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While the Guinness Book of Record's notes this one down, we play the waiting game as mobile devices manufacturers play catch up with this latest advancement. It's probably worth pointing out before we go further that this particular promise is a very loose one. Theoretically the network is capable of delivering 21Mbps but only if you parked yourself immediately next to a base station, and accessed an uncongested network. Telstra pastes the caveat "customers will experience typical user download speeds of Kbps — 8Mbps" over all its promotional materials.

The difference between Kbps and 8Mbps is like the difference between a car in first gear and a car in fourth. The software needed to use the Turbo 21 comes on the bundled CD and installation, and set up are all but automatic processes.

The software is compatible with Microsoft operating systems including XP and Vista but, unlike previous BigPond modems, it's not available to Mac users. Once installed you have access to a mini-window interface with a single "connect" button.

The interface gives a visual indication of signal strength and of the amount of data sent and received, but doesn't include the detailed traffic info you get with the competition's broadband services, like 3 Mobile and Vodafone. We tested the Turbo 21 at a private residence in Sydney city. Despite the 21Mbps downlink, upload speeds are currently limited to 1Mbps. Telstra claims this will be upgraded to a peak of 5.

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