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Planhacker: How To Fill Your Phone With Cheap Data
A smartphone without a big whack of mobile data is like a sports car without petrol in the tank. Almost everything we do with our phones requires an internet connection, so there is no point cheaping out on a plan with puny data inclusions nowadays. The good news is that data keeps getting cheaper. The…
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Vodafone Is Using The NBN To Switch On 4G In Regional NSW
If you live out in the Central West of NSW, chances are you’ve got pretty shocking mobile reception on any carrier other than Telstra. Vodafone wants to change that, and it’s using the infrastructure installed by the National Broadband Network to make it happen.
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Optus Switches On Wi-Fi Voice Calls
If you live or work somewhere with terrible mobile reception, you’ve already felt the pain of trying to make or receive a call and having it drop out or go straight to voicemail. Optus has finally switched on its solution to that problem, letting you make calls over whatever high-speed Wi-Fi network you’re connected to…
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Optus Is Fixing Its Mobile Black Spots In The NT
Optus owns and maintains the largest fleet of satellites across Australia, but at the same time the number-two telco can’t rival its larger competitor Telstra for mobile network coverage in rural and remote parts of Australia. It makes sense, then, for Optus to boost its coverage in black spots using a series of small cells…