With the rise of things like LTE and HSPA+, the promise of free public Wi-Fi has lost some of its allure… but not all of it. iiNet has just rolled out 15 new wireless hotspots across the Perth CBD for its customers.
Kids today! According to a press release from iiNet, these little upstarts are feigning ignorance when it comes to technology matters so they don’t end up with the unpaid title of resident IT support person.
Acquisitions. I never knew they were infectious. Yet, going by Telstra’s recent communications to its staff, they may very well be, with the telco informing its employees that TPG could buy up iiNet, a move that would see the company leap into second position among Australia’s internet providers.
Fresh from the news that it’s buying Internode, iiNet’s is already teasing its upcoming hardware. Simon Watt from the company’s Lab team says early 2012 will see a product that a “few wireless modem owners will find it very interesting.” (These sketches labelled Bob3 accompany his post). Then he mentions a “super-secret new product”…
They’re the two of Gizmodo readers’ favourite ISPs — but soon they will be one. iiNet is buying Internode in a $105 million deal.
iiNet has a long history of dropping prices on broadband plans while raising bundled data allowances, so it shouldn’t really surprise us that the ISP has cut the price of its FetchTV offerings by up to a third. Although part of us can’t help but wonder if it’s a reaction to disappointing takeup…
It was one of the worst kept secrets of last week, but iiNet’s just made it official, announcing that it’s entered into an agreement to acquire Canberra-based TransACT for $60 million.
This recent ad from iiNet has been taken off the air after it was found to have breached the Commercial Television Industry Code of Practice. I’ve seen this ad a couple of times now and I can’t believe I never spotted this message. Don’t worry if you can’t read it — you’ll find the full text after the break.
iiNet’s paid technical support gurus will expand out of the company’s Perth home from next month.
New research shows which ISPs are the worst offenders when it comes to reducing BitTorrent speeds. The best ISP if you’re piracy-minded? The answer may surprise you.
