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BigPond will cut prices drastically from Friday for customers that sign up for a combined 24-month telephone and broadband contract.
Telstra's BigPond Internet service provider plans next month to boost its cable broadband network speeds to up to 17Mbps.
Telstra has clocked up one million ADSL broadband customers on its BigPond service, doubling the customer base in less than 12 months.
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Modem manufacturer D-Link had been distributing one of its ADSL modems to some of Telstra's largest wholesale customers without the carrier's interoperability certification for around four months.
NetComm Turbo 7 Series Wireless Gateway provides an easy set-up, good coverage and modest speed. While this system gives you the advantage of portable wireless gateway, wireless services are less reliable and cannot match ADSL2 speeds.
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