After years of suffering famously average internet, Australia’s NBN is making sweeping changes in 2025 to bring it up to speed. Not only is fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) being rolled out to more and more homes, but come September, NBN 100 plans will automatically become NBN 500 plans (for fibre-serviced homes).
Naturally, providers are scrambling to offer the best plans for this brave new world. A couple of weeks ago Exetel upgraded its NBN 100 plan early, offering NBN 500 for a flat AU$80 a month. Considering many—myself included—have been paying more than that for much slower speed tiers, it offers significant value.
It didn’t seem likely that other providers would sit around and let Exetel soak up the glory. Inevitably, competition has arrived in the form of Spintel, which has rolled out its own NBN 500 plan early. Not only that, but it’s kinda cheaper. For the first six months, Spintel’s NBN 500 “Home Turbo” plan will set you back AU$74 a month. After that, the monthly fee will raise to AU$84.95.
A few caveats, as always. Speeds above 100 Mbps aren’t possible on aging fibre to the node and fibre to the curb connections, so make sure you’ve got either a FTTP or hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) connection. If you’re not on FTTP, you should be eligible to upgrade soon, if not now: you can check your status on the NBN website.
It’s definitely a buyer’s market at the moment, and as always, it’s super easy to swap between internet providers so long as you’re not locked into a contract, which is pretty rare nowadays. At a time when Telstra is still charging AU$93 a month for a maximum download speed of 25 Mbps (!) it really pays to shop around.
For more speeds, check out my guide to the best NBN plans for gamers.
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