The best plans, the hidden costs, and is it really the best broadband deal on the market?

Perth ISP iiNet has bought New Zealand's third largest ISP Ihug for $30.1 million in cash and A$41.5 million in iiNet shares valued at $1.75 per share . IiNet's shares last traded at $2.50.

iiNet have been ordered to give up IP records of twenty file downloaders in the controversial court challenge between the Australian ISP and copyright group AFACT.

Film and television industries battling popular internet provider iiNet have withdrawn key parts of their claim against the company in the Federal court, and have been told to pay legal costs.

A bundled broadband deal by the VOIP company sounds interesting to us. Will the VOIP specialist be able to challenge the prices of iiNet and Internode?

Large demos no longer a quota problem. While online gaming will eat up a small portion of your quota, it's in the field of game demos and add-on packs that this could offer significant value

Download quotas, not speeds, are the next battleground in Australian broadband, with iiNet and Internode predicting quota increases.

gotalk claims to have the cheapest “naked” DSL plan in the market, and we think it’s worth a look.

iiNet subscribers will now have access to TiVo downloads without incurring download fees

The ISP adds freebie ABC video downloads to its list of goodies for broadband customers. Good news if you're a fan of the ratings winner, hosted by Wil Anderson.

iiNet's bigger download quotas don't solve the big catch for those stuck on plain ADSL, and wanting big download quotas on faster plans.

Our unparalleled test of mobile broadband returns, comparing the three fastest services on offer in Australia. Read PC Authority's full comparative results drawn from exhaustive testing with real-world data.

ISP to offer free streaming UK Premier League football. Good news if you're waiting for the kickoff on August 16.

To help you find the best plan for your needs, we've split up users into the following common profiles and provided recommended plans for each. Note that many ISPs have more plans than we could list in the table. We chose to only include the plans from each ISP that were the most competitive compared to the rest of the industry. This means there might be a more suitable plan for you that we didn't list, so be sure to check out the complete range of plans from an ISP if you don't find a good fit.

After years of waiting, the PIPE PPC-1 fibre-optic link stretching from Sydney via Guam, is going live. In a big win for consumers of some ISPs, a new era of cheaper plans and bigger data allowances may await

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