Telstra NBN just got more affordable

Anula Wiwatowska - Offsite Editorial Lead

Last updated 10 June 2020

Thanks to a new promotion Telstra is discounting every one of it’s NBN plans by $120 across 12 months and waiving the connection fee. New customers can take $10 off their monthly bill every month for the first year, and will save a further $99 on the connection fee simply by signing up online.

You’re only a few clicks away from a cheaper Telstra plan for the next year. Telstra NBN plans are contract-free, but if you leave within your first 24 months, you'll have to pay out the remaining value of the included modem.

#1	Telstra	Telstra FTTP, HFC Ultrafast Internet Only Plan FTTP, HFC nbn® 815/80 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Get 50% off any home nbn plan for 2 months. Add code PROMO at checkout. Ends 05.10.26. T&Cs apply. $129/mth Min. cost $64.50 Link not supplied	$129/mth Min. cost $64.50	Link not supplied
#2	Telstra	Telstra FTTP, HFC Upfront Internet Plan Ultrafast FTTP, HFC nbn® 815/80 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Get 50% off any home nbn plan for 2 months. Add code PROMO at checkout. Ends 05.10.26. T&Cs apply. $139/mth Min. cost $69.50 Link not supplied	$139/mth Min. cost $69.50	Link not supplied
#3	Telstra	Telstra FTTP, HFC Ultimate Internet Only Plan FTTP, HFC nbn® 750/40 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Get 50% off any home nbn plan for 2 months. Add code PROMO at checkout. Ends 05.10.26. T&Cs apply. $119/mth Min. cost $59.50 Link not supplied	$119/mth Min. cost $59.50	Link not supplied
#4	Telstra	Telstra FTTP, HFC Upfront Internet Plan Ultimate FTTP, HFC nbn® 750/40 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Get 50% off any home nbn plan for 2 months. Add code PROMO at checkout. Ends 05.10.26. T&Cs apply. $129/mth Min. cost $64.50 Link not supplied	$129/mth Min. cost $64.50	Link not supplied
#5	Telstra	Telstra FTTP, HFC Premium Internet Only Plan FTTP, HFC nbn® 500/40 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Get 50% off any home nbn plan for 2 months. Add code PROMO at checkout. Ends 05.10.26. T&Cs apply. $99/mth Min. cost $49.50 Link not supplied	$99/mth Min. cost $49.50	Link not supplied
#6	Telstra	Telstra FTTP, HFC Upfront Internet Plan Premium FTTP, HFC nbn® 500/40 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Get 50% off any home nbn plan for 2 months. Add code PROMO at checkout. Ends 05.10.26. T&Cs apply. $113/mth Min. cost $56.50 Link not supplied	$113/mth Min. cost $56.50	Link not supplied
#7	Telstra	Telstra FTTN, FTTB, FTTC Premium Internet Only Plan FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 100/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Get 50% off any home nbn plan for 2 months. Add code PROMO at checkout. Ends 05.10.26. T&Cs apply. $99/mth Min. cost $49.50 Link not supplied	$99/mth Min. cost $49.50	Link not supplied
#8	Telstra	Telstra FTTN, FTTB, FTTC Upfront Internet Plan Premium FTTN, FTTB, FTTC nbn® 100/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Get 50% off any home nbn plan for 2 months. Add code PROMO at checkout. Ends 05.10.26. T&Cs apply. $113/mth Min. cost $56.50 Link not supplied	$113/mth Min. cost $56.50	Link not supplied
#9	Telstra	Telstra All Fixed Line nbn® Basic Internet Only Plan All Fixed Line nbn® nbn® 25/4 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Get 50% off any home nbn plan for 2 months. Add code PROMO at checkout. Ends 05.10.26. T&Cs apply. $89/mth Min. cost $44.50 Link not supplied	$89/mth Min. cost $44.50	Link not supplied
#10	Telstra	Telstra All Fixed Line nbn® Upfront Internet Plan Basic All Fixed Line nbn® nbn® 25/4 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Get 50% off any home nbn plan for 2 months. Add code PROMO at checkout. Ends 05.10.26. T&Cs apply. $97/mth Min. cost $48.50 Link not supplied	$97/mth Min. cost $48.50	Link not supplied

According to typical evening speeds Telstra NBN has some of the fastest NBN 100 (Premium) and NBN 50 (Standard Plus) download speeds. Touting 88Mbps and 44Mbps respectively, the provider offers up some zippy speeds albeit at the Telstra premium cost. It’s important to note that Telstra’s NBN 100 plan is a 100/20 option, meaning that you’ll only get 20Mbps max upload speeds. For most people this shouldn’t make a major difference, but if you tend to upload big files for work you may notice some reduction in speeds.

For comparison Aussie Broadband’s 100/20 NBN plan has the closest Premium evening speed sitting at 86Mbps, and is charging $11 less per month than Telstra’s discounted rate. You could also opt for Aussie’s traditional NBN 100/40 plan with the standard 40Mbps upload speeds and still pay $1 less per month.

FTTN, FTTB, FTTC

Fast nbn - Unlimited

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nbn® 94/18 Mbps
Unlimited Data
Deal: Includes $20 off for the first 6 months. Promo code SPRING20. $99/mth after promo ends 15.11.26

$79/mth

Min. cost $79

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$79/mth

Min. cost $79

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Standard Plus plans are more competitive with TPG, Superloop, Vodafone, Kogan, and Optus all offering speeds of 44Mbps or higher for between $9 and $14 less than Telstra per month.

#1	Superloop	Superloop All Fixed Line nbn® Extra-value nbn50/20 All Fixed Line nbn® nbn® 50/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Incl. $20/mth off for 6 months! $69/mth for 6 mths, then $89/mth + Bundle & Save $69/mth for first 6 mths, then $89/mth Min. cost $69 Go to Site	$69/mth for first 6 mths, then $89/mth Min. cost $69	Go to Site
#2	Kogan Internet	Kogan Internet All Fixed Line nbn® Silver Unlimited All Fixed Line nbn® nbn® 50/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Incl. $11/mth off for 12mths. $69.90/mth for first 12 months then revert back to $80.90/mth. Offer available until withdrawn. $69.90/mth for first 12 mths, then $80.90/mth Min. cost $69.90 Go to Site	$69.90/mth for first 12 mths, then $80.90/mth Min. cost $69.90	Go to Site
#3	TPG	TPG All Fixed Line nbn® nbn50 Unlimited Plan All Fixed Line nbn® nbn® 50/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: $69.99/mth for first 6 months, then $89.99/mth. T&Cs apply. $69.99/mth for first 6 mths, then $89.99/mth Min. cost $69.99 Link not supplied	$69.99/mth for first 6 mths, then $89.99/mth Min. cost $69.99	Link not supplied
#4	Optus	Optus All Fixed Line nbn® Optus Everyday nbn® All Fixed Line nbn® nbn® 50/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: $82/mth for a year, then $97/mth or as notified. New services. Incl intro offer + extra $5/mth off. Min cost $388. Ends 6/10. $82/mth for first 12 months, then $97/mth or as notified Min. cost $82 Link not supplied	$82/mth for first 12 months, then $97/mth or as notified Min. cost $82	Link not supplied
#5	Vodafone	Vodafone All Fixed Line nbn® Essential+ nbn® All Fixed Line nbn® nbn® 50/17 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Save $10/mth when you bundle with a mobile plan with Vodafone. T&Cs apply. $94/mth Min. cost $94 Link not supplied	$94/mth Min. cost $94	Link not supplied

Where other providers best Telstra on price, opting for Australia’s biggest telco comes with it’s perks.

Every plan comes with the Telstra Smart Modem with 4G backup at no upfront cost. So if your connection is down for whatever reason you’ll be backed by Telstra’s expansive 4G mobile network to keep you online. If you terminate your contract before 24 months is up you will need to pay out the prorated amount of the modem cost. This is equal to $9 multipled by the remaining months left on your 24-month payment plan, to a maximum of $216.

New customers also benefit from a 30-day satisfaction guarantee, if you’re not happy with your service and Telstra can’t fix it then you can cancel your NBN service with no fees or penalties.

Telstra plans also give you access to Telstra Air which connects customers to free WiFi at over a million hotspots across Australia and even more Fon hotspots overseas. You can also opt in for Telstra Plus which boasts membership rewards like cheap movie tickets and a points system to redeem for gadgets and merchandise.

These NBN plans come bundled with a basic home phone service package with unlimited local and national calls and the choice to add on unlimited international calls to 35 countries for $15 per month.

You’ll also get a free month of Foxtel Now with no strings attached.

This promotion is available until June 30, and is only available online.

Anula Wiwatowska

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Anula is the Off-Site Editorial Lead for WhistleOut Australia, and an award winning tech journalist. She has been writing about the Australian telco industry, and consumer technology for over five years, and has been known to tell her Uber driver which phone they should upgrade to next.

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