Articles By Joseph Hanlon
Joseph Hanlon
Joe Hanlon has been immersed in mobile phones, plans and the internet for over a decade, having written for publications like CNET, Techradar, Gizmodo and Lifehacker. He steers the editorial ship and makes sure that we are always serving up the most useful guides and recommendations. If you ever bump into Joe on the street, don't be afraid to ask for a phone recommendation. It's embarrassing how much he enjoys talking about this stuff. He also loves listening to podcasts, so feel free to email Joe with recommendations.
Expertise
- Mobile phone plans
- NBN plans
- Telecommunications industry
- Smartphones reviews
Education
- Communications - University of Newcastle (1999 - 2002)
Featured Publications
Red Bull Mobile to close up shop in September
MVNO Red Bull Mobile are informing customers that there will be no more recharging their accounts after September 1.
ACMA introduces overseas roaming standard, but does it go far enough?
New ACMA guidelines will force telcos to communicate charges and alerts to travelling customers, but some think the changes could go further.
Samsung Galaxy Note 8.0 review
Much like a big Galaxy Note phone, the Note 8.0 tablet differentiates itself with a digital stylus accessory, but not much else. It's slightly sluggish performance is a shame at this price point.
Telstra disbanding Tribe social media service
Telstra will close the doors on its social media aggregation tool Tribe come September 10.
Optus milestone: moving to minutes and true capped plans
Optus has announced new plan constructs, moving away from confusing dollar values to clearer minutes and megabytes plan descriptions.
Existing Optus customers can switch to new plans at no cost
Existing customers will be able to switch to new Optus plans without needing to restart their contract, and there is a data benefit too.
Optus Plan overhaul: new plans vs old plans
Optus has made big changes to its post-paid mobile phone plans in an effort to take the confusion out of what its customers will pay. We take a closer look at each plan and the maximum monthly tariff
Vodafone 4G: crowdsourcing an early verdict
Vodafone launched it's 4G network across capital cities and a few major regional hubs last week, and invited WhistleOut to trial the new network. As much as we appreciate the opportunity, running speed tests on a single device in the city we operate in isn't the best way to see how well the network is performing. Luckily, plenty of Australians were ready to help.
BlackBerry Q10 review
There's a question everyone has been asking for the past two years, and the Q10 appears to be the answer. Is BlackBerry back? With the famous hardware keyboard on the outside and a snazzy new touch-based system on the inside, it certainly seems so. It certainly looks the part. The Q10 is 100-percent a BlackBerry phone, the sort of handset you can easily recognise from across the room. At that distance, you'd be forgiven for mistaking the Q10 for a late-model Bold handset -- the Bold 9900 especially -- but on closer inspection there are quite a few nice differences to consider.
Spintel moves to minutes with Build Your Own 4G Mobile Plan
MVNO Spintel becomes one of Australia's first telcos to describe mobile post-paid plan inclusions in talk-time minutes, with its new Build Your Own 4G Mobile plan. This is a clear move away from the existing language in post-paid mobile phone plans which have traditionally spoken about inclusions by using a high-value dollar figure -- $500 worth of calls and texts, for example.
