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Ask LH: Can I Dump My ISP For Bad Latency?
12Dear Lifehacker, I recently signed up for a 24 month contract with an ISP. I am a big gamer, I love YouTube and I download heavy files from time to time so I got the unlimited plan…
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Nearly 50% Of Surveyed Australians Have Never Heard Of The TIO
Public awareness of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has more than doubled in the past four years, according to the latest TIO Talks report national survey. However, despite these gains, a whopping 43 percent of respondents remained clueless about the organisation’s existence. (That stifled giggle you just heard came from Dodo’s headquarters.)
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Hate Your Phone Company? It’s Probably Your Own Lazy Fault
Aussies like complaining about our mobile phone and internet providers, but we’re not so good at doing anything about it. A survey of 800 consumers by the Australian Communications and Consumer Action Network (ACANN) suggests that we’re highly unlikely to change phone providers, or even to check our usage.
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Ask LH: How Can I Stop My ISP From Tracking My Every Move?
Dear Lifehacker, The recent kerfuffle over Telstra storing everyone’s mobile browsing history has renewed my worries over how much information my internet service provider (ISP) has about my online activity. How concerned should I be, and how can I ensure they don’t see everything I do? Thanks, Paranoid Browser