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A Darn Good Read Get Your Copy of ‘Darn a Good Yarn’ to Support the RFDS and CWA Heart-warming Tales of Life in Remote Australia The Royal Flying Doctor Service in association with the Country Women’s Association of Australia have recently published a book entitled a ‘Darn a Good Yarn,‘ a collection of stories, anecdotes,… View Article

Keep your online accounts and data secure with a hacker-proof password Passwords. You need them for everything, from online banking, to social networking sites, email accounts, Netflix… the list goes on. Passwords protect the valuable data contained within your accounts. Imagine all the information a hacker would have access to if they gained access to… View Article

Don’t Know Your nbn® Sky Muster® NTD from your ODU? nbn® Sky Muster® Satellite Internet Equipment The nbn® satellite internet service (known as nbn® Sky Muster and nbn® Sky Muster Plus) uses a connection box, or Network Termination Device (NTD) installed inside the house. On the outside of the house (normally the roof) is the… View Article

Download Recordings Directly to your PC. The PlayOn Downloader Companion App for PCs (Windows and OSX) is now available to download free-of-charge from PlayOn.TV Australia at playoncloud.com.au. The addition of this PC Downloader means PlayOn Cloud users can now auto-download their recorded streams directly to their PC overnight, during a set time window, thereby using… View Article

What is Opticomm Internet? Opticomm are one of the largest builder/owner-operators of estate communities and apartment complexes in Australia, accounting for more than 100,000 Australian households. In these communities, there is no nbn® because Opticomm have built into their communities the same fibre-optic cabling that NBN Co. use for their fibre broadband service. Residents wanting… View Article

As of April 1, 2020, changes to nbn® Sky Muster® Plus services announced by the nbn® came into effect, meaning several previously ‘metered’ activities are now ‘unmetered.’ (As in, not count towards your monthly data allowance) This is great news for those working-from-home, home-schooling the kids, playing online games or trying to run a business…. View Article

Activ8me is the largest retail supplier of satellite internet in Australia through nbn® Sky Muster® and an nbn® Business Satellite Services (BSS) provider to commercial and business clients. Activ8me notes that Speedcast International, nbn® partner on the Business nbn® Business Satellite Services (BSS), filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in Texas on April 23, citing… View Article

Kids love watching YouTube videos. When kids find a video they like, they love watching it over-and-over-again. Then over-and-over again some more. This can offer some much welcome relief for parents as well, with their child’s attention fully captured by the screen as they sit safely on the couch, offering a few rare minutes of… View Article

nbn® have introduced changes to nbn® Sky Muster® Plus with the changes taking effect on 1st April 2020. nbn® Sky Muster® Plus customers can expect changes to their service, all of which are aimed at providing more flexibility and greater value. nbn® have changed their definition of what constitutes ‘unmetered’ data, making it a bit… View Article

As efforts intensify for people to stay at home to thwart the spread of COVID-19, the home internet connection has become an even more vital commodity than it once was. Activ8me Standard Sky Muster® Customers Get An Additional 15GB Data each week for 3 months Until 22/06/2020 – may be extended. Especially for those in… View Article