Just a day after Optus said that it was reducing the quotas of its prepaid wireless plans, Vodafone has announced it is rolling back prices on its post-paid mobile broadband plans.
Hutchison has upgraded the data speeds available through its 3 mobile network, in Sydney metropolitan areas.
Optus is expected to launch third-generation high-speed mobile phone services in Sydney and Melbourne on Monday next week.
The mobile pricing battle is heating up with Vodafone deploying a raft of new plans to the market, while rival Hutchison's '3', as earlier reported, has launched its salvo.
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A while back, frustration with my inability to get online outside of the office drove me to invest in a 3G data service from Hutchinson's 3. For $30 per month, I get 2GB of data that's accessible pretty much anywhere I go (I do all my work in metropolitan areas).
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