The bulk of Australia's NBN providers aren't expected to introduce new, faster NBN plans until after NBN Co boosts internet speeds in September, but a handful have decided to try and get ahead of the curve.
Exetel, SpinTel and Tangerine have all decided to take their new NBN 500 and NBN 750 plans live this month. As a reminder though, these high-speed internet plans are only available to customers with an HFC or FTTP connection.
The first cab off the rank here is Exetel's One Plan. Introduced earlier this month, this NBN 500 plan is priced at $80 per month. It offers typical download speeds of up to 500Mpbs and upload speeds of up to 40Mbps. For an extra dollar a day, you can pay for a Warp Speed add-on to temporarily boost the former figure up to 811Mbps.
In contrast, SpinTel has two new high-speed internet plans on offer for Aussies looking to upgrade their NBN connection ahead of September.
The first of these is the Spintel Home Turbofast plan, which was introduced a while back. The second is the SpinTel Home Turbo plan.
Priced at $74 for the first six months, this NBN 500 plan comes with unlimited data and typical evening speeds of up to 500Mbps and upload speeds of up to 41Mbps. After the honeymoon ends, you're looking at a price of $84.95 per month.
Then, there's Tangerine. This provider launched its inaugural NBN 500 plan earlier this week - or did it? Of the three providers that have jumped the gun on the new NBN speed tiers, Tangerine is perhaps the most odd in its approach.
Currently discounted to $68.90 per month for the first six months, the new Speedy Max plan will offer NBN 1000 speeds instead of the usual NBN 500 speeds on a trial basis until 14 September 2025. Until that promo period expires, those who sign up for this NBN plan can expect typical evening download speeds of up to 700Mbps and upload speeds of up to 41Mbps.
As with other high-speed NBN plans, this one is only available to Aussies with HFC or FTTP connection. After six months, you'll also be subject to the regular rate of $88.90 per month.
For a sense of how these plans compare, check out the widget below for a snapshot of NBN 500 and NBN 750 plans in our database.
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