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5G Home Internet 1TB/Month (Select Areas): $1 for First Month ($85/Month Ongoing), Stay 2 Years & Keep Modem for Free @ Telstra

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5G Home Internet 1TB/Month (Select Areas): $1 for First Month ($85/Month Ongoing), Stay 2 Years & Keep Modem for Free @ Telstra
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Telstra 5G Home Internet with 1TB of data per month.

Power your home internet with amazing 5G speed!
$1 first month then $85/mth with average download speeds of 291Mbps and upload speeds of 35Mbps 7-11pm.
Offer ends 1 July 2024. For new services. Select areas and eligible customers only. Limited number of services available per postcode. If you cancel within 24 months, return your modem within 21 days, or pay a $400 non-return fee.

We'll give you a heads-up at 50%, 85%, and 100% of your super-fast data. No worries if you go over—no extra charges! Your download speed will ease to 25Mbps, and uploads to 5Mbps.

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Comments

  • ultrondev on 15/06/2024 - 21:58

    With their service, I can highly recommend it. The uncapped 5G speeds are incredibly impressive, while the normal speeds are a reliable 300/30.

    • Lets Go Brandon on 15/06/2024 - 22:02

      I concur. Been with them for a year and never had a problem. Nightly speed test around 700Mbps.

    • Goodproduction on 15/06/2024 - 22:03
      +3

      Does the 1000gb data limit affect your internet life such as restricted 4k netflix watching?

      • ultrondev on 15/06/2024 - 22:05

        I have another plan with them, and the total storage capacity is approximately 1.5 terabytes. We have never come close to reaching that limit, even when we are streaming 4K content.

        • nightelves on 15/06/2024 - 22:09
          +1

          How were you able to get 1.5TB. We chew through ours after 20 days because of gaming.

        • jaejae69 on 15/06/2024 - 22:11
          -2

          I spoke to a few reps both on chat and over the phone late last year about this where I asked if I could combine the data from my mobile plan with the internet to get more than 1TB and the response was always no. Can you elaborate how you did this?

          • ultrondev on 15/06/2024 - 22:43

            @jaejae69: Somehow when mine goes above 1TB, it uses the other plan on pool but that's happened only once.

            • virhlpool on 16/06/2024 - 10:21

              @ultrondev: I am confused. So do you have two internet plans in parallel?

      • xers on 16/06/2024 - 09:18

        Looks like after the 1TB data limit the speed gets shaped to 25mbps which is still enough for 4k Netflix (just barely though).

      • TheDukeOfNukem on 16/06/2024 - 09:59
        +2

        I'm sorry? 2024 and 85 a month…and there's (profanity) data limits again? When and or how the (profanity) did this happen?

  • Goodproduction on 15/06/2024 - 22:05
    +1

    Likewise, can I still use my TP-LINK mesh Routers to extend my 5g coverage at home? I'm confused if this is the same as normal nbn wifi.

    • soupratt on 15/06/2024 - 22:24
      +3

      No, I think you are getting Wifi 5 and 5G confused. What's being discussed here is 5G wireless broadband not home wifi. It's just another way to get broadband into the home without cables. You need a 5G capable modem which you can plug into you home wireless router or use the WIFI of the modem itself but they're often not that great.

    • OMGJL on 15/06/2024 - 23:38
      +8

      refer to below:

      NBN:

      Internet —— Your ISP —(some NBN Infra)— Your NBN Box — Your Router >>>> (5Ghz WiFi) Your Computer

      5G (5th Gen Mobile network):
      Internet —— Your ISP —-(5G Signal Tower) >>>> Your 5G Router >>>>> (5Ghz WiFi) Your Computer

      If you want to use your Mesh Routers with 5G, it'll be as below:

      (set up your 5G router in bridge mode)
      Internet —— Your ISP —-(5G Signal Tower) >>>> Your 5G Router —— Your Mesh Routers >>>>> (5Ghz WiFi) Your Computer

    • tsk2 on 16/06/2024 - 07:43

      The short answer would be yes. But all depends if you can get strong 5g in the first place to the modem.

  • pyr0 on 15/06/2024 - 22:06
    +1

    Just finished my first month on this. Great service. Stupid fast.

    • Goodproduction on 15/06/2024 - 22:11

      How many gbs did you use last month?

      • OMGJL on 15/06/2024 - 23:43
        +1

        I've been on mobile network for ages, I use it with my wife, she uses very little data so you can almost assume I am using it all myself.

        my usage:

        Daily web browsing/YouTube (1080p), update OS, play COD. Citrix to work when I WFH.

        I use about 200G-300G Monthly if I play other game that's not COD. If I do update COD and start to play it, then it's more 300-450G range.

        I have a VPS with transmission setup, if I need to DL anything (like movies), I can DL it to VPS and FTP it to myself when Im at work

      • pyr0 on 16/06/2024 - 08:00
        +1

        No more than 500GB, I’ve come from a plan where I had a 400GB cap for a year and never went over.

  • blighst on 15/06/2024 - 22:14
    +3

    What's latency like?

    • Ridiculous Panda on 15/06/2024 - 23:19
      +7

      I tried this for $1 last year. Latency was not great for gaming but the download speed was amazing for stocking my plex library.
      But overall, i am having a better experience with 100/20 nbn on HFC for less money. I would only consider this if I had a crappy FTTN connection.

      • alteclan on 15/06/2024 - 23:31
        +1

        Which provider offers 100/20 for less money, I am with superloop, they upped the price to 89 from July the 1st. So this 5g plan seems like a terrific value!

        • Ridiculous Panda on 15/06/2024 - 23:50
          +1

          I am currently with More for $65 for 12 months. Churning is the way.

        • MasterScythe on 16/06/2024 - 00:50

          I chose to stick with the 50/20, because then the speed boost days are 100/40.

          Perhaps you do, but Its uncommon to need those sorts of speeds everyday, so the cheaper plan, plus a few 100/40 days a month is way better value for most.

        • akl977ad on 16/06/2024 - 10:57

          I'm on a 250/25 with TPG for 85, it's a grandfathered plan a special they did when they first offered tiers above 100/20

          I couldn't get 1000/50 at the time because HFC didn't support it then but now they do I can't switch over because the deals already over. They were offering it at 99 a month.

          Speed has always been good, I've never had any issues with TPG in multiple places I know they get a bad rep on whirlpool

    • MXsoul on 16/06/2024 - 00:04

      Been using this for 1.5 years almost in melbourne.
      Tower is 300m from home. Speed is crazy fast around 700mbps and even at night never goes below 450-500mbps.

      For gaming I get around 22-30 ping on Cod.

  • SludgeTrumpet on 15/06/2024 - 22:20
    +5

    Signed up for a month while waiting for my FTTP service to be connected. Speeds are great, modem is pretty average. Wifi signal strength is not great, will struggle in larger homes. Note you can’t bridge these modems, couldn’t get it to work without double NATing to my router.

    • DingoBlue on 15/06/2024 - 23:03

      I’d prefer to bridge but accepting that, is there any strong reason to not use this device as the router?

    • alteclan on 15/06/2024 - 23:32

      Any major downsides with NATting?

      • MasterScythe on 16/06/2024 - 00:52

        Always on VPN User Tunnels, through Azure is very hit and miss on telstra 5G.

        Its one of the most common tickets the team gets; sadly no resolution yet.

        Just so you're aware.

    • peuwayaqdq on 16/06/2024 - 06:59

      I am also waiting for my FTTP upgrade. If I signed up and cancel within 1 month:

      • Will $1 be the only thing I pay?
      • Will Telstra cover the postage to return the modem?

      Please share your experience. Thank you.

      • SludgeTrumpet on 16/06/2024 - 09:01
        +3

        Okay so here’s how I understand it works.

        Sign up and pay $1. Use it for 30 days and cancel the service. They send you a pre-paid return label for the modem, you send it back to them and pay nothing extra. If you don’t send the modem back they charge you $400 for it.

        Also note they bill you on the first of every month, so if you sign up today you will have a bill to pay for next month less however many days were covered by the first 30 days being effectively free. Bill starting date is from the moment the modem is marked as delivered to your home. My advice is wait until the last day of this month to sign up, so the modem is delivered on or after the 1st of next month.

        • peuwayaqdq on 16/06/2024 - 21:29

          Thanks … order placed.

        • peuwayaqdq on 18/06/2024 - 16:41

          So there is no way to just use it for 30 days when we start at the middle of the month? Do we have to pay for the half of the next month (ie full price minus the remaining of free days)?

  • Wiadro on 15/06/2024 - 22:26
    +1

    it says it's available at my address, but how?
    My iPhone barely gets 5g coverage

    • OMGJL on 15/06/2024 - 23:57

      5G router is so much stronger (signal wise) than a phone.

      we were out early this year from Sydney to ~600km down south. At few nights we were at a campground that barely have any mobile signal (my OnePlus 9RT and wife's iPhone 13 Pro get 1 bar 4G/3G and it barely able to connect to internet.

      Pulled out my Huawei B818 (4G router), and we got decent speed to watch YouTube all night without buffering

      • wasdw246 on 16/06/2024 - 09:39
        +1

        It’s always good to bring the big boy Huawei out for camping trips to get a bit of fresh air. I’m sure he enjoyed it.

    • Irishness on 16/06/2024 - 08:46
      -1

      it may just run on 4G, though I believe it's a separate network for mobile phones

  • TomGum on 15/06/2024 - 22:27
    +1

    What’s the return process like for the modem?

    • Ridiculous Panda on 15/06/2024 - 23:21

      They send you a return label or i am pretty sure you can drop it off at any telstra store.

    • branners on 16/06/2024 - 07:16
      +1

      I had this previously. Telstra emails you a code, you pack up the unit in the original box and take it to any post office. They input the code and print off a label, job done

    • JIMB0 on 16/06/2024 - 08:03

      They might not even ask for it back line when they had the same offer for NBN. I still have a smart modem 3 sitting here.

    • Irishness on 16/06/2024 - 08:47

      they send you a prepaid aus post label & you drop at post office

  • spedohero on 15/06/2024 - 22:28
    +2

    5G Home Internet is not available at your address
    This might be because Telstra 5G Home Internet isn’t yet in your area, or even if 5G is in your area, we can’t offer you 5G Home Internet until there is enough network capacity to offer the best 5G Home Internet experience.

    • Lets Go Brandon on 15/06/2024 - 22:34
      +1

      Check every day and a space may open up.

    • pyr0 on 16/06/2024 - 11:32

      As said already, check daily if you really want it. My address was unavailable for ages, I was checking daily, opened up for about a week and closed again.

    • Buyer0fBargains on 16/06/2024 - 19:26

      Same, and I'm in metro Melbourne. Odd.

  • paulaus on 15/06/2024 - 22:46
    +2

    Vodafone 5g is about $55 a month for first 6 months for 100 Mbps unlimited downloads.

    • randomusername2017 on 15/06/2024 - 23:54
      +1

      TPG/iinet similar deal same network…. consistent 250-300 Mbps .

      • Averell on 16/06/2024 - 08:33

        I've been with them for almost 4 years. Used to get 100mbps DL with a crappy 4G modem, then 200+ with a 5G modem (but still on 4G network). Then their 5G network became available, DL started at 200+for a few weeks, then gradually went down. Now I'm getting 20-50Mbps DL, 2-5Mbps UL, no matter what/where modem is.

        Finding an alternative.

  • fuzor on 15/06/2024 - 22:53
    -6

    Just get Optus for $59
    https://www.optus.com.au/broadband-nbn/4g-home-internet/huaw…

    • paulaus on 15/06/2024 - 22:58
      +2

      Max download speed 25 mbps

      • auscompgeek on 15/06/2024 - 23:00
        +3

        Yeah, at that price and speed you might as well get Felix Mobile's unlimited 4G at 20 Mbps https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/829559

        • fuzor on 15/06/2024 - 23:36
          +1

          Link I sent is on the Optus network thats meant to be used as a nbn replacement. Felix is on a much worse TPG/Voda network and is a service that you risk being kicked off for breaching fair use policy.

          Compared to the Telstra option, you're saving $26 every month with Optus and still getting close to nbn starting speeds.

    • Ridiculous Panda on 15/06/2024 - 23:23
      +1

      I’d rather go back to my adsl days with dodo.

    • GeneralSkunk on 16/06/2024 - 07:30

      But… Optus.

      • WhyAmICommenting on 16/06/2024 - 07:38
        +2

        Can’t have your details leaked twice! points to head

        /s

  • SoTightEcoLPI on 15/06/2024 - 23:01

    Great deal, can this service being wireless handle like 40ish home devices? I am on 100/40 paying the same. I have 10 Lan wired and the rest wireless. Desktop PCS, laptops, Tablets, phones, CCTV, nvidia shields. Peak hour I am a like 40 devices. No issues with 100/40 FTTN. Or should I go FTTP free upgrade?

    • Jigram on 15/06/2024 - 23:37
      +5

      Why wouldn’t you get the fttp free upgrade? It’s a huge upgrade and it’s free…

      • Averell on 16/06/2024 - 08:36
        -1

        It's only free to upgrade. The monthly pay is more. Also the upstream is capped at 20Mbps. If you need 40, you'll pay much more

        • SimAus007 on 16/06/2024 - 15:41
          +1

          The upstream is not capped at 20Mbps, it's capped at 50 (soon to be 100Mbps).
          The monthly charge is exactly the same for the same speed tier whether it's FttN, HFC, FttC or FttP.

      • SoTightEcoLPI on 16/06/2024 - 10:31

        I want FTTP but I can't get confirm if NBN will connect the new NBN modem which is installed apparently in the garage to my study which has the Router/LAN. NBN said discuss with installer on day. Don't want to be left in a situation where I need an installer to come out costing me more money.

        • SimAus007 on 16/06/2024 - 15:45
          +1

          They will install it up the the first point, where it terminates. The rest is up to you.
          The installer won't touch anything beyond where it terminates, that's your responsibility to manage :)

    • Twix on 15/06/2024 - 23:48

      Swap to nbn FTTP. Get a 6-12 month deal from https://www.ozbargain.com.au/tag/nbn. Most nbn EOFY deals end in 2 weeks.

    • Employee0 0 0 @ Telstra on 16/06/2024 - 01:15
      +2

      I have 110+ devices on my network with 5G home internet and works fine.

      • AndrewMTG on 16/06/2024 - 06:54

        man what r u using lol

        • WhyAmICommenting on 16/06/2024 - 07:39
          +1

          Surely home automation. No other reason would make sense.

          • Employee0 0 0 @ Telstra on 16/06/2024 - 08:48
            +1

            @WhyAmICommenting: Yep lots of bulbs, split systems, air purifiers,etc.

      • ChatPTG on 16/06/2024 - 08:25

        Struth!

    • Irishness on 16/06/2024 - 08:48

      I find the modem/router buggy so good luck with that many devices

      • Employee0 0 0 @ Telstra on 16/06/2024 - 08:55
        +4

        Oh yeah I should have clarified I just use the modem as a modem and not a router. I have a separate Unifi Dream Router with multiple access points.

  • mangoice on 15/06/2024 - 23:04

    Felix mobile . I am paying 35 but now it’s $40 for new connection Vodafone Network unlimited data @ 25mbps

  • barseeker on 15/06/2024 - 23:04

    any bonus rewards points for signing up?

  • Omarko on 15/06/2024 - 23:06

    Bummer, not available in my area 😞 hopefully they come soon. Hate being stuck on 100/40.

  • yoquierotaco on 15/06/2024 - 23:09

    Anyone know anything about these modems? I assume it’s locked so can’t put in a Felix Sim for example, but could I theoretically put any Telstra data Sim in for internet?

    • paulaus on 15/06/2024 - 23:14

      Felix seems to know if your using their Sim in a modem I got a demand from them to remove it from a non mobile phone or service terminated within 7 days.

    • 0jay on 16/06/2024 - 20:53
      +1

      The previous gen 5G Telstra units were Arcadyan AW1000 running custom OpenWRT. It's trivial to get root on these units, only slightly more involved to install vanilla OpenWRT or ROOter. AW1000's a pretty great bit of hardware.

      These particular units are Arcadyan also and likely to be similarly oriented, hard to say about hacking possibilities as so fas as I'm aware it hasn't been achieved yet on these units

  • Jigram on 15/06/2024 - 23:30
    -1

    Wow - good thing we paid hundreds of billions for an NBN that still sees us rank lower than some third world countries for internet quality.

    The whole thing will soon be obsolete 👍

    • fuzor on 15/06/2024 - 23:41
      -1

      If it becomes obselete, then they would need to spend a lot more tax dollars to bring it up to speed. They cannot abandon it as NBN co needs to make back its government investment.

      • Jigram on 15/06/2024 - 23:44
        -6

        Another reason why it shouldn’t have been done in the first place.

        There were plenty of ways to encourage private investment in better infrastructure where it’s profitable, with the government filling in blanks where needed for equity. Many places went without passable internet for 10 years because there was no incentive to invest with the NBN on the way. But unfortunately that took years and years and didn’t even deliver.

        Eventually they will have to abandon aspects of it as usage declines. The value of it as an asset will only decline as alternative technologies start to make way more sense.

    • AngryAlfred on 16/06/2024 - 00:35
      -2

      I have no idea why you're being downvoted, something like this was foreseeable even then when they were spruiking a 100mbps connection to every home for umpteen billions of dollars and then handicapped through successive governments. Either go all in on the physical connection (which even at the time was subpar compared to other countries) or go wireless which can easily be upgraded in the future.

      Between 5G wifi and Starlink the NBN is practically redundant

      • Twix on 16/06/2024 - 13:46
        +4

        nbn was going all in with FTTP to 93% of AU until Abbott and Turnbull thought they could do it cheaper.

        Now nbn are overbuilding FTTN and FTTC with more FTTP and upgrading FTTP, HFC and fixed wireless to be faster. About 75% of the fixed-line nbn is capable of Gigabit and about 90% will be by December 2025. That's at least 7.7 million homes with FTTP and 2.5 million homes with HFC. nbn is far from redundant.

        5G and Starlink are good alternatives but the data carried over fixed-line networks is much higher.

        • Jigram on 16/06/2024 - 18:37
          -1

          Almost all of those homes could’ve had great internet anyway, with the govt filling in the gaps rather than building a whole new network.

      • SimAus007 on 16/06/2024 - 18:33
        +3

        5G and Starlink has nothing over a fibre connection, it never will, don't kid yourself.
        If you don't understand the differences perhaps do some research.

        • Jigram on 16/06/2024 - 18:36
          -1

          It’s very early stages for both those technologies.

          • SimAus007 on 16/06/2024 - 18:36

            @Jigram: LoL nope, it's not.

            • Jigram on 16/06/2024 - 18:37
              -2

              @SimAus007: Yes, it is, in terms of rollout, adoption, and the development of technology that builds on it

              • SimAus007 on 16/06/2024 - 18:40
                +2

                @Jigram: The latest is millimetre wave on 5G and that's still not even close to fibre.
                Wireless tech simply cannot handle enough data throughput on a single cell, hence why many towers on Telstra and Optus 5G have suspended new fixed home 5G connections (due to being at capacity).
                Why do you think the best 5G cells have fibre backhaul? LoL

                • Jigram on 16/06/2024 - 18:42
                  -3

                  @SimAus007: Build more towers, invest in more r&d

                  Most people on the east could would’ve had the same or better quality internet has the nbn not been built in the meantime.

                  • SimAus007 on 16/06/2024 - 18:44
                    +3

                    @Jigram: BS, I'm on Telstra 5G and get a max of 200Mbs with a whopping 36ms latency, much slower in peak periods.
                    My NBN fibre service sits close to 1000Mbps at all hours and a 2ms ping.
                    Again, 5G wouldn't exist without fibre, that's the best data throughput of any technology, worldwide.
                    You're living in fantasy land.

                    • Jigram on 16/06/2024 - 20:23
                      -1

                      @SimAus007: Great, so the taxpayer paid 100 billion dollars for you to get speeds that in most cases you would’ve got anyway and probably way sooner. To add to this win, realistically you won’t need 1000 mbps until a time when the wireless technology matches the fibre speeds anyway.

                      Meanwhile, many many other people have worse internet than they would’ve had if the government hadn’t done this in the first place.

                      Congrats

                      FYI I’m a left wing voter - not someone who is anti government spending.

              • Ramrunner on 17/06/2024 - 08:10
                +3

                @Jigram: OMG just stop.

                Currently fibre is the absolute fastest technology, No 5G , Starlink, whatever else they come up with (maybe quantum entanglement but that's a long time away) will EVER be faster. Period.

                Stop this useless argument.

                Fastest internet speed recorded on fibre according to most sources I've read currently stands at 319 Tereabits per second.

                This world record was achieved by researchers at Japan’s National Institute of Information and Communications Technology over a distance of just over 3000 km.

                So good luck getting even Gb speeds on 5G or Starlink, Fibre will continue nailing that.

                NBN should have been fibre from the start, government should have seen all this coming and prepared - but did not and cheaped out. It is what it is. Not going to get into THAT debate. But yeah in the fastest medium debate there is simply no question fibre is quickest.

                • Jigram on 17/06/2024 - 18:56

                  @Ramrunner: No thanks

                • Jigram on 17/06/2024 - 22:06

                  @Ramrunner: Most people would’ve ended up with private fibre anyway, just like in the USA. Right now we have nbn fibre and lower internet speeds than the third world. So how does anything you’ve said actually support your argument?

                  • Ramrunner on 18/06/2024 - 07:47

                    @Jigram: Who has fibre? I don't. Could have if labor had have stayed in and done full fibre before that muppet Malcolm got in and went to mixed mode.

                    As for why we don't have the speeds - you just supported your own argument. I can't find any 2024 data readily but in 2022 less than 20% of the network was fibre.

                    So no need to support my argument you just did it for me. Thanks!

      • Jigram on 16/06/2024 - 18:33
        -1

        Thanks - just a bunch of know it all ozbargain drones

    • Twix on 16/06/2024 - 00:46
      +4

      The AU speedtest rank will improve over the next year.

      1. A lot of FTTN can swap to FTTP with more homes to be eligible by December 2025.
      2. Most of FTTC can already swap to FTTP.
      3. nbn are changing the base speed tiers on FTTP and HFC. 500/50, 750/50 and 1000/100 is what's been proposed.
      4. FTTP is being upgraded to XGS PON to allow faster download/upload speed tiers. 2000/200 for homes and 2000/500 for business is what's been proposed with room to grow in the future.
      5. nbn has done real world tests of FTTP 8Gbps symmetrical download/upload on XGS PON and 20Gbps symmetrical download/upload on 25GS PON.
      6. HFC is being upgraded to allow 1000/100 and 2000/100.
      7. Fixed wireless is being upgraded to 5G mmWave to allow 250/20 to 90% and 400/40 to 80% coverage.
      8. Around 120k satellite users are moving to fixed wireless.
      • Jigram on 16/06/2024 - 18:38
        +1

        Cool December 2025 - almost 20 years and 100 billion since the nbn commitment was made. Well done Australia 👍 🥇

    • encryptededdy on 16/06/2024 - 11:16
      +3

      There definitely isn't enough spectrum in densely populated areas to replace everyone's wired connection with 5G and maintain decent speeds, but it may be possible is some suburban areas.

      • Jigram on 16/06/2024 - 18:35

        Of course not - but there will be.

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