nbn Co Is Jacking Prices Again, up to 3 Per Cent, from July 1

Storm2022 on 06/05/2025 - 17:46
Last edited 06/05/2025 - 18:08 by 1 other user

Time to start locking in NBN deals before NBN Co jacks up the price again in July 2025!!

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/technology/i-ditch…

Broadly, nbn’s wholesale prices will be adjusted, on average, by just under the annual percentage change in the Consumer Price Index (CPI), measured over the 12 months to 31 December 2024. On our most popular residential speed tiers across the fixed line network, average wholesale prices are forecast to increase by between $0 and $1.71 per month.

For services targeted at business customers, nbn will introduce discounts on selected plans to encourage small and medium businesses to adopt plans that may better suit their needs compared to a standard residential service. With these discounts, effective prices will remain stable from 1 July 2025 and come down from 1 September 2025.

nbn wholesale price changes from 1 July.

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  • oscargamer on 06/05/2025 - 17:50
    +6

    Hardly jacking prices when it's roughly the CPI

    • Storm2022 on 06/05/2025 - 17:56
      -1

      Considering we pay some of the highest rates in the world, is the increase really necessary?

    • Twix on 06/05/2025 - 18:08
      +4

      Yeah it's an extra 68c, 90c, $1.31, $1.60 or $1.71/m wholesale to selected speed tiers.

      Translation some providers have increased the 100/20 speed tier by $5/m.

    • jv on 07/05/2025 - 13:37
      +5

      I bet most workers are not getting a 3% pay rise to make up for it… (except for maybe the politicians)…

      • Nickels n Dimes on 07/05/2025 - 14:21

        In > 20yrs of working I've never worked in an office that offered anyone a CPI increase in wages, even negotiated wage rises are rare, can even be downward in the worst cases. The only real option has been to jump to a new employer.

        Is there are regulation that supports CPI increases, that can be used to argue for that?

    • xo2847383 on 09/05/2025 - 23:44
      +1

      Matching CPI doesn’t justify price hikes. If pay doesn't rise too, it's not 'fair' — it's survival getting harder.

  • nubix on 06/05/2025 - 17:51
    +5

    why does the entire article feel like an ad except the first line

    • Storm2022 on 06/05/2025 - 17:59
      -7

      I see it as providing people with an alternative that they might not have known about. I read the whole article and didn't once think they were trying to sell a 5G service.

    • Twix on 06/05/2025 - 18:11

      Typical coming from The UnAustralian.

        • Clear on 06/05/2025 - 19:17

          Maybe stick to LAD Bible for all your news.

        • Protractor on 06/05/2025 - 21:22
          -4

          The ABC? Adult Broadcasting Corporation. I can see why you, & the redundant right, have issues with it.

          • jv on 07/05/2025 - 14:26
            +3

            @Protractor: I thought it was the "Albanese Broadcasting Corporation" 😲

            • Nickels n Dimes on 10/05/2025 - 15:32
              +1

              @jv: Australian's articles are heavily paywalled, it's not even worth clicking on their links unless you want to pull out your wallet just to have a peek at their bias.
              I used to listen to Aunty daily, ever since i was a young lad, but in recent years they degenerated into the AFL Broadcasting Corporation, I have switched to SkyNews and SBSNews, the only real current affairs options on Aussie radio now. I seriously think it's time to ditch the old nag. As far as print journalism goes, ABC is weak in coverage, doesn't fully support community discussion on news topics in their site, and have very limited content, because sport tabloid trash is important as global and national events - theGuardian and IndependentAustralia are vastly better options.

              • jv on 12/05/2025 - 09:07

                @Nickels n Dimes:

                Australian's articles are heavily paywalled

                just use a 12 foot ladder…

    • tenpercent on 06/05/2025 - 20:04

      Similar feeling here.

      The article link provided shows me the headline and two sentences of the article (I think), and the rest of the page is just trying to convince me to subscribe. So it feels to me like an ad except the first two lines.

  • freefall101 on 06/05/2025 - 18:01
    +4

    What did I just read?

    NBN Co is hiking prices again, up to 3 per cent, from July 1

    Old mate on 25/5 would see a 2% increase. The speeds are also going up significantly in September

    TPG’s modem arrived the same day as Telstra’s – it was the same StarTrack driver. Except with TPG I was paying $54.99 a month (for the first six months, then $64.99) versus $89 a month for my “basic NBN plan” with Telstra.

    Why was old mate paying $89 a month for 25/5 internet? That sounds like a him problem, not a NBN pricing problem.

    To maximise my new-found speed, I have connected an Orbi 970 Series Quad-band Wi-Fi 7 Mesh router with two satellites. This is not cheap, costing $3,699

    Lol wtf

    • jv on 07/05/2025 - 13:38

      Old mate on 25/5

      Why don't they switch to 25/10 ?

      • freefall101 on 07/05/2025 - 19:03

        Apparently. as the technology editor for a major newspaper. he didn't need more speed than that.

        • jv on 07/05/2025 - 19:34

          he didn't need more speed than that.

          They are the max speeds…

          You'd be lucky to get 70-80% of that during peak.

  • CodeXD on 06/05/2025 - 18:39

    Well that explains this from exetel

    Hi CodeXD

    We’re always working to provide you with reliable, high-speed internet at a price that represents great value for money. And we’ll never stop working on that goal. But following an increase to wholesale costs, we need to update our prices.
    On your first bill cycle after 2 June 2025, the price of your 100/20 Mbps plan will be adjusted to $90/mth. We're providing 30 days' notice so you'll see it on your next bill without any surprises.

    • Twix on 06/05/2025 - 18:48
      +2

      Exetel use the Superloop network. You can swap to Superloop's nbn 100/20 $75/m for 6 months. If you have Origin energy 100/20 is $52.50/m for 6 months also using the Superloop network.

      Alternatively look at Leaptel and Buddy Telco.

      • CodeXD on 06/05/2025 - 18:50
        +1

        I'll take a look, currently have referral discount (thanks random ozber) so might swap afterwards. Thank you.

        • bamzero on 09/05/2025 - 10:40

          Currently with Exetel with a random OzBargainer referral discount too (hope they don't switch because of the increase, still some months left). I've got a free static IP too which I'd prefer to keep, legacy from my old plan before I upgraded to FTTP. Does make me more hesitant to change as adds to the cost of most of the honeymoon offers, and some won't even let you opt out of CGNAT. Could maybe get away with dynamic at Superloop if it didn't change too often.

          NBN is increasing 100/20 to 500/50 in September supposedly so I'm assuming Exetel will be passing that on as Superloop has announced already.

      • CodeXD on 13/05/2025 - 14:15

        Looks like superloop is also increasing their price

        Might wait for it all to settle and then see what the best to churn to is.

        • Twix on 13/05/2025 - 14:22
          +1

          New Superloop customers can still get 100/20 $75/m for 6 months. Call up and ask for another deal before the 6 months is up or swap providers again.

          Buddy Telco: 100/20 $73/m for 6 months ($85/m ongoing).

          Leaptel: 100/20 $79.95/m or $69.95/m for 12 months if you are eligible to swap to FTTP.

  • simplystu on 06/05/2025 - 21:35
    +1

    Perhaps best to source news - from the (sauce).

    Even another forum covered the better than what has been discussed in this OzB thread.

    Even ARN news ???
    Infact, some plan will be no price rise at all.

    But - prices == Purely wholesale … So depends on RSP as to whether they pass it on to end customers.

  • DingoBilly on 06/05/2025 - 21:43

    Seems fair. When other items are almost doubling in price I can hardly be upset my internet has gone up by CPI.

    This has strong old man yelling at kids on the lawn energy.

  • knobbs on 07/05/2025 - 08:55

    Lock in pricing? I thought although they state that they still pass on cost increases, just not of their own accord?

    • reactor on 07/05/2025 - 10:14

      Having just done it yesterday, Superloop has a 24 month price lock option.

      I don't know how long that has been available to do for customers, but it allowed me to keep my current price and bundled discount locked for the next 2 years.

  • Nickels n Dimes on 07/05/2025 - 14:23
    +1

    I'm not too worried about the $1-2 extra, but the antiquated, unreliable NBN should be getting cheaper by now, surely, especially for those of us not on FTTP ?

    • bamzero on 09/05/2025 - 10:25
      +2

      Should be.. but thats what you get when have one provider wholesaling with basically no competition..

      Plus that antiquated, unreliable NBN is getting more money thrown at it to upgrade to fibre, so we keep having to pay while they try to make it look profitable until they can sell it off.

      Plus dont forget if you aren't one of the unlucky ones on FTTN (if you are, see if you can "flip to fibre" yet), 100/20 should become 500/50 come September

    • Nickels n Dimes on 09/05/2025 - 22:34

      NBNCo is going to upgrade 95% of the network to full fibre by 2030, supposedly. By which point much of the existing infrastructure will be needing replacement anyway.
      I'm all for the FTTP because the HFC isn't reliable — even at the newer 500\40 speeds, the connection will be rubbish, because of constant congestion in peak times.

      They reported: A decade ago, the average Australian home had seven internet-connected devices and consumed around 40 gigabytes per month. Today, the average household consumes more than ten times that amount across 22 internet-connected devices. Within the decade, the average monthly download usage is forecast to reach more than 1,100 gigabytes across around 40 internet-connected devices.

      Completely underestimate growth in demand for the future, factoring in a triple of devices the last decade will almost double the next? It will likely grow exponentially, as connected devices get embedded into everything from furniture to clothes, your toothbrushes, light bulbs, potplants, curtains and ovens, washers, even doors and mirrors. That's just today - with AI being added to everything now (I know some people don't like it, but it's becoming the defacto for all new computers, TVs, phones, that's just the tip of the iceberg, the average Australian home will be filled with that stuff in no time), the data bandwidth demand will explode along with them.

  • nunyabizzness on 13/05/2025 - 08:51

    Exetel just sent me an email to say they are increasing the cost of my plan from $64 to $72, but are they allowed to do that if I'm on a 12 month contract? I thought they would only be able to do that once the 12 months ends.

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