Telstra has said that it would only sell the iPhone in 15 stores nationwide on Friday Morning, including its T-Life branded stores in George Street, Sydney and Bourke Street, Melbourne. The two stores will open two hours early than usual, at 6am on opening day.
Topic: Telstra (Telecom)
Telstra reveals prices for iPhone
Telstra has become the first carrier in Australia to release the pricing for the next-generation of the iPhone – which will be out on Vodafone, Telstra and Optus on July 11.
Telstra is selling the iPhone – well, they confirmed it…
Telstra has confirmed that it will sell the iPhone, in time of the July 11 launch. It will use the Next G network, allowing iPhone handsets to reach around 99% of the population.
Oh wait – Telstra is going to sell the iPhone
Telstra has now said that it will sell the iPhone in Australia, being the third carrier in the nation to announce it will be carrying the prized machine; joining rivals Optus and Vodafone.
Telstra loses its grips on iPhone contract
Telstra is unlikely to offer the iPhone by the July 11 launch date after its negotiations broke down with Apple, the makers of the prized iPhone, according to the Australian Financial Review.
Telstra brings more offshoring to Manila
Telstra has revealed that more of its support contact centre operation will be going to the Philippines.
Telstra has said that there will be no staff lost during the new movie, but they will provide support as Australian workers will be training to deal with a new billing system being installed.
Telstra attempting live interstate hologram?
News.com.au is reporting that Telstra will attempt an Australian first by beaming a live hologram from Melbourne to Adelaide tomorrow morning.
The telco giant has claimed that the hologram will reproduce a real-time image of its CTO Dr. Hugh Bradlow as he gives a talk in Melbourne. It is hoping to wow its business audience in Adelaide to show its broadband network’s data capacity.
Telstra to carry iPhone in Australia
Another source has confirmed to CNET.com.au that Telstra will be the third provider of the so-called ‘god machine’ at the end of June.
The news comes after that Optus and Vodafone will be selling the iPhone, with Vodafone confirming that it is selling it, and in New Zealand.
Optus takes on Telstra with new 3G network
Optus has announced that it will expand its 3G network coverage to 98 percent by next year and will bring its speeds up to 42Mbps by 2010, to compete with Telstra.
Telstra’s CDMA to close in days
Telstra will shut down the CDMA mobile phone network after the Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has told the press that the giant telco has met the requirements that would allow such closure.
The CDMA network is being superseded for the new Next G Network, and Telstra has told customers to switch or move to another network.
The ten-year-old network served almost two million users in the regional areas of Australia. Telstra wanted to shut down the network in 2007, but the government forced it to be postponed until it met the requirements.
Telstra will also provide a hotline for those who are want their questions resolved and its handset replacement program for those who switched to Next G. You can call them on 1800 888 888. However, on July 1; it will continue the handset exchange using the established customer service line on 125 111.
Google complaint date set, Sensis to settle
Last Friday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has been given a date by the Federal Court to be heard against the internet search engine Google Inc.
As well, Justice James Allsop allowed the ACCC to resubmit after he was unable to understand the initial submission, which he called “incomprehensible” and “repetitious”.
Telstra not getting enough…
And when do you think the Telstra bandwagon has finished, Telstra’s lawyers have said to the High Court that it needs to be compensated as the government has ‘acquired’ the broadband local loops.
Optus, iiNet crush Telstra in Speed Test
ZDNet Australia has now released some of the results of it’s Speed Test, launched in September. Since it’s introduction, it had more than 270,000 hits, a majority from Australians.
According to the results; Exetel is the fastest Internet service provider in Australia, with an average connection speed of 11,258 kbps. At the time of writing, however, only two (according to ZDNet) were performed by the ISP; so this might not be so accurate.
Tell The Truth Telstra may mean this…
The ACCC, Australia’s competition regulator, is now taking legal action over Telstra for misleading it’s ‘Next G’ network for some of it’s slogans; which include ‘Everywhere when you need it’ and ‘Get your coverage you need’. They also request that the slogans should be removed.
Switchoff decision now falls to someone else
Senator Helen Coonan, the Communications Minster, will no longer decide the fate of Telstra’s CDMA connection. After launching their ‘Next G’ network, the government intervened when Telstra wanted to switched off the CDMA.