Sick of The Big Three telcos? You’re not alone. Smaller providers are getting more popular with Australians according to the ACCC, so if you’re looking away from Optus, Telstra, and Vodafone for your NBN we don’t blame you.
Big names don’t necessarily equate to big things. There are a huge number of smaller NBN providers out there that are offering the same typical evening speeds as Telstra, Optus, and Vodafone but for a fraction of the price.
Here are the nine NBN providers that have NBN 50 speeds just as fast as The Big Three, but cost less.
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#1
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amaysim
All Fixed Line nbn®
NBN50
$45/mth
Min. cost $45
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#2
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Belong
All Fixed Line nbn®
NBN Standard Plus – Unlimited
$55/mth
Min. cost $55
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#3
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Dodo
All Fixed Line nbn®
Editor's Pick
nbn50 Unlimited Plan
$57.99/mth
Min. cost $57.99
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#4
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Moose NBN
All Fixed Line nbn®
nbn 50/20 Premium
$59.80/mth
Min. cost $59.80
Link not supplied
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#5
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Tangerine Telecom
All Fixed Line nbn®
Value Plus NBN 50/20
$64.90/mth
Min. cost $64.90
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#6
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Flip
All Fixed Line nbn®
Unlimited Family nbn50
$68/mth
Min. cost $68
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#7
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Swoop
All Fixed Line nbn®
nbn® Home Everyday
$69/mth
Min. cost $69
Link not supplied
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#8
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Superloop
All Fixed Line nbn®
Extra-value nbn50/20
$69/mth
Min. cost $69
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#9
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Kogan Internet
All Fixed Line nbn®
Silver Unlimited
$69.90/mth
Min. cost $69.90
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Right now the cheapest telco is SpinTel, thanks to a WhistleOut exclusive offer. For the first six months you’ll get $10.95 off your bill, bringing the NBN 50 plan down to $54 per month. After the promo period is up the price goes back up to $64.95 but it is entirely contract-free so you can always cancel and pick a new provider to save more.
Here are all of SpinTel’s NBN plans:
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#1
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SpinTel
FTTP, HFC
Home Turbofast 750/50
$69/mth
Min. cost $69
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#2
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SpinTel
FTTP, HFC
Home Turbo 500/50
$69/mth
Min. cost $69
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#3
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SpinTel
FTTP, HFC
Home Ultrafast 1000/100
$76/mth
Min. cost $76
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After SpinTel comes Tangerine at just $0.90 more per month. Once again this price is so low because of a promotional discount for the first six months, but Tangerine’s plans are also contract-free so you can cancel when the price goes back up. Signing up with a provider you don’t know can be nerve-wracking, but Tangerine will give you a 14-day trial when you first join the telco. If you’re not happy in those first two weeks then you can cancel, and have your plan fees refunded. No muss, no fuss.
These are the full range of Tangerine’s NBN plans:
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#1
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Tangerine Telecom
FTTP, HFC
Speedy Max NBN 500/50
$59.90/mth
Min. cost $59.90
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#2
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Tangerine Telecom
All Fixed Line nbn®
Value Plus NBN 50/20
$64.90/mth
Min. cost $64.90
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#3
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Tangerine Telecom
FTTN, FTTB, FTTC
Speedy NBN 100/20
$67.90/mth
Min. cost $67.90
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#4
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Tangerine Telecom
FTTN, FTTB, FTTC
Speedy Plus NBN 100/40
$73.90/mth
Min. cost $73.90
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#5
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Tangerine Telecom
FTTP, HFC
Ultraspeedy NBN 1000/100
$89.90/mth
Min. cost $89.90
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Dodo, MyRepublic, and Internode all sit between $58 and $60 per month with the same typical evening speeds of 50Mbps on NBN 50 plans. Each of these providers is offering a six month discount of between $10 and $20 on no-contract plans.
They each have some extra options to entice you. You can save even further with Dodo if you bundle your electricity and gas with the provider, this is one of just three telcos that allow this at the moment.
Internode offers a modem with 4G backup for an extra $192 which you can either pay in full or pro-rata over the course of your plan. 4G backup speeds are capped as a maximum of 12Mbps down and 1Mbps up, which is the same as an NBN 12 connection.
While MyRepublic allows flexibility with a 30-day Happiness Guarantee. If you’re not satisfied within the first 30-days MyRepublic will try to fix your problem, and refund your first month’s plan fees and any hardware costs.
Here are Dodo, MyRepublic, and Internode’s plans from cheapest to most expensive:
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Dodo
All Fixed Line nbn®
Editor's Pick
nbn50 Unlimited Plan
$57.99/mth
Min. cost $57.99
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After Internode the prices jumped up quite a bit, but Kogan and TPG are both still cheaper than any of the major telcos. Both providers offer download speeds of 50Mbps during peak times on an NBN 50 plan, and unlike the others in this round up currently don’t have promotional pricing.
Kogan’s plan will set you back $68.90 per month, while TPG’s is $69.99. These telcos offer relatively no-frills services, but with Kogan you can earn Qantas Points on every bill. Both are entirely contract-free.
These are Kogan and TPG’s plans:
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#1
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Kogan Internet
All Fixed Line nbn®
Silver Unlimited
$69.90/mth
Min. cost $69.90
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#2
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TPG
All Fixed Line nbn®
nbn50 Unlimited Plan
$69.99/mth
Min. cost $69.99
Link not supplied
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The last two telcos offering cheaper, but just as fast NBN plans as The Big Three are iiNet and iPrimus. Plans with these two sit at around $75 per month for an NBN 50 plan, and are entirely no contract.
Note that you can’t bring your own modem to an iPrimus plan and will usually need to pay a $70 setup fee. Currently this fee is being waived.
Here are the plans currently available from both:
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iPrimus
All Fixed Line nbn®
Standard Plus Plan
$90/mth
Min. cost $90
Link not supplied
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