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ACMA introduces overseas roaming standard, but does it go far enough?
New ACMA guidelines will force telcos to communicate charges and alerts to travelling customers, but some think the changes could go further.
Optus milestone: moving to minutes and true capped plans
Optus has announced new plan constructs, moving away from confusing dollar values to clearer minutes and megabytes plan descriptions.
Existing Optus customers can switch to new plans at no cost
Existing customers will be able to switch to new Optus plans without needing to restart their contract, and there is a data benefit too.
Optus Plan overhaul: new plans vs old plans
Optus has made big changes to its post-paid mobile phone plans in an effort to take the confusion out of what its customers will pay. We take a closer look at each plan and the maximum monthly tariff
Vodafone 4G: crowdsourcing an early verdict
Vodafone launched it's 4G network across capital cities and a few major regional hubs last week, and invited WhistleOut to trial the new network. As much as we appreciate the opportunity, running speed tests on a single device in the city we operate in isn't the best way to see how well the network is performing. Luckily, plenty of Australians were ready to help.
Vodafone 4G live in 7 Aussie cities
Vodafone Australia today announced that 4G services have been activated in Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Brisbane, Adelaide, Newcastle and Wollongong, with plans to triple its 4G footprint by the end of the year. The fast mobile broadband service is available now to existing Vodafone customers with compatible mobile devices, with plans for new customers to launch next month.
Vodafone Shutting Down 3 For Good
The end is nigh for Australian mobile provider 3, as Vodafone has finally announced its shut down date for the network. The 3 brand in Australia will officially be farewelled on the 30th of August, meaning any existing 3 customers will need to abandon ship before the network is switched off.
Optus broadband dumps excess usage into affordable 1GB blocks
Optus today announced big changes to its mobile broadband offering, ditching per megabyte excess usage charges in favour of 1GB blocks. With the new plans, customers choose a monthly data allowance as usual, but if they exceed this data level they are automatically allocated an additional 1GB for an extra $10. Further data blocks are added to the account as needed, up to a maximum of 20GB extra in a single month.
Exclusive: Vaya acquires Live Connected
Australian mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) Vaya has acquired 100-percent of competitor Live Connected for an undisclosed sum, with plans to continue running both mobile businesses as separate entities. The move adds Live Connected's 25,000 subscribers to Vaya's books, with the combined subscriber base for both MVNO businesses in excess of 70,000.
Optus Network Event, May 2013
Optus held a network event today in which it announced its recent 3GPlus accomplishments and outlined plans for 4G expansion in the near future. The overall focus of the last few months’ worth of data was to do with 3GPlus coverage and consolidation across most of Australia, with particular attention paid towards increasing indoor coverage.
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