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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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Optus ‘yes’ Timeless plans: they’re timed, have limits and exclusions! (updated)
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-21 08:22:50
When is an unlimited plan NOT an unlimited plan? When it’s timed, has limits and exclusions which are listed in the fine print for you to discover, probably when it’s time to pay the bill. Should the use of the words ‘unlimited’ and ‘timeless’ be banned when it comes to telecommunications companies? NOTE: NEW STORY UPDATE FOLLOWS
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-21 08:22:50
When is an unlimited plan NOT an unlimited plan? When it’s timed, has limits and exclusions which are listed in the fine print for you to discover, probably when it’s time to pay the bill. Should the use of the words ‘unlimited’ and ‘timeless’ be banned when it comes to telecommunications companies? NOTE: NEW STORY UPDATE FOLLOWS
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iPhone Dev Team launches iPhone unlock tool at last!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-19 21:31:41
It’s finally here, the PwnageTool 2.0 to unlock and jailbreak the iPhone 2G, jailbreak only at this stage the iPhone 3G and jailbreak the iPod Touch – all running the shiny new iPhone OS 2.0!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-19 21:31:41
It’s finally here, the PwnageTool 2.0 to unlock and jailbreak the iPhone 2G, jailbreak only at this stage the iPhone 3G and jailbreak the iPod Touch – all running the shiny new iPhone OS 2.0!
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Aussie iPhone fans still in queues!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-18 06:43:14
Just as is happening in the US, Aussie iPhone fans are also queuing up in front of the Apple store to buy iPhones that have sold out from telco stores. Still, there’s a way to jump the queue if you’ve got the cash to spare!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-18 06:43:14
Just as is happening in the US, Aussie iPhone fans are also queuing up in front of the Apple store to buy iPhones that have sold out from telco stores. Still, there’s a way to jump the queue if you’ve got the cash to spare!
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Optus cable cut? Think of your own backup plan
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-17 05:27:36
If you were one of the many individuals or businesses affected by the recent Optus cable snafu caused by a backhoe driver working for the Gold Coast City Council, it’s time to think about a Plan B in case it ever happens again. What can you do?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-17 05:27:36
If you were one of the many individuals or businesses affected by the recent Optus cable snafu caused by a backhoe driver working for the Gold Coast City Council, it’s time to think about a Plan B in case it ever happens again. What can you do?
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Brazilian iPhone 3G “unlock” works, world waits for iPhone Dev Team anyway
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-16 11:17:09
The Brazilian iPhone 3G unlock uses a TurboSIM-like device to fool the Brazilian TIM sim card into thinking its connected to the AT&T Network. Meanwhile, the iPhone Dev Team issues a new update, while some Australians are paying to officially carrier unlock their phones to use Australia’s only non-iPhone carrier, 3 Mobile.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-16 11:17:09
The Brazilian iPhone 3G unlock uses a TurboSIM-like device to fool the Brazilian TIM sim card into thinking its connected to the AT&T Network. Meanwhile, the iPhone Dev Team issues a new update, while some Australians are paying to officially carrier unlock their phones to use Australia’s only non-iPhone carrier, 3 Mobile.
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Telstra takes aim at Google with enhanced BigPond mobile search
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-14 00:41:02
Google has made massive strides in working to dominate search from mobile phones as much as it does search from desktop computers, but they’re not the only ones. In Australia, Telstra’s assets BigPond, Sensis, Yellow Pages and other sites it owns are being promoted to users as a “convenient” way to find what you’re looking for from your mobile phone – but will Google still win anyway?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-14 00:41:02
Google has made massive strides in working to dominate search from mobile phones as much as it does search from desktop computers, but they’re not the only ones. In Australia, Telstra’s assets BigPond, Sensis, Yellow Pages and other sites it owns are being promoted to users as a “convenient” way to find what you’re looking for from your mobile phone – but will Google still win anyway?
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One Telstra customer found a way to get a better Telstra iPhone 3G deal!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-11 09:38:32
Although Telstra’s published iPhone 3G plans are decidedly not “capped plans” of the type Vodafone and Optus are offering, one Telstra customer has told iTWire they were able to use their existing plan after buying an iPhone 3G from Telstra outright. What gives?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-11 09:38:32
Although Telstra’s published iPhone 3G plans are decidedly not “capped plans” of the type Vodafone and Optus are offering, one Telstra customer has told iTWire they were able to use their existing plan after buying an iPhone 3G from Telstra outright. What gives?
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OMG! Telstra iPhone 3G plans – worst in the world?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-10 15:41:05
If you thought Canadian telco Rogers had bad pricing for the iPhone 3G, they may have just been beaten by Australia’s dominant telco, Telstra. Not only are the tiniest amounts of data included, the cost of additional data is the same brand of "expensive" that Telstra already charges.
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-10 15:41:05
If you thought Canadian telco Rogers had bad pricing for the iPhone 3G, they may have just been beaten by Australia’s dominant telco, Telstra. Not only are the tiniest amounts of data included, the cost of additional data is the same brand of "expensive" that Telstra already charges.
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Vodafone officially announces Australian iPhone prices - leak was accurate
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-09 21:12:51
After yesterday's blunder, Vodafone has officially released its Australian iPhone plans and the news is still not good.
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-09 21:12:51
After yesterday's blunder, Vodafone has officially released its Australian iPhone plans and the news is still not good.
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Australian Vodafone iPhone pricing accidentally revealed!
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-07-08 23:36:26
Vodafone Australia accidentally published its iPhone pricing this morning, and it doesn't look good, but is it for real, or just a thought balloon to see what Aussies really think?
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: News
2008-07-08 23:36:26
Vodafone Australia accidentally published its iPhone pricing this morning, and it doesn't look good, but is it for real, or just a thought balloon to see what Aussies really think?
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iPhone 3G mania hots up plus Vodafone Aust pricing revealed?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-08 12:04:07
It’s all systems go for the iPhone 3G on July 11 in 22 countries around the world, with people already in line in the US, while Optus, Vodafone and Telstra in Australia all have special iPhone events planned. Meanwhile, does officially released – and surprisingly high - Vodafone NZ pricing effectively show us what Vodafone plans on charging in Australia?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-08 12:04:07
It’s all systems go for the iPhone 3G on July 11 in 22 countries around the world, with people already in line in the US, while Optus, Vodafone and Telstra in Australia all have special iPhone events planned. Meanwhile, does officially released – and surprisingly high - Vodafone NZ pricing effectively show us what Vodafone plans on charging in Australia?
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Apple users slam Aussie carriers for scant iPhone 3G info
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-07 22:00:14
A leading Apple user group has lambasted Australian mobile carriers for failing to provide clear information about their iPhone 3G plans ahead of the launch. The user group has accused the carriers of "corporate-managed confusion, obfuscation and lack of transparency" regarding their iPhone 3G plans.
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-07 22:00:14
A leading Apple user group has lambasted Australian mobile carriers for failing to provide clear information about their iPhone 3G plans ahead of the launch. The user group has accused the carriers of "corporate-managed confusion, obfuscation and lack of transparency" regarding their iPhone 3G plans.
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UK iPhone provider O2 suffers site crash from user crush
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-07 11:13:26
Huge numbers of UK citizens desperate to pre-order the iPhone 3G, due July 11, have crashed O2’s site to crash soon after it opened at 8am UK time. While it’s back now, a similar thing happened in Australia!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-07 11:13:26
Huge numbers of UK citizens desperate to pre-order the iPhone 3G, due July 11, have crashed O2’s site to crash soon after it opened at 8am UK time. While it’s back now, a similar thing happened in Australia!
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People lining up for iPhone 3G in New York already?!
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-05 06:13:28
A news report shows people already lining up for the iPhone 3G’s launch on July 11 at the New York store, with the first in line being a man, woman and their baby, hoping to set a record for the longest time in line. But will they tough it out or is it all a hoax?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-05 06:13:28
A news report shows people already lining up for the iPhone 3G’s launch on July 11 at the New York store, with the first in line being a man, woman and their baby, hoping to set a record for the longest time in line. But will they tough it out or is it all a hoax?
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Cool iPhone timeline on the web
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-04 07:37:55
Did you know that iPhone.org was first registered by Apple in the last century? Yep, it was way back in 1999, and iPhone Gold, one of the trillion iPhone sites out there, has published a cool little timeline of important iPhone developments starting from that first 1999 event!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-04 07:37:55
Did you know that iPhone.org was first registered by Apple in the last century? Yep, it was way back in 1999, and iPhone Gold, one of the trillion iPhone sites out there, has published a cool little timeline of important iPhone developments starting from that first 1999 event!
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Canada gets unlimited mobile browsing – but not for iPhone
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-04 06:10:50
Bell Canada, one of the competitors to dominant Canadian telco Rogers, isn’t also selling the iPhone – but has just introduced unlimited $10 mobile web browsing on the Samsung Instinct. Is it a clever ploy to attract serious interest in the wake of the iPhone or doomed to disinterest?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-04 06:10:50
Bell Canada, one of the competitors to dominant Canadian telco Rogers, isn’t also selling the iPhone – but has just introduced unlimited $10 mobile web browsing on the Samsung Instinct. Is it a clever ploy to attract serious interest in the wake of the iPhone or doomed to disinterest?
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Optus launches iPhone 3G prices in full at last – good value?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-03 01:31:51
The voice, data and iPhone 3G pricing for pre-post and post-paid plans has finally launched, and after a struggle to get loading under the weight of massive interest, they’ve loaded at last. Here are the details!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-03 01:31:51
The voice, data and iPhone 3G pricing for pre-post and post-paid plans has finally launched, and after a struggle to get loading under the weight of massive interest, they’ve loaded at last. Here are the details!
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Optus to launch puny 1GB plan for Australian iPhone 3G?
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-02 07:37:12
A news report suggests Optus is set to launch the iPhone with only 1GB of included download, although the news report in question considers 1GB to be ‘hefty’. Still, it appears Optus will allow you to unlock the iPhone and there will be a 12 month contract – along with other details!
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-02 07:37:12
A news report suggests Optus is set to launch the iPhone with only 1GB of included download, although the news report in question considers 1GB to be ‘hefty’. Still, it appears Optus will allow you to unlock the iPhone and there will be a 12 month contract – along with other details!
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Whereis Everyone: Telstra’s DIY “big brother”
Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-02 00:46:57
Want to know where your Telstra phone-owning family and friends are? A new service called Whereis Everyone lets you track them if they’ve given permission for tracking to occur, but you can only use it if you’re on Telstra. How does it work, what does it cost, and what’s the alternative?
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Written By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt
Section: Fuzzy Logic
Category: The gadget blog
2008-07-02 00:46:57
Want to know where your Telstra phone-owning family and friends are? A new service called Whereis Everyone lets you track them if they’ve given permission for tracking to occur, but you can only use it if you’re on Telstra. How does it work, what does it cost, and what’s the alternative?
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