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Westnet trials iiNet ADSL2+

Perth-based internet service provider Westnet has started trialling ADSL2+ services using its new parent iiNet's broadband network, with a formal launch date likely to come before the end of the year.
iiNet to offer mobile phone services?

Broadband ISP iiNet is considering reselling mobile phone and mobile data services. The company also hopes to replace Optus as the second largest broadband player in Australia, according to Greg Bader, the company's chief technology officer.
Internode extends ADSL2+ range

Internet service provider Internode today launched a new type of naked ADSL2+ service, using its own equipment at telephone exchanges to increase the range of its fast broadband.
Apple has killed the video store; will ISPs be next?

The Olympics are nearly over, and the Australian team deserves kudos for an excellent performance all around. Yet even as the Olympic sun sets on the Bird's Nest for the last time this weekend, millions of spectators around the world will be scanning their dials in the hope of finding something else to fill their viewing hours.
30,000 get naked with iiNet

Australia's third-largest internet service provider iiNet today said it had signed up more than 30,000 local customers to its naked DSL service and more than 80,000 to its internet telephony offering.
Naked DSL: Australian service provider roundup

This roundup of thirteen of Australia's largest internet service providers looks into who's got naked DSL broadband already, who doesn't, and who wants to.
SA to fill Adelaide's ADSL blackspots

The South Australian government has gone to market for a telecommunications carrier to fill Adelaide's ADSL black spots until the $4.7 billion national fibre-to-the-node broadband network (NBN) gets underway.
Getting naked not worth it: AAPT

Despite the rush by other providers to start selling so-called naked DSL, where broadband is sold without a phone line, the nation's third largest telco AAPT today said it would continue to hold back on the grounds that the product has been priced too low.

When tech heads need tech support

Apparently doctors make the worst patients. Following that logic, technology journos have got to be among the most stubborn tech support callers.
Naked DSL: Australian service provider roundup

This roundup of thirteen of Australia's largest internet service providers looks into who's got naked DSL broadband already, who doesn't, and who wants to.
Why are downloads via wireless networks so much slower than via wired networks?

Why is it that I can download a file through ethernet cable at 1.5Mbps but the same file through the wireless network is downloaded at 495kbps?
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.
Westnet trials iiNet ADSL2+

Perth-based internet service provider Westnet has started trialling ADSL2+ services using its new parent iiNet's broadband network, with a formal launch date likely to come before the end of the year.
iiNet keeps raincoat on, ready to expose naked DSL

WA-based ISP iiNet has announced plans to launch its naked DSL service later this month.
iiNet leaps out and exposes naked DSL

WA based ISP iiNet has launched its naked DSL service today -- where customers can take broadband without an accompanying phone line -- the first of its kind to be made available on a large scale basis in Australia.
Optus toys with excess charges on broadband plans

Optus has recalled "erroneous" point-of-sale brochures for its Optus Fusion home phone and broadband bundles, which state that the carrier charges for excess downloads.
Optus u-turns on monthly excess-data charge

Singtel-owned Optus has introduced excess download charges on its home and broadband "Fusion" bundles, less than a week after telling ZDNet Australia that it had no plans to do so.

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Netcomm NB9W ADSL2+ Wireless Broadband Modem router with VoIP Gateway

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.

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NetComm NB9W

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.
Netgear RangeMax Next Wireless ADSL2+ Modem Router DG834N

The Netgear DG834N is a flexible and consistently performing draft-N router with some excellent security features -- but you may baulk at the price.

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Telstra's new T[Life] store in Melbourne is glossy and enormous, and those south-of-the-border should count themselves lucky. Everyone else we bring you a virtual walk through.
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Hardware may be less 'in your face' than software, but it can still ruin your day. We've listed our main bugbears: let us know if you agree.