good speed, good features and plenty of flexibility make this a winner

Slow speeds and a high price make this an underwhelming offering

Good value if purchased with a plan, the telstra’s speed impresses

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

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

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

Quality, speed and a huge array of features go some way to justifying the price

Plenty of features, but printing and scanning results proved average at best

Decent wireless printing, but the poor scanning, copying and speed let the Dell down

Good, but not good enough: it can’t compete with the winners this month

Fast, great quality prints at a decent price – the only real competition for the other Canon

The scanner is the only minor weakness in an otherwise near perfect home all-in-one

Interesting design and plenty of features, but it takes an age to produce mediocre results

A dreadful scanner and an overall lack of features make the low price a moot point

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.

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

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