We recently reported that NBN CO will increase wholesale costs for Internet service providers (ISP) in July, which will probably increase the costs of the best NBN plans.
Well, it seems that a couple of ISP have risen the weapon and raised their prices a little earlier than expected, with costs that increase to au $ 10 p/m, depending on the speed level.
At the moment, we have only noticed these increases by Exetel and Superloop, two of our favorite long data providers here in Techradar, and affect the plans of NBN 25 A NBN 250. The Superloop NBN 1000 Plan is not affected.
The moment of these increases is not only a bit shock, but the increase of P/m of AU $ 10 in the popular NBN 100 plans of both suppliers is also much more than we had speculated.
We have also noticed that both suppliers now charge the same as each other. Previously, Exetel was the cheapest of the two, but that is no longer the case. However, it is not a complete surprise, considering that the two are sister companies.
This is how Exetel and Superloop NBN plans have been affected. We have only taken into account the continuous cost after introductory discounts.
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Exetel: NBN 25NBN 50NBN 100NBN 250 |
AU $ 63.99AU $ 79.99AU $ 84.99AU $ 98.99 |
AU $ 72AU $ 85AU $ 95AU $ 104 |
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Superloop: NBN 25NBN 50NBN 100NBN 250NBN 1000 |
AU $ 69AU $ 81AU $ 89AU $ 99AU $ 109 |
AU $ 72AU $ 85AU $ 95AU $ 104AU $ 109 |
Other suppliers will increase early costs?
As we have said, we have only noticed that Exetel and Superloop are the only two suppliers to increase costs. Other ISP can soon do the same instead of waiting until the new financial year to implement their expected price increases.
What to do now?
Since we cannot guarantee what the ISP of Australia will do before increasing wholesale costs, we recommend taking a look at their current NBN plan and deciding if you want to change at a cheaper price for at least six months (most NBN suppliers currently offer a six -month discount that will have to be honored).
We have chosen a recommended NBN plan for each speed level below. Note that to register for a 250 or NB 1000 NBN plan, you will need a fixed line connection fiber of the facilities (FTTP) or hybrid fiber (HFC). If you do not, it can be eligible for a free fiber update, and most NBN suppliers can handle the installation process by you.
Of course, these are our main recommendations when writing. We will be closely in the prices of the NBN plan in the next few days and weeks to see if some other price increase are implemented.
