Articles By Cameron Craig
Aldi Mobile - How it Stacks Up
You've probably seen the announcement that Aldi, the German retailing giant with a reputation for cheap prices and cheaper imitations of famous brands is getting into mobile phone plans. There's a couple of rays of sunshine in the offer, but the offer is behind where Aldi normally likes to position itself.
Telstra 4G Pre-Paid Broadband
It is clear from today's pricing announcement by Telstra that the 4G market in Australia needs competition. Desperately. Telstra's pricing is high and many might say it is almost opportunistic, yet the company is taking financial advantage of its leadership position in 4G networks right now and shareholders are loving it.
TPG Fined $2 Million on Broadband
TPG, the broadband and telco service provider was today fined $2M for misleading consumers about the total cost of the Unlimited ADSL2+ package. TPG have spent far more on marketing the service than the fine is worth so it is not a huge hit to them but it is a significant marketing ruling.
Optus Join Qantas Frequent Flyer
Optus have officially launched their Qantas Frequent Flyer integration offering two points per dollar on Optus personal services. The most refreshing part of this announcement was the lack of any asterix or superscript text to disclaim that two points was possible, 'depending on your circumstances' or 'excluding pre-paid and business'
Goodbye 3 Mobile Australia
Interesting news today as we say goodbye to the 3 Mobile brand on WhistleOut as VHA is retiring the new activities for 3 Mobile and not accepting any new customers beyond today. 3 have been a great performer on WhistleOut and we've put thousands of customers on to 3 Mobile since 2008 due to their very competitive pricing.
Unhappy Visual Voicemails for Telstra
Telstra have announced today that they are supporting visual voicemail for the iPhone. Yet after just a few hours in the market, this little feature announcement is now becoming an interesting test of character for the 'new' Telstra. The new feature announcement is causing quite a stir on the Telstra Exchange Blog and what Telstra does next is going to be the important thing in re-affirming their new approach to customers.
A Tale of Two Vodafone Companies
Vodafone, the world's largest mobile operator, has been experiencing mixed fortunes over the past two months, with our local Vodafone (VHA) in Australia in a predicament which is in stark contrast with its fortune overseas. The irony of the recent Vodafone network issues in Australia is that Vodafone as a larger global mobile company has been intensely experiencing the two sides of the same coin.
Hulu for Australia. Here's Hoping...
The Australian Television market looks like it may be in line for one of the great innovations in internet TV, Hulu. Of course, there are other great internet TV innovations, like NetFlix (US only), Fetch TV, BitTorrent, YouTube and others, but in this post we're going to focus on Hulu as it is unfamiliar to many Australian users, and it is brilliant.
NBN Bill Passes Senate (Step 2 of 3)
You might remember a government course at University about the path of a bill in the Australian Federal Parliament...A representative from an electorate introduces a bill in the Lower House (House of Representatives) and it is voted on by the whole house, then the bill goes to the Upper House (Senate) for a vote and any amendments, then back to the Lower House (House of Representatives) for a final vote before it can become law.
