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There's not just plenty to pick from in buying a phone, but also where you make your calls and consume data, as 5G telcos grow.

Australia's biggest telco is doing something different with its post-paid plans: it's removing the ability to pay afterwards, and basically just taking the money out.

The next time you pay for a phone over 24 months on an Australian telco, you won't have to give it back at the end of the plan.

Not a fan of paying for excess downloads? The new crop of Telstra plans could be something you'll dig, but only if you don't mind being shaped.

Thinking of switching carriers? Amaysim might tempt you over as it changes up mobile plans to boost data.

Headphones aren't generally cheap, and noise cancelling cans, doubly so, which is why it's interesting to see a headphone maker join in with a leasing program.

Data is now the must have for every mobile owner, and that means good plans are all about it. And Amaysim's latest definitely delivers the data.

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