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The 2017 WhatPhone Awards

The 2017 WhatPhone Awards All of these award winning plans are taken from our comparison of the best prepaid plans. We understand that most people don’t follow the ins and outs of phone companies it closely, they just want the headlines when it comes time to renew their plan. As a website, however, WhatPhone Continue reading…

Telstra Wants Even More Entertainment and Content Rights

Telstra is not just depending on the government black spot funding program to boost its presence and revenue but sports is high on its agenda too. Optus has taken an important lead by buying into sole rights to live-streaming EPL for the remainder of this season and the coming 2 seasons. Even though there Continue reading…

Why Vodafone is the Top Mobile Provider but Only in Sydney

Telstra has historically had the most coverage throughout Australia as the infrastructure was in place when the company finally became completely privatised some years ago. However, this certainly hasn’t stopped Telstra’s competitors. In one city, namely Sydney, Vodafone seems to have overtaken both Telstra and Optus as the main provider of mobile services. This Continue reading…

Vodafone Limping In the Right Direction

The most fortunate situation for any company is to gain a monopoly situation, without too much competition. In Australia, in the telecommunications industry, competition is rife. This should be good for the consumer because it helps to keep prices stable or at least growing just for the sake of a business’s profit motive. It Continue reading…