Thread: Telstra T-Hub phone. Is it junk? Does it only work with BigPond?

Originally Posted by martinozcmax

Now let's see. It's a device to access the internet that costs around the same as a cheap laptop. But it doesn't do most of the other things a "normal" internet access laptop does.

It also has to work only on bigpond and you need to pay for a Telstra phone line as well. How silly of me, my apologies you are quite correct. It's not crap it's a brilliant product.

I wont disagree, its limited in its capabilities and I thought the same as you. But it isnt designed to be a laptop or do what a laptop does. Its a quick internet access point within the home that you can quickly check email, look up the yellow pages etc, without firing the computer or the laptop up, and it serves as a phone. I can see how, for some people, it would be very useful.

I agree with you in terms of its limitations and I see your point, its exactly what I thought when Stacey told me they were releasing it, but why would Telstra create and release a product that you can get and use with Optus or another telco? The whole point of it is so that you buy it and keep using Telstra products. Im not saying its a brilliant product, but it does what it was designed to do.

I dont so much have a preference for Telstra products but I use them, and will continue to do so because I have trouble free usage with them. I have used optus, dodo and harbour IT for various internet and phone services and end up getting so frustrated that I terminate the service and go back to Telstra, they might cost more than the others, but you get what you pay for. So in the end im happy to be locked into tesltra by their products.

Originally Posted by Ace

I wont disagree, its limited in its capabilities and I thought the same as you. But it isnt designed to be a laptop or do what a laptop does. Its a quick internet access point within the home that you can quickly check email, look up the yellow pages etc, without firing the computer or the laptop up, and it serves as a phone. I can see how, for some people, it would be very useful.

I can do far more quicker,easier and a lot better on my iPhone.......

Originally Posted by LOVEMYRANGIE

I can do far more quicker,easier and a lot better on my iPhone.......

I think we'll leave the Iphone alone I cant stand them and refuse to fall ill to their lurings. Im happy with my HTC, which does the same. This is why I wont be getting a T-Hub.