I received a letter from Optus advising that I must switch from Optus Cable to the NBN (FTTC). Ideally I'd like to keep my current plan with Optus
Current Cable bundle plan:
100Mbps speedpack (speeds have always been fine in my area), Unlimited Data
Fetch Mighty 1TB with all 4 Fetch Channel Packs Included
Fetch Mini
Unlimited Local Calls and Worldsaver Ultimate International calls
$100 per month
After chatting on the phone with two operators, an equivalent bundle to my current plan (apart from upping to upload from 2Mbps to 20Mbps - which will not significantly benefit my usage significantly) has been offered for ~$155/month (this is after a $10 per month 'discount' they offered).
Paying $660 extra a year (then $780 extra when the 'discount' expires) for the same service apart from increased upload speeds that I do not make use of is frankly absurd, my HFC has been perfectly fine speedwise for the last 5 years.
I've looked at Telstra, iiNet, TPG and Aussie Broadband
Aussie Broadband's $89 plan looks ok but still feels like a downgrade (paying $11 less per month but losing both the Fetch Mighty + Fetch Mini, the 4 Channel packs, and losing the unlimited local calls and international calls), the rest also look a bit garbage
Has anyone managed to negotiate a reasonable price (i.e. $100-$125) from Optus or another provider for a plan that pretty much matches the current Cable plan I have?
I can live with losing the unlimited local calls and international calls as long as the price is similar to the current plan with everything else staying pretty much the same.
I really dislike how the NBN plans have turned out in this situation (esp Optus - paying more for less or much more for roughly the same).
I would suggest you look at whirlpool forums. Im paying $90 while retaining fetch/sports with 100/40. people are also getting $15 off P/m for their entire contract.