Articles By Alex Choros
Alex Choros
Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.
Throughout his career as a journalist, Alex has covered international trade shows, spent three years co-hosting a tech show on community radio, and was awarded Highly Commended in the Best Reviewer category of the 2018 IT Journalism Awards and the 2021 IT Journalism Awards. His work contributed to WhistleOut Australia winning the Best Consumer Technology Coverage award in the 2023 IT Journalism Awards. Alex won the Consensus Award for Best Investigative Writer in 2024, and the Consensus Award for Best Editor in 2025.
He regularly contributed to Gizmodo and Lifehacker, and he often pops up on 2GB and 3AW to talk telco. On weekends, you'll find Alex at a wine bar, on a hike, or in the middle of a mosh pit.
Expertise
- Mobile plans
- Internet plans
- Smartphones and tablets
- Headphones and speakers
- NBN
- Telco
Awards
- Best Editor (2025 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Best Investigative Writer (2024 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Best Consumer Technology Coverage (2023 IT Journalism Awards)
- Finalist - Most Controversial Writer (2023 Consensus IT Writers Awards)
- Highly Commended - Best Reviewer (2021 IT Journalism Awards)
- Highly Commended - Best Reviewer (2018 IT Journalism Awards)
Education
- Masters of Strategic Public Relations - University of Sydney (2013 - 2015)
- Bachelor of Creative Industries and Information Technology - Queensland University of Technology (2008 - 2012)
Featured Publications
OPPO A73 Review
The OPPO A73 succeeds at bringing a taste of flagship features to budget price-points, but makes a few compromises in doing so. If you can live with an average camera and an occasionally restrictive operating system, the A73 is a great phone for the money.
Hot deals: iPhone 8 Plus or Galaxy Note 8 and 25GB for $79 per month on Optus
Optus is slashing prices on the some of the latest smartphones in a scorching summer sale.
You can get your hands and ears on Apple's HomePod from February 9
Apple HomePod pre-orders start on January 27 for $499.
Drop it like it's hot: Telstra Tough Max 2 is built to last
Telstra's latest "tradie phone" will survive drops, water, and dust.
Good deal: Save up to $25 per month on a Vodafone NBN plan
Sign up to a Vodafone NBN plan before March 25 to save up to $25 per month.
Good deal: LG V30+ price drops to $999 for two weeks
Act fast and you can save $200 on an LG V30+.
Australians can now pre-order Amazon Echo, starting at $49
Amazon's Echo speakers are now available to pre-order ahead of a February launch.
76% of FTTN NBN connections won't be able to achieve 100Mbps speeds
76% of NBN customers connecting over FTTN won't ever see the network's top speeds.
Telstra to drop Silent Line fees in February
Telstra is axing its $2.93 per month Silent Line fee from February 18.
CES 2018: Everything will be connected, whether you like it or not
Get ready for everything from your air-conditioner to your fridge to your car to connect to the internet over the next couple of years.
