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Foxtel On Xbox Now Officially Unmetered On BigPond

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11:30AM May 30, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Last November, BigPond broadband customers were already reporting that the Foxtel on Xbox service was coming up as unmetered content on their broadband bills, but today the PayTV provider officially announced the unmetered deal. It also announced six new channels coming to your Xbox, courtesy of BigPond TV. More »


Entertainment

BigPond AFL Game Analyser Lands On Samsung Smart TVs

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5:00PM May 19, 2011 | Nick Broughall

If there’s one thing that really showcases the awesomesauce of IPTV, it’s sports. And one of the best examples of that is BigPond’s Game Analyser, which lets you watch NRL or AFL matches either in their entirety or via key moments of the match. Samsung Smart TV owners can now enjoy both NRL and AFL Game Analyser on their televisions, with the latter launching on Samsung Apps today. More »


Online

Telstra Launches 100Mbps Cable Plans In Melbourne

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10:30AM March 22, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Officially announced this time last year and promised for Christmas 2010, Telstra has finally launched its BigPond Ultimate Cable offering for select Melbourne suburbs. More »


Mobile

Telstra Not Introducing A $29 Bundle Fee As Planned

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9:23AM March 8, 2011 | Nick Broughall

Remember that $29 connection fee Telstra was planning on introducing to bundle contracts we told you about last month? Our tipster inside Telstra has just informed us that it was scrapped yesterday, the same day it was meant to be implemented. Win! More »


News

BigPond Bundles Adding Connection Fee, Dropping Discounts

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3:19PM February 28, 2011 | Daniel Long

A source within Telstra has informed Gizmodo that customers will see a new $29 connection fee if they choose to sign up to a Telstra Home Bundle. Combo discounts are also set to disappear from new contracts as well as at the end of currently existing contracts, potentially costing bundled users as much as $40 per month. More »


Entertainment

Foxtel Coming To Telstra’s T-Box In May

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1:52PM February 8, 2011 | Nick Broughall

When Foxtel launched its IPTV service on Xbox last year, they promised that they were looking at different ways to get their internet content out to a diverse range of customers. It looks like that plan has moved into phase two, with the Pay TV operator announcing they’ll be offering 30 channels of content through the Telstra T-Box from May this year. More »


Cars

The GizMod: Getting Connected

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10:00AM November 29, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Inside every car is a dream… A dream that one day, someone will install a 3G wireless router so that they can always be online. This week, we make that dream a reality for the GizMod Rukus. More »


Entertainment

Are BigPond Offering Foxtel On Xbox As Unmetered Content?

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1:00PM November 23, 2010 | Nick Broughall

According to a couple of tipsters and some users on the Whirlpool forums, Foxtel on Xbox is coming up as unmetered content for BigPond users. This is a huge win. More »


Online

If You Want To Watch The Melbourne Cup Online Today…

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10:30AM November 2, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Then BigPond is your friend. BigPond racing is streaming today’s race from Melbourne, on the off chance you’re: a) Away from a TV b) Away from a radio c) Simply can’t imagine experiencing video content unless it comes through the series of tubes that is the Internet. [BigPond Racing]


Telstra’s Ultimate USB Modem Now Available For Everybody

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3:30PM October 18, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Telstra’s just released their previously business-only Ultimate USB modem to the masses, along with a couple of new data plans. More »