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
Telstra doubles daily roaming data for postpaid customers
If you're roaming with Telstra, you'll now get more data to use each day.
Huawei Mate 10 Review
The Mate 10 is easily the best flagship smartphone you can buy for under $1,000, and has no problem going toe-to-toe with far pricier handsets in terms of camera, performance, design, and battery life. You miss out on water-resistance and there's a couple of software quirks to get your head around, but these small issues don't compromise the excellent overall package Huawei has in the Mate 10.
PSA: Don't buy a phone from Amazon Australia (yet)
Amazon Australia is here, but it's not a great choice if you want a new phone.
Australian Huawei Mate 10 Pro Plans
Huawei's Mate 10 Pro is now available. Here's how much it will set you back on a plan.
E S C A L A T I O N: Optus adds $60 SIM-only plan with 50GB per month
Optus' big new plans push SIM-only data inclusions higher than we've seen before.
Half of NBN subscribers don't know what they're paying for
40% of NBN subscribers don't know what speed they're paying for, and 15% have no idea how much data they have.
Amazon Echo and Alexa coming to Australia in early 2018
Amazon is bringing Alexa and its Echo smart speakers to Australia in 2018
20GB for $50 per month: Amaysim brings big data to top end plans
New mobile plans from Amaysim offer as much as 20GB for $50 a month.
Moose Mobile now sells Australia's cheapest mobile plan at just $8 per month
Moose Mobile has a new mobile plan you can get for just $8 per month.
NBN Co freezes all new HFC connections amid network upgrades
Australians set to connect to the National Broadband Network via HFC cable can expect delays.
