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Telstra jacks up line rental prices -- yet again
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Telstra has yet again jacked up line rental again, just after announcing a record-breaking company profit of $3.7 billion — up 13.5% from the previous year.
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Is the Optus 3G network stretched to breaking point?
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Continuous problems with Optus' 3G mobile network, from call dropouts to disastrous wireless broadband speeds have customers seeing red.
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Sting in the tail for Optus prepaid wireless broadband plans
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Optus' new prepaid wireless broadband plans look good on the surface but come with a nasty sting in the tail.
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Save money -- use BigPond maths!
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Here's how to use Telstra's illogical pricing against it to save money.
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SUPERGUIDE: what you must know before choosing a mobile network broadband plan
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Looking at getting wireless broadband? It's a bit of a nightmare of confusing options. APC reader Paul Wright has done the hard work for you. This mammoth 4,500 word superguide tells youeverythingyou need to know.
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Upfront costs for wireless broadband
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Mostly, ads for broadband through the mobile networks focus on the monthly fees, but as the devices needed to access HSDPA are quite sophisticated (they're effectively tiny mobile phones with advanced computer connectivity in a case without a screen), you should also shop around based on the up-front price.
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Wireless data settings cheat sheet
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If you want to swap a SIM card out of a modem and use it in a mobile phone ... or use Windows/OS X's inbuilt dialup software rather than the ratty proprietary stuff provided by your mobile network, you'll need to know these settings.
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Telstra NextG -- Telstra Mobile vs BigPond Wireless
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Telstra launched the Next G network in October 2006 after announcing that the CDMA EVDO networks would be turned off in January 2008.
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What Telstra doesn't want you to know
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Want to join Next G for wireless broadband but you're put off by the lengthy contracts that Telstra demands? I have the solution.
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Vodafone Mobile Broadband
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Vodafone has fairly average 3G coverage (it transmits from the same tower locations that Optus uses), and extremely limited HSDPA coverage.
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Three Wireless Broadband & X-Series
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Three has the cheapest data plans of any carrier in Australia, and is very aggressive in the marketplace. It has HSDPA across its entire network now.
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Optus Wireless Broadband
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Optus was the last company to enter the HSDPA market and has not spent much time hyping it as the other carriers have done.
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