Category Archives: Internet

Telstra offering Presto on T-Box

Posted on 23/03/2015 by AlanM52

As a Telstra T-Box/Foxtel subscriber this is welcome news! Today, Foxtel and Telstra have announced that Presto will be free for both new and existing T-Box customers. It will also be unmetered for both Telstra and Foxtel broadband customers.

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Cable speed test

Posted on 17/03/2015 by AlanM52

Haven’t done a speed test for a while on our BigPond cable connection so ran the test at http://vic.speedtest.bigpond.net.au/ Looks OK

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No internet this morning!

Posted on 07/10/2014 by AlanM52

Rang Telstra Bigpond and they are already onto it in our area.

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No internet this morning!

Posted on 07/10/2014 by AlanM52

No internet this morning! Rang Telstra Bigpond and they are already onto it in our area.

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Mobile phone data

Posted on 26/09/2014 by AlanM52

Running out so just tacked on some more. Been using the phone s lot more connecting over the net to the CCTV/DVR at home. Over the last 3 days chewed up about 100mb of 200mb allowance on my Vodafone $20 … Continue reading →

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Aussies held to ransom by nasty software

Posted on 06/11/2012 by AlanM52

“Ransomware” has been customised to scare Australians. Photo: Botnets.fr If your computer appears to be taken hostage by local police who demand the payment of a fine to grant you access to your data, would you pay the fee, yank … Continue reading →

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Cable internet down

Posted on 12/04/2012 by AlanM52

Cable internet down last night around midnight, we are on Telstra BigPond and the Netgear CGD24N was obviously not establishing a connection with Send flashing and the Receive light off. We also have Foxtel (from Telstra) which uses the same … Continue reading →

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MSN Web Messenger

Posted on 17/02/2006 by AlanM52

MSN Web Messenger lets you talk online and in real-time with friends and family using just a web browser! Use it on any shared computer – at school, at work, at a friend’s house or anywhere you can’t install the MSN … Continue reading →

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iBurst Desktop Wireless Modem

Posted on 05/09/2005 by AlanM52

Playing around with one of these now…pretty good preformance, works OK where the PC card will not pick up any signal!

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