Australians using Vodafone mobile broadband will now get more data for their dollar thanks to a shake up that will increase data allowances, extend expiry periods and introduce 4G speeds to prepaid customers. The company is also attempting to mitigate bill shock with the introduction of data add-ons that will also be available on a …
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Image by Garry Knight, CC BY-SA 2.0 When it comes to bonuses and freebies, prepaid customers often miss out compared to those stumping up the big bucks on 24-month contracts. But Vodafone is offering its prepaid customers a little bit extra this month with news that it will be adding bonus data to its Prepaid Caps. For those customers that …
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Telstra Telstra is boosting its offering for new customers with an upgrade deal on its suite of Mobile Accelerate Plans. Customers that sign up to a new Mobile Accelerate Plan can choose between 500MB of extra data (for use within Australia) or $500 worth of calls and MMS, both of which will be available for the life of the contract. …
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Tropfest unites thousands of film lovers every year.Image by Eva Rinaldi, CC BY-SA 2.0 After starting life as an informal film festival that gathered screen buffs in Sydney’s Tropicana Cafe, Tropfest has grown into a global sensation as the world’s largest short film festival. Now Tropfest is reinventing itself for the Twitter generation, launching a competition to find the world’s …
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More than 1.5 million Vodafone customers are expected to be better off under a new plan that will see the provider re-allocating its 850MHz spectrum holding to boost 4G coverage across Australia. The plan was announced following news that Telstra and Optus have begun offering access to 700MHz 4G networks in a select number of cities and regional areas across …
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Blind people can now dial thanks to Braille. OwnFone While millions of Australians take touchscreens for granted, they present a problem for blind people. Now visually-impaired Australians will be able to easily make mobile calls with the launch of a new mobile phone featuring customisable Braille buttons. Developed by British company OwnFone and unveiled in the UK in May, the …
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Australians can now get Apple credit for their old iDevices.Image by Kenny Louie, CC BY 2.0 From today, Australians will be able to take their old iPhone or iPad into any of Apple’s 21 retail shopfronts across the country to get credit towards a newer model. Apple’s Reuse and Recycle program has been running in the US since 2006 and …
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Coles After conducting a consumer trial in 2013, Coles is launching a new contactless payment system connected to its range of credit cards and the Coles-owned Flybuys loyalty program. The Coles Mobile Wallet combines a Coles Credit Card app for managing and tracking card spend and Flybuys points, and a Pay Tag that sticks to the back of a smartphone …
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Crazy John’s/Vodafone Australian mobile provider Crazy John’s is set to finally close in September this year as Vodafone retires the brand and brings 100,000 remaining customers across to its suite of plans. However, the telco has warned that not all plans provided by the online-only Crazy John’s brand will be “replicated” at Vodafone. Crazy John’s has ceased offering plans to …
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Vodafone A year after first launching its post-paid mobile Red Plans, Vodafone has updated the offering with more data and a new Data Workout offering that promises unlimited data in the first two months. The key changes include increased data limits, the inclusion of 13 and 1800 numbers in the infinite talk allowance and a change to automated data add-ons …
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