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Does AGL’s new NBN energy discount bundle have a big flaw?

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Australia's largest energy generator and major energy retailer AGL has decided to sell NBN plans under it's own brand. AGL bought regional telco Southern Phone a year ago so is likely using the systems and staff acquired from...

Telstra looking to take on the NBN with fixed wireless 5G home broadband product

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Telstra is looking to launch its own 5G fixed-wireless home broadband product to directly compete against the federal government’s National Broadband Network company, NBN Co, at a time when it, along with its other peer competitors are arguing over...

Come August 2020, NBN providers will have to raise prices or compromise speed if...

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Aussie Broadband has announced that it believes that Australian NBN service providers will either have to increase prices or reduce service quality once NBN’s Coronavirus CVC bandwidth boost finishes in mid to late August 2020. Managing Director Phillip Britt said...

My Frankenstein network became functional infrastructure improving NBN and internal connectivity

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I’ve been in my house with my wife for about 15 years now and life has changed a lot in that time. When we first got ADSL2, we had Ethernet cables running down the hallway into the living area...

Not reaching full Gigabit or 250Mbps NBN speed? Aussie Broadband, Launtel, ASUS, Linksys and...

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Whether you're thinking of signing up for an NBN Gigabit 1000/50Mbps or 250/25Mbps plan or have already signed up you should read this advice about how to fix the things stopping you achieving full NBN Speed. Advice from the Founder...

Launtel announce great value gigabit NBN – gigabit downloads for $139.91 per month

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Tasmania based NBN provider Launtel has announced that it is launching a new NBN 1000/50 connection option called FastAF priced at $139.91 per month, with minimum download speeds of 400mbps up to 950mbps. Launtel was the first to launch Gigabit...

New $7.10 monthly tax on non-NBN fixed line broadband customers to fund rural NBN...

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As part of the new Federal Government Regional Broadband Scheme (RBS), a $7.10/month tax will be added to the bills of many non-NBN active fixed-line broadband customers to subsidize the bills of people connecting to NBN's loss-making fixed wireless...

NBN weeks from completion* (excluding 100000 “too hard” premises)

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Eleven years ago the Rudd federal Labor Government announced the intention to build a National Broadband Network delivering super fast broadband to Australian homes and workplaces: 93% via Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) and 7% via Fixed Wireless/Satellite. Several years...

Neerav’s 4 favourite tech things during the COVID-19 stay-home period

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Many of our habits and daily tasks have changed during the last few months because of the disruption to society caused by the CODID-19 Coronavirus. In my household it's meant everyone is home every day, some working from home long...

Rumour: NBN 1000/50 250/25 super fast new speeds launch late May 2020 for FTTP...

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NBN and Australia's internet service providers are working out the final details so that new NBN super fast 1000/50 250/25 plans can be available for some residential home customers by late May 2020 - that's just a few weeks...

Optus is now offering a NBN WiFi modem with 4G backup

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Something interesting popped up on my Facebook feed last night, as it seems Optus is now offering an NBN Modem that will back up to its 4G network when the main NBN network goes down. This new plan -...

Netflix Australia will reduce data use 25% for 30 days but maintain screen resolution...

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Netflix Australia has announced that it will be reducing the amount of data used by streams in Australia by 25% for 30 days to assist broadband and mobile networks while they adjust to increased numbers of people working from...

When speed data shows Australia’s fixed broadband ranks 64th globally, how can the NBN...

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Many Australians think the NBN is a bit of a disappointment speed-wise, but there's a big difference between having a bit of a whinge and having some data to back it up. One of the sites I keep a reasonably...

NBN providing free communication relief for those in evacuation centres

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There are some major issues with communications in bushfire affected areas. Sadly, there are people who currently have no home and - due to the impact on the mobile network infrastructure - no way to communicate as they’re living...

Optus 5G network is delivering higher speeds and cheaper than the NBN

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Welcome to the NBN Maidstone Victoria… or should you be welcomed to the Optus network? It seems the answer is the latter, because the NBN took so long to reach Maidstone that it was beaten to the finish line...

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