Could you really replace your home or business broadband with a mobile dongle? Our broadband buyer's guide names the best plans, the most attractive deals and the best value for money.

The DGFV338 is a combination ADSL modem/router packaged in Netgear’s traditional metal case and powered by a particularly large and heavy mains adaptor.

Internode Managing director Simon Hackett is calling for experienced broadband users to take part in an Australian first trial of IPv6 running on the Internode ADSL network

An older router missing a couple of key features, but worth considering for a small office equipped with older and slower Wi-Fi and Ethernet equipment.

Nextep has extended its transparent LAN private network product with unlimited 3G access from Optus at a price it claims will be "not too dissimilar" from buying business-grade ADSL services

Although the basics of this router are somewhat low spec (no 802.11n or Gigabit Ethernet), the extras do make it interesting.

The especially full feature set of the 7404VNOX makes it stand out from the crowd.

Telstra's MEOW is a portable trailer sized ADSL station, that aims to be the ultimate in portable ADSL2+ backup, as it can be ported around the Australian countryside for rapid deployment during times of disaster.

In addition to the now obligatory USB modems, the 3G networks have started distributing their own Wi-Fi routers. What are 3G mobile broadband routers, and do you need one?

Full credit to Billion for thinking big with their 100Mbps fibre-capable BiPAC 7800N modem. Bad luck to everyone who can't get 100Mbps.

Fast, full of features and with mobile broadband support, but just a little too expensive

Respectable performance and a security assistant makes the Belkin N1 Vision a good contender for a small office.

Not a great performer in testing, but a firmware update that delivers the performance we saw with the TL-WR841ND would make it great value.

An expensive route, but the Netgear Prosafe SRXN3205 provides the reassurance of of an SSL VPN along with a long warranty.

Although it’s not a screamer at short range, the good long-range performance (at 5GHz at least) makes the Linksys WRT610N an attractive choice

The DIR-855 is among the fastest wireless routers in our tests and would be particularly attractive to all-Windows networks.

New broadband plans from Telstra with bigger download quotas are welcome, though you'll still find better value with the competition

Fast and blessed with some truly useful features - a router that's well worth investing in