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Telstra Says Its Broadband Prices Will Drop

8:30AM Angus Kidman | Every single time we write about Telstra’s Internet services here at Lifehacker, there’s always a comment about how expensive they are. Now Telstra is promising to actually reduce prices on broadband. More »
Communicate

Telstra Turbo Broadband Goes Prepaid

8:30AM Angus Kidman | Telstra has upgraded its prepaid 3G broadband offer, with a new USB modem going on sale for $169 and a Christmas special offer of 1GB of free data. More »
Communicate

Next G Expands To Some Seriously Obscure Places

11:30AM Angus Kidman | Telstra’s Next G is already the clear champion when it comes to 3G broadband coverage, so when 100 new communities get added to its footprint, it’s safe to assume they’re fairly out-of-the-way. More »
Money

Dodgy Ad Techniques That Telcos Can’t Use Anymore

12:54PM Angus Kidman | Advertisements for phone services are often rife with fine-print details and sneaky conditions, but new regulations should curb the worst excesses. More »
Communicate

The Telstra Split 101

1:00PM Angus Kidman | Yesterday’s announcement that Telstra will be forced to split its existing infrastructure business from the rest of the companyis going to be fodder for news journalists and communications junkies for months to come. But what difference will it make to the average Internet user? More »
Communicate

Government To Force Telstra To Structurally Separate

11:01AM Angus Kidman | The big Australian tech news of the day (and arguably of the year) is that the government plans to force structural separation onto Telstra, meaning that it will be forced to essentially hand over its control of the existing national telephone network (including ADSL). Like the NBN, the arguments over this will be huge, and there’s not likely to be any noticeable difference for the average consumer for quite some time. We’ll look into the implications when the dust settles, but meanwhile you can read the announcement on the DBCDE site.
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Millions Now Using Wireless Broadband

11:00AM Angus Kidman | Seems like high costs and buggy software haven’t put Australians off mobile broadband, with more than 2.5 million of us now using some sort of 3G dongle. More »
Travel

The Lifehacker 3G Broadband Directory, 2009 Edition

6:04PM Angus Kidman | What’s the best-value option in 3G broadband? Lifehacker weighs up the current contenders to find the most broadband bang for your buck. More »
Money

Telstra Ups Fees For Bill Payment

10:30AM Angus Kidman | If you pay your Telstra bill by wandering into the local post office, here’s a pretty powerful reason to dump that practice: from September 14, you’ll have to pay $2.20 for the privilege. More »
Money

Telstra Bill Glitches Drive Dealers, Customers To Despair

10:30AM Angus Kidman | Telstra’s never had much of a reputation for billing efficiency (it took the better part of this millennium for it to offer single bills to customers), but despite investing billions in the process, it doesn’t seem to be getting any better. More »