TPG NBN internet plans: everything you need to know

Back in the ADSL2+ heyday, TPG quickly found a name for itself as a no-nonsense provider with competitive pricing and unlimited-data plans. Fast-forward to NBN-dominant times and TPG still tends to favour unlimited-data plans and competitive pricing.

In their cheapest form, you get NBN internet via a BYO option. If you don’t mind spending more, you can also nab a PAYG phone service and NBN-compatible modem. Let’s take a closer look at what the current crop of TPG NBN plans has to offer.

TPG is a rare NBN provider that sells plans on all NBN speed tiers, meaning you can sign up for bare-bolts internet on an NBN 12 plan or go all out (if you’re in an FTTP or HFC home) with NBN 1000.

Let’s start with TPG’s NBN 12 plan first, which is really only meant for homes with the most basic internet needs. While these are the most affordable TPG NBN plans on the menu, they're unlikely to satisfy the demands of most modern consumers. If you're confident you can get by on a TPG NBN 12 plan, you can find all the details in the widget below:

NBN 25 is what we consider to be the true entry-level broadband speed tier, which is an affordable way for a couple of users to enjoy most of the activities the internet has to offer at okay speeds. You can see TPG’s cheapest NBN 25 plan below.

NBN 50 is the most popular speed tier in Australia with good reason: it offers a solid mix of speed and versatility without being overly expensive. As far as TPG internet plans go, it's the goldilocks option. Check out TPG’s NBN 50 plan below.

Most metro homes in Australia can sign up for an NBN 100 plan, which offer download speeds up to twice as fast as NBN 50. Because of this, NBN 100 plans are meant for homes with five or more people who likely love to simultaneously stream, game online and download files. This makes it an ideal TPG wifi plan to consider for larger families. Check out TPG’s NBN 100 plan below.

NBN 250 plans are for streaming-heavy, gamer-centric homes or abodes with lots of people who don’t like to compromise on bandwidth when it comes to sharing their ’net. Granted, NBN 250 plans aren't available in everywhere. You'll need a HFC or FTTP connection to get one. If that's you, then be sure to give the TPG NBN 250 plans below a look:

The other speed tier available in Australia is also the fastest: NBN 1000. As with NBN 250, these plans are only available to FTTP and HFC homes. However, the blisteringly fast download speeds they offer are ideal for homes with many inhabitants who all have big bandwidth needs. Check out TPG’s NBN 1000 plan below.

For those in rural and regional areas, TPG also sells NBN Fixed Wireless plans on the NBN 25 speed tier. You can find these plans via the widget below.

In addition to the above NBN internet plans, TPG also offers a number of home wireless broadband alternatives like 5G Home Internet. Check out the widget below for a round-up of popular TPG NBN alternatives.

TPG NBN speeds range from great to decent the higher up the speed tiers you climb. All told, there are six options to choose from:

• NBN12 (Basic I) plans offer download speeds of up to 12Mbps
• NBN25 (Basic II) plans offer download speeds of up to 25Mbps
• NBN50 (Standard) plans offer download speeds of up to 50Mbps
• NBN100 (Fast) plans offer download speeds of up to 100Mbps
• NBN250 (Superfast) plans offer download speeds of up 250Mbps
• NBN1000 (Ultrafast) plans offer download speeds of up to 1000Mbps

NBN providers like TPG tend to advertise the maximum or typical speeds that a given plan could deliver rather than make more specific promises, as the performance of any individual connection can vary widely. For a better sense of how consistent TPG NBN plans are relative to the competition, it's worth looking at reports that compare the provider against alternatives and its own benchmarks.

According to the most recent NBN speed rankings and performance data published by the ACCC, TPG internet plans tended to deliver 97% of maximum plan download speeds during peak usage and 81.4% of maximum upload speeds during the same period.

NBN plans from TPG are available in metro with fixed-line NBN as well as rural and regional areas via Fixed Wireless NBN. Here’s a quick look at the NBN technologies that TPG sells plans for:

• Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP)
• Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC)
• Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTB)
• Fibre-to-the-Curb (FTTC)
• Fibre-to-the-Node (FTTN)
• Fixed Wireless

Those living in metro areas with homes connected to the NBN via fixed-line technologies can sign up for all NBN plans up to NBN 100. Only homes serviced by FTTP and HFC can sign up for TPG’s NBN 250 and NBN 1000 plans.

TPG only sells NBN 12 and NBN 25 options for Fixed Wireless plans - you'll need to look elsewhere for faster. 

TPG does not sell satellite NBN plans.