhone a life after you're "done" with it.
Sonos Move 2 review: The price of portability
The Sonos Move 2 is better, but more expensive.
Don't panic! The iPhone 15 still has a physical SIM card
Apple hasn't gone all in on eSIM in Australia yet.
iPhone 15 vs. iPhone 12: Is it time to upgrade?
Is your iPhone 12 feeling a little flat? It's now a couple of years old, so it's understandable that you might be ready to upgrade.
Every iPhone 15 is more expensive, but has USB-C
Apple just revealed four new iPhones: iPhone 15, iPhone 15 Plus, iPhone 15 Pro, and iPhone 15 Pro Max.
The iPhone 14 and iPhone 13 just got a permanent price cut
Some of last year's iPhones are now cheaper.
