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
iPad vs. Mac: Which should you buy?
Tossing up between a new iPad and a new MacBook? Here's what you should know.
Telstra's new 400GB mobile broadband plan could replace your NBN
Telstra has got a new range of mobile broadband plans, including one with a massive 400GB allowance.
Nanoleaf Essentials Smart Bulbs review: The new go to for Apple fans
An excellent, affordable smart bulb for those in the Apple ecosystem.
The best phone cameras (2021)
Our guide to the best camera phones on the market right now.
NBN Co drops new details about how FTTP upgrades will work, including eligible suburbs
FTTP upgrades are going to start in November, if all goes to plan.
Aussie Broadband now has 5G phone plans
Aussie Broadband has a new range of SIM-only mobile plans, including both 4G and 5G options.
Optus' new phone plans have more data, but are more expensive
Optus has updated its phone plan range for the first time since November 2019.
The Realme C21 is a $199 phone with a 5,000mAh battery and NFC
NFC for under $200 still isn't the standard.
Optus to switch off part of its 3G network in April 2022
Some of Optus' 3G network will be shutdown next year.
