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  • More ISPs join broadband price war

    A number of smaller ISPs have joined the broadband price war which flared last week between Telstra and Optus.

  • The Australian ISP low down

    With over a third of Australian homes connected to the Internet, and millions more accessing the Web via work connections, the relative performance of different ISPs is now a regular topic of conversation even in non-techie circles. ZDNet Australia reports on the state of play in the local ISP industry and evaluates the major players' offerings.

  • Ozemail announces wireless broadband date

    The official launch of Unwired's wireless broadband service today prompted Ozemail to break its silence about its deal with rival broadband provider, Personal Broadband Australia.

  • OzEmail announces broadband pricing

    Australia's number two ISP OzEmail has launched its broadband offering, OzEdsl, together with a colourful new marketing push featuring Olympic Taekwando Gold Medallist Lauren Burns.

  • OzEmail deals out 'no contract' broadband option

    OzEmail is offering customers the option of taking on its business and consumer broadband services on a month-to-month basis -- with no fixed term contracts -- from today.

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  • Aussie ISPs have content ambitions

    Executives from several of Australia's largest internet service providers have over the past few months expressed their desire to become media companies in their own right.

  • Are clueless politicians holding IT back?

    The level of ignorance from Australian politicians about technology can be staggering. Here's some of the worst examples we've seen, and a short recipe for resolving the issue.

Reviews (2)

  • OzEmail Metrowide Wireless

    It's not exactly cheap, but if you want wireless broadband on the go -- and critically, if you live in the right bits of the correct cities -- then it's your best current choice.

  • UPDATE: Aust ISPs in legal limbo for four months over modem

    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.

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