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9:00AM Angus Kidman | Naked DSL has lots of attractions: no line rental fees and cheaper calls via VOIP. But sorting through the range of plans on offer can be a time-consuming process. More »
Finding A Good Value DSL Plan
9:00AM Angus Kidman | Naked DSL has lots of attractions: no line rental fees and cheaper calls via VOIP. But sorting through the range of plans on offer can be a time-consuming process. More » 
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Pingtest Assesses The Quality Of Your Internet Connection
7:00AM Jason Fitzpatrick | You’ll find an abundance of tools to test your internet connection speed but what if you want to test the quality and reliability of the connection? Pingtest gives you feedback on your connection. More »
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6:54PM Angus Kidman | iiNet already has a pretty generous suite of unmetered content — including iView, iTunes and a bunch of streaming video and audio channels — and it just got a little larger with the addition of TiVo to the list. More »
iiNet Makes TiVo Downloads Unmetered
6:54PM Angus Kidman | iiNet already has a pretty generous suite of unmetered content — including iView, iTunes and a bunch of streaming video and audio channels — and it just got a little larger with the addition of TiVo to the list. More »
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12:00PM Angus Kidman | When Internode announced its Easy Broadband package back in July, Lifehacker pointed out one flaw: it counts uploads as well as downloads, which can get you into shaping territory rather quickly. Internode has now expanded the scheme with a “naked ADSL” version, but that restriction still remains. More »
Internode Easy Broadband Goes Naked, Still Counts Uploads
12:00PM Angus Kidman | When Internode announced its Easy Broadband package back in July, Lifehacker pointed out one flaw: it counts uploads as well as downloads, which can get you into shaping territory rather quickly. Internode has now expanded the scheme with a “naked ADSL” version, but that restriction still remains. More »
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1:00PM Angus Kidman | Shaping — lowering the speed of your Internet connection once you’ve exceeded your monthly download limits — is an annoying but seemingly permanent feature of the Australian communications landscape. Lifehacker 101 explains the issues surrounding shaping you need to consider before choosing your Internet service provider (ISP). More »
Internet Shaping For Beginners
1:00PM Angus Kidman | Shaping — lowering the speed of your Internet connection once you’ve exceeded your monthly download limits — is an annoying but seemingly permanent feature of the Australian communications landscape. Lifehacker 101 explains the issues surrounding shaping you need to consider before choosing your Internet service provider (ISP). More »
Money
12:30PM Angus Kidman | The annual report from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman highlights dodgy behaviour in the communications space. Learn from the problems it has handled to minimise your own phone, mobile and Internet hassles. More »
Learn From The TIO To Get Better Phone, Broadband Deals
12:30PM Angus Kidman | The annual report from the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman highlights dodgy behaviour in the communications space. Learn from the problems it has handled to minimise your own phone, mobile and Internet hassles. More »
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8:30AM Angus Kidman | Every single time we write about Telstra’s Internet services here at Lifehacker, there’s always a comment about how expensive they are. Now Telstra is promising to actually reduce prices on broadband. More »
Telstra Says Its Broadband Prices Will Drop
8:30AM Angus Kidman | Every single time we write about Telstra’s Internet services here at Lifehacker, there’s always a comment about how expensive they are. Now Telstra is promising to actually reduce prices on broadband. More »
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11:30AM Angus Kidman | The National Broadband Network is progressing slowly, but individual ISPs are still working to get higher-speed connections to our homes. Earlier this year, Internode started offering a 25MBps connection on selected new housing estates, and now iiNet has a similar deal going. More »
iiNet Starts Offering Fibre-To-The-Home On New Estate
11:30AM Angus Kidman | The National Broadband Network is progressing slowly, but individual ISPs are still working to get higher-speed connections to our homes. Earlier this year, Internode started offering a 25MBps connection on selected new housing estates, and now iiNet has a similar deal going. More »
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8:30AM Angus Kidman | Foxtel Downloads doesn’t really cut it, so will it be up to Microsoft to provide a comprehensive video-on-demand system? Nick over at Gizmodo has been putting the Zune Video Marketplace on Xbox Live through its paces, and he’s pretty impressed with what he sees. More »
Zune Video Marketplace The One To Beat For Australian Downloads
8:30AM Angus Kidman | Foxtel Downloads doesn’t really cut it, so will it be up to Microsoft to provide a comprehensive video-on-demand system? Nick over at Gizmodo has been putting the Zune Video Marketplace on Xbox Live through its paces, and he’s pretty impressed with what he sees. More »
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10:30AM Angus Kidman | While Foxtel dithers over doing deals with ISPs, the ABC’s iView service continues to expand the number of providers offering unmetered access to its excellent catch-up facilities. Its latest deal with AARNet, which provides Internet connectivity for Australia’s university network, means more than a million academic types can now use the service without incurring the wrath of their network overlords. More »
Unmetered iView Access Expanded To Universities
10:30AM Angus Kidman | While Foxtel dithers over doing deals with ISPs, the ABC’s iView service continues to expand the number of providers offering unmetered access to its excellent catch-up facilities. Its latest deal with AARNet, which provides Internet connectivity for Australia’s university network, means more than a million academic types can now use the service without incurring the wrath of their network overlords. More » 