Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
Just hours after Telstra introduced its first netbook and laptop computers (from Acer) with embedded HSPA modems, Optus has joined the bandwagon with an HSPA enabled Samsung netbook.
Optus is offering the Samsung NC10 for $0 upfront on a 24 month Optus with 2GB for $49.99 with 5GB for $69.99 per month. Prices from Telstra start at $30 per month for a netbook with a $39 per month service giving 400MB of data. Vodafone also offers a Netbook, from Dell with a 5GB of data for a total of $59.95 per month. All prices are for 24 month contracts.
The NC10 is a 10.2 inch (25cm) netbook with a claimed "stunning WSVGA (1024 x 600) SuperBright non-gloss LED screen." According to Optus, "The LED technology ensures that the screen is thinner, up to 33 percent brighter, and uses much less power than a traditional LCD screen."
Telstra is offering two Acer netbooks and an Acer laptop and claims a key feature of the latter as being its eight hour battery life. Optus and Samsung claim to match this in the NC10 saying it comes with "a six cell battery capable of just up to eight hours."
Emmanuele Silanesu, national product and marketing manager of Samsung Australia's IT Division, said: “We have been looking at the netbook market for some time to see where we could really add value for consumers. This is the first time we have partnered with a telecommunications provider to further enable consumer take-up and awareness of our IT solutions."
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