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MyRepublic $59.99/Month (Min 12 Months) for 100/40 NBN Plan. No Download Limit. Launching 15 November

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dy4me on 04/11/2016 - 08:15 myrepublic.net (12776 clicks)
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The company that made 100 mbps plans the norm in Singapore, Indonesia and New Zealand is now launching in Australia. At 59.99 for a 100mbps line, it will be the cheapest 100mbps plan in Australia. Not to mention a lot cheaper than some ADSL plans and some lower speed NBN plans from other providers that have download limits. They also have a MyRepublic Gamer plan for 69.99. Not sure what different but possibly to do with low network latency (+static IP).

Not sure how they will manage the $59.99 price with the NBN's CVC pricing model on top of the AVC charge but the CVC pricing model is being overhauled soon hopefully

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        • lostn on 05/11/2016 - 01:54

          This is useless. It shows where you are on the map but not what status you're at. It shows A's and B's near you, but without boundries or shading you have no way of knowing whether you're in an A zone or B zone.

        • Rawrr on 05/11/2016 - 01:58

          @lostn: Again, drag the pointer to your address, your specific house address, find it and drop the pin on it. An example of a random spot I just dragged the pin to:

          Build Started 30 Sep 2016
          Estimated End Date May 2017
          Rollout Type Fibre to the Node

        • lostn on 07/11/2016 - 23:30

          @Rawrr: Doesn't work for me. Once you enter your address, the pin is already on your house. Doesn't tell me anything though.

  • congo on 04/11/2016 - 08:33
    +3

    Seems like a great price compared to others like SkyMesh?

    • HeXa on 04/11/2016 - 08:38
      +14

      considering how NBNco control pricing to a degree, anything cheap is cheap for not so good reasons

      http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/2438666

    • TenaciousTom on 04/11/2016 - 09:56
      +5

      Like Hexa said, I use SkyMesh and get full speed 100% of the time. They are the 3rd provider I tried before I could even get speeds above ADSL2+ on a Sunday night.

      Don't just take a cheap plan, they will screw you with the worlds shittiest ping and speed without warning. My advice is ignore the price and find reviews from people in your area.

      • congo on 04/11/2016 - 10:38
        +2

        Good point.
        These guys are new. How do we know if they are any good?

        • lint on 04/11/2016 - 13:19
          +1

          They already operate in Singapore, New Zealand and Indonesia. We can know by searching people's experiences with them in those countries.

          I checked their Singapore site and they get 1Gbps up, 500Mbps down for SG$49.99 a month. o_0

        • congo on 04/11/2016 - 13:50
          +4

          @lint: wow, Oz is like a 3rd world country in terms of Internet :-(
          How are the reviews in Singapore?

        • Janko on 04/11/2016 - 16:34
          +3

          @congngo:

          Oz is a 3rd world country in terms of internet.

          I have it good, 100/40 Mbps NBN, yet I had this 10 years ago in Slovakia at about 1/4 of the cost.

        • aznhy01 on 04/11/2016 - 18:50
          +2

          @lint: you guys just dont know that australia is one of the countries with most expensive internet. HK and korea have 1gbps plan for $20-$40 per month :O

      • furythree on 04/11/2016 - 21:39

        i read that ppl complain to their telcos like optus when they dont get the speed they promised and get reimbursed

        how do they prove/test this?

        is just getting records from speedtest.com?

  • wfdTamar on 04/11/2016 - 08:37
    +1

    Would they be making any money on this? Maybe the whole company is one big Ponzi type scheme. Either it'll bring all prices down, or stumble on with terrible speeds in peak hour then they'll withdraw from Australia. Hell of a gamble.

    • dy4me on 04/11/2016 - 08:38
      +10

      Or may be your current provider is ripping you off? ;)

    • wfdTamar on 04/11/2016 - 08:40
      +1

      I just got the Telstra M plan at 100/40 for $90 and thought I got a good deal.

    • joelmuzz on 04/11/2016 - 08:55
      +3

      This is a limited time introduction offer, so probably loss making to establish themselves in the market.
      Anything cheap and unlimited will ultimately end up heavily oversold and run slow during peak, but the only way around that is really to pay for a premium provider with small/expensive data limits.

      • lostn on 04/11/2016 - 18:15

        If it gets oversold, will the bandwidth be shared with everyone on MyRepublic or just people in your neighborhood?

        Will you still get fast speeds if everyone around you is using some other provider?

        • joelmuzz on 04/11/2016 - 22:30
          +1

          If they are cheaping out then just that provider.
          But there are a lot of problems with suburbs physical links being full and a few months wait for the upgrades to be completed, so even when they want to buy more they cant, in which case a whole suburb can be having trouble.

    • dy4me on 04/11/2016 - 08:41
      +1

      What you whinging about. Im stuck whith NBN all around me. No literally. The other side of my street has NBN. And yet no plans for NBN for my side any time soon :(

      • avgbowlofpho on 04/11/2016 - 08:41

        I mean there are no plans for NBN around my suburbs

      • Jaduqimon on 04/11/2016 - 08:45
        +1

        door knocking ur neighbours across the street and offer to pay for an additional line and a stronnghh signal router

        • dy4me on 04/11/2016 - 09:02

          Sadly in my case it would be door knocking the businesses next door

        • furythree on 04/11/2016 - 21:41

          @dy4me: whats wrong with that

          if you pony up the cash id be fine

        • blurrybird on 05/11/2016 - 19:46

          @dy4me:

          Two of these should do the trick: http://www.scorptec.com.au/product/Networking-Wireless/Acces…

          For FTTP:
          Neighbour NTD (Network Termination Point) Secondary Port -> POE Injector -> NS M5 -> NS M5 -> POE Injector -> Any Router of your choosing WAN Port -> Configure router as normal with authentication.

          For FTTN:
          Neighbour NTD (Network Termination Point) Secondary Port -> ISP Modem (set to bridge mode) -> POE Injector -> NS M5 -> NS M5 -> POE Injector -> Any Router of your choosing WAN Port -> Configure router as normal with authentication.

        • furythree on 06/11/2016 - 23:28

          @DarkRyoushii: holy wtf 15km range??? ive never heard of anything with that range

          but 150mbps so thats quite slow. though should still saturate a 100mbit connection right

        • klaw81 on 07/11/2016 - 09:58

          @DarkRyoushii: This is not just theoretical, by the way - my brother has a very similar Ubiquiti setup on his house roof, to receive FTTH from a friend's house about 600m away.

          It works perfectly, and a 100/40 unlimited NBN plan is quite cheap when shared between two households.

        • dy4me on 18/11/2016 - 08:42

          @DarkRyoushii:
          I am already using Couple of Nanobeam AC devices to beam signals but not from across the road, Instead from the other direction that has Openetworks fiber network. I love Ubiquiti gear.

  • ciab on 04/11/2016 - 08:43
    +2

    I think I will wait.

    Minimum 12 month contract to a new ISP that will not own or operate any infrastructure in Australia and will be completely reliant on the NBN for delivery of its services.

    http://www.businessinsider.com.au/this-isp-is-coming-to-aust…

    • hutsy on 04/11/2016 - 12:49
      +1

      wow, the CEO looks like a Singaporean Harold Bishop.

  • j4ck on 04/11/2016 - 08:43
    +1

    Wow…that's a crazy price!

    • avgbowlofpho on 04/11/2016 - 08:45
      +1

      Assuming they can fulfill this promise

      • j4ck on 04/11/2016 - 08:46
        +2

        Yeah, I can imagine that peak congestion would be a nightmare with these guys…

        • dy4me on 04/11/2016 - 09:04
          -2

          Actually congestion isnt an issue on the NBN. The only congestion on the NBN is the result of pseudo limits placed by the CVC pricing model.

        • Domingo on 04/11/2016 - 09:52
          +5

          @dy4me: Incorrect. The NBN component of your access only connects you to your provider's Point of Presence, which connects you to the wider Internet. You're dependent on the quality of your provider's network (or lack thereof, resulting in congestion) for your service quality.

          This is where more expensive carriers charge more, but have more capacity to prevent or minimise congestion issues during peak times.

        • dazweeja on 04/11/2016 - 10:06
          +3

          @dy4me:

          "The only congestion on the NBN is the result of pseudo limits placed by the CVC pricing model"

          … which is still congestion. And very common.

        • dy4me on 04/11/2016 - 10:07
          +3

          @Domingo: ummm. What do you think the CVC model is? You do know that your provider pays a AVC charge for every user connected. Then on top of that per mbps they pay a CVC charge… capacity-based pricing. If the provider doesnt buy enough CVC their users speeds drop! remember that CVC is spread among users. So no. Its not that the NBN just connects you to your Providers Point of connect. Like I said the CVC is an artificial congestion creator to increase revenue for the NBN.

        • Domingo on 04/11/2016 - 10:34

          @dy4me:

          I think the CVC model is the name given to the logical network construct NBN have come up with to aggregate AVCs per provider and manage/charge for network traffic in each of their PoIs

          "The only congestion on the NBN is the result of pseudo limits placed by the CVC pricing model"

          That is not a true statement. That is one point where congestion can occur - at the CVC/NNI handoff into your providers PoP. Your provider's PoP is also going to have handoff points into other networks, and if the routing of traffic through their BNG from the NNI to the other hand off points is impacted by a lack of capacity, another source of congestion exists.

        • dy4me on 04/11/2016 - 11:40
          +1

          @Domingo: Im not arguing that the Providers Pop and further downstream isnt going to cause congestion. But So far congestion issues have resulted from the CVC model. Reason for the overhaul.

        • Domingo on 04/11/2016 - 14:44

          @dy4me: I'm not sure what you're basing "So far congestion issues have resulted from the CVC model" on, but at least one cheaper provider I've worked with ran into issues with congestion on their network long before they suffered from any saturation from their CVC capacity.

          Those articles don't really capture the whole picture of CVC issues either. It isn't just with the cost of bandwidth on a CVC, but also the number of them needed - each CVC can only exist within a single CSA, so even if you are an ISP with only 1 customer in a CSA you need to purchase a CVC to provide them with service.

        • coxymla on 04/11/2016 - 17:27

          @Domingo: It's certainly possible that a RSP could have congestion on their international link but have plenty of capacity on their CVC, but since CVC is so much more expensive than the transit then it wouldn't make very much sense in reality for it to be that way.

        • captobvious on 04/11/2016 - 18:40

          @Domingo: my iinet nbn service struggles during peak. It seems no one is immune from isp congestion

        • Rawrr on 04/11/2016 - 23:56
          +2

          @captobvious: As soon as Michael Malone sold off his shares of the company they started skimping out on transit costs chasing higher profit at the expense of their customers and their reputation, after being sold off to TPG it's only gotten worse with less optimal routing. You're no longer with a premium provider.

  • aec on 04/11/2016 - 08:44

    time to say good bye to tpg? for the same amount of money, i can upgrade from 12mbps to 100mbps.

    • jamesvtre on 04/11/2016 - 08:49

      i'm with tpg as well paying the same price for 12mbps. Is there a termination fee for tpg breaking out of the nbn contract. is this going to be worth it if you sign up to this company are there installation fees what's the catch.

      • goosmurf on 04/11/2016 - 09:21
        +4

        I would wait and see.

        You don't want to essentially be a beta tester for a company and be locked into a 12 month contract.

        Keep in mind the parent company is losing money in every market: https://www.techinasia.com/myrepublics-financials-revealed-p…

        They claim EBITDA profitability in Singapore but Google "warren buffett ebitda" to see what the world's best investor thinks about that.

        As a consumer it's totally cool when companies want to piss away money; enjoy the free lunch! I mean we all enjoyed it when Dick Smith kept dumping Eneloops on us. :D

        But don't do it if it means getting stuck in a contract. You don't want to find yourself being forced to spend $60/mo on an unusable service.

        • jamesvtre on 04/11/2016 - 09:29

          yes i agree i dont want to paying for an unusable service. It sounds to be too good to be true. what do you mean by i would wait and see as in if the service is good after people sign up to it or is it better to wait as this is a new isp and don't know about their standards yet.

        • coxymla on 04/11/2016 - 11:54
          +3

          If it actually turns out to be terrible then mentioning the TIO will usually get you out of a contract.

        • Wootwootwoot on 04/11/2016 - 11:54

          Well, net profit (and net profit before tax) is much worse than EBITDA as an indicator of financial performance and return to shareholders. A company can have positive cashflow every year even when "losing money" on paper.

        • goosmurf on 04/11/2016 - 17:43
          +2

          @jamesvre:

          what do you mean by i would wait and see as in if the service is good after people sign up to it or is it better to wait as this is a new isp and don't know about their standards yet.

          Yeah to both of these.

          The fact is the underlying cost is $38/mo just for the 100/40 AVC (FTTP) service.

          So at $60/mo they have $22/mo left to spend on CVC, backhaul, transit, support and other overheads, and they need to somehow do it better than TPG who are hands down the most efficient operator in Australia.

          TPG charges $100/mo for the same thing including local+national calls, so let's call it $90/mo without the calls.

          In theory that means MyRepublic thinks they can run their unlimited 100/40 service at $30/mo less than TPG can. Yet TPG owns much of the necessary infrastructure, and MyRepublic is leasing services from Optus and Vocus.

          All of this points to there being likely severe congestion in the network. As much as prioritisation can help, there's only so much magic one can weave.

          All in all I don't think the headache and risk is worth it.

          Best case scenario is that everything goes perfectly and you save $480 on the 12 month contract or $260 after 12 months on month-to-month.

          Worst case scenario is you're stuck in a contract and you hate yourself every time you try to use the Internet, or you cop the financial penalty to leave.

          May as well wait 12 months and see what the delivered service is like and what the sustainable pricing is.

          And apparently they think that pricing is actually the same as everybody else… https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/4141502/redir

          Which makes me think they're being rather shonky in the way they're marketing themselves as innovators yada yada when all they're actually doing right now is throwing marketing dollars to sign customers up on loss making plans.

      • lostn on 04/11/2016 - 19:55
        +1

        I'm off contract so for me, there shouldn't be. If you're on still, you'll likely have to pay a termination fee.

    • Unrvl on 04/11/2016 - 08:50

      yep ill be saving $10 and going from 25 to 100. i thought this tpg was good value, shows how much people are getting ripped off.

      • aec on 04/11/2016 - 08:58

        agree. tpg was probably the best value until now i am "informed" of this Singaporean company and their service. only question is how reliable this company and its service are. but it seems they are doing quite well in NZ.

    • 2stroksmokr on 04/11/2016 - 11:42

      And keep in mind you must be able to reach these speeds.

      I'm on 25/5 and my max is 21-24mbit :(

    • lostn on 07/11/2016 - 23:43

      I told TPG I wanted to leave. Being a long term customer they tried hard to keep me. I said I didn't want a contract or to pay any installation fee. After a bit of balking they eventually did let me switch to NBN plan without contract or paying for installation and modem.

      So I get to try their service risk free. In the meantime, I will monitor user experience with MyRepublic. If it's better than what I'm getting, I will switch to it. I have until end of Feb to lock in these introductory rates.

  • scud70 on 04/11/2016 - 08:48

    sh*t… just pre-ordered tpg 100/40 unlimited for 100 a month sigh…

    • aliocroc on 04/11/2016 - 09:19

      Surely there's a cooling off period, there has to be, esp for a preorder.

      • scud70 on 04/11/2016 - 09:20

        fingers crossed there is

  • [Deactivated] on 04/11/2016 - 08:50

    i wonder if they will be any better at NBN than telstra who sucks royally

  • [Deactivated] on 04/11/2016 - 08:50

    i have 100mbps TPG NBN, only getting 39mbps down, 10mbps up :/

    • scud70 on 04/11/2016 - 08:51

      Fibre to premise or fibre to node?

      • lubos on 04/11/2016 - 08:59
        -2

        Does it matter? I have FTN 100/40 from TPG and I run at full speed.

        More relevant question would be if OP is using wifi. Most wifi connections wouldn't be able to pull 100mbps.

        I'm connected to the modem by cable (not wifi) for that reason.

        • scud70 on 04/11/2016 - 09:01

          just curious thats all, only asking because i will have FTN and just pre-ordered the 100/40 from tpg … i would say it does matter depending on what technology they use for the last mile but im glad to hear you get good speeds with FTN, just wondering is your last mile copper(phone line) or coax (foxtel/optus cable)?

        • XeKToReX on 04/11/2016 - 09:04
          +6

          It absolutely matters, that may be his sync rate so there's no point being on a 100/40 plan..

        • FatBlanket on 04/11/2016 - 09:14
          +2

          Oh it matters. A lot.

        • lyon on 04/11/2016 - 09:30

          I'm on TPG (Wondercom) FTTB and gets 90Mbps/40Mbps ish on speedtest. $60/month unlimited

        • noyesmaybeok on 04/11/2016 - 10:08

          My router not being able to keep up with my connection, that would be a great problem to have :(

        • MrMcHairyHead on 04/11/2016 - 10:32

          Yes, it does matter. FttN isn't capable of 100Mbps for most people, you got very very lucky. Some people on FttN are getting 2 - 3 Mbps, and most only get around 25.

        • scud70 on 04/11/2016 - 10:59

          @MrMcHairyHead: 2-3 mb? that would mean they are further away from a node than they are from an exchange or they have copper line that has decomposed loll

        • AussieDaddy on 04/11/2016 - 11:41

          @MrMcHairyHead: I wonder, how can one find out whether they're on FttN or FttB? I have been on a TPG ADSL2+, with the phone line rent, for $60 for years now, and my speed isn't that good. It might probably have to do with my old-ass BiPAC 7800NL router though.

        • Roary on 04/11/2016 - 12:57

          @MrMcHairyHead:

          Not true.. Most get 60-80 Mbps
          I have FTTN I am getting 85Mbps

        • Iggemo on 04/11/2016 - 13:03

          @Roary: what are most getting for up speed?

        • Roary on 04/11/2016 - 13:19

          @Iggemo:
          Not sure.. not even sure what mine was (I could easily check) down speed it really what matters. Especially if you like movies and you are retrieving your legit backups from unknown sources world wide ;)

        • lostn on 04/11/2016 - 20:02

          @Roary: If you use cloud storage, upload speed matters.

        • Iggemo on 04/11/2016 - 20:53

          @Roary: yeah download is irrelevant to me as it's already perfectly acceptable, but as soon as someone uploads an image (wife is a digital artist) the whole internet for all users is unusable until the upload finishes, so i only care about upload.. download is fine on adsl, no need to upgrade for that

        • lostn on 04/11/2016 - 22:23

          @Iggemo: The problem is you're saturating your upload line.

          Use an app like Netlimiter and limit your upload speed to 80% of its maximum. Then everyone can continue downloading while she is upping the pics.

          If you don't limit your uploads, even going for faster upload speed will not solve the problem.

      • [Deactivated] on 05/11/2016 - 10:46

        FTTN. My friend one street over is getting 90/30.. so I must have just lucked out, and the copper line must be a lot longer

    • jamesvtre on 04/11/2016 - 08:58

      is that normal to get that speed even if you are on a faster nbn plan

      • jnewau on 04/11/2016 - 09:29
        +4

        If you're on FTTN, then absolutely. If your line only syncs at 39Mb due to distance from the node it doesn't matter if you signed up for a 50/20 or 100/40 - you'll never get those speeds because the copper isn't capable of it. They may as well downgrade to a cheaper plan.

        The OP doesn't say if the speed varies, it could be congestion as well.

        • [Deactivated] on 05/11/2016 - 10:47

          39/10 is my every day regular, even on peak. I was hoping to get at least 50/20.. but oh well, the speed is still a lot faster than what I had on ADSL2+, which was 16/1

        • scud70 on 05/11/2016 - 10:57

          @onesimpleclik: lol anything is going to be better than my 4/1 on adsl2+ …

    • Make it so on 04/11/2016 - 13:20
      +1

      What is your "attainable speed" according to your router though…. it should be in your router stats. No point signing up for 100/40 if your line cannot get above 40/10.

      • [Deactivated] on 05/11/2016 - 10:49
        +1

        100/40. my friend has the same exact router & is getting 95/38

  • Japius on 04/11/2016 - 08:51

    Is this a special price? or their normal price?

    • dy4me on 04/11/2016 - 09:05
      +3

      Price valid til 28 Feb 2017

  • rifter on 04/11/2016 - 08:54

    Web Cache. $10 extra to bypass.

    • justtoreply on 04/11/2016 - 09:01
      +13

      What do you mean?

  • konholyoh on 04/11/2016 - 09:01

    How come so cheap?
    Have a feeling the area they serve for this plan is extremely limited.

    • dy4me on 04/11/2016 - 09:06
      +3

      You mean everywhere the NBN is available?

      • raybies on 04/11/2016 - 10:38
        +1

        Exactly limited to the desert and *new developments.

      • ruprectaus on 04/11/2016 - 11:52

        I'm on the NBN, Satelete (which I am on) doesn't get those speeds for example and has a imposed FUP of about 40GB per month at max, so it's not wether you're on the NBN at all, it's specific parts of the NBN only.

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