Articles By Alex Angove-Plumb
Alex Angove-Plumb
Digital Content Editor
Alex Angove-Plumb is a Digital Content Editor at WhistleOut and an award-winning journalist. He's been in the tech publishing industry since 2010, putting him a few short years away from the title of Grizzled Ancient in his chosen profession. He was an original WhistleOut-er before running NBN Co's corporate blog for two years, then moving on to a lengthy stint at CHOICE. Now he's come home.
Over his career, Alex has learned more about phones, telcos, and the NBN than he'd like to admit, and is happy to put his expertise to good use by helping our readers navigate the often-confusing morass of buzzwords and gotchas that tech marketing can throw your way.
When not shaking his fist at kids these days, you might find Alex tinkering about the house doing arguably destructive DIY, messing with one or both of his cats, or trying just-one-more-run in whatever roguelite he's currently obsessed with.
Expertise
- Mobile plans
- Internet plans
- Telco
- Smartphones
- Headphones and other audio
Awards
- Best News Writer (2024 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
Education
- Post-graduate Certificate of Editing and Online Publishing - Macquarie University (2020)
- Editing for the Screen and Digital Publishing - NSW Writer’s Centre (2018)
- Bachelor of Creative Writing - Macquarie University (2005 - 2007)
Featured Publications
Unlimited ADSL2+ & Xbox with Dodo
Dodo is currently offering unlimited ADSL2+ broadband as well as a 4GB Xbox 360, Xbox Kinect, 2 Kinect games, an additional game (Halo 4 or Sesame Street) and 25 months of Xbox Live Gold membership as a 24 month broadband bundle plan. Usually, Dodo charges $39.99 for its unlimited ADSL2+ plans, meaning an extra $20 per month, coming to $480 over the life of the contract, for the Xbox extras. To clarify, for $59.99 per month customers not only get themselves an ADSL2+ connection with unlimited download, but all of the Xbox gear mentioned above.
Humble Bundle #4 on Android Review
The Humble Bundle is a game package-deal that crops up now and again. The idea is that customers pay as much or as little as they want for a pre-set pack of games that have proven themselves as popular in the recent market. Not only is the price chosen by the purchaser, but the distribution of the funds as well. How the money is split between the developer, charity and the Humble Bundle organisers is decided by the payer. As an added bonus, customers who pay above the current average payment are gifted with an extra game (sometimes multiple), adding more incentive for customers to pay slightly more and more as time goes on without actually enforcing anything.
HTC One XL Review
The HTC One XL is the 4G LTE enabled version of HTC’s current flagship device: the HTC One X. The One XL is available in Australia on the Telstra 4G network and is definitely one of the better 4G smartphone options in Australia, especially if you’re buying Android.
Lumia 920 & 820 Aussie Release Dates
Nokia’s Windows Phone 8 launch devices, the Lumia 820 and flagship Lumia 920, will be hitting Australian shelves come the end of November. Both devices represent a new phase in both Nokia and Microsoft’s mobile development and have been keenly anticipated by tech gurus and Windows Phone enthusiasts alike.
iPhone 5 Review
The iPhone 5 needs no introduction. Apple’s latest and greatest addition to its iconic line of smartphones has burst on to the scene with all the excitement and hoopla of its predecessors. Once again we have seen huge lines of eager buyers on launch day (myself included, if you’d care to read my thoughts on the experience) and record-breaking sales.
HTC One V Review
The HTC One V is a budget smartphone currently offered by HTC. It is currently the cheapest device from HTC’s One range of Android phones and is the spiritual successor to the HTC Hero and Legend smartphones. The One V borrows a lot of its aesthetic design from the HTC Legend and HTC Hero. It’s a fairly small device, coming in with just a 3.7 inch display and 9.2mm profile.
Nokia Lumia 610 Review
The Nokia Lumia 610 is the affordable compatriot of the current Nokia flagship: the Nokia Lumia 900. The Lumia 610 has taken to its budget-smartphone label with some pretty serious aplomb, boasting heavily toned-down hardware and specs in order to keep costs low. The real question is whether or not this Windows Phone 7.5 powered device suffers from its lack of impressive internals. To find out read on as we continue our Nokia Lumia 610 review.
The iPhone 5 in Detail
The iPhone 5 was finally announced today after months of hype and speculation. Leading up to the event, countless examples of “leaked” images and hardware cropped up with regards to the new iPhone 5. After a lot of talk and rumour it turns out that a lot of them were true.
Guide to Bill Shock Prevention
Get educated on bill shock. We cover everything you need to know to avoid bill shock in one easy guide.
Telstra 4G LTE for 1 Third of Australia
Telstra’s new 4G LTE network is seeing rapid and popular adoption from the Australian public, with Telstra now announcing more than half a million active accounts since it went live just last year. Now, by way of celebrating, Telstra says that it plans to expand 4G LTE coverage in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Adelaide and Perth with new 4G sites launching in Bondi and in the North Shore rail tunnel in Sydney. All of this expansion will apparently bring 4G LTE coverage to one third of Australia’s population.
