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This thread will be sticky on current providers having those 30 day notice policies just to leave them in 2024 isn't right.

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Aussie Broadband has confirmed a major outage in Victoria due to an issue with its CGNAT infrastructure, leaving thousands without internet....

If you've been browsing online forums, social media platforms like Discord, or Reddit while researching internet service providers (ISPs), you've...

Breaking News for AusGeek Readers!

A major leak has surfaced, revealing NBN’s next step towards ultra-high-speed internet. According to a recent...

Impacts Optus equipment.

A telecommunications tower hosting Optus antennas was toppled about a fortnight ago, with police investigating what is...

NBN Co will fast-track industry discussions about multi-gigabit services, proposing three new 2Gbps products for home and business users in the fibre...

If you’re currently connected to one of Telstra’s NBN plans, you might be seeing a price change shortly. The provider has recently announced that...

Here's My Review for Superloop NBN
Joined 07-2023 till 06-06-2024 (no longer a customer)

Let's get straight to the facts

Currently on...

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA: Superloop Ltd (ASX:SLC) has executed a subscriber transfer agreement to acquire all of MyRepublic Pty Ltd’s 52,000 (approximately)...

Aussie Broadband has been fined $213,120 by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) for not properly recording phone numbers in a...

Perth-based SD-WAN software company ActivePort has acquired Future Broadband, allowing it to accelerate the deployment of its Global Edge portal....

Hello Everyone! Happy Reading!

I'll try keep this short and to the point but that might not be possible
For starters, I'm on an HFC connection and...

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Here we have a list of mid range speed RSP/ISP Providers from 50/20 to 100/20 & 100/40

People are always looking for a quality ISP so...

Hello All, This isn't a thread of which ISP is better, this is just pure data analysis for infomation purpose

Since Joining Iinet (TPG) i wanted to...

Those looking for 5G Mobile/Internet Plans, here at AusGeek we have combined an easy list for those wanting to leave nbnco behind

(SpinTel)

5G...

Mobile virtual network operator Lycamobile has forked out for an infringement notice of $604,800 after the Australian telco industry regulator found...

2021 Broadcast TV Renewals

ABC Network

The $100,000 Pyramid: Season 5 premieres this summer
A Million Little Things: Officially renewed
America’s...

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As you all know heard the news Epic Broadband is officially dead and gone bust

Jake Berry also had another ISP/RSP Provider before hand...

NBN has extended the premises which can upgrade from FTTN to FTTP

Areas Listed below

New South Wales

Announced today in May 2021:

Alexandria,...

Nearly two months after pausing orders on new hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) services due to a global shortage of the necessary chipsets, NBN Co has...

NBN Co expects to start consulting with industry this month on the extension of its highest speed tiers, including up to gigabit, to part of its...

Hello Everyone,

Another tough year for everyone around the world due to the wuhan virus still causing havoc on our lives

Here are some streaming...

Australia via Malaysia

Malaysia:

Main report Dec 2020:

WebArchive Thuraiya:

Recent: Running in Circles

Previously we communicated to our Retail Service Providers (RSPs) information on an emerging issue related to the supply of core components for our...

What TV Shows are you currently catching up on?

I know i been bit absent from Discord lately

I just finished getting around to Cursed and is a...

On ebay i bought myself a Digital Thermometer Infrared Handheld Temperature Gun Un-Contact IR Laser Point cheap for $19 + free postage

Just got it...

(no i don't work for crazytel don't have anything to do with any of it. just passing on great deals i see floating on the web)

CrazyTel are in...

The national broadband network has sailed into the new year with a spring in its step, with the federal government declaring the $53 billion network...

COVID-19 lockdowns that forced Australians indoors for most of 2020 has put local telecommunications networks through their paces, as they cater to...

Northern Territory residents have claimed the unlikely mantle of being the most data hungry in the country when it comes to internet use....

Australia Sydney Location Test only

IKEv2 + Wireguard (Speed wise is fantastic and downloads via IDM (internet download manager) along
with...

The federal government has declared the National Broadband Network “built and fully operational” despite 35,000 homes still waiting to be connected...

A fortnight after soft launching the tool.
NBN Co has pulled its instant online quote generator that could be used to price an upgrade to fibre after...

Uniti Group has acquired Telstra Velocity and South Brisbane Exchange assets in a landmark deal worth $140 million.

The deal will give the...

Part of US$500 million South Island hyperscale data centre build.

Connectivity between Australia and New Zealand could receive a further capacity...

Launtel Review 400Mbps 07-12-2020

G'day all you loving quokkas folks xD

Right now it's peak hour no slowdown at all regardless of the date/night,...

Hey Nerds/Geeks, this thread will remain sticky and i will update as i try other VPN Providers

(VPN Testing) Let's see if they can keep up with my...

Hey geeks and nerds alike,

Bought a special on MaxiVPN off stacksocial for 6 months trial but prior to signing up

They said 3 more Australia...

Hey All, i got bored the last 2 days or so changing plans 250/25 > 1000/50 > 250/25 > 400/50

Done some DNS Speed testing out of boredom to see...

NBN fixed line broadband speeds reached record highs during the COVID-19 pandemic, research from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission...

Internet service provider Exetel revealed that a severed fibre cable near Newcastle, NSW was the cause of the NBN outage earlier this week.

On...

Hello Geeks and Nerds xD

To Show how happy i am with the launtel service i will leave this pic here: taken-byrottnestfastferries-png__605.jpg...

The fourth iteration of NBN Co’s wholesale broadband agreement has come into action today following months of negotiations.

The new agreement,...

G'day all folks

Here is my personal Bullet VPN Review
No i don't get paid by anyone nor any provider or company

I will be using UDP/TCP/L2TP to...

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110GB data (30GB + 80GB bonus).
12-month expiry.
Unlimited calls & text to standard national numbers.
Unlimited...

Facebook’s Mark Zuckerberg and Twitter’s Jack Dorsey will testify before the US Senate Judiciary Committee .

They will face questions after the...

Thanks for posting the review, this will help other people get an idea what to expect :)

First time using DShop to buy a computer desk with afterpay for my mother and it arrived damaged in the box
The Screws won't screw into the desk,...

Hello everyone

Sharing my personal experience because it warrants valid points for those looking at getting a Dedicated Server/Dedicated SeedBox...

List of Bargain ISPS for people looking for 50/20 & 100/20 & 100/40 plans (those that are not well known to the wider community therefor giving every...

$120 for 12 months included calls and 120GB of data.

Spotted this special just not long ago, it has a timer on their website gotta be quick

$30/year Unlimited usenet
$25/year 5TB data block non expire...

NBN Co claimed it will offer a quarter of its hybrid fibre cable ( HFC ) network upgrade to speeds of 500 Mbps by the end of next month.

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Just thought I would post this here in case anyone wants to gets some retro board games and toys at a reasonable price form Christmas..

Just picked up a cheap ASUS LYRA MAP-AC2200 setup

Looks interesting and should do a decent job of sharing some wifis around our new house. It covers...

Unsure if the site updates dynamically and how often though.

Rules for InActive Accounts on AusGeek Community

1) Accounts who haven't logged in at all eg: 0 posts will have an inactive rank without putting the...

TPG Telecom is set to move ahead with a new digital-only telco brand called ‘felix’, after Vodafone registered the brand late last year.

Details on...

Bought myself 2 of these 55L heavy Duty Storage Container online for delivery as i needed for storing stuff :D

Good price and looks strong :thumbup...

WATCH SERVERS IN THEIR NATURAL HABITAT

Enjoy the virtual tour too!

The main host/domain is at:

Free package includes ( max 3 sites ):

1 GB Storage Space (NVMe/SSD)
Free Sub-domain
Anti-malware Scanner...

I thought it was a useful list:

I believe the limit for the promo making it free is one per customer.

And chose a .site domain, add to cart.
Create an new account.
At checkout, you...

A decent high level overview of Docker, Linux-centric:

Hey guys

I'm been searching for some TV Series Recommendations similar taste with killjoys and The Orville

Syfy types like those two similar shows...

Domain Information Groper, commonly known as dig command is a DNS lookup utility that is popular on Linux. Dig tool is more flexible and better DNS...

Here is the MyRepublic Discord Server invite

Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman TIO

Complaints about phone and internet services decreased 4 per cent in the last financial year ending 30...

Hello All, hope everyone is staying healthy and doing well

Regarding NBN Forums for each ISP and subforums

I've been pondering over this for last...

Hello All, I'm Rain Head Founder of the site you see before you

Took lots of setting up to get it the way it is, even moving to a different hosting...

Here is a list of place where businesses can have fibre connect if they currently don't.

From what I can tell, if only if you spend a pretty good...

eg Alled Iranian guvmint domain

92 domains shut down.

More on here and DOJ here

Reverse DNS Formats
There are two general formats for Reverse DNS. Your DNS zone will need to conform to whichever format your RSP chooses:

Standard...

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Rollover up to 50GB when you recharge before expiry or when you maintain an active AutoRecharge.

Grab this awesome deal if your looking for new provider

New at Coles! Now, Coles Mobile Prepaid plans include Unlimited Calling to 15 International...

The European Union's top court has ruled that unrestrained mass surveillance of phone and internet data is unlawful, in a move which could curb the...

I'm really just questioning whether paying for it is worth it. I don't usually visit warez sites or other places that might load a virus. Also...

I would like to give a shout out to windows backup in Windows 10, latest build... there is still a windows 7 backup and restore program in the...

I've tried a few different ones including a good mechanical one that I still have in the cupboard but my favourite Keyboard is a keyboard/mouse...

So we made an offer on a property out in Peachester. Probably a little ahead of myself as we have not currently heard confirmation we can purchase...

A useful resource to determine how connections are linked to the Australian island - use peeringDB or HE.NET to determine if an RSP peers / uses the...

Introducing A utomatic P latform O ptimization, starting with WordPress!

With Automatic Platform Optimization for WordPress, your customers won’t...

Zoolz blames 2020 for 'an onslaught of complications'

More over here

Zoolz users will have 14 days to retrieve their data while refunds are...

The United States and Singapore came first and second in the ranking, which analyses how well economies employ digital technologies . They were...

Cloudflare Launches Radar ....

Sharing the Latest Internet Trends with the World in One Interactive Public Tool

Cloudflare Radar is available to...

Useful of engineers & lay users alike for planning. With today's higher speed connectivity, more often than not available bandwidth significantly...

VPS benchmarking Tools:

curl -LsO bench.monster/speedtest.sh; bash speedtest.sh -speed

YASB.sh - curl -sL yabs.sh | bash

ping.pe...

I just had an issue - transferring from one account on CF to another account on CF is not availabler yet.

Also note some 7 months ago:...

Looks like Spintel are having ISP wide outages. No word on what is causing it but I guess its a key piece of infrastructure failing. it is not the...

I happen to be a member of the Zürich Greeters - free! - pleased to show you around if at all the guvmint allows you to venture out and if passing...

and might well need a VPS.

Sometimes, growth is inevitable and it’s important to plan ahead and be ready for it. Read on if you currently hosting...

Traditionally, authentication in Unix-based systems is done with passwords. This tests “something you know”. SSH keys offer a higher level of...

Managing Linux servers can be very difficult at times. It can be very hard for someone who doesn’t have a lot of experience with the command-line...

Cost – On a budget, or looking to get the most for your buck. It might save you bit$ on electricity, time to setup a machine etc.

Backup – As with...

What da fark is this BBR thingy ??

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From Google about the BBR

BBR ( Bottleneck Bandwidth and Round-trip propagation time ) is a new...

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