Source - https://www.launtel.net.au/news/upcoming-change-to-reconnect…
Just to let people here know I wanted to share here too incase someone like me unknowingly thought that launtel is still a go to excellent nbn choice for some occasionally days of internet usage and have it be zero charges on non connection days. You will basically now cop a $5.5 fee for deciding to unpause or reconnect your service.
Who's to blame ? its a cost built into the NBN wholesale pricing according to the launtel's blog post. Apparently they had been absorbing these costs for a long time.
Alternative may be now to disconnect and start a new service each time you want a connection as they will still cover the first connection fee.
Another alternative is going on Standby which costs 50 cents a day but avoids the network reconnection fee.
But if lot of people do that then i guess Launtel will also become traditional monthly basis nbn provider.
just sad to see they only good occasional daily broadband provider changing terms. From my experience I can say 100% these people know their stuff when it comes to anything technical compared to other nbn providers, even companies like superloop/exetel etc provide false information very easily because their agents dont know anything much at all on technical side of things. Can vouch 100% for their knowledge and whatever information these guys say is more true than other ISP's hence why I really loved them.
From the post
In short: the reconnection charge is now embedded in the wholesale structure.
As usage of pause and unpause has grown, the wholesale reconnection charges have become material. Rather than increasing pricing across the board, we’ve decided to pass the charge through only when a reconnection event actually occurs.
The wholesale reconnection charge is $5.50 per event.
It applies when a service is connected or unpaused.
There is no charge to pause your service.
The initial “no credit card required” 7-day free trial will remain unaffected — we will continue to absorb the charge for first-time activations.
This change will start on March 16th 2026
Too expensive to start with it and now adding more fees