Stories about Mobile networks

As Telstra sits on Next G, Optus starts 4G trials
Optus will trial Long Term Evolution (LTE) mobile technology from next year. Let's hope it's better than their current 3G network.
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Free netbooks on their way, thanks to Linux
Telcos are starting to think about the money that can be made from giving away "free" netbooks with mobile broadband services -- and Linux is helping make this a reality.
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Fighting credit card fraud, one GPS coordinate at a time
Mobile phones beaming their owners' locations back to banks could dramatically cut credit card fraud, Ericsson says.
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WARNING: diabolical fine print in Optus' new "monster caps"
$680 worth of calls for $49 looks like a great deal, but Optus is again using dodgy fine print to cheat customers.
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Optus: free mobiles for bushfire survivors
Optus says it is giving out free prepaid mobile handsets loaded with $1,000 in calling credits to stranded bushfire survivors who were Optus customers.
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MELTED: Telstra network damaged in bushfires
Telstra has seen extensive damage to its network from the wildfires that swept Victoria, and is still unable to reach many areas classified as "hotzones".
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Prices may go up when 3/Vodafone merge
The 3/Vodafone merger may result in higher mobile pricing across the industry, says a respected telco analyst.
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Vodafone and 3 to merge
Vodafone and 3 have announced they will merge in Australia, forming a mobile telco that can better take on Optus and Telstra. But will competition suffer?
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Mobile broadband at just $15,728.64 per GB anyone?
How does the mobile phone company that claims "the best value mobile phone offer on the block" justify screwing its customers five times more than its competitors for casual data?
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Optus threatens customers over VoIP calls
Optus customers got a nasty Christmas present from their telco: a warning that they would be billed international rates if they attempted to make VoIP calls on their mobiles.
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