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
Pour one out: Optus to shutter Virgin Mobile
The Virgin Mobile brand will be phased out over the next two years.
HTC U12+: There can only be one
HTC is back with another squeezable smartphone: the U12+.
Telstra "unlimited" ad campaign found "misleading" and "deceptive" by Federal Court
Telstra has been forced to pull its ad campaign around its new "unlimited" plan.
Optus kills off NBN 12 plans
Optus has axed the slowest NBN speed tier in a broadband plan refresh.
Vodafone rolling out "4.9G" to bring faster speeds to current devices
In the lead up to 5G, Vodafone is launching a "4.9G" network
YouTube Red becomes YouTube Premium
YouTube Premium is Google's new ad-free take on YouTube.
Sony's odd wire-free earbuds go on sale May 28 for $399
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder?
Huawei P20 Pro Review
The Huawei P20 Pro's camera is good enough to make you forget almost any caveat, but fortunately there's very few of those. Better yet, at just $1,099 outright, the P20 Pro is one of the most affordable top-tier smartphones around.
Good deal: Galaxy S8 and 20GB for $49 per month on Optus
There's nothing wrong with buying last year's phone!
Nokia 6.1 (2018) Review
The Nokia 6.1 is a killer new affordable smartphone unfettered by bloatware, and thanks to Android One, you know it will stay up to date for years.
