Stories about iiNet

Aussie home broadband connections tip past the 50% mark
Despite one in every two Australian homes having a fixed broadband connection, we barely make it into the Top 20 list of countries with the highest penetration of home broadband.
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Telstra slugs new landline customers with $100 penalty for moving to naked DSL
A new $100 ‘temporary connection charge’ for disconnecting a landline after three months is claimed to dissuade customers from joining competing ISPs on a naked DSL plan.
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Internode adds 3G wireless data to its broadband menu
The popular ISP’s new NodeMobile Data plans repackage Optus 3G from $15 per month for 250MB, with excess usage blocks starting at $10 for 250MB.
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Internode "gobsmacked", iiNet welcomes FTTH network
Two high profile ISPs have welcomed the government's decision to scrap its fibre-to-the-node plans and build a fibre-to-the-home network instead.
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iiNet out of Rudd/Conroy net filtering trial
iiNet has announced that it has pulled out of the government's controversial internet filtering pilot.
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The bare facts on Optus’ naked DSL
Optus becomes the first major league telco to strip down for naked DSL, but punts on mobile rather than VoIP as its landline replacement.
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iiNet users get free WiFi at Starbucks
You'll come for the WiFi, but you'll stay for the coffee. iiNet Starbucks. At least, that's how the advertising jingle could go.
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Melbourne blackout cripples internet nationally
Hundreds of thousands of people have been without internet and phone calls due to a power outage in a major Melbourne data centre.
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iiNet piracy case starts in Federal Court
iiNet says it will vigorously defend itself against AFACT's claims that it authorised piracy among its users, but the case looks set to be a long battle.
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Internode: your call is more important to us
Dread waiting in ‘telephone queue hell’? Internode’s real-time Flash display of its sales and support phone queues sets a new standard for ISPs to follow
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AFACT v iiNet: the case that could shut down the Internet
We've asked prominent legal experts for their opinion on iiNet's chances of successfully defending itself in the user piracy lawsuit.
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Defiant iiNet to launch Tivo-killer broadband PVR
Despite facing a massive lawsuit from movie and TV production studios, iiNet says it will launch an IPTV service with a difference.
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Why iiNet will probably lose the piracy lawsuit
A look at the Copyright Act suggests the movie and TV industry have an unfortunately strong case against iiNet. PLUS: Read the court documents yourself.
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SCAPEGOAT: iiNet sued over BitTorrent piracy
Internet service provider iiNet is being sued by seven Hollywood movie studios for failing to disconnect users who allegedly swapped pirated movies via BitTorrent.
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NAMED AND SHAMED: the most complained-about ISPs
The results are in: the top 10 ISPs in Australia. But they won't exactly be popping champagne corks.
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