It Phone Home

A bizarre series of events led to major hassles for one Optus customer, reports Nick Galvin.

Hit The Fast Lane

David Flynn shows how to leave behind slow dial-ups and enter the speedy world of broadband internet. Internode HOME-256-Starter $30 a month (cheapest set-up fee, $258), ****1/2, www.internode.on.ne Exetel S 1U (6-month contract) $30 a month (cheapest set-up, $200), ****1/2, www.exetel.com.au Chilli Internet INTRO Standard $45 a month (cheapest set-up, $199), ****, www.chilli.net.au iiNet Medium 1500 $80 a month (cheapest set up, free on 24-month contract), ****1/2, www.iinet.net.au Optus DSL ...

In-house Harmony

Avoid family fights by joining up all the computers to one internet connection, writes Helen Bradley.