Is your home network secure? With the wealth of personal information stored on our computers and other connected devices, it’s important to find out! When it comes to checking the security of your home network, your modem or WiFi router should be your first point of focus. After all, it handles all the data going in and out of your broadband connection, so it’s vital that its settings are in ship-shape.

To help protect your network, we’ve put together a list of the settings you should check whenever you get a new modem or WiFi router up and running.

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Are you looking to learn more about the National Broadband Network? Whether you’re still waiting to get on the NBN™ or you’re already connected and you need to check on your service, there’s lots of tools to help you find out more about your NBN™ status.

Fortunately, we’re here to help! Let’s take a look at some handy online tools that will tell you:

– Your NBN™ availability and when the NBN™ rollout is coming to you;

– Which NBN™ plans are available at your address;

– How to run an NBN™ speed test; and

– How to do an NBN™ check for outages and planned maintenance in your area.

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When will I get NBN in my area?

What do I have to do to get the NBN™?

What NBN™ speeds can I get?

The NBN™ like every new technology takes a bit of understanding. If you’re not sure when you can get the NBN™, what to do when you can get it, or what plan to choose, then keep reading! To make things clear and easy to follow, we’ve put together some handy tips as well as some answers to the most commonly asked NBN™ questions so you get connected to the NBN™ with ease.

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