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3/12/2013
Optus debuts new website
Back in June this year Compare Broadband reviewed Optus’ rebranding campaign. The campaign drastically changed the feel and look of Optus, creating a warmer and friendlier face for the company. Optus ditched it’s old logo with classic lettering for a new fun logo that incorporated a hand lettered “Yes” in a speech bubble. The new logo was
Optus News
5/02/2013
Special Offers - Optus
Optus, Australia's largest challenger telco, has entered 2013 with some excellent deals to complement their burgeoning 4G network rollout across Australia. With nearly 1000 sites, Optus is closing in on Telstra when it comes to 4G, and is also offered Naked DSL, Cable broadband without a contract, cheap bundles and great deals on mobile
Optus News
30/01/2013
Why Optus is still Telstra’s number one telecommunications competitor in Australia
Broadband plans in today’s market are very competitive. The options available to consumers are plentiful when it comes to budget internet that is reasonably priced. Consumers wanting a lot of data extremely cheap will find many companies that can service their needs. Unlimited data for as little as $60 a month was something unheard of a few years
Optus News
19/10/2012
Can Optus catch up to Telstra?
Vodafone has recently demonstrated that they may change track in the future, abandoning their mobile-only profile to become a provider of fixed-line broadband on the NBN. Certainly their decision to opt out of upcoming mobile spectrum auctions demonstrates that they’re going to try to subvert the next stage of mobile communications, or abandon it
Optus News
8/10/2012
Why is Optus raising prices?
Optus customers have been receiving letters in the last few days to inform that prices will rise from November 1st, by about $5 or $6 a month on most plans. Data limits will remain unchanged, but plans that include free calls will no longer include free calls to numbers beginning with 13 and 1300. These numbers will cost 35 cents untimed from when
Optus News
3/08/2012
Optus announces 4G network launch in Sydney and Perth
Optus announced surprising progress on their 4G implementation this week, with their Newcastle test network demonstrating speeds equal to or surpassing speeds available on Telstra’s 4G network. 4G services have been launched in parts of Sydney and Perth as well, servicing over 500 towers and open to businesses, enterprise and government customers,
Optus News
1/08/2012
Optus’ Future - NBN, 4G and Wholesale
In the last 18 months, Optus has gained 1 million mobile customers, mostly cannibalized from Vodafone after that firm’s network failures in late 2010. But Telstra have gained 2.5 million, and have seen their share price soar. That represents a stark turn around for the telco giant – before David Thodey stepped in as CEO, Telstra’s share price
Optus News
4/06/2012
A closer look at Optus
Our site is Compare Broadband. It’s easy to sum up that we compare the different providers of broadband internet connections, from no fixed position: we compare them to each other. But realistically, the Australian telecommunications industry, encompassing phone, mobile, internet and even Pay TV, exists in comparison to Telstra. The very idea of
Optus News
9/05/2012
Optus Broadband Plans – Worth it?
Optus was Australia’s first competitive provider for telecommunications. It emerged in the early 90’s as a mostly Australian competitor to Telstra, the private company that emerged out of Telecom Australia. Click here to check out Optus plans, or call 1300 137 897!                               Actually, Optus began as part of the Federal
Optus News
8/05/2012
Your options for using your broadband connection to watch TV
It’s 2012! We have more entertainment options than ever before and less time to enjoy them. Entertainment is at the heart of the modern technology conundrum – we have so many options that sometimes it seems we have no option at all, because everything is just too confusing to bother with. If things get any more fragmented, we’re all in danger of
Optus News
3/05/2012
Optus Home Advantage - 50 GB Free Broadband
Optus has recently re-affirmed their commitment to fixed-line broadband – that is, ADSL and Cable. It’s a welcome change for Australia’s 2nd largest telco, which has been stuck in neutral for a while, concentrating on mobiles and mobiles broadband.                                     Optus has plenty to crow about when it comes to fixed line
Optus News
21/03/2012
Optus WiFi Plans
Optus WiFi plans – great for the person who wants it all.We've covered pretty thoroughly how WiFi works and what kind of wireless internet to choose – now let's take a look at how a particular Internet Service Provider (ISP) deals in WiFi. Optus (1300 137 897), Australia's second largest internet and phone provider, is the kind of ISP to go for
Optus News
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