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Optus Mobile immobile in Brisbane
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2008-08-06 02:46:31
After suffering a mobile outage last Friday for 8 hours that affected 2G and 3G customers across NSW, Victoria and Queensland, Optus Mobile has confirmed its voice mobile services are having “software issues” in Brisbane, with the problem still being fixed.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Information technology news
Category: Telecoms
2008-08-06 02:46:31
After suffering a mobile outage last Friday for 8 hours that affected 2G and 3G customers across NSW, Victoria and Queensland, Optus Mobile has confirmed its voice mobile services are having “software issues” in Brisbane, with the problem still being fixed.
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How to “safely” update (not restore) your unlocked iPhone 2G to OS 2.0.1 (update 1)
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-05 06:18:37
(Updated since publication:) iPhone OS 2.0.1 has arrived, promising faster surfing speeds, snappier program operation and lots of other as-yet unknown bug fixes, but the big question for unlocked and jailbroken iPhone owners on OS 2.0 is whether or not it’s safe to upgrade. Here’s what I did to make it work, although any attempt you do at trying the same is at your own risk!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-05 06:18:37
(Updated since publication:) iPhone OS 2.0.1 has arrived, promising faster surfing speeds, snappier program operation and lots of other as-yet unknown bug fixes, but the big question for unlocked and jailbroken iPhone owners on OS 2.0 is whether or not it’s safe to upgrade. Here’s what I did to make it work, although any attempt you do at trying the same is at your own risk!
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FCC orders Comcast to stop arbitrarily blocking Internet traffic
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-04 20:16:12
In a move that will be welcomed by net neutrality advocates, the US Federal Communications Commission has slammed Comcast for selectively blocking its customers' peer-to-peer traffic. The FCC has also ordered Comcast to take a number of measures to rectify the situation.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump
Category: Apple and anything else
2008-08-04 20:16:12
In a move that will be welcomed by net neutrality advocates, the US Federal Communications Commission has slammed Comcast for selectively blocking its customers' peer-to-peer traffic. The FCC has also ordered Comcast to take a number of measures to rectify the situation.
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HTC Touch Diamond finally goes on sale down under
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-03 23:44:42
Previewed to the press over a month ago as Telstra exclusive, the HTC Touch Diamond has finally landed on store shelves to challenge the iPhone 3G for smartphone supremacy.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-08-03 23:44:42
Previewed to the press over a month ago as Telstra exclusive, the HTC Touch Diamond has finally landed on store shelves to challenge the iPhone 3G for smartphone supremacy.
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NetShare for iPhone: now you see it, now you don't
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-03 21:33:03
On Friday, a iPhone application called NetShare appeared in Apple's App Store. By Saturday, it had vanished. What's going on?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-03 21:33:03
On Friday, a iPhone application called NetShare appeared in Apple's App Store. By Saturday, it had vanished. What's going on?
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Americans stuck with an AT&T only Apple iPhone 3G until 2010
Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-02 17:57:38
Apple iPhone 3G users in the USA will be able to choose any carrier as long as it is AT&T until 2010. This, we understand, was the cost of the American mobile service provider agreeing to pay Apple heavy and punishing iPhone 3G handset subsidies...
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Written By: Davey Winder
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-08-02 17:57:38
Apple iPhone 3G users in the USA will be able to choose any carrier as long as it is AT&T until 2010. This, we understand, was the cost of the American mobile service provider agreeing to pay Apple heavy and punishing iPhone 3G handset subsidies...
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Optus Mobile was immobile yesterday
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-08-01 11:28:50
If you have an Optus Mobile phone and couldn’t make calls yesterday, you weren’t alone: customers in NSW, Victoria and Queensland of both Optus and Virgin Mobile reported widespread issues in an outage that lasted 8 hours.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-08-01 11:28:50
If you have an Optus Mobile phone and couldn’t make calls yesterday, you weren’t alone: customers in NSW, Victoria and Queensland of both Optus and Virgin Mobile reported widespread issues in an outage that lasted 8 hours.
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Virgin pops iPhone cherry with massive 5GB bang!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-31 23:50:54
Virgin Mobile, a subsidiary of Optus, has finally launched the iPhone 3G as widely predicted, but with the surprise of a ginormous 5GB data plan – the first decent iPhone data plan yet. But with pricing for the 16GB and the 8GB model on the $100 plan identical, why would anyone bother with the 8GB unit? And what about concerns that Virgin Mobile’s broadband network is “not reliable"?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-31 23:50:54
Virgin Mobile, a subsidiary of Optus, has finally launched the iPhone 3G as widely predicted, but with the surprise of a ginormous 5GB data plan – the first decent iPhone data plan yet. But with pricing for the 16GB and the 8GB model on the $100 plan identical, why would anyone bother with the 8GB unit? And what about concerns that Virgin Mobile’s broadband network is “not reliable"?
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Telstra increases data limits on lowest “most popular” plans!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-31 01:49:20
The Aussie mobile data revolution is affecting even Telstra, perhaps not at the much faster speeds than we’re seeing at 3 Mobile, Optus and Vodafone, but affecting them nevertheless, boosting the $29/80MB plan to 300MB, amongst others. But when will Telstra announce data cap increase for its more expensive 1GB and 3GB plans?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-31 01:49:20
The Aussie mobile data revolution is affecting even Telstra, perhaps not at the much faster speeds than we’re seeing at 3 Mobile, Optus and Vodafone, but affecting them nevertheless, boosting the $29/80MB plan to 300MB, amongst others. But when will Telstra announce data cap increase for its more expensive 1GB and 3GB plans?
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‘3’ launches iPhone plans for unlocked iPhone 3Gs
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-31 01:10:47
3 Mobile has launched iPhone specific plans for those with unlocked iPhone 3G models, challenging the incumbents Optus, Vodafone and Telstra with 1GB and 2GB plans at low rates – but given how often a 3G iPhone can drop to 2GB for data, is 3 Mobile worth the risk?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-31 01:10:47
3 Mobile has launched iPhone specific plans for those with unlocked iPhone 3G models, challenging the incumbents Optus, Vodafone and Telstra with 1GB and 2GB plans at low rates – but given how often a 3G iPhone can drop to 2GB for data, is 3 Mobile worth the risk?
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Telstra launches fastest 7.2Mbps “Blue Tick” phone: LG KF390
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-30 04:11:50
Telstra already has phones operating at “up to” 7.2Mbps on its Next G network, but the LG KF390 is the first 7.2Mbps-class phone to achieve “Blue Tick” status, something Telstra recommends for “handheld use” in rural and regional areas.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-30 04:11:50
Telstra already has phones operating at “up to” 7.2Mbps on its Next G network, but the LG KF390 is the first 7.2Mbps-class phone to achieve “Blue Tick” status, something Telstra recommends for “handheld use” in rural and regional areas.
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‘3’ brings 7GB plans to the mobile broadband table: is it enough?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-28 21:37:53
3 Mobile has made 7GB of data available for $49 per month on its 3.5G HSDPA network, outclassing competitors who only have 3GB, 5GB and 6GB plans respectively – but who will be the first to bite the 10GB download cap bullet?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-28 21:37:53
3 Mobile has made 7GB of data available for $49 per month on its 3.5G HSDPA network, outclassing competitors who only have 3GB, 5GB and 6GB plans respectively – but who will be the first to bite the 10GB download cap bullet?
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Waiting for a “Virgin” iPhone before taking the plunge?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-28 06:59:17
If you’ve been hoping that Virgin Mobile would soon sell the iPhone, partially because it’s owned by Optus, and partially because it has cheap data rates, rumours suggest it could soon happen.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-28 06:59:17
If you’ve been hoping that Virgin Mobile would soon sell the iPhone, partially because it’s owned by Optus, and partially because it has cheap data rates, rumours suggest it could soon happen.
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'Father of the Internet' lambastes 'childish' carriers
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-07-28 03:32:53
Vint Cerf, who is widely regarded as the 'father of the Internet' for his contribution to the original TCP/IP specification, has lashed out at carriers accusing them of behaving like young children throwing tantrums. In an especially strongly worded attack, Cerf called for structural separation between the wholesale and retail broadband arms of carriers among other changes.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Policy & Regulation
2008-07-28 03:32:53
Vint Cerf, who is widely regarded as the 'father of the Internet' for his contribution to the original TCP/IP specification, has lashed out at carriers accusing them of behaving like young children throwing tantrums. In an especially strongly worded attack, Cerf called for structural separation between the wholesale and retail broadband arms of carriers among other changes.
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Vodafone nicely slices international roaming prices – cool!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-27 22:43:11
Vodafone is proactively slicing the price of international mobile roaming charges, which consumer or business travellers overseas on the Vodafone network will surely love, with a special deal for China during August and the Olympics. It looks very impressive and I can’t seem to find any hidden catches, despite trying!!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-27 22:43:11
Vodafone is proactively slicing the price of international mobile roaming charges, which consumer or business travellers overseas on the Vodafone network will surely love, with a special deal for China during August and the Olympics. It looks very impressive and I can’t seem to find any hidden catches, despite trying!!
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Time for an Aussie mobile data revolution?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-25 06:20:38
The cost of mobile data in Australia is all over the place – some carriers sell it cheap, others sell it at sky high prices, and effectively the same data transfers but on different devices from the same companies can be charged at different rates. When will data pricing ever get realistic?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-25 06:20:38
The cost of mobile data in Australia is all over the place – some carriers sell it cheap, others sell it at sky high prices, and effectively the same data transfers but on different devices from the same companies can be charged at different rates. When will data pricing ever get realistic?
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Optus ‘yes’ Timeless plans: timeless after all, ‘Fair Go Policy’ snafu
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-24 08:10:24
In a previous article I looked at the new Optus ‘yes’ Timeless plans, looked at the then “Optus Mobile Fair Go Policy” and deduced there were timed limits, but Optus has now belatedly updated its Policy and says there are no limits - for consumers. What has an Optus spokesperson specifically told me?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-24 08:10:24
In a previous article I looked at the new Optus ‘yes’ Timeless plans, looked at the then “Optus Mobile Fair Go Policy” and deduced there were timed limits, but Optus has now belatedly updated its Policy and says there are no limits - for consumers. What has an Optus spokesperson specifically told me?
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August 22 sees 20 more countries go iPhone 3G!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-21 23:45:20
Although Apple aims to have 70 countries selling the iPhone 3G by the end of 2008, only 22 sell them so far. Now comes news that Apple will start selling the iPhone 3G in 20 more countries from August the 22nd – get ready for more iPhone mania!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-21 23:45:20
Although Apple aims to have 70 countries selling the iPhone 3G by the end of 2008, only 22 sell them so far. Now comes news that Apple will start selling the iPhone 3G in 20 more countries from August the 22nd – get ready for more iPhone mania!
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Telstra customer claims free unlock for outright iPhone 3G purchase
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-21 13:29:36
An iTWire reader by the username of “mac user” was outraged to discover that the iPhone 3G 16GB model he’d purchased outright did not come with a free unlock, but instead was to cost $150. So he did his homework and now claims that Telstra has unlocked his iPhone 3G free of charge! Has a massive can of worms just been opened for outright current or future iPhone 3G purchases from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone in Australia?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-21 13:29:36
An iTWire reader by the username of “mac user” was outraged to discover that the iPhone 3G 16GB model he’d purchased outright did not come with a free unlock, but instead was to cost $150. So he did his homework and now claims that Telstra has unlocked his iPhone 3G free of charge! Has a massive can of worms just been opened for outright current or future iPhone 3G purchases from Telstra, Optus and Vodafone in Australia?
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ACCC warning: watch out for excess data usage charges!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-21 09:19:18
Whether you’re using a shiny new iPhone 3G or other smartphone, the ACCC has put out a warning to users not to be misled over the “significant cost” of excess data usage charges. It’s a timely warning, but you can be certain that horror stories of massive data charge bills will inevitably surface anyway!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-21 09:19:18
Whether you’re using a shiny new iPhone 3G or other smartphone, the ACCC has put out a warning to users not to be misled over the “significant cost” of excess data usage charges. It’s a timely warning, but you can be certain that horror stories of massive data charge bills will inevitably surface anyway!
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