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Is iiNet Really Australia’s Best NBN Provider? Rival Plans Compared
Consumer watchdogs CHOICE recently published the results of their Best NBN Providers report, and found iiNet at the top of the heap. Combining real-world speed tests and customer satisfaction scores, iiNet sits in first place above TPG, Telstra and Optus – in that order.
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Australians Pay More For The Walking Dead, But How Bad Is It Really?
At Kotaku Australia we like to whinge about the inflated prices we pay for ‘things’ as much as the next site. In video game land the differences can be astronomical but, according to consumer advocate group Choice, the situation with television shows is worse. According to a statement released this morning, we’re paying 376% more…
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EA Australia Receives An ‘Award’ For The Sim City Launch Debacle
For the past eight years CHOICE, Australia’s biggest independent consumer organisation, has been running the Shonkys — an awards ceremony that names and shames Australia’s ‘shonkiest’ products and services. The Shonkys are taking place right now and EA Australia has just won an ‘award’ for its handling of the debacle that was the Sim City…
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CHOICE: Retailers And Distributors Must “Pass On The Savings”
CHOICE, a consumer watchdog, has hit out at the retail mark up of goods in Australia, with specific reference to the cost of video games, considering the strength of the Aussie dollar – and has posted a submission to the Productivity Commission encouraging retailers to pass on the savings to consumers.