Double Data On NBN Bundles @ Telstra (Limited Time Only)
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Bonus Data Offer: Offer ends 28/03/2016. Available on Telstra's M, L & XL Bundles. Bonus data will be applied for 24 months or until you cancel your plan or move to an ineligible plan. Unused data expires monthly.
Bear in mind the mentioned prices are not for the 100/25 Mbs speed. There are still many better options out there IMO
looked good until i realised the quota goes back to normal amount after 24 months
Still a huge rip off.
ive been looking to sign up for an nbn plan & Optus have a better deal with the entertainment bundle for $95 (unlimited, fetch tv, entertainment package, hm phone & 6 mths Netflix) but I'm a bit worried about the connection as I've read a lot of people have problems with Optus.
kinda mix information on internet as i am on same situation now, but optus used to have free tablet which i think even better deal Plus no setup fee. so are you going to sign up with telstra or optus? I am currently with telstra ADSL2+ and they do not want to waive the setup fee which is kind of annoying for me.
Connection has been good with optus ever since we signup. Got the premium speed pack for free since I threatened to cancel after 2 weeks which is their cooling off period. Only problem with optus is their billing. It's erratic. We opted to use auto debit but the bills get through after 3-4 months which was annoying. Cancelled auto debit, paying via bpay now, no fee, problem solved.
With Telstra NBN on the M plan with 400GB 100/25 speed for $80 a month. Would never look back.
That's $89 not $80
I live 3km from the Sydney CBD and my apartment complex had a special deal with Telstra for $80 a month. I'm actually on 100/40 speed: http://imgur.com/ZFP897N
thats awesome
i thought they are 25/5 speed, do you get 100/25 from any of their promo? i havent seen one before.
@ tokyo
Eighty NINE dollars per month for 25/5 Mbs, unless you buy the super fast speed boost for $20/m, which brings the total to 109 dollars per month.
Telstra:
….If you are a Cable or Velocity customer you can purchase a Super Fast Speed Boost for an additional $20 per month. If you are a Cable, Velocity or NBN (excluding Fixed Wireless) customer and have purchased a Super Fast Speed Boost, your maximum download line speeds will be up to 100Mbps into the home for sharing across users in your home….
Sorry yes you're right I just looked at my bill. 100/40 speed (see above screenshot) at $89 with 400GB. Here's a screen cap of my bill, hopefully it helps some of you out on getting the same plan: http://imgur.com/po3B19V
Last month the double data deal on the M bundle included national calls for signing up online.
I pay $80 a month for 500gb 100/40 with belong (which is Telstra) & no contract
How are the speeds?
Depends where you live. Check whirlpool. A lot of horror stories for people who are hooking up with FTTN.
Some are enjoying good speeds, but a lot experiencing congestion at peak times, down to 3mbs or less!!! Slower than adsl
if thats over wired its pretty horrible congestion if its wireless then that looks about right
i used to get 115/43 via skymesh on cabled connection
Its wireless on my laptop
Dell e7240 through a Netgear Nighthawk
During the end of 2015 promotion where they gave bonus data on the plans (not double like now), If you called the local sales number you could get the $20 speed boost to 100/40 for free. Confirmed a few times on whirlpool as well.
Speeds are good (Brisbane for me), multiple Netflix streams going most of they day. YMMV as NBN can be local congestion dependant ala ADSL.
never had congestion when i had nbn in pimpama qld
found out cheap providers tpg and nbnsp didn't bother with backhaul so it was like pushing crap uphill at night
soon as i changed to skymesh joyful praises sung from my modem with full speeds back
i find if youre on a tempory poi (point of interconnect) then speeds can be hit and miss
I've got Telstra high speed cable with 100/X (I'm not sure what the upload speed is, but don't particularly care). Is there any benefit in switching to NBN, such as the practical speed more often reaching the theoretical speed? As I said, I don't care about uploads, so that speed boost is irrelevant for me
Cheers
if youre on cable now then you'd be on 30/1 although i heard rumour this was changed to 30/5 on cable so staying where you are is the best bet as tiers for nbn start at 25/5 vs cable of 30/1 30/5 if theyve upped it but the nbn advantage is upload speed increases and slightly better performance over fibre vs cable
cable is what they called hfc hybrid fibre coaxial so it converts from the poles to your premisis as coaxial cable where the runs to the nodes are usually serviced by the grey cables hanging off your poles
advantages of docsis 3.0 will allow near nbn upload and download speeds but a disadvantage is if you want the best speed youll always need to have a compliant modem
nbn being fibre is only limited to your router and the speeds been limited at the node etc and also your isp so in 5 years when nbn speed tiers go to 500/100 your current router in theory should see that increase without changing it or max it out depending on the router etc but with cable if docsis 4.0 or 5.0 comes out whole new modem and thats a big cost each time as telstra and optus use their own modems usually locked in features
id say take the nbn upgrade if you can but it depends if theyre offering you fttn (fibre to the node) take it right away as its going to be better longer term than the cable network which might i add fails in most storms miserably
also speedtest.net will show you your current speeds try that over a computer hard wired into the modem if you can as you can lose speed via wireless specially locked routers from isps
if cable has increased upload to 30/5 then stay put but just remember they may force you to give up cable if work starts in your area although foxtel would be your saving grace as theyd have to change all those users over to sat if they dropped the street cabling
do whats best for you id certainly take up the nbn offering as there are a lot of cheaper providers that offer good service eg skymesh so the nbn may save you some $$$
Most of shawncro 222's post above is absolute rubbish. If you're on 100mbps cable you already have a DOCSIS3 modem.
I have had cable for at least 8 years and it is news to me that cable fails in storms "miserably".. Put frankly, it is plain wrong. My service has only ever had issues when there are network outages or because the tap in the street has become corroded and in need of replacement.
The method of how the service is delivered hardly matters. You can have congestion over cable and/or NBN.
If you have 100mbps Telstra cable then your uploads are limited to 2mbps. While DOCSIS3 is capable of much higher speeds, Telstra has not increased this limit in a long time.
Strahany, speaking as someone on Telstra cable, I wouldn't be moving to NBN unless it is cheaper OR you need higher upload speeds. Certainly NBN pricing seems to be higher than what I am paying for cable ($80/month for a bundle including home phone and 500GB of Cable at 100mbps/2mbps). If you are not getting practical speeds close to the theoretical then you need to look closer at your equipment (I highly recommend getting a decent wireless router and putting your Telstra supplied modem in bridge mode).
right kipps and i was talking about network future proofing rather than what he has now
nbn wins hands down for upload speed
however he did not care for it so i even recommended as staying on cable but id take the nbn upgrade no doubt it just makes sense
never once said its not docsis 3.0 however docsis 1.1 and 2.0 both needed a modem update docsis 4.0 compliance wil be the same full modem upgrade and even you know that
big difference when nbn comes into an area and you can get internet with ANY provider no longer locked into rubbish telstra contracts so a HUGE nbn benefit to the op
also cable hfc may not handle 1gbit speeds when they come out for the fibre users simply update speed to fibre nodes and users cable = massive upgrades to nodes endpoints modems etc
also congestion a major issue for optus and telstra cable networks due to nodes been overutilized no such issue on nbn all based on the provider you choose speeds seem much better on nbn vs cable
docsis 3.0 solved many issues for cable users in congested areas but still a problem for older nodes i also had cable in st lucia qld and paddington qld both had issues
whats rubbish is you putting me down when you think you know it all
NBN would be more futureproof and yes cable does fail in most storms actually
plenty of threads at whingepool about cable storm failures
Been on the 100/40mbit, 1000gb data plan with Telstra for $93 for over a year now.
Best service going around.
Wow this makes Telstra so much more competitive.