Broadband Bigwig Telstra has announced that it is starting to roll out a new 5G home broadband service to compete with NBN, but is also making changes to its core NBN plans. Previously, the telco offered a fairly straightforward range of NBN plan speeds: Standard (NBN25), Standard Plus (NBN50), and Premium (NBN100), avoiding the newer, faster tiers that NBN Co recently released has changed, without However, with Australia's largest telecommunications company now offering two new plans that dramatically increase speeds beyond what was previously available. Unlike other telecom operators, Telstra does not offer them as stand-alone products, but rather as additions to its Premium product (NBN100). Sign up for the latter, and if you have the right type of connection, you can now optionally add Superfast or Ultrafast speeds (also known as NBN250 and NBN1000 respectively) for a monthly plan. The Superfast add-on is available now online and in stores and promises typical late-night (7-11pm) speeds of 215 Mbps for an additional AU$30 per month. Superfast connections, on the other hand, offer a typical nightly speed of 250Mbps for a monthly fee of AU$70, but that option is currently only available in stores. It should be noted that Telstra claims that its claim of ``typical afternoon speed'' for Ultrafast always requires more user data to get an accurate reading of average speed, so throughput of 250 Mbps is probably conservative.
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Map of Telstra Superfast (NBN250) | AU$130 per month (first 12 months, then AU$140 per month) With typical nightly speeds of 215 Mbps, Telstra's Superfast plan offers super-fast speeds for those with the connection who can handle it (see below). You'll get unlimited data, an AU$10 monthly credit for the first year, a free 3-month Binge Standard streaming TV and movie subscription, an AU$99 connection fee, and a Telstra smart modem is also included. included for new customers who stay connected for 24 months. Aim! Total minimum cost over 24 months is AU €3240
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NBN250 and NBN100: Are you eligible?
As mentioned above, not everyone will be able to subscribe to these new plans - they are provided as add-ons to the Premium plan (NBN100). This means that if you are already a Telstra customer with an NBN25 or NBN50 plan, you cannot purchase these add-ons unless you have first upgraded to the NBN100 option. More generally, if you can access NBN250 or NBN1000, you need to have a specific NBN connection type that can handle those higher speeds, which means you'll need at least an HFC connection. Telstra states that "most HFC and FTTP connections are capable of ultra-high speeds, while only FTTP and some HFC clients are capable of ultra-fast speeds." The good news is that Telstra won't let you sign up for these plans if your connection can't handle them, so you won't end up paying more for high speeds you can't achieve. Along with the new add-ons, Telstra also revealed that it has resumed selling NBN100 plans "for FTTC customers and has selected existing Telstra NBN customers on FTTN and FTTB." Those plan sales were suspended earlier in the year, but Telstra assures us that it has upgraded its systems and "is doing a lot of work behind the scenes" to make sure its customers get promised speeds. Furthermore, Telstra states that "if an FTTN, FTTB or FTTC customer is unable to reach the maximum speeds of the Premium Internet plan or Premium Add-on, we will let them know and provide options in accordance with our regulatory commitments."