Mar 28 2011
Some time yesterday evening, the ADSL connection at home started playing up. Usually, our connection is quite solid save for a few hiccups back in the TPG network so my first thought was that this was just another one of those hiccups. However, this was not the case in this instance. Anyway, there are some …
Jan 04 2011
Just a quick heads up for this evening. Many of us use broadband in Australia these days at home and on the move and with a service that keeps us socially and informatively connected with our family, friends and colleagues we are bound to have an opinion on the standard and quality of the service …
Dec 03 2010
A friend and colleague of mine has been without her fixed line broadband at home for the best part of a week which has hindered her ability to work remotely as well as allowing her family to conduct their online activities (like checking personal and work e-mail accounts as an example). Today, it came to …
Sep 18 2010
Across the ditch in New Zealand, the Kiwis are planning their own fibre network but in an interesting twist, homes will have not one but two fibres entering the premises. The idea behind this approach is to have retailers battle it out in the home but not for the home. Now, I’m not privy to …
Aug 22 2010
You could be forgiven for missing this due to the coverage of the Australian federal election but iiNet, iPrimus and TPG have begun to offer internet plans offering at least 1TB (yes, that’s 1000GB). The plans are fairly similar but the breakdown is as follows: iiNet: 1TB quota (upload inclusive), 500GB peak usage, 500GB off-peak usage, 24 …
Jul 06 2010
These days, everyone should have access to electricity, water and a telephone line (although I have a brother-in-law of mine that doesn’t have drinkable tap water). Back in the days of analogue and digital dialup modem technology, the telephone line was not only there for emergencies and keeping in touch with people but also opened …
Apr 04 2010
Having studied data network and telecommunications concepts and principles at university, I know the difference between circuit and packet switched networks but I suspect that the regular person on the street does not have the same level of knowledge or awareness. As such, I thought I would flesh this out a bit so that people …
Apr 01 2010
After midday today (perhaps to avoid the raft of April Fools Day jokes making the rounds), TPG brought their unlimited plan to the market. Granted, it has been initially limited to Sydney exchanges (with some people notably upset on Whirlpool about this restriction) but I guess TPG might be taking things easy before going the …
Mar 19 2010
Recently, TPG announced on Whirlpool in this thread that they would be offering an unlimited ADSL2+ broadband product for $75 a month with no shaping, time limits or time restrictions. This was followed by the finalisation of the acquisition of Pipe Networks by TPG for AU$373 million. It wasn’t too long ago that AAPT launched …
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