FAQs

What is WhistleOut?

WhistleOut is an Australian comparison site for mobile, internet and pay TV plans, comparing 658 plans from 44 providers. We’ve compared phone and internet plans since 2008. You enter what you need, such as your address, data, speed or budget, and our search engine shows the plans that match.

Is WhistleOut free to use?

Yes, WhistleOut is completely free. We don’t put data behind paywalls or ask for your personal details, and we never make unsolicited calls or ask for payment information. When you choose a plan and click “Go to Site", you sign up directly with the provider.

How does WhistleOut make money?

Providers may pay us when you click “Go to Site", a “Promoted product" listing, or some links in our articles. We don’t accept payment for favourable reviews or news coverage, and sponsored articles are labelled with a disclaimer.

How does WhistleOut choose which plans to show?

Plans are sorted by lowest monthly cost by default, and commercial relationships don’t change that order. You can re-sort results using the filters, and paid placements are clearly labelled. In articles, our editors build pricing tables to illustrate specific comparisons, with the sort order shown below each table.

Does WhistleOut compare every provider, or just those who pay?

Providers don’t have to pay to be listed. We cover at least the top ten providers in every category, which currently means 34 internet providers and 28 mobile providers. Our organic results include providers whether or not they have a commercial deal with us, and WhistleOut Awards and Editor’s Picks are judged without regard to commercial relationships.

How often is plan and pricing data updated?

Our data team checks plans against providers’ own published pricing several times a week, making around 400 changes a month across more than 7,000 plan combinations. Every change is confirmed and entered by a person on our product data team. No AI tools or automated scraping are used to collect plan data.

Do people actually save money using WhistleOut?

72% of surveyed WhistleOut users said they saved money or found a better phone or internet plan.* Users who switched saved an average of $190 a year.^*

*Source: WhistleOut survey of 115 users, May 2026. Survey details