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nbn 25/5 or 25/10 $49.95 Per Month Ongoing (Free Static IP on Request) @ IT'S FUBAR

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Being loyal Ozbargainers ourselves, we've noticed the fact that there's been some interest in the low speed tier NBN plans of late. These are particularly appealing to users with low internet demands, or in many cases - great internet for the grandparents and their iPad ;)

Plan Price
25/5 $49.95 ongoing
25/10 $49.95 ongoing

We activate whichever of the two plans is available at your premises - prioritising the 25/10 of course! We know that many people believe these services shouldn't exist in 2024 - but plenty of people still find them great value as they're more than capable of coping with a single netflix stream, or cheap enough to pop in a holiday home, airbnb, etc. People keep buying them - NBN keep selling them!

While a few of our competitors are offering 25/5 and 25/10 services around the ~$50 p/m mark, most of them are for a limited period (e.g. 6 months).

Our 25mbit plans are $49.95 p/m ongoing - at least until the next NBN wholesale price change whenever that is… We also offer a static IP address on our services on request at no extra charge which can help with remote supporting ma and pa from time to time for our tech savvy lurkers.

Our online sign-up process is definitely a WIP while our API integrations to automate NBN service provisioning are undergoing finalisation, but we're pretty keen to start getting some raw feedback on our service, website, and performance. Our client portal will take over the full sign-up process within the next month or two if all goes to plan, and the standalone forms will disappear.

Services are pre-paid month-to-month. Complete our sign up form, we'll process your order and send you a pro-rated invoice and activate your service same day Monday to Friday. We're a small family owned business down in Geelong aiming to provide kickass, on-shore customer service.

We can also offer a Netcomm NF18MESH preconfigured modem shipped to your door for $99 with our plans. Just let us know you need a modem in the comments box of your service application.

Sign me up, Scotty!

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Comments

    • +7

      Hiya! Do you know anyone else providing a $0 static IP on this plan at this price? Genuinely curious!

      • +6

        No offence, but targeted audience may not know what static IP is or have a need of it. Offering it to 50/20 or above will definitely generate more leads here.

        • +10

          None taken! All our plans come with a static IP for $0 for what it's worth - but our higher speed plans are not really an area it makes sense to play the numbers game as a lot of our existing customers are business focused who are less drawn to the bottom line. On the "popular" plans - the big players will always undercut the little guys like us - so we have to get creative - even if it turns into a #roastus session!

      • -4

        Yes, but you're overlooking a key point. A static IP is useful for advanced users who need it for things like hosting servers, using VPNs, or remote device access. It's completely unnecessary for customers looking for for low-speed / good value plans with basic internet needs.

        • +1

          I have had 25/10 plans for years, don't have the need for more at my home, and would really welcome a few static ip for some side projects, but yeah, it's not for the average user.

        • +2

          I run a home office and have local VPN Server. A Static IP is handy and speedwise 25/10 has been more than enough for us over the last few years….as it has been for many people I know.

    • +8

      The closest I can find is Spintel and they only last 6 months at that price. Grandma and Grandpa ain't gonna wanna churn every 6 months.

  • Are you the owner btw? Just curious.

    • +17

      Yep! Happy to answer any questions about our services, network, etc.

      • +10

        Na, no questions. Just happy to see a small business advertising itself, good luck with it. I just signed up to new service myself but I’ll consider switching to Fubar next.

        • +2

          Legend! Hope to see you on board in the future.

        • +1

          Likewise.

  • +4

    I didn't care much for the dot that followed my mouse around.

    • +5

      Great feedback. Thankyou - I'll look into turning this off.

    • +3

      +1

      Forced, accessibility UI tweaks are a big no from me too.

      • +8

        Thanks a lot. It's gone now! Never realised people found this bothersome.

  • can i ask you about any landline services

    my olds are with TPG and obviously they are shit

    you seem to do some kinds of SIP VOIP type services

    can you transfer an existing phone number?

    • +1

      Absolutely can transfer phone numbers. We've been offering voice services longer than we've been in the NBN game, and I started in the industry installing IP phone systems! I can deliver a PAYG phone line to the back of one of our Netcomm modems or a SIP ATA if you have one already which you can throw a phone on, or we do all sorts of other solutions. DM me if you like and I'll give you more info.

  • +1

    Who do you resell for the NBN connection (Vocus/Telstra etc)?

    • +7

      Great Q - we're not resellers in the traditional sense. Have our own ASN, and equipment in Next DC M1 where our services for Geelong and Melbourne will transition to a new BNG in the next month or two. Off-net services are backhauled through the absolute legends at Virtutel who provide our transit.

      • Ah ok so in Geelong/Melbourne you have your own CVC at the NBN POIs as well or use Virtutel for all POIs?

        I guess for connections outside of VIC this means you bring traffic down to VIC first?

        • +4

          CVC for Geelong and Melbourne is being lit onto our new 6WIND BNG solution in M1. We'll have Geelong and all of Melbourne on this solution permanently in the coming months, and then interstate POIs will remain lit via the Virtutel network for the time being. I'm not at all keen on the performance hit associated with interstate routing offnet POIs, so I'll likely opt to continue delivering these as L3 services until there's enough demand to light a BNG in Sydney as that's where the bulk of my interstate customers are currently.

          I was (personally) with an ISP who decided to route all services to a BNG in Sydney quite a few years ago and it was dead set the worst thing I ever had the displeasure of using. Felt like being stuck on Satellite - latency was horrid. I won't do that to people!

          • @fubarnator: Being routed via Sydney to Melbourne was terrible and it's the number one thing I avoid.

            Will this offer be around on the 10th next month when my current month ends, what is the billing date/period?

            • +1

              @Jimbuscus: Tooootally agree. Long running deal until the next wholesale price change, so yep - should still be around! We bill from the first of each month in advance. E.g you're invoiced on Oct 1 for the month of October. If you sign up on an alternative date, your first month is automatically pro-rated.

    • +5

      it has their config it on

      labour isnt free

    • +5

      Preconfigured is the key word you're missing in that sentence! We have to get the units wholesale, pay for shipping to us in Geelong, configure them per our customer's requirements, then ship them off to their new homes. We can by all means help customers who prefer to save a little coin by bringing their own unit :)

        • +5

          For carriers using IPoE/DHCP, this is typically the case (we're one of them, truth be told). Usually, our preconfiguration includes:
          -Customisation of WiFi credentials.
          -Configuration of SIP ATA, for customers bundling VoIP.
          -Configuration of ACS information, to enable us to remotely support the device.

          Some people just want a modem they can plugin with some confidence it's set up appropriately. None of the config is rocket science for anyone savvy :)

  • +2

    That’s a good deal! Can you do a low standard price for 50mbps?

    • -8

      No

    • +17

      Unfortunately the 50mbps service is a much harder value proposition with how NBN Co structure their wholesale prices. While I wish we could offer something "standout" for the mid tier speeds, there's just not enough skin in the game for us to compete with bigger players who can afford to take a loss for 6 months. I revisit prices whenever feasible, but I can offer an ongoing 5% discount on our other plans to lurkers here. In the sake of full transparency - you'll likely find a better deal with a different carrier if cost is your main driver, even with that offer taken into account.

      • Is that because with the way NBN currently pricing 50? Like is there volume rebates/discounts for the big bananas with massive customer base?

        • It's kind of a mix of things. Everyone pays the same price for NBN links regardless of the overall size of the carrier. However, what starts to differ greatly is the cost of providing backhaul to a given POI in order to service that speed. More often than not, pricing is depicted by the carrier's overall company size and their ability to swallow losses on higher speed plans. Some of the bigger players offset these by overcharging for slower speeds which is why you see such a wild skew in pricing for 25mbit :)

  • +5

    This is awesome, hate 6 month offers love a good deal like this. Thanks will keep in mind and suggest to a few of the folk in my family. 25/10 is good enough for almost all NBN users based on stats.

    • -5

      25/10 is good enough for almost all NBN users

      🤣🤣🤣

      • thanks tony abbott

        not turnbull though, he has fiber to this mansion

      • Stream 4K Netflix on 25mbps without a problem.

        • -7

          Whilst your wife is watching another Netflix channel and your kids are doing online gaming?

          I don't think so…

      • Bro, I'm still on FTTN ;_;

        • We're also fttn, it's 1.2km by car to our node
          Fttp has become available in the last week, it's on my to do list
          .

          • @Nugs: Congrats! Hope the install goes well for you :)

          • @Nugs: How far is it to the node on foot?

        • I’m still on fttn and can’t get speeds over 25mb without disconnecting. It’s not just a mum and pa and grandma thing I just can’t go any faster cause of FTTn!!!!

      • Actually that is 100% correct!

    • +2

      Thanks for the support! Reach out if you need anything. People sometimes forget that you could get a Netflix stream running back in the ADSL days. Wasn't great - but it worked! 25/10 is faster than ADSL was back in the day.

        • +2

          ADSL2+ was a theoretical maximum of 24mbps, but that's assuming the person is very close to the DSLAM. For most people speeds within the 10-20mbps range were normal, and for quite a lot of people, they experienced sub-10 and sub-5mbps.

          And I'm not aware of any ADSL2+ plans that were $25? Maybe you could get to $50-60 in a bundle, but then you are paying for a landline phone, which were already falling in popularity 10 years ago.

          • +1

            @SirCH: Never let facts get in the way of jv's arrogant superiority complex.

          • @SirCH:

            ADSL2+ was a theoretical maximum of 24mbps,

            I was always at around 22-23Mbps… 600m from the Telstra exchange.

            Many people on NBN 25 plan struggle to get those download speeds.

  • How about IPv6 support?

    • +1

      None currently. Planned for release to Geelong & Melbourne on our new BNGs in the coming months. We are working through an architecture to assign a /56 to each on-net service. I'll then work on getting a solution in place for off net services when time permits and we're happy with performance.

  • Upvote for my favourite acronym.

  • +1

    O_o at the signup form.

    Are you… processing service qualification and orders manually?

    • +7

      Yep. Sign up form epitomises FUBAR hey? The NBN API is a bit of a nightmare. We've got most of the automation sorted out in our billing engine but the biggest issue we've been facing is how vile the NBN LOC ID database actually is. The data within the portal is super inconsistent when it comes to sub-addresses (e.g Unit 4, Shop 7, etc) and other multi dwelling locations. Building a sanitising solution for it that I'm comfortable releasing to the general public has been interesting so we're just validating orders and sanity checking them via that form prior to submission to NBN for now.

      I'd rather that than have someone disconnect their neighbours internet service accidentally!

  • Can we preorder the switchover date?

    • Yep. If you have a preferred date you can pop it in the order form comments and I'll get the team sorting out your order on your chosen date.

      Just keep in mind you'll need to pay your pro-rated invoice for the service to be activated.

  • -5

    Soo not a bad deal for the seniors, but if you want to make waves, $99 for 1000/50 with static, give people options that are competitive

  • a bit slow for my needs but respect the hustle. Have an upvote!

  • +3

    Upvoted for the transparency in the comments.
    Would be keen for future 100/20 or 250/25 deals :)

  • I like this niche, appreciate the offering.

    Will churn some oldies across after their current deals expire

  • How do you determine if a customer gets 25/10 or 25/5?Is it FTTP vs FTTN thing or what’s the deciding factor?

    I’m keen on moving some relatives to a permanent 25/10 plans instead of the 6 monthly dance, and welcome the static IP offering.

    • It depends on availability at a given location and the delivery technology. Most areas are available for 25/10 these days and it's rare we'd need to deliver 25/5, but there are select pockets still kicking the 25/5 plan - particularly on fixed wireless.

      • Will the customer know during the signup process?

  • +7

    I work in a tech support role for seniors on the side and this is a great idea. I think a lot of people here are underestimating how many people simply don’t need gigabit speeds. This is totally sufficient for nan and her iPad.

    The hurdle I foreshadow is convincing this kind of person to take a chance with an unknown provider. This customer is typically with Telstra (and has been for a long time), and will probably be hesitant to change, particularly to an unheard-of provider.

    My other concern is the prevalence of 4G/5G data sims. A lot of your target market has skipped the NBN altogether and gone for something like a cellular iPad for even less cost.

    I genuinely wish you luck because I think this is a really smart idea, for the right customer.

    • i also people dont think about how much you can actually download at 25mbps

      its a crapload - i dont think i have much speed issues at 25 at all but then i dont game, i dont do any streaming (why? use tpb)… YT runs fine at fhd60

      i assume that phone support isnt going to manila… or WORSE

      you know where worse is… do the needful

      • Nope - support comes to me and the team down here in Geelong :)

    • +2

      think a lot of people here are underestimating how many people simply don’t need gigabit speeds. This is totally sufficient for nan and her iPad.

      I run a family on 25/10, 2 kids and WFH a few days a week.

  • What does Fubar mean?

    • +7

      F'd Up Beyond All Recognition.

  • Another question, direct debit includes credit cards? not only the archaic bank (bsb/account) debit.

    • +1

      Yep! CC is fine as well.

  • +1

    I realise it's not an NBN option, but I'd love a super low speed, super budget option. E.g. 5/5 for $10 per month with unlimited data, and good ping.

    I think it would be useful for a home server connectivity where bandwidth is not required (e.g. SSH to workstation, minimal data transfer). Then just hotspot a large mobile plan for any big downloads or streams, and exercise patience for everything else.

    +1 for local budget offering, keep it up.

    • +1

      If NBN wholesale didn't have so much debt, this should have been the state of the network.

      • i think if you were going to do that speed you may as well get on a 5g plan that has like 500gb for a year or some shit

        assuming you dont live in a 5g black out zone

        • In that case, I'd go with Belong's $15 20GB plan as it's unlimited 1MBPS after quota.

  • I really want to sign up to support a local business, but then at full price at with superloop, the 250 plan is almost $20 a month cheaper. Admittedly, without a static IP.

    How do we get the 5% you mentioned in another comment?

    • You can just mention it in the comment of your order form and we'll apply the discount when we onboard your service. And yep - I totally get you. By the time we account for payment gateway fees and all of the components of a 250mbit service, our cost price is a couple of dollars more than the superloop retail price sadly.

  • -4

    Here is how much NBN wholesale prices..!

    So for 25/5 the price is fixed $28.24 !!!!

    Not sure why every other NBN provider cry for small margin when it is clear margin is more then 40% and once you connect then nothing need to be done. Like when I was with flip connect for 2 years without any need for me to talk to them until I decided to move on with CommSec NBN ..!

    Hope Ozbargain can jump into NBN business and we get real deal !!!!

    https://www.nbnco.com.au/corporate-information/media-centre/…

    • +7

      Because youre completely missing that this is the cost of the last mile AVC without accounting for CVC or any backhaul costs. That $28 per month is basically just the cost of lighting up the port at your home, without accounting for any of the costs of actually getting data in or out of your local POI. I do agree however that numerous carriers selling at $70~ per month are daylight robbery.

      • Thank you for the response.

        However based on below article for 100mbps there is no CVC charges.

        From 2026 ,there will be no CVC charges for all tier NBN.

        I use AGL as they give free Netflix plus $15 discount on top for electricity.

        AGL increasing charges on November as they claim wholesale prices going up so I have to check out in two months who I go with. It will be either flip NBN which is cheapest at the moment and then yours.

        https://www.itnews.com.au/news/nbn-co-gets-green-light-for-n…

        • +2

          Tell me you've never operated a service business without telling me you've never operated a service business…

          Gross margin and what the owner takes home at the end of the day are very different figures.

        • agl increasing charges in november for their NBN internet plans?
          link?

          "I use AGL as they give free Netflix plus $15 discount on top for electricity."
          i can't see any plans where they give netflix and $15 discount? where is this? i'm an agl customer and i can't see this on the portal??

          unless you are referring to the $15 off with internet when you have agl energy
          "Save $15 every month on all AGL internet plans when you have AGL energy. T&Cs apply."
          and the netflix is only when you sign up for new customer plans

  • Currently with TPG 25 plan with PAYG landline. If I switch, is it a seamless process or is there some setup that needs to be done? Any compatibility issues with TPG configuration?

    • If we're transferring over a landline number there's a porting process and a few other odds and ends to deal with. I'd also need to confirm what modem you have currently to ensure it's not been locked down to TPG. Drop us an email or send me a DM and we can work through the specifics and I can give you a feel for how the process would look. If it weren't for the landline - it'd be pretty seamless assuming your current TPG service is on DHCP.

  • -6

    great internet for the grandparents and their iPad

    No frigging way 25/5 would be good enough to do anything these days with the scale of apps, photos, videos being so large from the get go.

    seriously… these speeds are a crime against humanity OP. I don’t blame you for this as it’s impossible to do much with nbn co’s ridiculous monopoly in place.

    • My parents are on FBB's grandfathered $45 12/1 plan with 800Gb/mth. Their use mainly includes messaging, web surfing and streaming Youtube. 12/1 is enough for both of them… and when I'm there using my phone to whatsapp or look up guides on the net or Youtube, it's still usable.

      But I agree that NBN Co's monopoly is ridiculous. The Federal Government's implementation of the NBN has been an absolute joke. Labour didn't have a realistically costed plan in the first place and the Lib's butchering made everything worse.

    • So the target market of this plan is going to be constantly downloading and uploading photos, downloading apps, watching videos?
      A 1080p Netflix stream uses ~5mbps, whilst 4k uses ~15mbps, so you could easily stream Netflix AND MORE simultaneously on this plan.

      With that being said, I agree that when you look at other countries, speeds like this might be laughable. Thanks Ziggy.

  • +1

    Cheers OP for being able to offer usable NBN at the $50 price point. There's not enough offerings at this price point for those who are happy with the lowest speeds and a usable amount of data. Please consider trying to maintain this price point even if you have to drop the unlimited data.

    As a gauge, my parents who use their home internet for whatsapp, phone updates, surfing the internet, booking flights and hotels, and streaming Youtube have yet to go above 150Gb/mth (usually it's ~100Gb). So an entry level $50 plan with 180Gb or 200Gb of data will more than meet their needs. I would imagine other seniors out there who have low internet requirements will be happy with similar data allowances too to keep price down.

    • wait i haven't checked but this plan isnt unlimited downloads? thats generally the norm with all NBN plans?

      • +2

        Yep, unlim!

      • Yeah, it's unlimited. What I was eluding to is that usually it's the data offering that is sacrificed when RSPs try to keep costs down and if push comes to shove in the future, it would be good for the plan to offer at least 150-200Gb if unlimited isn't viable to keep the $50 price point.

        Westnet's seniors plan at $39/mth only gives a paltry 50Gb/mth.

        Beyond that, one can either jump between sign up bonuses or go with FBB with their $54/mth 12/1 plan with 2.5Tb monthly data and prepay 6 months in advance to get the monthly price below $50/mth.

        OP's plan is the only one to offer ongoing $50/mth without any dicking around which is the way it needs to be for seniors.

  • Perfect, I've been looking for a cheap plan to tide me over until FTTP is available on my street. Will use this when my current plan expires.

  • I have NBN 25/10 plan with spintel including home phone.

    Does Fubar offer this in Sydeny Metro area?

    • +1

      We sure do.

  • +1

    This looks perfect for my iPad wielding mum.

    I'm guessing her Telstra SMG2 will work on her HFC connection? (I'll configure it)

    • +1

      Yep, we've got a fair few customers reusing Telstra hardware. They run IPOE/DHCP so typically it's a seamless swap with no reconfig needed. Maybe just a reboot of the modem.

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