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13/11/2018
Ultimate Guide to Kayo Sports
Sports fans rejoice, the future is here! Fox Sports have announced the beta launch of Kayo, the app that lets you stream sports live in HD, with no ad breaks. What's more, they're currently letting you try it out for free.So, exactly what does Kayo have to offer? An absolute LOAD, as it turns out. Including, for one lucky winner, a BRAND NEW
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4/09/2018
MyRepublic's Gamer Pro Plan
If you're keen on the NBN, and you're the kind who doesn't pussyfoot around with slower speeds, then you need to give some serious consideration to MyRepublic, 'cause they don't even offer the slower speeds. Not unlike the rocket of their logo, the MyRepublic brand is all about being fast. In fact, they only offer the top two speed tiers of NBN -
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12/09/2018
Play Spider-Man & Fornite through MyRepublic
Fornite fever is still in swing, and now, so is your friendly neighborhood Spiderman! And MyRepublic have an amazing, spetacular, ultimate deal that will let you play both... AMAZING DEAL If you're an avid gamer who's keen on keeping up with the latest zeitgeist, then MyRepublic has an opportunity so tantazlizing you'd consider selling your
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30/10/2018
Play Red Dead Redemption & Fornite through MyRepublic
Red Dead Redemption 2 just dropped, and it's selling like hot beans! And since folks still got a hankering for Fortnite, why not jump on both bandwagons and get yourself a great Playstation/NBN deal with MyRepublic? A DARN TOOTIN' GOOD DEAL If you're an avid gamer who's keen on keeping up with the latest zeitgeist, then MyRepublic has an
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7/11/2018
What internet speed do I need for gaming?
Are you looking to find the best internet deal to suit your gaming life-style? Well read on, and find out exactly what sort of Mbps you need for the games you play... FIRST OF ALL, WHAT EXACTLY IS Mbps?? Mbps stands for "megabits per second", and it's how we measure download/upload speed. It's very easily confused with the nigh-identical looking
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21/08/2018
You can make Fetch happen with Dodo broadband
Since 2001, Dodo Services Pty Ltd have built a name for themselves as being one of Australia's leading cost-effective internet providers. They are a wholly owned subsidary of Vocus Group Ltd, a titan of telecommunications that resides in Sydney, and beyond phone plans, they offer a wide range of services such as Electricity & Gas, and even
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19/12/2018
Why is my internet slow?
Are you fuming as you wait while your internet slowly and painstakingly takes forever to perform the most basic of functions? Well, before you Hulk-out, you should remember that the speed of your data traveling between your internet and your devices can vary depending on a number of different things. Thankfully, most of those variables can be quite
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8/12/2009
What's a broadband speed test?
Whether you have wireless mobile broadband, ADSL, ADSL2+, Naked DSL or Cable broadband, you will almost never achieve the actual speed of the plan you subscribe to. There are a number of reasons for this speed loss that will depend on the type of broadband you have, your location and the hardware you use. A Speed Test allows broadband users to
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10/04/2010
What is contention ratio?
Have you ever signed up to a supposedly super-fast ADSL2+ broadband internet plan, but discovered the speed you were getting at home was much slower than advertised? This could be the result of the contention ratio at your local phone exchange. Put simply, the contention ratio is how many people are sharing the same internet connection from the
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18/04/2018
Why isn't my WiFi working?
If you're reading this from the 21st Century, odds are that your goodly establishment has been decked out with some of this "WiFi" that all the kids are caterwauling about. More so, you likely rely on this WiFi for everything from online procurements to binge-streaming. I therefore deduce that you prefer this WiFi to be functioning at it optimal
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21/11/2018
What is Mbps?
Technology lingo can sometimes be a bit confusing to the average punter, even when some of that jargon becomes commonplace. One word that definitely fits into that category for many is “Mbps”. So what does it mean? Mbps Mbps stands for "megabits per second", and it's how we measure download/upload speed. A megabit is equal to one million bits.
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28/03/2018
What happens to my social media after I die?
Besides the fear of leaving behind an utterly embarrassing search history, we don't tend to give much thought about what happens to our online activities after we die. But we're also leaving behind blogs, music libraries, photo albums, domain names, financial records, gaming accounts and private emails. More to the point, we're bequeathing the
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