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10 April 2014 | Joseph Hanlon

Virgin dumping data-free Facebook, YouTube browsing

Just days after making its excess data rate more affordable, Virgin Mobile is trimming something significant from its plans.

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07 April 2014 | Joseph Hanlon

Virgin cuts excess data charge by nearly 75%

A big shift in excess usage charges moves Virgin Mobile from being the most expensive to one of the cheaper options.

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17 March 2014 | Tara Donnelly

Vodafone calls for better mobile service for rural Australia

According to the unsurprising results of a Vodafone-commissioned survey of rural Australians, more than 80% of mobile phone users in regional areas want more choice when it comes to finding a telco.

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14 March 2014 | Alex Angove-Plumb

Google slashes price of Google Drive, sticks it to DropBox

You can now get a full 1TB of storage on Google Drive for just $9.99 per month, compared to DropBox's 500GB for $49.99

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13 March 2014 | Alex Angove-Plumb

Want Netflix? Foxtel Presto live today

Presto is a new online service from Foxtel, which will offer on-demand movies for $20 per month

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12 March 2014 | Joseph Hanlon

Full throttle: can slower speeds save us from bill shock headaches?

Excess usage charges is such a problem in Australia that we made up a catchy name for it. But could telcos dodge these customer relations headaches by throttling our download speeds?

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10 March 2014 | Joseph Hanlon

Popcorn Time is like Netflix for illegal downloads

A new desktop app is making it as easy to watch illegal content as it is to use streaming service like Netflix or iTunes.

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10 March 2014 | Joseph Hanlon

Vodafone adds $5 roaming to Business Shared plans

Vodafone finally adds cheap international roaming to its business plans, supporting a growing number of Australians who know travel overseas for work.

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