Speetest data shows that Australia’s mobile broadband speeds are world leading, fixed broadband not...
In the past, we've taken a look at our fixed and mobile broadband services, their capacity and how NBN stacks up globally. While it's still nowhere near world-leading, the average speeds delivered by NBN has improved in global...
Free NBN Fibre upgrade: Are you on NBN’s new list of 900,000 eligible homes?
NBN has just revealed the latest list of suburbs and towns around Australia (including the first places in TAS, ACT and NT) where an additional 900,000 homes and businesses are set to benefit from a free upgrade from FTTN...
Could a quick snip make your NBN faster? How to make sure your home...
Let's face it - the NBN is a mixed bag at best. If you're lucky enough to have Fibre to the Premises (FTTP), you're probably enjoying super fast internet, assuming you can get a data point to where the...
Latest figures from Ookla Speedtest shows some service improvement in the last week
Since the lockdown began we've seen a lot of data around how our broadband services are holding up. Initially -- and frankly, as expected -- the latency on both fixed and mobile connections increased while speeds dropped. ...
Get better NBN value with four special offers – a free Google Home...
Everyone loves a bargain, and today we've got four NBN providers offering incentives to sign up to their broadband offerings.
Not all NBN plans are created equal - just because four providers will sell you NBN 100 plans doesn't mean...
NBN changes coming to bring the National Broadband Network up to 1Gbps for most...
It's almost trite to talk about how the original plans for Australia's National Broadband Network didn't quite work out the way it was intended, and there's also not all that much argument that the NBN we've wound up with...
Optus release their 5G Consumer Streaming Survey 2020 — majority choosing it for reliability
Optus, like the other Australian 5G carrier, have had a rough start to their 5G network but now that they are up to 500 operational towers (compared with >800 for their competitor) they are seeing an increase in customer...
More NBN good news starts to emerge – will offer instant online quotes for...
While yesterday's NBN news was mostly good news for all users of Australia's National Broadband Network, there were a number of changes to be found in the finer print after the Minister Paul Fletcher gave his speech to the...
NBN Co wants the ACCC to independently measure up 5G and other fibre providers
It's becoming a common catch-cry that 5G could rival or best the National Broadband Network, and it's reached the point that NBN Co is now asking for a public, independent measure of such claims so people can make an...
NBN Co’s Technology Choice delivers gigabit speeds (almost) on demand .. but it isn’t...
Those who've followed my journey over many a year will know of our woeful internet journey. Back in the early 2010's, we lived in a nice older apartment that had Telstra HFC Cable, and we had nice 100mb speeds.
After...
Superloop suspends all data caps on metered NBN broadband plans
The pandemic continues to scale up and now we're in a position where, if possible, people are working from home.
One of the issues with this is the increasing stress on broadband networks, both in terms of more users online...
Here is a list of the best NBN plans, ranked by speed
The NBN is ~meant~ to be fast, but as you probably know, not all NBN providers are equal.
An NBN 100 plan on one telco, say Telstra, won’t necessarily be the same speed as an NBN 100 plan on Optus,...
Optus aims to increase revenue with new 5G home broadband plans $90 or $75
Optus is about to launch two new 5G Home Broadband unlimited data internet plans allowing users the choice of $75/month for speeds capped at max 100Mbps or $90/month for uncapped speed including Optus Sport and a Fetch Mighty box...
Is your Telstra NBN Down? Here’s how to get yourself back online quickly
If you're a Telstra broadband customer and not getting any data this morning, you're not alone. Their investigations into the issue have found that their DNS servers are experiencing a cyber attack.
https://twitter.com/Telstra/status/1289739030397980672
What this means for users is that, while...
Australian Communications Minister asks YouTube, Netflix and Stan to reduce streaming video quality
We previously reported that Netflix has agreed to reduce streaming quality to Europe and now it seems Australia may follow. The drastic measures come as the Corona Virus pandemic continues to rapidly escalate in Australia. One of the side...