Despite worrying reports about network congestion, Optus performed well in our tests. Top-notch speed, balanced with keen pricing - if you value network performance above all else this is the mobile broadband to get

Surprisingly there's no visual voicemail on our Optus iPhone, but otherwise the phone performs brilliantly with a massive speed boost over the 1st gen model.

No excess data charges, a free modem and a good software package make virgin worth a look

Cheap plans, good hardware and excellent results in our speed tests make 3 a deserving winner, in our group test against Telstra Bigpond, Optus, Vodafone, Virgin and Unwired.

Significant competition from the likes of Optus@Home recently has given cause for Telstra BigPond to devise flat-rate pricing plans that have opened up its cable service to the residential market.

The fastest test results, but the most expensive data packages make BigPond a fall-back only for those with no coverage from other providers

Disappointing speeds in our tests, underwhelming plans and expensive hardware make Unwired a niche choice

Apple Time Capsule owners can now access their files from afar thanks to a tie-in with Apple's Mobileme service.

A free modem and competitive pricing around the 5GB mark make Vodafone worth a look – but other networks are cheaper per GB

Good value, but without the decent performance or the feature set of our current award winners this time

The form of DSL offered by BigPond is ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line), meaning that the upload speed is lower than the download speed.

We like the ambition of producing a low-cost BlackBerry, but until it drops in price there’s too much competition.

In a world first, we've managed to get our hands on a review unit of Sony's stunningly thin ultraportable. Most surprisingly, it sports the newest Atom chip from Intel - the Z550 2.0GHz and GMA 500 graphics.

A great smartphone – particularly for ‘voice’ users. But we’d like to have seen the ‘touch’ technology run deeper.

A great smartphone – particularly for ‘voice’ users. But we’d like to have seen the ‘touch’ technology run deeper.

A stylish and rugged business-class smartphone with a huge choice of push-email clients available.