modems
Hardware
2:09PM Nick Broughall | It looks like iiNet has actually put a little bit of effort into their latest modem/router offering, and we don’t just mean the awesome name ‘BoB’. More »
iiNet’s BoB Modem/Router Is The Best Named Gadget Ever
2:09PM Nick Broughall | It looks like iiNet has actually put a little bit of effort into their latest modem/router offering, and we don’t just mean the awesome name ‘BoB’. More » 
Networks
1:00PM Nick Broughall | You’ve got to give it to Telstra: Even though you pay for it dearly, their Next G network keeps advancing leaps and bounds beyond what any of the other networks have to offer. First there was the speed bump to 21Mbps download speeds, and now they’ve bumped up the upload speeds to 5.8Mbps. More »
Telstra Boosts Next G’s Uplink Speed To 5.8Mbps
1:00PM Nick Broughall | You’ve got to give it to Telstra: Even though you pay for it dearly, their Next G network keeps advancing leaps and bounds beyond what any of the other networks have to offer. First there was the speed bump to 21Mbps download speeds, and now they’ve bumped up the upload speeds to 5.8Mbps. More »
Hardware
Dear Modem from 1964, Welcome to the Internet
12:00PM Andi Wang | 45 years after it was first created, Livermore Data Systems’ “Model A” Acoustic Coupler Modem finally gets hooked up to the Internet, and travels to the World Wide Web at a whopping 300 baud. More »
Hardware
9:26AM Nick Broughall | You regular consumers can now buy the Telstra BigPond 21Mbps USB modem from your local T[life] or Telstra store. Of course, it’s going to cost you though. More »
Telstra 21Mbps USB Modem Now In Store
9:26AM Nick Broughall | You regular consumers can now buy the Telstra BigPond 21Mbps USB modem from your local T[life] or Telstra store. Of course, it’s going to cost you though. More »
QOTD
3:08PM Nick Broughall | The other week I won a Linksys dual-N wireless router as a lucky door prize. Yay me! The problem is that there’s no built-in modem, which my current wireless router has. When I went looking for a standalone modem to partner the new router, I found that most products on the shelves are combo units as well, and they’re often the same price as dedicated modems. So my question to you guys is this: do you use an all-in-one device, or separate devices to connect to the interwebs. More »
Question Of The Day: Do You Use A Separate Modem And Wireless Router?
3:08PM Nick Broughall | The other week I won a Linksys dual-N wireless router as a lucky door prize. Yay me! The problem is that there’s no built-in modem, which my current wireless router has. When I went looking for a standalone modem to partner the new router, I found that most products on the shelves are combo units as well, and they’re often the same price as dedicated modems. So my question to you guys is this: do you use an all-in-one device, or separate devices to connect to the interwebs. More »
Hardware
Telstra’s New 21Mbps USB Modem
11:40AM Nick Broughall | Reported by our good buddy Scott from Gadgetguy.com.au on his Twitter feed and confirmed by BigPond themselves, the new Telstra 21Mbps modem won’t play nice with Macs. Bugger. UPDATED! More »
Telstra’s New 21Mbps USB Modem Not Mac Compatible?
11:40AM Nick Broughall | Reported by our good buddy Scott from Gadgetguy.com.au on his Twitter feed and confirmed by BigPond themselves, the new Telstra 21Mbps modem won’t play nice with Macs. Bugger. UPDATED! More »
Peripherals
Sprint Dual U300 Modem Will Connect to Both EVDO and WiMax
12:15AM John Herrman | Sprint’s partnership with WiMax provider ClearWire looks to be bearing some hardware fruit, with the release of the first dongle to combine 3G cellular and 4G capabilities. More »
Peripherals
Novatel Ovation MC760 Is World’s Smallest USB EVDO Modem
11:14PM Matt Buchanan | We’ve been loving Sierra’s U597 EVDO card for a while because the form factor is so damn tight, but it looks like they just got one-upped (downed?) by Novatel, whose Ovation MC760 Micro Modem is the world’s smallest EVDO Rev. USB modem. It’s got onboard GPS, an integrated microSD slot, and a dual band antenna system “for enhanced performance on network fringe areas.” We can’t wait to check it out (we’re mobile internet whores)—it’ll be on Verizon or Sprint by the end of the year. More »
Networks
1:30PM Nick Broughall | Telstra’s been talking up their NextG network for some time as the world’s fastest, and for good reason. At 14.4Mbps, it currently is the world’s fastest, although there aren’t a lot of devices on the market that take advantage of that speed (most HSDPA phones and modems run at 7.2Mbps).
But, at the company’s annual Investor Day briefing today, they unveiled a new modem produced in conjunction with Qualcomm, Ericsson and Sierra Wireless, to blow the current network’s 14.4Mbps speeds out of the water. The new modem will be capable of 21Mbps, which is the speed Telstra will be taking its NextG network to early next year, with trials starting next month.
The technology, called enhanced HSPA (or eHSPA), will not only offer much faster speeds than are currently available, but will also improve network efficiency and offer increased capacity for all the consumers that will flock trickle over to NextG.
Of course, knowing Telstra, when they do launch this super-fast modem, they’ll also price it beyond the reach of us mere mortals. But still, for wireless internet that covers most of Australia and offers near ADSL2+ speeds, you’d expect to pay a premium of some kind, wouldn’t you?
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Telstra Shows Off 21Mbps eHSPA Modem On NextG Network
1:30PM Nick Broughall | Telstra’s been talking up their NextG network for some time as the world’s fastest, and for good reason. At 14.4Mbps, it currently is the world’s fastest, although there aren’t a lot of devices on the market that take advantage of that speed (most HSDPA phones and modems run at 7.2Mbps).
But, at the company’s annual Investor Day briefing today, they unveiled a new modem produced in conjunction with Qualcomm, Ericsson and Sierra Wireless, to blow the current network’s 14.4Mbps speeds out of the water. The new modem will be capable of 21Mbps, which is the speed Telstra will be taking its NextG network to early next year, with trials starting next month.
The technology, called enhanced HSPA (or eHSPA), will not only offer much faster speeds than are currently available, but will also improve network efficiency and offer increased capacity for all the consumers that will flock trickle over to NextG.
Of course, knowing Telstra, when they do launch this super-fast modem, they’ll also price it beyond the reach of us mere mortals. But still, for wireless internet that covers most of Australia and offers near ADSL2+ speeds, you’d expect to pay a premium of some kind, wouldn’t you?
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Networks
