telstra http://www.artwoo.com Returned search results for telstra Copyright 2008 Sat, 22 Nov 2008 07:22:18 +0000 http://www.artwoo.com/rss/telstra What Do I Do When My Phone Card Expires? http://www.artwoo.com/article/what-do-i-do-when-my-phone-card-expires http://www.artwoo.com/article/what-do-i-do-when-my-phone-card-expires#comments Fri, 25 May 2007 06:14:50 +0000 rechargetelstracard suppliersphone cardsheapsexpiry dateextra money http://www.artwoo.com/article/what-do-i-do-when-my-phone-card-expires heaps of minutes left on it? You feel like you've been conned.

There is a secret way around this!

Phone make a significant portion of their profit from the unused minutes on a card when it expires. With some phone card suppliers this is the only profit they make because call rates are so competitive these days!

have all sorts of different life spans. Some last as much as 12 months for example the Say G'Day phone card. Others can be as short as 30 days. The vast majority have an of between 2 =96 4 months after the phone card is first used.

So what do you do when you have used the phone card once and now it has expired? Here's a secret tip that no one wants you to know =96 it.

You can recharge your phone card or add a little to it. You do this by calling customer service, giving them your PIN number and asking them to add $1 or $2 dollars to your phone card.

When you recharge a phone card the life of the card starts again. So if it was initially 3 months and you recharge it the phone card will last for another 3 months. For example, if you bought a $50 phone card and it had $35 left but it expired then recharge or add another $2 making $37. This will then give you another 3 months to use your $37.

There is no minimum amount you need to recharge a phone card =96 so just ask for a small amount to recharge or top it up and you can then use all the minutes you have including the ones that were lost before the recharge.

This is the way to get your phone card activated again and get your lost minutes back! If you want more great tips on using your phone cards in Australia try visiting http://www.ephonecards.com.au for heaps of other excellent ideas and to compare phone card prices. ]]> iPhone: An All in One Device For All http://www.artwoo.com/article/iphone-an-all-in-one-device-for-all http://www.artwoo.com/article/iphone-an-all-in-one-device-for-all#comments Wed, 20 Aug 2008 10:22:24 +0000 technology buffstechnological conveniencemembers of the commonwealthargentina brazilstates in the usaamerica moviliphone http://www.artwoo.com/article/iphone-an-all-in-one-device-for-all iPhone has become the latest and the hottest technological innovation when it comes to gadgetry. When it was first introduced in the market, even as a concept phone, it was already a sure hit. For one, it merged everything that those who seek for could ask for. This is also true with the preference of all the out there. To simply place the reason behind this phone's hit, one will have to note that it provides for a three way service. For one, it allows the most number of media that could be played in one phone. This means that it can serve as a palmtop. Second, it provides for what the most advanced phones could do. Finally, this phone is a communication device an iPod all at the same time.

iPhone is actually the innovative idea of Apple Inc. It has partnered with a lot of carriers in order to extend the usability of the phone all over the world. With carriers like Telefonica, T-Mobile, 3, Orange, , ATandT, Rogers, SoftBank, SingTel, Swisscom, TIM, Vodaphone, Telstra and Teliasonera, the iPhone can be used anywhere in the globe. It is accessible in all of the and the and the United Kindgdom of Great Britain, Scotland and Northern Ireland like Australia and the likes. In other European countries like France, Germany, Austria, Holland, the Netherlands, Czech Republic, Belgium, Poland, etc. the phone has their own carriers. Northern and Latin America could also make use of the phone. Countries there include Canada, Argentina, Brazil, Panama, Nicaragua, etc. Asian countries like the Philippines, Singapore, Japan, etc. have as much communication signal as the Middle Eastern and some African countries.

Other than connectivity, among the things that make the iPhone a real hit is its appearance. For one, it has a wide LCD colored screen that measures 89mm, 480 x 320 px in a ratio of 3:2. It is a compact phone with 3 general sizes for both the original and the 3G phones. These sizes are 115 mm, 61 mm and 11.6 mm for the original and 12.3 mm for the 3G. The original phone only weighs in at 135 grams while the 3G is at 133 grams.

Yet, the real catch when it comes to iPhone is its internal drive. When the usual phone could only give as much, this phone gives everything that one could possibly imagine. In saying so, one will have to start with its amazing memory capacity which runs up to 128 MB. What's more is that even if the phone memory might prove to be lacking, there are still other storage options like its own 16 GB flash memory. Furthermore, the phone has a port that accommodates USB devices. Other features include other ports like a headphone jack, an 802.11 b/g Wi-Fi and a 2.0 + EDR Bluetooth.

True enough, the iPhone does deliver the most sophisticated and advanced communication technology one could get his/ her hands on at this present moment.http://freeiphonesite.info/]]> Calling India Getting Cheaper By The Minute! http://www.artwoo.com/article/calling-india-getting-cheaper-by-the-minute http://www.artwoo.com/article/calling-india-getting-cheaper-by-the-minute#comments Mon, 28 May 2007 07:14:57 +0000 indiathis means thatoptus chargeshigh speed internet connectionsindian grocery shopaustralia telstratelstra charges http://www.artwoo.com/article/calling-india-getting-cheaper-by-the-minute India from Australia. $1.10/min with a 39c connection fee while $1.21/min and a 41c connection fee.

Call rates came down and were around 15c/min on phone cards about two years ago and more recently were around the 9c/min call rate.

Now a lot of new cards have come on to the market with rates below 5c/min, some as low as 3c/min, with no connection fees. for a $10 card you are getting 200 to 250 minutes =96 an amazing amount of time =96 almost like making a local call.

Some cities in India have an even lower rate because of their high volumes of calls. These include Ahmedabad, Bangalore, Bombay, Calcutta, Chennai, Gujrat, Hyderabad, Jallandur, Madras, Mumbai, New Delhi, Pune, Punjab and Tamil Nadu.

The call rates to mobiles have also fallen to the same rates =96 as low as 5c/min.

One of the key drivers of price in the market place is the volume of calls. The volume of calls to and from India is increasing dramatically because of the call centre outsourcing companies operating from India. A lot of the marketing calls you receive in the evening will originate from overseas. This is only possible because of these very low rates.

The other driver is technology. The huge growth in the VOIP (Voice Over IP) network has led to significant savings for callers to India.

The newer technologies based on making phone calls over the internet are not really any good for India yet because not many people have broadband in India especially in remoter areas.

Which phone card to choose has now become a very complex decision. There are so many different factors that affect the actual number of minutes you really get.

If you go down to your local or Asian convenience store you will see windows and walls completely wallpapered in phone card posters. The rates look to good to be true!

Have you ever tried to look at these posters, read the fine print and then work out which is the best phone card for your call? You have to be a giraffe with a magnifying glass!

If you ask the attendant which is best phone card they give you the phone card which gives them the highest commission not the phone card which has the best call rates for you =96 it's like fighting a losing battle.

To really be able to determine which phone card to use you need to be able to compare all the phone cards on the same basis. This includes using peak call rates and not off-peak calls rates and providing standardised information on each card in a "more info" section. This enables you to compare the phone cards on the same basis =96 apples with apples. A really good free resource that does exactly this in Australia is www.ephonecards.com.au If you need a free resource in Australia that provides standardised comparisons of phone cards and that is not tied to any one particular phone card supplier try http://www.ephonecards.com.au. ]]> How Phone Cards Came To Be... http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-phone-cards-came-to-be http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-phone-cards-came-to-be#comments Tue, 05 Jun 2007 05:34:52 +0000 pre paid phone cardspre paid phonetelecom australiapre paid phone cardsprintworld telecomtelecom new zealand http://www.artwoo.com/article/how-phone-cards-came-to-be
The subsequent inflation created a shortage of coins in Italy which lead to a very high incidence of payphone vandalism and theft. To counter this the first prepaid phone card was developed to use in payphones that did not use coins but only phone cards.

These cards were made by SIDA a vending machine manufacturer. They were thin and had a magnetic strip on the back of the phone card.

The idea soon picked up and spread to other European countries in 1977. The phone cards didn't work very well, they kept getting stuck or jamming. Nippon developed Japan's first pre-paid phone card which worked very well and was adopted more widely.

The next big development step came when in the USA developed a reliable phone card with Siemens and General Electric in 1987. Two years later ATandT also entered the market in the USA when they released their first pre-paid phone cards in Hawaii.

Phone cards were first introduced into Australia in 1989 when (now Telstra) carried out a trial Victoria. About 300,000 phone cards were printed for 6 different cards. They were $1.50, $3 and $6 denominations. also trialled phone cards in Christchurch in the same year.

It was in 1990 that NYNEX in the USA developed the first pre-paid phone cards based on a PIN (Personal Identification Number) as a means of identification rather than reading a magnetic strip. They used a free phone 800 number for their access number.

Since then pre-paid phone cards sales volumes have grown steadily to more than $5 billion per year globally.

Chip based smart phone cards were first experimented with in France in 1984 but didn't really reach the market substantially until developed its "Foncard" product in 1995. PIN based phone cards have dominated the market because they are much cheaper to manufacturer.

Six years ago the first prepaid mobile phone - phone card combo was first produced.

More recently there has been the rise of shops such as www.ephonecards.com.au that sell phone card ePINS. ePINS are phone card PINS delivered electronically over the internet. They also allow the customer to compare phone cards and choose the best phone card for their call.

It is anticipated that newer technologies such as VOIP or free services like SKYPE will take over from phone cards. VoIP has not made a great impact on the phone card market yet. This is unlikely to happen until about 2012 to 2015 when broadband and internet connections are more widely available throughout the world. Until that time phone cards remain cheaper than VOIP off-network calls.

Oh and by-the-way, Italy sorted out inflation and its coin shortage by switching to the Euro from the Lira! To enable you to select the best phone card for you phone calls be sure to use http://www.ephonecards.com.au who have an in depth knowledge of the phone card marketplace and are experts at comparing phone card quality. ]]> Digging the Hotels From Down Under http://www.artwoo.com/article/digging-the-hotels-from-down-under http://www.artwoo.com/article/digging-the-hotels-from-down-under#comments Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:29:23 +0000 marque hotel in melbournemelbourne convention and exhibition centrehotel ibis little bourke streetqueen victoria marketlittle bourke streetmelbourne international airporthotel in melbourne australia http://www.artwoo.com/article/digging-the-hotels-from-down-under Marque Hotel in Melbourne, Australia is accessible to a lot of structures and places to visit, which are just a few miles away. It is a mile away from St. Kilda, not more than a mile from the beach, and twenty-three miles from the Tullamarine Airport. One of the several attractions, a must-see, is the Melbourne Museum is less than a mile from the hotel. Meanwhile, downtown Melbourne is four miles away. Hotel services include: babysitting, elevators, coffee shop, computer with Internet access, currency exchange, fitness center, free newspapers, copy and fax machines, laundry amenities, etc.

Are you on tour and all you want to do in Australia is visit the several sites? Make your stay worth it by traveling in less time, so consider about having your stay at Breakfree Heritage on Little Bourke. Breakfree Heritage on Little Bourke is around a mile apart from central Melbourne and approximately twelve miles away from . Breakfree Heritage on Little Bourke is also a mile apart from Rialto Tower, Crown Casino and . The hotel provides breakfast and a restaurant with al fresco dinning.

If you want convenience, then think about having your stay at . Hotel Ibis Little Bourke Street is found at the heart of the city and is in close proximity to the Telstra Dome. Hotel Ibis Little Bourke Street can accommodate up to a hundred and twenty one or more guests with its a hundred and twenty one rooms. Since Hotel Ibis Little Bourke Street is in the heart of the city, everything is just a walking distance away such as: , Crown Casino and the city financial, legal and entertainment precincts.

What more convenience would you want in Causeway Inn on the Mall. It is a hotel in a mall, providing everything you will ever need and gives you the experience you will not forget that just might make you coming back to stay. You will find arts, cultural events, theaters, shopping and Melbourne's famous restaurants right at the doorstep of Causeway Inn on the Mall. And how about the walking distance to the Queen Victoria Market or the Southgate or the casino and sport venues? The hotel and mall in one provides 24 hour reception and guest services. Transportation is not a problem either.

Just take on the Eddy Avenue and Pitt Street Exit and simply trail on Pitt Street until you reach the city centre. Westend can be found at the right side of this street, specifically at 412 Pitt Street. But if you are going to come from the Sydney Terminal, Legend Has It Hostel will give you an offer you just can not say no to. If you have decided to stay with them for at least three nights, there will be a free one-way airport pickup to Westend with Sydney Shuttle Buses, although, this offer will be not applicable for a group with more than ten people.

What more can you ask for when everything is accessible in a well known and an awarded hotel? For anybody who is on the go like travelers, tourists, students and groups, backpackers should opt for Legend Has It Hostel. It is only a five minute walk from the train station, the Sydney Central Station and it is really close to major tourist attractions. This hotel might just be fit for your budget for it offers trendy, affordable and budget-style accommodation with their Family rooms and Combi rooms (all with private bathrooms). Legend Has It Hostel is only five minutes away from Westend.Jon Caldwell is a professional content manager. Much of his articles can be found at http://tophotelsinaustralia.com]]>