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Internode tackles light heavy users

Internode has launched a new broadband plan -- despite earlier comments by an exec that the ISP had too many choices already.

06/07/2007 09:46 AM

Internode blames YouTube for broadband price hikes

Internode increased the price of its broadband Internet services on Monday, including several high-usage plans being hit with a AU$40 per month hike, and blamed increasing use of YouTube and BitTorrent for the changes.

04/06/2007 12:21 PM

Optus to turn away customers

From 25 June, the nation's number two telco Optus will no longer sell fixed-line telephony and broadband services to consumer customers outside the planned range of its own network.

02/04/2007 11:27 AM

Why are downloads via wireless networks so much slower than via wired networks?

Why are downloads via wireless networks so much slower than via wired networks?

02/02/2007 01:15 PM

Netspace cuts Tassie broadband plans

Internet service provider Netspace has stopped offering top-end broadband plans in Tasmania, claiming Telstra's price hike for Internet traffic haulage to the mainland was too costly.

25/01/2007 05:47 PM

ADSL2+: Turbo-charged broadband, at last

Forget about the usual New Year's resolutions; this year, soon-to-be-widespread ADSL2+ availability will give you far better things to do with your time. David Braue catches up with the market.

28/11/2006 12:00 AM

Telstra uncaps ADSL broadband

Telstra today finally launched uncapped ADSL1 and ADSL2+ broadband services, more than 18 months after some competitors started offering the higher speed services.

10/11/2006 10:28 AM

PowerTel launches ADSL2+

Business and wholesale telco PowerTel has launched ADSL2+ broadband services, with Perth-based Westnet to be one of the first retail Internet service providers to offer the product.

31/10/2006 11:17 AM

Amcom's ADSL2+ near

Amcom Telecommunications today said it would start selling high-speed ADSL2+ broadband services in the final quarter of this year, at least 15 months after the telco first started talking about the technology.

25/09/2006 03:43 PM

Netspace likely to get paws on iiNet's ADSL2+

Evidence is mounting that Netspace will be one of the first Internet service providers to gain wholesale access to iiNet's national ADSL2+ broadband network.

22/09/2006 10:50 AM

Netspace in ADSL2+ rollout

Cautious Internet service provider Netspace has committed to a widespread rollout of next-generation ADSL2+ broadband infrastructure, after six months of sitting on the sidelines.

20/09/2006 10:03 AM

Telstra keeps ADSL2+ under wraps

Telstra has a "substantial" footprint of next-generation ADSL2+ technology in its telephone exchanges, but remains unwilling to offer the upgraded broadband service to customers, the telco said yesterday.

25/08/2006 04:27 PM

Westnet braces for customer price backlash

ISP Westnet has experienced a barrage of online criticism over planned price increases for its broadband plans, but the company says that it has no choice if it wishes to maintain a viable service.

25/07/2006 01:18 PM

Internode more than doubles upload speeds

Adelaide-based ISP Internode announced on Monday that it is ready to start trialling a broadband service that offers upstream speeds of 2.5Mbps, which more than doubles the previous maximum of 1Mbps.

24/07/2006 05:51 PM

ISP blames Optus for user outage

Internet service provider Exetel has blamed its upstream bandwidth provider Optus for network issues that have left around 3,000 ADSL broadband users in NSW stranded with slow speeds over the past few weeks.

03/07/2006 02:01 PM

Netspace buys DVD rental outfit Webflicks

Internet service provider (ISP) Netspace has bought online dvd rental company Webflicks.

28/06/2006 01:31 PM

iiNet opens the broadband floodgates

iiNet's financial woes may prove to be a blessing in disguise to the Australian public.

08/06/2006 03:30 PM

ADSL2+ a tad slower at Optus

Optus has launched its new ADSL2+ broadband network, offering speeds of up to 20Mbps -- 4Mbps short of what other providers claim is the limit of the technology.

31/03/2006 10:14 AM

Netcomm NB9W ADSL2+ Wireless Broadband Modem router with VoIP Gateway

Netcomm NB9W ADSL2+ Wireless Broadband Modem router with VoIP Gateway   Editors’ Choice

The NB9W is a solid performer, combining a modem, router and VoIP gateway in one, making it an ideal solution for the home or office.

03/02/2006 04:47 PM

Optus backs down on ADSL speeds

Customers migrating to Optus' new ADSL infrastructure will be limited to speeds of 1.5Mbps, according to the company's Web site, although much higher speeds had previously been advertised.

09/11/2005 06:05 PM

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