ACCC – amaysim and Lycamobile deceit to win customers
amaysim and Lycamobile have paid penalties of $126,000 and $12,600 after the ACCC issued each of these mobile services providers with an infringement notice fo...
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Smartphone Q2 2020 – prices dive and 5G flounders
IDC has confirmed what we have known for some time. Smartphone Q2 2020 sales are down 7.9% to about 230 million handsets. Gartner predicts a 20.4% drop this ye...
Memories.com.au – legit or not?
Gail, a reader, has asked us to investigate Memories.com.au after seeing its TV ads. Her concern is on many levels, not the least of which is the long term saf...
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Review: Fingbox V2 – don’t you worry about a Fing online
The true extent of Telstra’s recent NBN broadband meltdown was outed by Fingbox users around the country. What is a Fingbox V2 you ask?
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UK to strip out Huawei from its 5G networks
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has ordered Telcos to strip out any Huawei products from the UK 5G networks by 2027.
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NBN Home Superfast or Home Ultrafast from Vodafone
If you are one of the lucky people to have FTTP (Fibre-To-The-Premises) or some HFC (Cable) users you can now get NBN Home Superfast or Home Ultrafast – 250/25...
Telstra’s new T22 mobile plans – cost more but 5G included on some plans
Telstra’s is rejigging its T22 mobile plans from 1 July. It has increased the price, data allowances and 5G is now part of its ‘Medium’ plan and above (was to ...
Kogan is a spammer – you picked the wrong person to spam
I like to keep my work inbox clear for important emails. So, I objected when Kogan started spamming me, especially as I would never buy from known grey market/...
Big Tech will annihilate Telcos (a weekend read!)
Big Tech will annihilate Telcos. Analysts are saying that the pace of Big Tech and its role in bringing global internet to all will annihilate Telcos as we kno...
Dodo and iPrimus misleading broadband claims – again, again, again…
When will Dodo and iPrimus learn that you can’t pull the wool over the ACCC’s eyes? That its Chairman Rod Sims is the best thing to happen to hapless Australia...
Samsung phones are region-locked – but it is not stopping the shonkies! We name and shame!
Most phones Samsung sells in Australia are region-locked to ensure that only network-certified models are sold here.
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Coronaphobia or Sinophobia – can we ever be friends again?
Australia is pretty tolerant of 'foreigners'. It has been a multicultural country for most of its history. Well, at least since the POMs invaded landed at Bota...