There's no shortage of weather and news widgets for Android, but if you're using a Telstra SIM in your phone, Telstra's TelstraOne app might be tempting.

Let's face it: you're much more likely to watch catch-up TV on your PC if you know that doing so isn't going to eat into your precious download limits. So why are our options for viewing mainstream TV networks and not having it count against our metered total so limited?

ABC News 24 went live last night, and computer users can get in on the action by watching it via the ABC's iView service as a live stream. However, contrary to some expectations (ours included), the streaming channel will count towards your download cap even if your ISP otherwise offers unmetered iView service.

Optus has lined up alongside AAPT, Exetel and TPG in offering an "unlimited" broadband package. As with its rivals, the devil is in the detail -- "unlimited" in this case is code for "we'll shape you after you exceed the limit".

Many Australians look with envy at the "unlimited download" Internet plans offered in markets like the US and ask: Why don't we get that uncapped option in Australia? It's easy to assume the answer is corporate greed, but the reality is a little more complex.

iiNet already has a pretty generous suite of unmetered content -- including iView, iTunes and a bunch of streaming video and audio channels -- and it just got a little larger with the addition of TiVo to the list.

So much for the ABC's plans plans to expand the range of unmetered providers for iView -- right now, watching shows through iView will chew through your bandwidth no matter which ISP you use.

If your ISP offers separate peak and off-peak download limits, it makes sense to schedule large downloads to happen overnight and not risk being shaped or paying excess fees each month. But not all consumers seem willing to go along with that strategy.

Further details on the Internode/Tivo unmetered downloads arrangement, which we first reported on at the beginning of the month, have finally emerged. The good news is that the deal isn't just restricted to new accounts: any existing Internode customer with a Tivo can access the Tivo EPG software updates and the 'Blockbuster Movie Of The Week' without it counting against monthly cap totals, and with no special setup required. Internode has also said that further unmetered content will be offered later in the year; there's no details, but with iView already on its list, unmetered iTunes would probably be top of most people's lists.
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