No. 1 Story
ACCC clears Optus to scrap HFC network and use NBN instead
The ACCC has cleared, provisionally, the proposed deal between Optus and NBN Co under which Optus is to be paid around $800m to shut down its HFC network and transfer customers onto the NBN. read moreMore From
Video ringtones - another way to waste your money
Stephen Withers
Thursday, 11 June 2009 07:28
Video ringtones combine a conventional true tone ringtone with a corresponding video clip (typically 30 seconds long) that plays when the phone rings.
Given the choice of a true tone or a video tone at the same price, you can see why people might go for the latter.
Otherwise, why would you want to pay extra for a video clip that plays while your phone is in your pocket or bag?
But with Telstra's $A4.95 a pop for true tones or video tones, the only real reason to avoid the latter would be the additional memory required needed to store them.
Telstra's video tones work with certain Nokia, Sony Ericsson, LG and Palm handsets. The catalogue of 250+ tones is available by pressing the BigPond button and scrolling down to Ringtones & Pics.
The big mystery is why anyone would pay $A4.95 for a ringtone when Telstra's BigPond Music store sells entire songs for $A0.99 or $A1.65.
You think you have a disaster recovery plan?
Think again. Most businesses only have PART of a DR plan - and this spells business disaster in the event of an IT disaster.
Download The Seven Sins of Disaster Recovery White Paper now and find out how you can prevent this happening to you.
