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
Alcatel 1C is the cheapest phone you can buy on Telstra
Alcatel's 1C is cheap as chips on Telstra prepaid. Well, almost.
SBS will broadcast the rest of the World Cup alongside Optus Sport
Live, free, and in HD.
Telstra brings back "endless data" plan
Goodbye unlimited, hello "no excess charges".
Samsung Galaxy Note 9 reveal dated for August 9
Samsung's next big phone is less than two months away.
Alcatel's four new phones have 18:9 displays and are all under $200
Alcatel's latest affordable phones will be available in Australia in August.
Try out new iPhone features early with the iOS 12 public beta
The iOS 12 public beta is now available for iPhone and iPad.
Get a Bali holiday with the OPPO R15 Pro
OPPO's "Bali Bundle" gets you a holiday with your new phone.
SBS to air all World Cup Group Stage games, refunds for Optus Sport subscribers
You'll be able to watch all World Cup games up until June 29 on SBS, while Optus tries to address technical issues with its Sport streaming service.
