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Australia Gets 8Mbit/s Broadband now, 20Mbit Soon

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the bob-was-a-long-distance-trucker dept.

danwarne writes "Whirlpool is reporting the 'bad old days' of slow, expensive broadband in Australia might be over, with the large ISP iiNet unveiling broadband internet up to 8Mbit/s, from $29/mth. It has been installing its own DSLAMs into the exchanges of Australia's incumbent telco, Telstra, which limits internet access speeds to a maximum of 1.5MBit/s. iiNet boss Michael Malone says as soon as the ADSL2+ standard is approved for use in Australia (which should be in a month or two), he intends to switch the DSLAMs over to offering 20Mbit/s speeds. It looks like Telstra and Optus, the two incumbent telcos in Australia might have their duopoly on high speed broadband (10Mbit/s cable internet) challenged, with potentially great ramifications for price competition in Australia. The only downside noted by Whirlpool readers is that iiNet is forcing customers to take their long distance phone service as well to get access to the 8Mbit/s speeds, a move which is ironically reminiscent of the tactics used by Telstra and Optus."

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  1. Where is Michael Sims? by AnimeFreak · · Score: -1, Troll

    So you twat, have you been finally fired? You deserve it.

    Fucking pansie has not even replied to a comment in over a year.

  2. I don't live in Australia by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    There are no sites worth accessing in the .au domain. I don't plan on living down there with their long, hot summers and bitter cold winters. A former penal colony for grand old Britain, Australia has certainly come along way.

    But not far enough that makes me interested in this story.

  3. Re:Michael is gone! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    He got kidnapped by those dudes he domainjacked.

  4. Re:Michael is gone! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    I heard he ran off with Roland P for some steamy sex.

  5. Re:capped to 5GB/month by carm$y$ · · Score: 0, Troll

    Question is, can the kangaroos read that fast?

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  6. Re:i'll burn for thus but by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Soon he could be reincarnated as JOHN KATZ!! That's when we run for the hills.

  7. Re:Michael is gone! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Michael was killed in a car accident this morning. His parents have yet to be notified. Once the police track his parents down, there will be an announcement on ./

  8. Re:Michael is gone! tribute by saskboy · · Score: -1, Troll

    I know... In Soviet Russia, Michael sacks slashdot.org using an imagined cluster of Steven Kings?

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