The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has released its 11th report into real-world NBN performance, tallying data on the biggest providers to see which telco offers the fastest speeds. This quarter’s report covers the October 2020 test period, and while all included providers have delivered faster download speeds since the ACCC’s previous report – … Continued
Summer’s here again, which means it’s time to slip slop slap – and review your solar feed-in tariff (FiT). Why? Because Australia’s biggest energy provider has just beefed-up its FiTs, meaning households with solar panels will receive more money for their exports. Origin Energy has announced that the feed-in tariffs on its dedicated solar plan … Continued
Australia’s 5G rollout is well underway, and with thousands of Aussies now experiencing faster mobile speeds in serviced areas, it’s no surprise that 5G connectivity has come to the mid-range phone market. The latest manufacturer to offer 5G capability at an affordable price is Motorola, who recently unveiled the Moto G 5G Plus. Coming in … Continued
Sports streaming services beware – there’s a new contender looking to take the title. DAZN – pronounced ‘Dazone’ – is a live and on-demand sports streaming platform based in the UK that primarily focusses on boxing fights, but has its eyes set on other sporting events and competitions from around the world to offer customers … Continued
The energy regulator has announced that wholesale energy prices this quarter have fallen by up to 48 per cent compared to the same time last year, but Canstar Blue research shows that consumers haven’t seen anything like that reduction in power bills. In a statement, the Australian Energy Regulator (AER) explained that the drop in … Continued
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Looking to find some great value for money on a phone plan, but still want the great coverage of the Telstra mobile network? Several mobile virtual network operators (MVNOs) operate on the Telstra network across Australia, and plans from these telcos are often cheaper – or with more data for your money – than what … Continued
Telstra is heading to court – and facing $50 million in fines – after admitting to breaches of consumer law that saw over one hundred Indigenous customers signed to unaffordable phone plans. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has confirmed that it has begun Federal Court proceedings against the telco, in response to ‘unconscionable’ … Continued
Name a better combination; Nicole Kidman, Hugh Grant, the creator of Big Little Lies, and a murder mystery. It’s difficult, we know. And if you’ve been on the internet at all recently, you would have heard the hype for Kidman’s latest appearance on the silver screen, The Undoing. The whodunit psychological thriller has been dubbed … Continued
When the NBN was initially planned, every house across Australia was meant to get Fibre-Optic cables right to the door: this became the Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) technology type. After initial roll-outs in testing areas and a change in government, the plan was scaled back so that the nodes across Australia would each be … Continued