Stories about: gotalk

• An Australian First - One Broadband Plan That Offers ADSL and Wireless Access - gotalk launches Australia’s first single plan Wireless/Broadband combination service: • “gotalk customers will be able to consume up to 20% of their peak broadband data allowance wirelessly for only an extra $10 per month on all current broadband plans,” CEO Steve Picton said announcing the unique “combo” service today. • “One broadband plan - but two ways that it can be accessed!” Mr. Picton said.

Role reversal? – in an unusual family friendly market first, telco gotalk has introduced parent protection from game playing kids using up expensive broadband data allowance before the end of the month. Parents will love it – gamers will hate it  !! The innovative trans Tasman Gold Coast based telco this week announced a ‘Kid Proof” password protected broadband download Data Reserve feature by which frustrated parents will now be able to control their game playing offspring from using up the entire family broadband data allowance well before the end of the month – one of the most frequently reported sources of modern internet family conflict. The feature went “live” at the weekend. More details follow. NOTE: gotalk is also now reselling Telstra ADSL2+, giving access for 90% of Australians to gotalk 8Mbps and ADSL2+ services. Picton says "The combination of the quality and reach of the Telstra broadband network and gotalk's innovation and low cost delivery offers the very best consumer proposition to the widest possible audience".

Trans Tasman telco gotalk has launched an innovative new service which combines a standard PBX telephone system with broadband internet VoIP technology allowing small and medium businesses to save up to 65% on local, national and international calls, including calls to Australian mobiles. CEO Steve Picton said today he believed gotalk’s Multi Line VoIP service will revolutionise the way small and medium businesses make – and pay for – telephone communications. “I believe in the current tough economic climate this new service will be extremely popular with SME owner operators looking for ways to control costs without compromising efficiency,” Mr. Picton said. (Media contacts: CEO Steve Picton 0416 269 177; PR Terry Quinn 0439 710 418 – or go to www.gotalk.com.au/Business )

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• Trans Tasman telco gotalk CEO Steve Picton predicts a first quarter 2009 nation wide rush to cheaper telco/broadband/internet services such as VoIP and ADSL2 as the economic downturn impacts on family phone bills. “My own company has seen its ADSL2 and VoIP new customer sign ups double in the October/November period this year – and I believe the surge will continue, and even grow throughout 2009,” he said. • “Traditionally the Christmas/New Year period registers a sharp spike in phone useage as people call family and friends interstate and overseas – and these costs are added to by bored kids at home during the holidays playing games online and chatting to their friends on their mobiles. When the bill arrives, the shock will force families to seek a cheaper solution – and that obviously leads them to ADSL2 and VoIP bundled combinations such as the ones which have just won gotalk several annual industry awards.”

Telstra has caught up with its competitors with the announcement Tuesday that it will offer pre-paid access to its Next G wireless broadband services from September 22.

The ability to bundle multiple broadband services and avoid fixed line rental has seen naked DSL emerge as the next cash cow for some ISPs, who want to see the service evolve into their flagship product.

gotalk has jumped on the naked DSL bandwagon with the announcement of what it calls an aggressive challenge to iiNet, Telstra and Optus naked DSL services.

Australian telco gotalk has partnered with Hi Speed Internet Kiosks to provide VoIP services in major shopping centres around Australia.

Rapidly growing telco Gotalk has signed an exclusive agreement with US-based company Safeway to bring the Blackhawk gift card network to Australia.