I have a HTC Magic Google Android phone working on the Telstra network in Australia. I bought the phone on eBay from Hong Kong and installed a ROM that added the Google features, including Android Market. I’ll write this weekend in more detail about the process (which isn’t easy). New topic now posted
Telstra adds bill to a bill
Telstra should not be allowed to get away with charging customers $2.20 to pay their phone bills in person. Federal Member for Barker, Patrick Secker, is right to criticise the new system as “outrageous and unfair”. Mr Secker was referring to the announcement by Telstra that it will introduce a fee for every bill paid [...]
Telstra marketing harassment
A story on The Age website talks about aggressive telemarketers acting for Telstra. TSA Telco Group has been contracted by Telstra to win back customers who have switched to a new telco. There are claims the company ignores the Do Not Call register and employees pose as Telstra staff.
Bigpond billing game
I cancelled my Bigpond wireless broadband account when I moved from Kalgoorlie to Mount Gambier. It wasn’t cheap at $89 a month for about 250MB of data and the kids broke the modem, so overall it was a lost cause and superfluous. I was actually in credit when I closed the account because I had [...]
It’s hard to love Telstra
I’d like to like Telstra, I really would. They have the best network and they are currently majority Australian owned. They used to be our national public telco. In addition to having the best network, you’d think one of their competitive advantages in regional Australia was having a network of Telstra shops. I visited the [...]
