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iiNet Hints At Bob3 And ‘Secret New Product’

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1:30PM December 29, 2011 | Danny Allen

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”… More »


Online

iiNet’s BoB2 Combo Modem Finally Available

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11:45AM July 7, 2011 | Danny Allen

After a few months of delays, the successor to iiNet’s popular all-in-one modem/router/VoIP device is finally available. Here’s what’s new. More »


Geek Out

Modem Dial-Up Sound Slowed Down 700% Is Pure Creepfest

7:20AM June 29, 2011 | Brian Barrett

The sound of waiting for your dial-up modem to connect probably induces enough nightmarish flashbacks as it is. But when you slow that same smattering of scratches and clangs down 700 per cent, you get the soundtrack to the scariest part of every Wes Craven movie ever. More »


Computing

iiNet Now Launching BoB2 In June For $279

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9:00AM April 28, 2011 | Nick Broughall

If you’re the type of person who gets all excited by the prospect of updating your router (you know who you are) and you’ve got a thing for iiNet, you’ll be excited to know that iiNet has priced and dated its successor to the well-received BoB device, the BoB2. More »


iiNet Puts BoB On A Diet, Launches BoB Lite

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5:00PM December 14, 2010 | Nick Broughall

iiNet has taken their popular BoB modem/router/phone/VoIP device, stuck it on a treadmill and forced it to shed a heap of weight. The end result is the BoB Lite, which was released today by the ISP. More »


Leaked Verizon LTE Modems "Coming Soon"

2:00AM November 15, 2010 | Jack Loftus

Two Verizon LTE modems from LG and Pantech have leaked out in an ad that all but confirms the promised 38-city high-speed wireless network activation has all but arrived. More »


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 »


Clearwire Rover: Pay-As-You-Go WiMax By Day, Week Or Month

2:42AM August 31, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

Clearwire just announced Rover, a no-contract service that offers unlimited WiMax goodness for $US5 a day, $US20 a week or $US50 a month. Yep, get ready to start topping up your 4G. More »


Clear’s iSpot Is A 4G Hotspot For iPhones, iPads

11:14PM August 4, 2010 | Kyle VanHemert

With more cities being blanketed in the warm glow of WiMax every month, 3G speeds are going to start seeming primitive, fast. Clear’s iSpot hotspot lets iPhones, iPads and iPods touch get a taste of the delicious 4G future. More »


iiNet Has Sold 50,000 BoBs

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3:27PM August 4, 2010 | Nick Broughall

Modem, wireless router and landline/VoIP handset super combo device BoB from iiNet seems to be rather popular, with the ISP announcing that they’ve sold 50,000 of the devices since they launched about a year ago. More »