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Networks
2:09PM Nick Broughall | So Optus has refreshed their wireless broadband plans. They’re offering more data for less, with a much lower excess usage fee. Huzzah! But instead of basking in a successful strategy that’s a win for consumers, Optus instead decided to halve the amount of data you get for the same price after the first 12 months. Seriously, WTF Optus? More »
Optus’ New Wireless Plans Sound Good At First, But Get Weird Later
2:09PM Nick Broughall | So Optus has refreshed their wireless broadband plans. They’re offering more data for less, with a much lower excess usage fee. Huzzah! But instead of basking in a successful strategy that’s a win for consumers, Optus instead decided to halve the amount of data you get for the same price after the first 12 months. Seriously, WTF Optus? More » 
Entertainment
10:24AM Nick Broughall | Last month, Foxtel announced that they were launching 30 new channels on the back of the Optus D3 satellite. What they didn’t mention was price. Now they have, and if you were crossing your fingers that they were going to just give you those bonus channels for free, you’re going to be a bit disappointed. Although it’s not all bad… More »
You Didn’t Think Those New Foxtel Channels Would Be Free, Did You?
10:24AM Nick Broughall | Last month, Foxtel announced that they were launching 30 new channels on the back of the Optus D3 satellite. What they didn’t mention was price. Now they have, and if you were crossing your fingers that they were going to just give you those bonus channels for free, you’re going to be a bit disappointed. Although it’s not all bad… More »
Networks
1:08PM Chris Oaten | Over at The ByteBlog, Seamus Byrne and Co have been busy hauling a bunch of iPhones around the greater Sydney area using speedtest to chart their results, which are not too surprising, though there’s some devil in the detail. More »
Sydney Network Speeds. And The Winner is…
1:08PM Chris Oaten | Over at The ByteBlog, Seamus Byrne and Co have been busy hauling a bunch of iPhones around the greater Sydney area using speedtest to chart their results, which are not too surprising, though there’s some devil in the detail. More »
Business
12:20PM Nick Broughall | Most of these responses to Conroy’s bitch-slapping of Telstra came through yesterday, but they’re still worth a read. Personally, I’m disappointed by the lack of fireworks from Telstra themselves – I can’t help but think that if Sol was around, we’d have lawyers duelling pistols at dawn… More »
The Industry’s Response To Conroy’s Telstra Ultimatum
12:20PM Nick Broughall | Most of these responses to Conroy’s bitch-slapping of Telstra came through yesterday, but they’re still worth a read. Personally, I’m disappointed by the lack of fireworks from Telstra themselves – I can’t help but think that if Sol was around, we’d have lawyers duelling pistols at dawn… More »
Software
3:02PM Nick Broughall | There are a heap of third party options that allow you to monitor your call and data usage in real time, but today Optus has moved to crush them like this thing crushes cars thanks to their free app. More »
Optus Launches Free iPhone Billing App
3:02PM Nick Broughall | There are a heap of third party options that allow you to monitor your call and data usage in real time, but today Optus has moved to crush them like this thing crushes cars thanks to their free app. More »
Deals
10:43AM Nick Broughall | Let the speculation begin: Optus is offering the 16GB iPhone 3G (not the 3GS) for $0 upfront on a 24 month $59 plan. But why? More »
Optus Clearing Out Old 16GB iPhone 3G Models
10:43AM Nick Broughall | Let the speculation begin: Optus is offering the 16GB iPhone 3G (not the 3GS) for $0 upfront on a 24 month $59 plan. But why? More »
Science
10:27AM Nick Broughall | That Optus D3 satellite launched without a hitch over the weekend. Fingers are crossed everywhere (at Giz HQ, at least) that it won’t be too long before we get bonus Foxtel channels.
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Optus D3 Satellite Is In Orbit
10:27AM Nick Broughall | That Optus D3 satellite launched without a hitch over the weekend. Fingers are crossed everywhere (at Giz HQ, at least) that it won’t be too long before we get bonus Foxtel channels.
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Entertainment
4:21PM Nick Broughall | Optus has just announced a whole heap of new TV stations for their mobile phone OptusZoo portal. The highlight? The Daily Show and SouthPark. More »
Optus Zoo Now Offers The Daily Show On Your Mobile
4:21PM Nick Broughall | Optus has just announced a whole heap of new TV stations for their mobile phone OptusZoo portal. The highlight? The Daily Show and SouthPark. More »
Deals
1:34PM Nick Broughall | If you wanted to get a better idea of which netbook plus 3G data plan combo was the best value for money, Gus over at Lifehacker has put them up against eachother in a battle royale of smallish computers, inbuilt 3G antennae and mobile data packets. More »
Best Netbook + Data Bundles Analysed At Lifehacker
1:34PM Nick Broughall | If you wanted to get a better idea of which netbook plus 3G data plan combo was the best value for money, Gus over at Lifehacker has put them up against eachother in a battle royale of smallish computers, inbuilt 3G antennae and mobile data packets. More »
Entertainment
11:30AM Nick Broughall | So when that Optus D3 Satellite goes up this month, Foxtel will get a chunk of the extra bandwidth to launch some new channels. How many channels you ask? 30 new channels, according to the Courier Mail. More »
Foxtel Launching 30 New Channels This Year
11:30AM Nick Broughall | So when that Optus D3 Satellite goes up this month, Foxtel will get a chunk of the extra bandwidth to launch some new channels. How many channels you ask? 30 new channels, according to the Courier Mail. More » 
