Mastodawn

iPhone and Android customers should be able to talk in a messaging system not unlike Apple Messages, complete with security for their texts. So where is RCS in Australia? https://www.pickr.com.au/qa/2026/end-to-end-encryption-coming-for-rcs-so-where-is-rcs-in-australia #phones #qa #telcos #bigfeature #mobilesecurity #optus #telstra #texting #vodafone

The Bad Place Apr 28

9News | Best workplaces in Australia revealed in new report by 9News

AI generated summary, Read the full article for complete information.

Australia’s tech job market is shedding thousands of positions—about 4,450 roles have been cut this year, with Sydney hit hardest—but LinkedIn’s 2026 analysis still highlights 20 firms offering the strongest career‑progression prospects. The ranking, based on hiring, promotions, skills development and retention data, names Commonwealth Bank as the top workplace for professional development, despite its plan to cut hundreds of jobs in an AI‑driven restructure. It also spots Telstra, Canva, Microsoft, Alphabet and Oracle among the ten best employers, underscoring that learning and development remain a priority for Australian workers, with nine‑in‑ten chief people officers now expecting work to be organized around skills rather than traditional job titles.

#KierstenRobinson #RationalFX #LinkedIn #CommonwealthBank #Telstra #Canva #Microsoft #Alphabet #Oracle #national

The Aussie workplaces where careers are soaring despite jobs disappearing

<p>In an industry shrouded by job insecurity.</p>

9News

Stuart Jones Apr 15

Getting a few #Telstra "your IP address is public and needs to be made private" #scam calls today.

I like to mess them around a bit - "but if my address isn't public I won't get any post in my postbox" - or "should I take my postbox away from the roadside".

Or, just call them out and say "you're not Telstra and I don't get my internet from Telstra". Their responses can be fun.

If I waste their time then it means they can't trap as many victims.

Pickr Apr 9

Mobile reception is patchy in places, but electricity towers could end up giving Australia's biggest telco a bit of a hand thanks to some welcome additions. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2026/transgrid-to-give-telstra-a-boost-in-rural-australia #news #phones #telcos #energy #telstra #transgrid

AJ Sadauskas Apr 6

Remember a few years ago, how Tony the Terrible promised us that reusing old copper wires in the National Broadband Network would make it cheaper?

How Tony made his rival, Malcolm Turnbull, the Communications Minister, and then forced Malcolm to go along with it, even though he almost certainly knew it was BS?

And how the stenographers in the Canberra Press Gallery all went along with it uncritically, and claimed a Fibre-to-the-premises NBN by Julia Gillard was an example of wasteful spending?

Well, the NBN is now ripping up many of those old copper wires and replacing them with fibre.

And the NBN is paying a small fortune to ISPs for service problems on those old copper lines:

"NBN Co’s bill for rebates to its retailers related to fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) service problems jumped sharply in the last quarter of 2025, just as its copper replacement program started to enter high gear.

"Rebates that the national network builder had been paying to its RSP customers related to FTTP services had been steady since the beginning of the year, peaking at about 23,247 by the end of September quarter, according to data it lodges with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).

"However, in the final December quarter of the year NBN Co reported paying 32,411 rebates related to FTTP service problems - a jump of nearly 40 percent on the previous quarter.

"An NBN Co spokesperson told iTnews that in the first half of the 2026 financial year it converted 287,000 premises from copper connections to fibre. taking its upgrade total to more than a million.

"However, the company conceded that some connection technology shifts in the field were proving to be less straightforward than others.
...
"NBN Co wants to minimise further investment in copper that would drag investment away from new fibre deployments which, it argues, are inherently more reliable and cheaper to maintain."

https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nbn-co-pays-up-as-fttp-service-levels-wobble-624801

#auspol #telco #NBN #Telstra #Optus #TPG #Australia #news #broadband

NBN Co pays up as FTTP service levels wobble

Copper replacement program encounters complexity.

iTnews

World news | The Guardian Apr 3

Wake-up call: how Telstra’s ‘unreasonable’ price rises may cause customers to hang up https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/apr/04/telstra-price-rises-changes-starter-plan #Telstra #TelecommunicationsIndustry #Business #AustraliaNews

Wake-up call: how Telstra’s ‘unreasonable’ price rises may cause customers to hang up

The telco’s sweeping price changes and the closure of its cheaper ‘starter’ plan risk putting off many of its loyal customers

The Guardian

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abeorch Apr 1

@bcshort Regardless of what network you are using signing up directly with #Telstra costs more. Most operators now have a #brandstrategy that means they operate their own #budgetbrand that avoids at least a part of that tax (e.g. in UK #BT operate #Plustnet which is significantly cheaper broadband) -
If you want to check what network your #MVNO operates on I found this link - whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones… (probably worth opening in a private window as it will be full of cookies) - I think #felix is on #Vodafone

MVNOs in Australia: Which network is behind your carrier?

Choosing a smaller telco doesn't mean you get sub-par network coverage. In fact, MVNOs offer great service for a fraction of the price.

WhistleOut

Pickr Mar 31

The verdict is in: the government's communications authority is forcing telcos to change how it shows mobile coverage on maps. Not everyone is happy. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2026/acma-set-to-change-how-coverage-maps-work #news #phones #telcos #acma #government #optus #telstra #tpg #vodafone

TribesmanJohn 🇦🇺🌏👨🏼‍💻📷Mar 30

I've been a Telstra Mobile customer for probably 20 years - Until today.

Having watched by mobile bill go up 35% in 5 years ($65/mo - $88/mo) and getting no discernible improved value, it just got a bit too much. No more paying the lazy tax.

Have now moved to Felix, on a $40/mo unlimited data plan (throttled to 40Mbps) which as you can see more than half the price.

The transfer was remarkably pain free, all done from within the Felix app and a couple of verification emails.

#mobileplan #telstra #felix #australia

Pickr Mar 27

Not technically MVNOs, the smaller Telstra operators will also rise prices in line with Telstra's own, focused mainly on improvements. https://www.pickr.com.au/news/2026/belong-boost-raise-prices-alongside-telstra #news #telcos #belong #boost #mvno #telstra