Best NBN 2000 plans

Thanks to September's NBN speed upgrades, there's a new option available for those who want gigabit internet in Australia in the form of NBN 2000.

This speed tier has stolen to crown from NBN 1000 as the fastest form of fixed-line internet in Australia.  Just remember that you'll need a Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) or Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) connection to sign up. 

So which NBN 2000 plans are the best? The answer depends on your needs but it won’t take long to find thanks to this round-up of the best NBN 2000 providers and deals. Here’s everything you need to know about NBN 2000 plans in Australia when it comes to value, price and upload speeds.

The Superloop HyperSpeed plan is currently our pick of the lot when it comes to NBN 2000 plans. Priced at $145 for the first six months, this plan comes with unlimited data, typical evening speeds of up to 2000Mbps and upload speeds of up to 200Mbps. After the honeymoon ends, you're looking at a price of $165 per month.

The other caveat here is that aforementioned upload speeds are only available to those with a FTTP connection. Those with HFC cap out at 100Mbps. Although both versions of this plan compare favorably to the rest of the market, it's worth noting that the subtraction in upload speeds doesn't come with any sort of savings on the overall cost involved.

For a sense of how this plan compares to other NBN 2000 plans when it comes to speed, check out the widget below.

It's early days but most NBN 2000 plans promise to offer a fairly comparable level of performance when it comes to download speeds. It's a different story when it comes to upload speeds however. HFC connections cap out at an upload speed of 100Mbps while FTTP connections can go all the way up to 200Mbps. 

This difference is sometimes reflected in the prices attached to each provider. At the time of writing, signing up for an NBN 2000 plan starts at around $150 per month (without any discounts) with prices going as as high as $190 per month depending on the provider.

What does paying more get you? More often than not, the answer is the aforementioned  upload speeds. Relative to some of the other speed tiers, there’s a decent amount of variety when it comes to the upload speeds offered by each NBN 2000 provider. The priciest tend to offer the full 200Mbps that this speed tier is capable of achieving, but many others fall short of that mark and end up somewhere around 100Mbps. 

Depending on what you plan on using your NBN 2000 connection for, that might not be a an issue. For some, the chance to save an extra $10 or $15 per month is going to make more sense than squeezing an extra megabit or so out of their fixed-line internet connection.

It's also worth remember that most NBN 2000 providers will give your first handful of months at a discount before bumping you up to the regular price. If you stick with the same provider for too long, you might end up paying more for it. Fortunately, most NBN 2000 plans in Australia are no-contract so you can always shop around for a better deal once the honeymoon ends.

The Superloop HyperSpeed plan isn't just our favorite NBN 2000 plan this month, it also happens to be the cheapest when it comes to promo pricing. 

Priced at $145 for the first six months, this plan comes with unlimited data, typical evening speeds of up to 2000Mbps and upload speeds of up to 200Mbps. After the honeymoon ends, you're looking at a price of $165 per month.

For a sense of how this plan compares to other NBN 750 plans when it comes to intro pricing, check out the widget below.

As with other speed tiers, the price you pay when you sign up for a new NBN 2000 plan as a new customer is usually more generous than the one you'll end up paying after your first few months are up. The typical evening download speeds might change, but this story is likely a familiar one for most Aussies nowadays. 

If you prefer to set and forget but don’t want to pay extra for that peace of mind, it might make sense to go with an NBN 2000 plan that comes with cheaper ongoing pricing but costs a little more up-front instead.

If that’s how you prefer to play things, then the Southern Phone NBN Hyperfast plan  might be a better fit than the plans featured above. 

Priced at $149 per month, this plan offers download speeds of up to 2000Mbps and upload speeds of up to 200Mbps. Best of all, the price doesn't go up after a few months. The one catch here is that this plan isn't available for HFC connections.

For a sense of how this plan compares to other NBN 2000 plans when it comes to ongoing pricing, check out the widget below.