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Your internet might get switched off

ALMOST 100,000 homes and businesses risk having their internet disconnected next month unless they make a crucial change in time.

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Death knell for Aussie payphones

AS SUBSIDIES to keep them operating across the country are wound up early, is this the beginning of the end for the Aussie payphone?

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Mark Roberts is having problems with his broadband internet service with LBN.

The service worse than NBN

MARK Roberts moved into a new home last year that has the best broadband connection possible but he’s lucky to get 5Mbps.

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State’s answer to country’s NBN crisis

AFTER thousands of NBN complaints, the northern state might have finally figured out a solution to the problem-plagued network.

Optus to face court on internet threat

OPTUS is being taken to court after it allegedly threatened to cut off the internet to more than 20,000 NBN customers before being legally allowed to do it.

DFX1KR NBN installers in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

Big change coming to NBN pricing

AFTER a barrage of complaints, NBN Co. has finally announced a new pricing structure designed to give you faster broadband speeds and no congestion.

NBN contractor Foxcomm install an FTTN on the corner of Parry and Darby Street Cooks Hill, Newcastle NSW 270715. All talent photographed have signed media release forms. Reference Numbers cooks_hill_27072015_001.pdf to cooks_hill_27072015_006

NBN cuts costs to save reputation

THE PRICE of high-speed broadband will drop next year as the much-maligned National Broadband Network tries to boost its appeal.

Optus ‘misled’ 8700 NBN users

ANOTHER internet provider has been caught charging customers for NBN download speeds they can’t possibly receive.

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The NBN effect for real estate

A NEW topic is topping the list of concerns for house hunters as broadband conscious buyers hunt out the best access technology.

An NBN Co. technician handles hardware in a fiber distribution cabinet during the installation of fiber-to-the-building connections in Sydney, Australia, on Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. NBN says it's aiming to increase annual revenue more than five-fold to A$5.4 billion and be cash flow positive in 2021. Photographer: Cole Bennetts/Bloomberg

NBN outage hits Optus internet users

A MAJOR NBN outage struck Optus internet customers across the country overnight, just the latest in a series of setbacks to befall the network.

DFX1KR NBN installers in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

More delays for NBN customers

EXPECTING to get access to the NBN imminently? You might have to be patient as the company halts connections which rely on old pay TV networks.

Bill Morrow, current CEO of NBN Co, appears before a Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network (NBN).

NBN boss: ‘We’re not the police’

AS NBN customers grow increasingly frustrated about the opaque information available on speeds, the NBN boss has thrown fuel on the fire.

NBN may reveal secret speeds

SECRET estimates revealing realistic download speeds from the NBN could be published as the rollout continues to anger Australians.

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DFWY4P NBN installers in Cheltenham, Victoria, Australia

Truth about the NBN rollout

THE world’s biggest broadband providers have weighed in on Australia’s NBN plan, with some calling the original concept too costly and time consuming.

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Your NBN might be about to improve

INTERNET speeds are set to increase in the wake of a consumer watchdog investigation into why the NBN is slower than promised for many telco customers.

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Expect even more NBN refunds

THE country’s consumer watchdog has put internet service providers on notice, saying NBN customers should expect refund offers in the near future.

Contractors working with the rollout of the NBN network are seen in Sydney, Monday, July 10, 2017. The NBN rollout has passed the important halfway milestone, with one in two Australians now able to access the faster internet technology. (AAP Image/Brendan Esposito) NO ARCHIVING

42,000 NBN customers to get refund

TELSTRA will refund customers for sluggish NBN speeds after an investigation by the consumer watchdog, who has warned it is an ‘industry problem’.

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Australia with network representing major air traffic routes. Elements of this image furnished by NASA.

The dilemma destroying the NBN

EVERYONE thinks they know the problem with the NBN. The truth is, it goes far deeper than we know – and it can’t be fixed.

Cheaper NBN plans coming by Christmas

THE under fire National Broadband Network has promised there will be faster speeds and better prices available to customers by Christmas.

New iPhone products at the Apple Store in Sydney, Friday, September 22, 2017. Tech giant Apple have today released the iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus smartphones. (AAP Image/Joel Carrett) NO ARCHIVING

The NBN killer is coming

MANY customers are not happy with the NBN they have and they could soon have a better option that’s faster and more reliable.

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‘They stole six months of internet from me’

IF YOU wish you had better internet, spare a thought for this guy. He is one of the Australians utterly failed by the NBN.

NBN test for James Ioppolo in Perth, WA.

The NBN crisis just got even worse

LIKE most Australians, Cheryl and Joel are paying way too much for their NBN connection. But the network’s chief has a blunt message for them.

NBN test for James Ioppolo in Perth, WA.

The ugly truth about the NBN

PRIME Minister Malcolm Turnbull says it was a mistake to build the NBN and it may never make money. So who’ll be left footing the bill?

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Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull speaks to the media after touring the Ixom plant in Laverton North, Melbourne, Friday, October 20, 2017. (AAP Image/David Crosling) NO ARCHIVING

Turnbull reveals NBN’s ‘big mistake’

MALCOLM Turnbull has blamed Labor for billions of dollars wasted during the NBN rollout, saying the project should have been handled differently.

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Netflix to blame for slow NBN speeds

ONE-in-four Australians are unhappy with the speed of their fast broadband connection, with our obsession with Netflix being blamed.

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NBN under fire as complaints surge

AUSTRALIANS are deeply unhappy with their internet services. In the last year, complaints have surged to a staggering extent – and the NBN is hardest hit.

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Neil and Leanne Dallimore, with children Chloe, 17, Abbey, 14 and Andrew, 12, from Blue Haven, are disappointed with the speed of their $120 per month NBN broadband internet package. Picture:Peter Clark

Not happy, NBN: complaints soar

AUSTRALIANS are increasingly frustrated with their broadband services, with a surge in complaints about faults and delays to the National Broadband Network.

Frustrated Martin Bucher says he has had no home internet service for his laptop for the last four weeks and that since hooking up to the NBN it has been a

New tool could boost internet speeds

THE NBN is trialing a new tool which it says can identify a major cause of internet troubles and lead to a quick 50 per cent improvement.

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Perfect solution to NBN woes

IF YOU’RE stuck waiting for fast internet or dealing with frustrating drop outs, this could be the unlikely solution you desperately want.

Things to consider when switching to NBN

IF YOU haven’t yet made the switch to the National Broadband Network, here are some things you really need to think about before you do.

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