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What is ‘Data free streaming on selected apps’ ?

Overview – everything you need in 60 seconds Now you can Stream Apple Music (or another internet music station) Data Free The ability to get access to ‘free’ data as part of your phone plan is increasingly common in Australia. In late 2016, Optus and Telstra enabled similar but different streamed audio services in Continue reading…

Global Recognition Helps Vodafone Australia Woo Immigrants

Global recognition of the Vodafone brand appears to be giving it the edge over its main rivals for the mobile phone market in Australia, at least amongst new arrivals. It also appears, from research that Roy Morgan has been doing, that the allure of Vodafone appears to slowly fade as time passes and new Continue reading…

What is a Minimum Total Cost ? (MTC)

In this article, we explain what a ‘Minimum Total Cost’ (MTC) means to you. Overview – Minimum Total Cost – What Is It ? Minimum Total Costs are a regulatory requirement the phone companies have to provide you. They have the following charachteristics. SIM Only and Prepaid plans which do not have multiple month Continue reading…

Does Australia Really Need 3 Phone Networks?

In many countries with high populations in relation to land area, such as many European countries, the cost of installing telecommunications per head of population is far less than a country like Australia which has only 24 million people covering a huge land area. The concentration of people is mainly around the coast, but Continue reading…