Best value NBN ATM

perkinma on 11/07/2018 - 19:29

What does Ozbargain recommend as 'best value' for NBN plans at the moment? I should be able to connect to NBN by the end of the month.

I have been with Telecube for VOIP for quite a while and had been planning to just go with them. But it seems a lot of Ozbargain got burnt by them over the last few promotions and congestion is now a real issue.

I'm looking 100/40 or 50/20, unlimited is not a requirement. Looking for value not necessarily cheapest.

As always the Ozbargain advice is invaluable so thankyou in advance.

Internet Broadband nbn

Comments

  • Savas on 11/07/2018 - 19:44
    -2

    I don't understand why anyone would not get TPG

    • jimbobaus on 11/07/2018 - 19:56

      They are chronic for over subscribing their CVC.
      As long as you don’t expect reliable service then sure you should get tpg.

      • Savas on 11/07/2018 - 20:23
        +3

        ACCC reported that TPG is the fastest?? I've never had an outage as well.

        • cloudy on 11/07/2018 - 21:48
          +1

          This is correct, ACCC, ranked them fastest ISP in peak and overall. Google it and should see plenty of info on it.

          The problem TPG has is that people expect them to be cheap and great service too, but if you don’t call your ISP every month do you really want to pay an extra $5-$10 every month for better service? I don’t, so I don’t go for the expensive ISP like ABB.

        • Savas on 11/07/2018 - 21:52

          @cloudy: I know!! Like do people go with Aussie Broadband just because they are lonely, I don't think I've ever called TPG. Lol

        • jimbobaus on 11/07/2018 - 22:51

          As someone who works in the industry (not selling) I can tell you that while TPG might be good for now as usage increases they can’t sustain the prices they are charging without decreasing the CVC. They did it with adsl (over subscribing) and within the industry it’s a known fact that they have purchased no where near enough cvc for heavy use. If more and more people go with tpg then you can expect a degraded service as has been widely reported on whirlpool from users who are in heavily tpg subscriber areas.

        • sane on 11/07/2018 - 22:59

          @Savas:

          Well, TPG with no lock in contract, 100/40 and unlimited data is $90. And Aussie Broadband with no lock in contract, 100/40 and unlimited data is …. $90 (at least at the moment).

          I know which one I'd rather have.

        • follow on 11/07/2018 - 23:01
          +1

          @sane: 6 months

        • sane on 11/07/2018 - 23:05

          @TarquinOliverNimrod:

          $10 difference?

          Frankly I'd still go with Aussie - I do like being able to phone up and get someone who knows what the hell they are talking about. Plus what word has is still better bandwidth in practice.

          Particularly at the beginning, when installation is a pain, I wouldn't think of going with anyone else.

        • cloudy on 12/07/2018 - 09:21
          +1

          @sane:

          Honestly, $10 per month, 120 per year, $4800* over a lifetime for the better service. It’s a lot of money for nothing really.

          I used the value of a perpetuity. $10 per month, $120 per year. Interest rate 2.5% assume you pay no tax on earnings. And assume you will need and continue to pay the $10 premium for life.

        • cloudy on 12/07/2018 - 09:33
          +1

          @jimbobaus:

          Hi Jim, loved to hear about your industry knowledge. Can you point me to more reading?
          As far as I have read, CVC purchases by all ISP are secret and not shared. So I guess the only way to know if there is enough provisioning is if you either work in upper management of TPG, or you do (even more) extensive testing of their network (than the ACCC test).

          The problem I have with reading whirlpool and other forums is the same problem with the internet reviews.

        • Jugganautx on 24/07/2018 - 06:22

          @cloudy:

          This isnt the case for everyone
          Tpg literally refunded myself and my brother 2 months of sub because hey werent giving us the speeds we were paying for.

        • cloudy on 24/07/2018 - 11:46

          @Jugganautx:

          Every ISP has been doing that. Widely reported due to NBN not giving the technology that’s possible for such speeds. Search it, doesn’t mean ACCC report isn’t correct.

    • MeesusEff on 12/07/2018 - 00:28
      +1

      I've had no issues with TPG , but their plans are the same monthly price as many ISP's + $99 setup fee/18 month contract + $10 unwanted modem?

  • kahn on 11/07/2018 - 19:53
    +1

    I should be able to connect to NBN by the end of the month.

    LOL, good luck with that. I've found NBN connection date estimates to be useless. If it works out for you, the you can go for TPG like Savas recommends, if you're a fan of companies run by a faceless CEO like David Teoh.

    • perkinma on 06/09/2018 - 09:41

      You were spot on. My 'status' went from "ready to connect by the end of July 2018" to "We are working on it, please check back periodically." 6 weeks overdue now and no sign of anything.

    • perkinma on 17/09/2018 - 21:22

      And now my status is:

      We appreciate the time you have taken to contact us regarding the current rollout in your area.
      Our address system indicates that your address, XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX, is currently experiencing delays in becoming service available due to a network shortfall. We are unable to provide further detail regarding this other than the planned remediation date is Jan 2019, this date is an estimation only and when we plan to have the shortfall cleared.

  • hawkeye on 11/07/2018 - 21:04

    What type of NBN will you get I got HFC and was nothing but trouble for the first 4 months.

    • perkinma on 13/07/2018 - 07:01

      Fibre to the node / curb. It looks like the node is going to be about 400m away from the house.

  • ctrlaltdel on 12/07/2018 - 00:05

    u can check out belong. (not associate to them).

  • [Deactivated] on 12/07/2018 - 01:39
    -1

    Spintel

    • megadeth on 13/07/2018 - 14:33

      I'm in the process of quitting Spintel and have signing up to Aussie Broadband based on their recent promotion. Spintel was okay in the start of my 24 month plan but towards the end it typically goes down to 1MBps on speedtest after 6pm. No recommended.

  • 2jzzzz on 12/07/2018 - 07:09

    Tangerine with their special.

  • OECK on 12/07/2018 - 08:51

    Aussie Broadband.

    I switched over to them after being with Skymesh. I am on the 100/40 plan at my house and I have to say they have been fantastic. The slowest speed I have ever had is 82Mbps during peak time. I am getting roughly 95Mbps non-peak. These guys are what iiNet use to be in their prime. Could not speak more highly of them.

    Regards,
    Peter @ Oeck.

  • Magus on 13/07/2018 - 07:46

    Was able to get Telecube 25/5 500G for $45. Hard to find 25 plans now, and when you are 1.8km from the node, that is the highest tier you can expect.

    • SnoozeAndLose on 24/07/2018 - 06:29

      I think they are $55 at the moment.

      I am interested what speed you are getting when you are 1.8 km from the node?

  • wildweasel on 26/07/2018 - 09:01

    I would suggest LetsmetMates. it has been great to deal with them. There rates seem to be slightly cheaper than the rest.

  • AlienC on 28/07/2018 - 19:10

    In this same hunt now after realising 12/1 is not enough now I have a computer download everything and not just mobile devices and tablets.

    Also need a bundle with home phone plan unlimited local calls to Australian landlines, mobiles and special numbers and unlimited international calls to India mobiles and landlines.

    My place has FTTN so I think 100/40 is the fastest can't do business 400/400 unfortunately. heh

  • Catarack21 on 07/09/2018 - 12:28
    +1

    Probably a late post at this stage but with the recent plan shakeup DCSI I find is pretty good currently on 50/20 FTTP.

    • PAEz on 10/09/2018 - 22:01

      +1 that, been very happy with the same connection.

  • r3volt on 17/09/2018 - 21:29

    Any decent specials on 4g data only? Trying to source enough data for 30-40mnt for my ex and our 2 kids who just need it for netflix basically.

    Fixed line NBN plans just seem dear as hell now.

    • cybapete on 13/02/2019 - 18:13

      i seem to remember awhile back there were some providers with data-free netflix
      not sure if that's still going or not but worth looking into

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