Articles By Alex Angove-Plumb
Alex Angove-Plumb
Digital Content Editor
Alex Angove-Plumb is a Digital Content Editor at WhistleOut and an award-winning journalist. He's been in the tech publishing industry since 2010, putting him a few short years away from the title of Grizzled Ancient in his chosen profession. He was an original WhistleOut-er before running NBN Co's corporate blog for two years, then moving on to a lengthy stint at CHOICE. Now he's come home.
Over his career, Alex has learned more about phones, telcos, and the NBN than he'd like to admit, and is happy to put his expertise to good use by helping our readers navigate the often-confusing morass of buzzwords and gotchas that tech marketing can throw your way.
When not shaking his fist at kids these days, you might find Alex tinkering about the house doing arguably destructive DIY, messing with one or both of his cats, or trying just-one-more-run in whatever roguelite he's currently obsessed with.
Expertise
- Mobile plans
- Internet plans
- Telco
- Smartphones
- Headphones and other audio
Awards
- Best News Writer (2024 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
Education
- Post-graduate Certificate of Editing and Online Publishing - Macquarie University (2020)
- Editing for the Screen and Digital Publishing - NSW Writer’s Centre (2018)
- Bachelor of Creative Writing - Macquarie University (2005 - 2007)
Featured Publications
The people vs Telstra: class action lawsuit over 'unlawful' late fees
ACA Lawyers is calling on Telstra customers to join its class action lawsuit, claiming that telco late fees are 'unlawful' and should be repaid to customers.
LG G3 review: beautiful, elegant, a little slow
The LG G3 is a gorgeous phone with a fantastic user interface, but it does suffer from some unexpected lag and app instability
Huawei Ascend P7 is great bang for buck, still hard to pronounce
Considering an RRP of just $549, the Ascend P7 is actually looking pretty good.
Presto! Foxtel halves the cost
Presto's subscription fees just dropped far enough to make it a real contender. $10 a month.
Metallic Samsung Galaxy Alpha is finally official and it’s… ok
The Samsung Galaxy Alpha is definitely prettier than the Galaxy S5, but apparently it's more expensive, despite a smaller 720p screen.
Telstra plans are outdated and need to change
Thanks to the new changes made to Optus and Vodafone plans, Telstra's plan model is looking a little aged.
Panasonic Toughpad FZ-G1 review
The Toughpad FZ-G1 can take a serious pounding, which is good considering its target market.
Affordable meets Telstra: the HTC Desire 610
The Desire 610 has solid specs considering it's only $312 outright, or $55 a month on Telstra.
Optus $1 a day prepaid plans are good, but confusing
Optus' new prepaid plans mean you don't have to pay for days where you don't use your phone.
Windows Phone 8.1 update brings Cortana alpha to Australia
The Windows Phone 8.1 update has started rolling out in AU, bringing with it access to the Cortana voice alpha.