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How Telstra’s Growth Creates A Speed Hump

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10:00AM February 9, 2012 | Angus Kidman

Telstra acquired another 338,000 contract mobile phone customers and 9.8 million prepaid mobile users in the last six months, along with 436,000 mobile broadband customers. It now has 6.4 million contract mobile customers, 3.3 million prepaid customers and 2.7 million mobile broadband users. That’s good news for Telstra shareholders, but it underlines a dilemma for consumers and the company: if Telstra doesn’t constantly keep installing new network equipment, speeds for everyone are going to keep getting slower over time. More »


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Make Your Mobile Phone Ring For Longer

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3:00PM January 20, 2012 | Angus Kidman

Never manage to answer your phone before it diverts to voicemail? You can alter the length of time it rings by dialling a simple number. More »


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Telstra Selling HTC Velocity 4G From Next Tuesday

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9:00AM January 19, 2012 | Angus Kidman

We’ve been waiting on it since late September, and now there’s finally a release date: the HTC Velocity 4G, the first phone to utilise Telstra’s 4G/LTE network, goes on sale from next Tuesday. More »


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Samsung Galaxy Y Is A Cheap Prepaid Android

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10:30AM January 18, 2012 | Angus Kidman

Further proof that one of Android’s virtues is a wide variety of price points: Telstra this week begins selling the Samsung Galaxy Y as a prepaid handset for $129. More »


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Dealhacker: Telstra Mobile Broadband At Coles

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8:30AM January 11, 2012 | Angus Kidman

From today until January 17, Telstra is offering a basic prepaid Telstra broadband dongle for $29.50 with 2GB of included data. That’s half the regular price. More »


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Dealhacker: Android Smart-Touch T2030 For $79

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8:30AM January 4, 2012 | Angus Kidman

Telstra’s bargain prepaid Android phone the Smart-Touch T2030 was $99 when it was first released, but the price has since dropped to $79. That’s a reasonable saving, but until January 18 Kmart has an even better deal: the same $79 price tag, but with $50 of included prepaid credit. More »


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Telstra Encore Now Charging Data Per KB

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10:30AM December 16, 2011 | Angus Kidman

When we recently rounded up how providers count data usage on your mobile phone, Telstra’s Encore mobile plans were one of the less generous options, with data counted in 1024KB blocks (yep, 1MB). That has now changed, with the provider switching to per-KB counting. More »


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Planhacker: iPad 2 Contract Deals Compared

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10:50AM December 15, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Optus has started selling the iPad 2 on contract today, joining Telstra and Vodafone in offering Apple’s popular tablet without requiring an up-front payment. How do the offers compare? Planhacker rounds up every deal out there. More »


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Planhacker: Who Has The Best Galaxy Nexus Deal?

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8:30AM December 13, 2011 | Angus Kidman

The hugely anticipated Samsung Galaxy Nexus — the first Android phone to officially run the awesome new Ice Cream Sandwich build — officially makes its appearance in Australia this week. Of the three local carriers, who has the best deal if you want to buy on a contract? Planhacker runs through the numbers for Optus, Telstra and Vodafone. More »


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Dealhacker: Telstra Mobile Broadband For $24.50

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2:00PM December 12, 2011 | Angus Kidman

Compared to Vodafone or Virgin Mobile, specials on Telstra mobile broadband dongles are fairly rare. So occasional users might be tempted by this deal at The Good Guys: a prepaid Turbo USB dongle with 2GB of data for $24.50. More »