Aristocrat draws a dud as losses mount

THE gambling machine manufacturer Aristocrat Leisure has warned of another tough year and a longer road ahead, after posting a $157 million loss and a 16 per cent drop in revenue.

Third time lucky for Three customer

IT NEVER fails to amaze how difficult many communications companies find it to, well, actually communicate with their customers.

BlackBerry Plans available on Optus Mobile

Optus latest plans for BlackBerry offer unlimited email from $9.99.

ACCC goes after phonecard claim

CUSTOMERS buying a phonecard from an Optus subsidiary would probably need to make a continuous 31-hour phone call to achieve the rates spruiked in the company's advertising, the consumer watchdog has said.

Phonecard breach claim

CUSTOMERS buying a phonecard from an Optus subsidiary would probably need to make a continuous 31-hour phone call to achieve the rates spruiked in the company's advertising, the consumer watchdog claims.

Not Much Fun In A Prepaid World

SPONTANEITY is being legislated out of us. Try the simple task of catching a bus. Don't even think of it if it's one of the ever-increasing number of prepaid services and you haven't walked the two kilometres in the opposite direction to the newsagent to buy a ticket.

At A Fraction Of The Cost

Prepaid phone cards make it possible to call overseas at bargain rates, reports Patricia Howard.

Stop, Look, Listen: Wake-up Call For The Caring Part-time Parent

The tips range from ringing your children at regular times so they can look forward to the calls, to listening to them recite multiplication tables over the phone and to giving them prepaid phone cards so they can call you.

Prepaid Phone Users Warned About Debt

Mobile phone users who buy prepaid services to avoid the shock of large bills could still rack up debts beyond the call credits they paid for, according to the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman.