Mobile Phone News
Virgin cuts excess data charge by nearly 75%
A big shift in excess usage charges moves Virgin Mobile from being the most expensive to one of the cheaper options.
Windows Phone 8.1 brings you a lot of old/new stuff
Windows Phone 8.1 has finally been announced with more customisation, a new notification tray and the Cortana voice assistant.
HTC One (M8) Preview: hands on
The One (M8) is the beautiful successor to the original HTC One. It's fast, smooth and sports an intriguing new camera, that may or may not work as advertised.
Having a problem with Virgin Mobile 4G?
Are you struggling to get 4G working on your new Virgin Mobile account? Perhaps my experience can help you.
Vodafone extends cheap roaming to all postpaid plans
As well as extending its Red Roaming add-on, Vodafone has announced simplified calling and data rates for customers travelling to over 200 countries.
Aldi dumps data and slashes call value with new plans
Aldi Mobile will soon introduce new plans that will strip out a lot of the value its customers have come to rely on.
Vodafone calls for better mobile service for rural Australia
According to the unsurprising results of a Vodafone-commissioned survey of rural Australians, more than 80% of mobile phone users in regional areas want more choice when it comes to finding a telco.
Google slashes price of Google Drive, sticks it to DropBox
You can now get a full 1TB of storage on Google Drive for just $9.99 per month, compared to DropBox's 500GB for $49.99
Threes: iOS hit lands on Android
The brainteaser that has taken iOS users by storm has finally arrived on Google's mobile platform.
Full throttle: can slower speeds save us from bill shock headaches?
Excess usage charges is such a problem in Australia that we made up a catchy name for it. But could telcos dodge these customer relations headaches by throttling our download speeds?
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