Internet and mobile suggestions for seniors
Reader Steve wrote asking for internet and mobile suggestions for seniors. You know those that eschew NBN, hate Tel$tra, don’t want to be tempted by the Apple ...
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Telstra NBN is a Go
Since we here at gadgetguy.com.au haven’t been reluctant to give Telstra a hard time*, I should share the good news. After being locked into slow Internet for ...
Telstra NBN – the Saga continues … badly
There are two of us here at gadgetguy.com.au writing about our experiences with Telstra NBN, and it’s going badly for both of us. And now, it seems, I for one ...
NBN stands for NBloodyN if you have FTTN – read this
NBN (National Broadband Network) was supposed to give Australia
the broadband network we needed to enable us to become a smart country. It was
meant to cure th...
Trials and Tribulations with Telstra and NBN – we agree to disagree
Readers may recall that I have had more than my share of ongoing reliability issues with Telstra/NBN FTTN at my Central Coast home. I called it Trials and Trib...
Telstra and trying to pre-order NBN
Can a
Telstra customer pre-order NBN when it’s coming?
For thirteen years my Internet speed has been stalled at five to six megabits per second. It was inev...
Trials and tribulations with Telstra – yet another f’up
Trials and tribulations with Telstra. I suspect if our readers took the time to comment we would see a tsunami of troubles filling GadgetGuy’s website. Oh well...
MyRepubic pinged by ACCC for false and misleading NBN speeds
NBN provider MyRepublic has paid penalties totalling $25,200. The ACCC issued two infringement notices for false or misleading representations about its NBN ser...
NBN landline only options if you don’t want data
Every day people, usually seniors, who just want a landline are being ‘conned’ by many NBN providers. There are NBN landline only options if you don’t want expe...
Kogan offers NBN via Vodafone
Kogan is offering a no-contract, pay-as-you-go NBN service reselling Vodafone’s NBN fixed broadband.
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Dodo, iPrimus and M2 Commander told NBN porkies too
Dodo, iPrimus and M2 Commander (all owned by Vocus Group) told NBN porkies about speeds their customers had paid for. A.k.a. Misleading or deceptive conduct say...
Aussie Broadband – “No BS” approach to NBN contention
Aussie Broadband has followed up on its promise to introduce a higher level of transparency around its network management.
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