After testing 3G broadband on the Melbourne-Sydney train trip last year and finding it somewhat wanting, I had no intention of repeating the experience. However, this week’s Qantas shenanigans meant that a train looked like the best way to get back to Sydney after a weekend trip, and I figured I’d use the time to see if Telstra’s 4G rollout made much difference. The result was mostly not pretty. More »
Our recent cross-country testing suggests that there’s no real performance benefit from using it, but if you’re tempted nonetheless, the Telstra Ultimate Wi-Fi Hotspot goes on sale through Telstra stores and on its site today. More »
Telstra’s Next G network is generally held to be the fastest mobile option in Australia. However, my recent testing on the Ultimate high-speed option confirms what many people have been suspecting: as more people sign on, its performance is declining. More »
Last weekend, I got forced to pay caravan park rates for Internet access — and while it wasn’t the end of the world, I wasn’t happy about it. How much have you been forced to spend to ensure a connection? More »
Here at Lifehacker HQ, quite frankly we can never get enough high-speed mobile broadband. So the news from Mobile World Congress in Barcelona that Telstra will be rolling out a 4G LTE network to complement its existing systems rings nicely in our ears. More »
We thought it was pretty impressive last year when Telstra was signing up 50,000 new mobile broadband customers a month, but it turns out we’re getting even more enthusiastic about Next G. In its just-released half-yearly results, Telstra revealed that it signed up 505,000 new mobile broadband users in six months — an average of 84,000 every month. More »
Telstra put out a gushy press release today about how it will be supplying the communications gear for Oprah Winfrey’s much-hyped visit to Australia with 300 guests next month. Based on Lifehacker’s own considerable experience with Telstra’s Next G services, here’s some stuff team Oprah should keep an eye on. More »
Telstra has substantially increased the download volume in its data packs for adding to existing postpaid mobile phone plans, boosting the cheapest $10 plan fivehold to 1GB and topping out with a $69, 12GB plan. More »
I’ve already tested how 3G broadband works between on trains Melbourne and Sydney and Sydney and Brisbane. So it was inevitable that I’d have to try a similar trick travelling between Melbourne and Adelaide. Here’s what I learnt. More »
Telstra has altered charging on most of its prepaid mobile broadband plans, expanding the data allocation on the cheaper plans and offering longer expiry dates for the pricier options. More »
