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Telstra Mobile: Telecommunications network you are calling is temporarily...
It started a few days ago with poor quality calls and call dropouts but now Telstra’s mobile network near the Sydney CBD appears to be struggling with the volume of work from home users due to the...
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Optus offers more help to customers impacted by COVID-19
Optus has announced further measures on top of the already announced extra mobile data during April, to help their customers stay connected during the current challenging circumstances. Optus chief...
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Ookla Speedtest shows Australia’s Internet services holding up as COVID-19 hits
Ookla has provided independent insight into how various services in Australia and overseas perform. A current and very real issue we are facing is the consistency – or lack of – from our internet...
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Netflix Australia will reduce data use 25% for 30 days but maintain screen...
Netflix Australia has announced that it will be reducing the amount of data used by streams in Australia by 25% for 30 days to assist broadband and mobile networks while they adjust to increased...
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Telco Circles.life is giving 300 minutes of free international calls to 15...
Virtual mobile network operator Circle.life has begun sending out an email to users advising that due to the evolving Covid-19 situation not only here, but around the world, staying connected is now...
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Optus says Yes to three months of free mobile access for healthcare workers
During the recent bushfire disaster faced across Australia, the carriers offered our firefighters financial relief in the form of free mobile access. Optus has decided to do the same during the...
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Vodafone’s thank you to healthcare workers is two months free access
Vodafone has added to its previous COVID-19 customer assistance package by now offering healthcare workers two months of free network access. Registered health practitioners are eligible for a...
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Vodafone handed over ‘aggregate network information’ to governments to allow...
While governments overseas have been looking to mobile network operators to assist in measuring reductions in social movement, Australia had – until most recently, it seems – avoided doing the same...
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Amaysim has launched a new mobile plan for the Covid-19 lockdown
With Covid-19 lockdown taking affect and more and more people now working from home and wanting to stay connected with friends and family, MVNO telco Amaysim has launched its second mobile plan in a...
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Vodafone introduces a temporary $10/month “Stay Connected” plan for customers...
Vodafone Hutchison Australia (which we all know as Vodafone) has introduced a new temporary $10 per month “Stay Connected” cap plan to help customers experiencing financial difficulties due to COVID-19...
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How do Healthcare workers access the free network access offers from Optus...
In the mist of the COVID-19 response, many Australians and Australian companies are looking to see how they can help their communities. It is seeing this element of the national response that makes me...
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Optus is now offering a NBN WiFi modem with 4G backup
Something interesting popped up on my Facebook feed last night, as it seems Optus is now offering an NBN Modem that will back up to its 4G network when the main NBN network goes down. This new plan –...
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Optus has its eyes on 20Gbps or faster 5G to beat Telstra
For as long as Telstra has been Telstra, it has been the dominant mobile player in Australia, across consumer, small and large business segments. Optus has remained hot on its heels, but the reality...
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Ask Ausdroid: As a long time Telstra customer, I love the coverage but it’s...
Every now and then we get asked some good questions by email, social media and even in person. This one popped up in a community Facebook group this week, and it’s a good one. Our reader asked:...
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Optus set to stamp out more coverage blackspot with 83 new mobile sites in...
Optus is continuing to build its mobile coverage network, moving deeper into regional communities. The move follows the successful procurement of funding for 83 new mobile sites from the federal...
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Telstra’s mobile broadband plan update delivers more data to users: 200GB for...
The last few weeks have shown how critical connectivity is for business as well as individuals. Telstra has recognised this need with a surge in mobile broadband use and sign-ups. As a result they have...
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Optus hit with $40 million class action after alleged data breach of 50,000...
Maurice Blackburn Lawyers has launched a class action against Optus after they mistakenly published the details of 50,000 customers. The data breach occurred when Optus published the names, home...
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Telstra is contacting Pixel 4 customers about a potential eSIM issue leaving...
Carriers are evolving as is the technology they use. We’ve gone from SIM cards to mini, to micro to nano-SIM technology. That can’t get any smaller without being impractical, so now we have eSIM...
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Amaysim delivers data to help keep users connected through COVID-19
Amaysim is forging their name as one of the real go-to options as a mobile carrier if you’re not keen on the big three. Their plans offer value for money with generous data allowances and they’ve...
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The Optus Family plan offers parental control, flexibility for everyone and...
The Optus Family plan has launched and it has some well-planned inclusions. Many parents know the pain of wanting their kids to be contactable during an emergency. This has been addressed with a...
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