Author Archives: The Elite Geek

A recent news article has come to my attention that the government plans to spend $1m ($1,000,000) or one million dollars, on a campaign with only ONE goal. It’s not the goal of promoting broadband’s benefits and cost savings to … Continue reading →

I often wonder what is the point of Telstra gaining money, if the next week, or next month, or next year, they are going to have to give it all back to where they get it from anyway? Such a … Continue reading →

Telstra have taken the correct way this time, and worked with the regulator to get regulations removed from a part of its network. With Optus’s massive fixed network roll out, Telstra deem that there is enough competition in the areas … Continue reading →

I’ve been monitoring the ADSL2+ coverage from Optus on the Let’s Go website (here: http://www.letsgo.com.au/adsl2.php) and have discovered that the roll out has slowed considerably. I wrote a post some months back about Gosford’s upgrade to ADSL2+ due soon, and … Continue reading →

Just a short post on this bit now, the Now We Are Talking site, I’m putting to the test. I read this BlogToon here. The author is basically stating that SingTel is the new tax man. I’ve put the following … Continue reading →

With the launch of BroadbandNOW.gov.au, a site that nearly runs in competition with Whirlpool Broadband Multimedia’s Broadband Choice, the government owned community website takes a different look at helping consumers choose a broadband plan. The Broadband Choice plan search is … Continue reading →

When you look at the behaviour of many businesses, they all have a common goal, among many of them: To capture marketshare, and to make a profit. Now, if you look at just these companies: Telstra, Optus, iiNet, Internode, AAPT, … Continue reading →

… at least, if the TV networks have anything to do with it. You see, illegal downloading of TV episodes affects TV Networks because they have no viewers to show the ads to. Now, if you take a popular TV … Continue reading →

Today, on ABC, was the National Press Club. I don’t generally sit there and watch politicians and the media argue on TV, and it’s not really that entertaining. I’d rather waste time explaining to some Whirlpool users exactly why Telstra … Continue reading →

Firstly, I have no idea just how much money has moved under the tables with this news, as it certainly does seem someone is being paid to publish what could be rubbish. It seems like they are happy to write … Continue reading →

.. Are the questions I want to ask Telstra’s Now We Are Talking. They will seemingly be happily racist about Singapore, despite the fact that Optus is an Australian company, employing Australian people, and is owned, not as they want … Continue reading →

.. That’s right, I am now ready to announce the winner of the poorest journalism yet. The choice was indeed difficult, with choices from Alan Kohler, who seemed to think undecided on the broadband scene, despite being a financial reporter, … Continue reading →

Found a spare ten minutes today to have a sticky in the In The News forum on Whirlpool (and I don’t normally hang out there at all), but I saw this rather appealing topic, the topic of the young not … Continue reading →

What a surprise. She’s been evicted. I had her flagged as one most likely to continue right on to the end of Big Brother. I wonder if the poll had “issues” of some sort? Nah, Big Brother wouldn’t risk the … Continue reading →

With an announcement from the government due soon about the changes proposed to the FTTN network idea, there has been plenty of speculation. However a recent news article in SMH mentions that the federal government might be throwing money at … Continue reading →

Phil Burgess attacking the ACCC and showing support for an ALP tax payer funded broadband plan was the last straw. Telstra have now placed themselves in a dark spot. The government is going to establish a committee to review and … Continue reading →

That’s right. Internode have had to raise prices on plans, from around $5 to $40 to reflect the true costs in supplying those plans. That’s fair if you ask me. They’ve basically gone downhill for a while, and a rise … Continue reading →

Thinking about each technology, the advantages and disadvantages of each are pretty obvious: FTTN (fibre to the node) works by moving the exchange, closer to the home. All of Australia’s telephone exchanges are connected to each other with backhaul, in … Continue reading →