Although Vodafone has recently announced major upgrades to its networks, grumblings by some still continue over voice and data quality, but not from everyone.

Tech journos from Allure Media, which publishes titles such as Gizmodo and Lifehacker, got stuck in a lift, with iPhone 4’s connected to Telstra working normally,  a BlackBerry Bold 9700 on Optus fluctuating between 3G and GPRS and no signal from Vodfaone, with Next G the winner.

Although competing models with a screen showing you signal strength and battery life do exist, NetComm’s “MyZone Pocket 3G Router” is the slimmest and most capable 3.5G Wi-Fi router on the market, giving Wi-Fi access to all your gadgets when on the go – whether you’re at home, interstate or overseas.

iTWire contributor Renai LeMay has beseeched Apple’s CEO Steve Jobs to let the iPhone 4 Facetime video conferencing capability to be unlocked for use over Telstra’s 3G network, but I’m thankful it’s locked to Wi-Fi, and here’s why, guys. 

Although Samsung has announced a netbook with an inbuilt LTE modem at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, Samsung’s notebook and netbook announcements last week in Australia were far more significant: a netbook with built-in quad-band 3.5G (HSPA) modem module, and an admission that a Chrome OS powered netbook is in the works!

3 Mobile, now part of Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA), has finally acquired the right to sell the iPhone 3G S in its portfolio of phones, but unless 3 Mobile has a super deal that seriously undercuts Vodafone, why would you buy an iPhone from 3?

Vodafone and Optus have announced they’ll soon be offering the brand new iPhone 3G S to customers from June 26 onwards, and with Telstra expected to make an announcement at some stage given they currently sell iPhones, will 3 Mobile ever sell the iPhone?

In a sign that the “broadband cap increase” wars for 3G services is still alive and kicking, Internode has finally increased its $39.95 cap from a measly 3GB to a much nicer 5GB limit.

There’s been much hoopla over the next HTC Google gPhone, both from Vodafone and 3 Mobile, and now Vodafone has finally released its magical pricing structure. Abracadabra?

Motorola has announced a pair of handheld computers specifically for the Asia-Pacific market.