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Vodafone announces nbn plans, promises to speed test your connection

Vodafone certainly wants to be seen as different when it comes to selling the NBN. The telco, which will start selling NBN services by the end of the year, has now announced it wants to make sure customers are getting the right speeds for their needs, and they promise to speed test your connection once …

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Vodafone ditches lock

There is literally nothing worse that losing or smashing your phone two months into a 24-month contract and having to pony up every month for a phone you no longer have. Literally. Nothing. Worse. But Vodafone wants to kill the contract with a massive overhaul of postpaid plans. From today, the telco will no longer offer lock-in contracts, instead offering …

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Huawei’s 4G Watch 2 comes Down Under 16 August

Apple is reportedly working on a watch able to run off a SIM independent of your phone, but Huawei has beaten them to the punch — at least, if you live in Australia. Huawei’s Watch 2 can run on 4G thanks to a SIM slot in the device, and will launch 16 August, or next Wednesday, Down Under. It lets you receive …

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Vodafone’s hybrid modem will stay connected when NBN stalls

Hell hath no fury like a person waiting for their broadband to get hooked up. Vodafone has worked this out, and decided to launch a hybrid modem that will keep you connected to the internet while you wait for your NBN connection to kick in. A SIM card inside the Vodafone Wi-Fi Hub will give you access to Vodafone’s 4G …

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Vodafone and Telstra offer travellers new roaming deals

Update, July 20, 2017: Vodafone has added 8 new countries to its list: Israel, Taiwan, Chile, Sri Lanka, Nauru, Jersey, Guernsey, and Isle of Man.  Update, July 12, 2017: Telstra has updated its Travel Passes to a pay-per-day pricing structure, similar to Vodafone (albeit with a AU$10 price tag). Find out more about the new plans here.  Vodafone and Telstra …

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Kogan to start selling NBN through Vodafone from 2018

Kogan TVs. Kogan cruises. Kogan mobile phone plans. Now you can add Kogan NBN to that list. The online retailer, once known for its budget electronics and home-brand appliances has today announced it will offer NBN services, in partnership with Vodafone, from next year. Kogan will also offer mobile broadband plans as part of the partnership, which has been going …

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TPG targets Telstra, Optus & Vodafone with its own mobile network

TPG wants to be your mobile provider, and it’s spending AU$1.9 billion to prove it. The internet service provider has previously sold SIM-only data plans, but it had to rely on Vodafone for physical infrastructure. That’s all going to change, after TPG successfully won a bid at Australia’s recent spectrum auction. TPG spent $1.26 billion to secure 2x10MHz of mobile …

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Vodafone roaming now free in 40 countries

Vodafone has dropped roaming charges to 40 countries, including France, Germany, Spain and Ireland. The UK network will no longer charge extra fees to use your phone in selected countries across Europe and Scandinavia, as long as you’re on a pay-monthly, SIM-only or small business contract. Like Three’s Feel At Home or iD’s Takeaway schemes, calls, text and data in …

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When and where to buy a Samsung Galaxy S8 in the UK

Now playing: Watch this: Samsung Galaxy S8’s major makeover 2:14 Just to recap, in case you somehow missed it, the Samsung Galaxy S8 has finally landed — and what an entrance it made. There was a lot riding on Samsung’s first major phone launch since the Note 7 debacle, but the company delivered quite a show — a Beatles ballad, …

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Galaxy S8 could get a 3D camera, according to Vodafone slip

We are less than 24 hours away from Samsung‘s Galaxy S8 reveal, but it seems like some have forgotten that details of the phone are still under wraps. An employee from UK company Vodafone may have accidentally spilled the beans on the S8’s 3D camera, The Sun reports. There have been a ton of Galaxy S8 leaks, but not many …

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