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Internode are giving their customers a very early Christmas present – a free speed upgrade and double the download quota for 1500k ADSL plans. But will it be enough?

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

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

We take each week's best rumours from around the world and list them here in the Weekly Rumour Mill.

Fancy saving $10 a month on your Naked ADSL2+ but with twice the standard Data Block allowance? Internode are giving their customers an early Christmas present.

The kicker? Among the proposed plans is a regular telephone service without line rental.

Telstra has completed the 100Mbit upgrade to their Melbourne cable network and are next planning to get 30Mbit speeds into the rest of the country; but first they'll need to dispel those endless NBN comparisons

Internode have just announced they will be cutting some of the prices and fees on their newly released VOIP plans.

iSuggest, Record Me, 12 new SD channels, 15 new HD channels, new plan pricing, IQ formatting changes and more time-shift options are all expected to be phased in over the next month.

Good news for 3G fans - Telstra's expansive NextG network will now enable cut-price roaming for the 3 network, providing those customers with greater 3G access around Australia.

A Foxtel IQ2 killer or just another DVR – we look at what Tivo is and isn’t for the Australian market in our special Tivo FAQ.

A Foxtel IQ2 killer or just another DVR – we look at what Tivo is and isn’t for the Australian market in our special Tivo FAQ.

Sharp are finalising plans to commercially produce quad and triple layer Blu-ray discs capable of 100GB and 8x read speeds using new disc materials and improved laser technologies

Internode have jumped into the wireless 3G market with two low-end, budget priced data plans, piggybacking on the Optus network.

You can now host a wireless network anywhere you can receive a Telstra NextG signal. Great idea, now about those data plans . . .

A "bonus" 1GB of data and a chance to double your download limit are two ways Telstra is hoping to attract more of the prepaid wireless crowd

Greenpeace have cited Microsoft, Sony and Nintendo as among the worst environmental offenders, when it comes to using toxic materials in their manufacturing.

Terminator Salvation is much better than the last film in the series, but ultimately fails to connect with its audience. The effects and visuals are great, but the human characters pale in comparison to the lethal robots.

After facing two straight years of financial losses, VOIP provider Engin are reportedly gearing up to launch Naked DSL, in a last ditch effort to attract customers.