mobile networks
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Vodafone’s Mobile Plan Overhaul: Everything You Need To Know
2Vodafone has announced a massive overhaul to postpaid plans, with sweeping changes to lock-in contracts, handset repayments and separate charges for voice, text and data usage so customers know exactly what they’re spending. According to Vodafone, the new plans will give customers better choice and flexibility: but how do they stack up in reality? We…
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TPG And Vodafone Just Bought The Last Of The 700MHz Spectrum For $1.5 Billion
Last year the Federal Government announced it would be auctioning off two 15 MHz lots of the 700 MHz spectrum, used to provide 4G mobile broadband. Today, the winning bids for the auction have been announced, with TPG and Vodafone snapping it up.
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Optus Begins Rollout Of VoLTE For Higher Quality Calls
Optus has become the last of Australia’s major telcos to introduce VoLTE — Voice over LTE — which allows customers to make and receive calls over the high-speed 4G Plus network. This saves phones from constantly having to switch between 3G and 4G while making calls, while also lending itself to clearer, more consistent calls.
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Telstra’s Nationwide Wi-Fi Network Launches On Tuesday
Telstra’s national wi-fi network will be officially “switched on” this Tuesday. Now dubbed ‘Air’, the network uses hotspots in shopping centres, cafes, sporting stadiums, train stations and old payphones to deliver the largest Wi-Fi network in the country. Unfortunately, it will only be offered free to Telstra’s home broadband customers, with mobile customers charged an…