AuTechWire Desk 
A VPN is one of the most oversold products on the internet. It does one thing well — it moves who can see your traffic — and a long list of things it does not do at all. This guide explains both, by threat model, so you buy for the right reason or not at … Read more
The NBN is one network sold by around 120 retailers, and the right choice depends on your address, your technology and what you actually do online. This guide routes every NBN question to a verified answer — speeds, providers, upgrades, alternatives and faults. If you buy internet in Australia, you are almost certainly buying the … Read more
Every 5G home internet comparison leads with download speed. But if you work from home, stream, or back up files to the cloud, upload speed is the number that decides whether your connection works — and it is the number providers least want to talk about. Here is what each Australian 5G provider actually delivers … Read more
You bought 5G home internet for its speed, set up a game server or tried to check your security cameras from work — and nothing connects. The problem is not your router. It is CGNAT, and no router setting can fix it. Here is what CGNAT breaks, how to check if you are behind it, … Read more
NBN Co is replacing its Sky Muster satellites with Amazon’s low-Earth-orbit constellation — but the launch has slipped a year, retail prices are still unannounced, and the details are scattered. Here is what is actually confirmed, what is still to be decided, and whether a Sky Muster household should wait or switch to Starlink now. … Read more
Starlink’s business plans are now sold as Priority tiers, priced from $84 to $806 a month depending on how much priority data you buy. But most small Australian businesses should not buy them — Residential Max at $150 a month is cheaper and, for most workloads, just as good. Here is how to tell which … Read more
In June 2026 the ACCC published the 33rd and final edition of its Measuring Broadband Australia program. The headline — fixed-line NBN connections delivering 99.4% of plan speed in busy hours — is real. So are three traps that make most coverage of the report misleading. In brief The ACCC published its 33rd and final … Read more
Search for an NBN 250 plan in Australia and you will get two answers: it was retired, and it is still on sale. Both are true — because the “250” on sale today is not the “250” that was retired. In brief NBN 250 was replaced by 750 in September 2025 — yet some providers … Read more
In September 2025, NBN Co gave most 100 Mbps homes a free jump to 500 Mbps. If your plan is NBN 100/40, you were not one of them — and you may now be paying more for a slower plan than the one that replaced it. In brief Still on NBN 100/40? The September 2025 … Read more
There is no single best NBN provider — there is a best provider for your household, your address and your budget. We compared the major providers on real ACCC-measured speeds, ongoing prices (not the introductory rate), and customer satisfaction to find the standouts, and the traps to avoid. New to the NBN? Start with our … Read more