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That's where I'll be different. I'll be sharing the stuff I learn and use. I won't be just rehashing the latest press releases. To be honest, that sort of "me too" reporting isn't fun and doesn't really add a lot of value to the world.

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Why isTelstra Screwing iPhone Customers

Telstra, Austrlaia's largest mobile phone network, is one of Apple's iPhone resellers. They've announced their data plans with the cheapest iPhone option offering 5 MB (no, that's not a typo).

To put that into context I loaded a couple of my regular websites up and lloked at what sort of traffic they would count. The Age and APC Mag each counted for about 300K of traffic. The Age automatically refreshes every few minutes meaning that it's conceivable that the entire 5 MB allowance in just a few minutes.

I know that they're offering free WiFi but it's hardly ubiquitous in Australia.

Also, the Twitterverse is suggesting that Telstra's NextG network is almost maxed out already so the potential for full speed NextG may be limited.