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

T-hub is only available from telstra. I'm actually using mine now!
you can't connect thru anyone else AFAIK. Only got it, well SWMBO wanted it, as it was supposed to be 'cool'. Problem is it's Linux based and not really as good as Mac, iphone, android or Windows alternatives.
Doesnt have apps outside Telstra specific ones however it does have its uses but is a bugger to type on. i could have done this quicker on my iphone...
It cant autocap the start of a sentence, offer spell check and you need to make sure you punch the keys firmly if your using your fingers.
With forums and general web, you cant open tabs or other pages making it a pain looking at multiple pages.
for what it costs as opposed to what it achieves, put afew extra bucks in and get a 10 or 12 inch notebook....
Cheers

Andrew

OK - Thanks for that. If it is hardwired to BigPond then I'll have to pack it back up and return it.

Seemed like a good idea though....

I got mine in a bundle and as Lovemyrangie said, it's pretty useless.

Stacey works for telstra bigpond and said it will only work with telstra products. You will be able to test it but you wont be able to complete the installation/registration process without the bigpond connection.

Matt

Is it junk and does it only work with Telstra.

Yes and yes.

Originally Posted by martinozcmax

Is it junk and does it only work with Telstra.

Yes and yes.

Have you got one?

Originally Posted by Ace

Have you got one?

No, been in IT for 35 years and once I'd read the spec and seen it only worked on Bigpond I steered well clear of it. Typical Telstra selling a dumbed down product to lock in the line rentals.

Originally Posted by martinozcmax

No, been in IT for 35 years and once I'd read the spec and seen it only worked on Bigpond I steered well clear of it. Typical Telstra selling a dumbed down product to lock in the line rentals.

I wouldnt call that a bad product, more smart marketing on Telstra's behalf. I cant say I'll be getting one, even if my wife does sell them, we have two computers to access the internet, a mobile phone each and a home phone so I dont see the need for one. But I dont see how that makes them junk.