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3/02/2022
Wireless Broadband vs Fixed Line Broadband (NBN, Fibre, ADSL and Cable)
What is meant by ‘there is no wireless’? The idea that installing fibre to every home is a waste of time and money, because everyone’s moving towards wireless connections, is a popular position to take for opponents to the NBN. The only problem with this is that it ignores how a wireless connection works, and mistakes mobile broadband for wireless
Mobile Broadband
3/08/2015
Tablet Plan Bundle
Extend your reach! Keeping updated on the go is always difficult in this day and age. Wi-Fi is not always readily available and sometimes cellular coverage is not the best. The solution - a tablet plan bundle. Bigger than a mobile phone, smaller than a computer, tablets are revolutionising the way we live our lives. The ideal devices for work
Mobile Broadband
10/08/2013
Everything you need to know about Mobile broadband
Mobile broadband is not your average kind of broadband. It doesn’t use fixed cables like an ADSL connection, it is completely wireless. There are some definite pros and cons for using mobile broadband that every prospective buyer should know about. Firstly, mobile broadband, sometimes called wireless broadband, is not Wi-Fi broadband! This is
Mobile Broadband
22/02/2013
Extra! Extra! Read all about it on your iPad
Interested in getting a 3G data plan but already have a tablet? Vodafone offer no contract BYO Tablet data plans starting from 2Gb for $19 a month. Call us on 1300 764 000 for more information!   We’ve all seen it coming: Kindles replacing books in the hands of commuters; iPhones and iPad apps substituting the morning paper; Bookstores closing
Mobile Broadband
10/10/2012
How Mobile Broadband Works
A big dream for the writers here at Compare Broadband (and at our sister site, Compare Mobile Plans) is to successfully visualize just what’s involved in delivering your internet connection. One of the hardest concepts to visualize is just how your data is sent over mobile broadband. Looking for 4G speeds? Call Optus on 1300 768 194! Fixed Line
Mobile Broadband
25/09/2012
Is 4G worth the extra cost?
Apple’s latest iPhone is expected to be the device that provides ‘the tipping point’ for 4G, the thing that will bring the service into public view as a must have. It will certainly provide the biggest real world test for Telstra’s year old and Optus’ brand new 4G service – year after year, studies demonstrate that iPhone users consume a
Mobile Broadband
20/09/2012
Broadband plans for iPad or Android tablets
Whether you are hoping for an iPad Mini in your Christmas stocking or you snagged an ultra cheap Aldi Bauhn Android tablet recently, you're probably looking for an easy way to connect your tablet to an internet connection while out and about.There are three ways to buy a broadband plan for your tablet and a fourth, slightly sneaky way.1.    Buy a
Mobile Broadband
11/05/2012
Amaysim - 5 reasons to switch your mobile broadband
If you’re often left shaking your head and wondering if every internet and mobile provider is trying to drive you crazy, spare a thought for Amaysim. This plucky Aussie company has been putting its mobile where its mouth is, offering stellar plans and not compromising on customer service and general ease of use. Click here to check out Amaysim’s
Mobile Broadband
21/03/2012
Optus 4G trials record 70Mbps speeds
Australian IT site Delimiter has reported that Optus have successfully carried out trials for 4G mobile and data services on the 700MHz band, previously used for analogue TV transmission. Speeds recorded during the trials exceeded 70Mbps- 3x times faster than even the fastest ADSL connection, and approaching the maximum speed of most fibre-optic
Mobile Broadband
5/01/2012
TransACT review
TransACT is a telecommunications company based in Canberra. Australian Capital Territory (ACT) dwellers will be familiar with the name, as TransACT supplies many homes in Canberra and the surrounding suburbs with wholesale cable broadband services. In the ACT, TransACT uses a number of Internet Service Providers (ISPs), including Grapevine, to
Mobile Broadband
16/11/2011
What is 4G?
Now that Telstra has launched a 4G mobile broadband service in Australia, you can expect to hear a lot more about the next-generation mobile network in the coming months.There has been a lot of media interest in the technology, with speculation that 4G will completely change the way we use the internet and render the National Broadband Network
Mobile Broadband
15/11/2011
Mobile broadband FAQs
We get lots of people contacting us with questions about mobile broadband: what it is, what are its benefits and what are its limitations. We cover the most frequently asked questions here, but fee free to email or call us on 1300 106 571 if you want to know something that has not been covered here.What is mobile broadband?Mobile broadband is an
Mobile Broadband
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