items tagged with Optus
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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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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‘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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‘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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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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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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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
Read More About 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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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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How unlucky can you get? Optus loses both Sydney - Brisbane fibre links
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-07-15 01:44:20
Optus has suffered simultaneous outages on both its optic fibre cables linking Brisbane and Sydney causing major disruption to fixed and mobile voice and data traffic, and Internet access.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Networks
2008-07-15 01:44:20
Optus has suffered simultaneous outages on both its optic fibre cables linking Brisbane and Sydney causing major disruption to fixed and mobile voice and data traffic, and Internet access.
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Telstra broadband pricing out in front of overseas peers.
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Services
2008-07-13 19:47:12
Optus has released a report commissioned from Spectrum Value Partners claiming it shows that Telstra has the most expensive, or second most expensive, consumer DSL broadband pricing plans of incumbent telecommunications providers in eighteen OECD countries.
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Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications
Category: Services
2008-07-13 19:47:12
Optus has released a report commissioned from Spectrum Value Partners claiming it shows that Telstra has the most expensive, or second most expensive, consumer DSL broadband pricing plans of incumbent telecommunications providers in eighteen OECD countries.
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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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iPhone 3G midnight unboxing - iPhone 3G v iPhone v iPod touch
Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-10 11:56:49
The iPhone 3G has been unleashed and iTWire has an exclusive midnight preview of the iPhone 3G pitted against the original iPhone and the iPod touch.
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Written By: Adam Turner
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-10 11:56:49
The iPhone 3G has been unleashed and iTWire has an exclusive midnight preview of the iPhone 3G pitted against the original iPhone and the iPod touch.
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Carriers hampering iPhone 3G with stingy data plans
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-09 23:45:49
The iPhone 3G hour is almost upon us and it's time to check out how the three carriers reselling Apple's device of the decade stack up. Do any of the plans stand out from the crowd or are they all a load of codswallop with stingy - or expensive - data plans?
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Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Technology feature
Category: iPhone
2008-07-09 23:45:49
The iPhone 3G hour is almost upon us and it's time to check out how the three carriers reselling Apple's device of the decade stack up. Do any of the plans stand out from the crowd or are they all a load of codswallop with stingy - or expensive - data plans?
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