Ausinfo 101

ADSL2+ Internet service is not yet available from all ISP providers at all locations in Australia, other than mainly those who are using the Telstra service.

Some Broadband ISP’s do utilise the Telstra ADSL2+ equipment in various telephone exchanges around the country, and are therefore able to offer ADSL2+, without having to install their own equipment.

Not

Continue reading … ADSL2+ Internet in Australia

Internet Speed in Australia

It is often said, by many people, that Internet speeds in Australia are not as fast as some other countries, and very few options are available for unlimited downloads.

However, this is not born out by the figures issued by ZDNet, one of the main Internet speed testing websites in Australia.

ZDNet ranks Australia

Continue reading … Internet

Voice over Internet telephone systems

A cheap way of using a home or business phone system, using your ADSL or Cable internet connection.

Some VoIP services, normally the free ones, use your computer to call another persons computer, and this means that both parties must be sitting at the computer at the same time.

Others are able to

Continue reading … VOIP

Links:

Telstra The Main Australian household phone provider
Optus A Major Australian household phone provider
AAPT A Major Australian household phone provider