Web browsing, email, and updates to go data-free on upcoming satellite NBN plans

Alex Choros - Managing Editor + Group Telco Editor

Last updated 12 November 2018

Web browsing, email, and updates to go data-free on upcoming satellite NBN plans

Web browsing, email, and critical software updates will be available data-free on the new wholesale Sky Muster Satellite plans NBN Co intends to launch next year.

Dubbed Sky Muster Plus, the new plans will no longer count the use of essential internet services toward monthly data allowances. In addition, these essential services will not be subject to capped speeds when a user exceeds their monthly allowance.

Given that Satellite NBN plans have much smaller download limits than fixed line connections - especially during peak hours - these changes could be a boon for those living in rural and remote Australia.

All other web traffic - including video, music, and gaming - will still count toward monthly data usage and be subject to slower speeds when a cap is reached.

Sky Muster Plus plans will also be able to exceed their standard 25Mbps speeds when there's enough capacity available on the network.

NBN Co intends to offer Sky Muster Plus plans to NBN service providers next year, although a specific timeline has yet to be confirmed.

Compare Satellite NBN plans here.

#1	Activ8me	Activ8me Sky Muster 155GB Standard nbn® Satellite Basic I Speed 155GB Data Deal: 2 months free! New residential customers only who sign up on an eligible plan with an RRP of under $85/mth. T&Cs apply $44.95/mth Min. cost $44.95 Link not supplied	$44.95/mth Min. cost $44.95	Link not supplied
#2	Pivotel	Pivotel Sky Muster Plus Premium 25 nbn® Satellite 21 Mbps Unlimited Data Deal: Includes $4/mth off for first 6 months, $55/mth for first 6 months, then $59/mth ongoing. Ends 31.10.26 $55/mth for 6 mths, then $59/mth Min. cost $55 Link not supplied	$55/mth for 6 mths, then $59/mth Min. cost $55	Link not supplied
#3	IPSTAR	IPSTAR Sky Muster Plus Entry nbn® Satellite 21 Mbps Unlimited Data $60/mth Min. cost $60 Link not supplied	$60/mth Min. cost $60	Link not supplied
#4	Skymesh	Skymesh Skymesh Ultra 25 Plan nbn® Satellite Speed Unlimited Data Deal: Includes $10/mth off for first 6 months, then $74.95/mth. T&Cs apply. $64.95/mth for first 6 months, then $74.95/mth Min. cost $64.95 Link not supplied	$64.95/mth for first 6 months, then $74.95/mth Min. cost $64.95	Link not supplied

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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