We’ve known for some months now that NBN Co will be providing a systemic fibre extension for selected households, upgrading bandwidth capacities and speed potential with an additional visit from technicians. This week, the locations of the first 100,000 buildings to receive a fibre upgrade were confirmed, in the first step of a $4.5 billion plan to bring better speeds to 625,000 addresses across the country.
The 100,000 properties scheduled to be getting upgrades are part of already existing Fibre to the Node connections, the slowest wired connection type, in local areas. The fibre extension is happening in parts of NSW, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia, with NBN Co speaking to ISPs before finalising its 2021 rollout plans.
Suburbs getting an NBN upgrade
The 100,000 properties on the initial NBN upgrade plan are in the following suburbs and towns:
- Belmont North, NSW
- Charlestown, NSW
- Toronto, NSW
- Carramar, NSW
- Castle Hill, NSW
- Holsworthy, NSW
- Liverpool, NSW
- Wetherill Park, NSW
- Lyndhurst, VIC
- NarreWarren, VIC
- Acacia Ridge, QLD
- Browns Plains, QLD
- Eight Mile Plains, QLD
- Oxenford, QLD
- Osborne, SA
- Cannington, WA
- Double View, WA
Included properties will receive an upgrade to Fibre to the Premises technology, which will lead to a boost in performance and speeds when compared to Fibre to the Node. Overall, NBN Co is aiming to have 2 million premises on a faster connection by the end of 2023.
Love home internet? Get the right plan for you
With so many internet providers out there, and so much complication around technology types, technician visits, contract lengths and drop-outs, it’s tough to know what plan you can rely on. That’s why it’s important to find the best NBN plan for you – to give you the least headaches and the best experience. We’ve done the hard work for you – you can find our 2020 NBN ratings here, or see a selection of plans worth looking into below.
Unlimited Premium Evening Speed (NBN 100) Plans
The following table shows a selection of published unlimited Premium Evening Speed (NBN 100) plans on Canstar Blue’s database, listed in order of monthly cost, from the lowest to highest, and then by alphabetical order of provider. Use our comparison tool above to see plans from a range of other providers. This is a selection of products with links to a referral partner.
Unlimited Standard Plus Evening Speed (NBN 50) Plans
The following table shows a selection of published unlimited Standard Plus Evening Speed (NBN 50) plans on Canstar Blue’s database, listed in order of monthly cost, from the lowest to highest, and then by alphabetical order of provider. Use our comparison tool above to see plans from a range of other providers. This is a selection of products with links to a referral partner.
Unlimited Standard Evening Speed (NBN 25) Plans
The following table shows a selection of published unlimited Standard Evening Speed (NBN 25) plans on Canstar Blue’s database, listed in order of monthly cost, from the lowest to highest, and then by alphabetical order of provider. Use our comparison tool above to see plans from a range of other providers. This is a selection of products with links to a referral partner.
Unlimited Basic Evening Speed (NBN 12) Plans
The following table shows a selection of published unlimited Basic Evening Speed (NBN 12) plans on Canstar Blue’s database, listed in order of monthly cost, from the lowest to highest, and then by alphabetical order of provider. Use our comparison tool above to see plans from a range of other providers. This is a selection of products with links to a referral partner.
News for HFC NBN customers
NBN Co has also been working hard on improving the speeds of customers on Hybrid Fibre Coaxial connections (HFC), trying to get up to 25% of households on connections that can handle ultrafast speeds (currently, only 7% of HFC connections can). NBN Co predicts that by June 2021, more than two-thirds of existing HFC customers will be able to access NBN 1000 speeds, which can achieve downloads of 500Mbps up to 1Gbps.
“More than 72 per cent of our fixed line network is already capable of supporting wholesale download speeds of 100Mbps or faster,” said Stephen Rue, the NBN Co Chief Executive Officer.
“Throughout 2020, as people have worked, studied and increasingly entertained themselves at home, approximately 55,000 customers have chosen to upgrade via their internet provider to plans offering download speeds of around 100Mbps or better.”
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Superfast and Ultrafast NBN plans
NBN 250 Plans Compared
The following table shows selected published unlimited NBN 250 plans on Canstar Blue’s database, listed in order of their standard monthly cost, from the lowest to highest, then alphabetically. Use our comparison tool to see plans from a range of other providers. This is a selection of products with links to a referral partner.
| Brand | Features | Max Data**/billing period | Advertised Cost^^/billing period | |
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Unlimited NBN Superfast – Flexi
min. cost $109Â over one month |
Unlimited | $109 | |
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min. cost $128.90Â for first month |
Unlimited | $128.90 | Go To Site |
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min. cost $129 over first month |
Unlimited | $129 | Go To Site |
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min. cost $129 over one month |
Unlimited | $129 | Go To Site |
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NBN250 Unlimited
min. cost $129.99 over one month |
Unlimited | $129.99 | |
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NBN250Â Liimitless
min. cost $134.99 over one month |
Unlimited | $134.99 | |
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NBN 250
min. cost $249 over first month |
Unlimited | $135 | |
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min. cost $3,459Â over 24 months |
Unlimited | $140 | Go To Site |
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Aussie Broadband Unlimited Superfast (NBN 250) and Ultrafast (NBN 1000) Plans
The following table shows a selection of published unlimited Aussie Broadband NBN plans on Canstar Blue’s database, listed in order of standard monthly cost, from the lowest to highest. Use our comparison tool to see plans from a range of other providers. This is a selection of products with links to a referral partner.
| Brand | Features | Max Data**/billing period | Advertised Cost^^/billing period | |
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min. cost $129 over first month |
Unlimited | $129 | Go To Site |
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min. cost $149 over first month |
Unlimited | $149 | Go To Site |
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Superloop Superfast (NBN 250) and Ultrafast (NBN 1000) Plans
The following table shows a selection of published Superloop NBN plans on Canstar Blue’s database, listed in order of standard monthly cost, from the lowest to highest. Use our comparison tool to see plans from a range of other providers. This is a selection of products with links to a referral partner.
| Brand | Features | Max Data**/billing period | Advertised Cost^^/billing period | |
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min. cost $129 over one month |
Unlimited | $129 | Go To Site |
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min. cost $149 over one month |
3TB | $149 | Go To Site |
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min. cost $209 over one month |
Unlimited | $209 | Go To Site |
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Unlimited Superfast Plus 250/100
min. cost $209 over one month |
Unlimited | $209 | Go To Site |
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Telstra Superfast (NBN 250) & Ultrafast (NBN 1000) Plans
The following table shows a selection of published Telstra NBN 250 and NBN 1000 plans on Canstar Blue’s database, listed in order of their standard monthly cost, from the lowest to highest. Use our comparison tool to see plans from a range of other providers. This is a selection of products with links to a referral partner.
| Brand | Features | Max Data**/billing period | Advertised Cost^^/billing period | |
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min. cost $3,459Â over 24 months |
Unlimited | $140 | Go To Site |
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min. cost $4,419Â over 24 months |
Unlimited | $180 | Go To Site |
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