Which broadband plan is right for me?

By Alex Kidman and Craig Simms on 17 November 2009

Confused about the variety of broadband plans on offer? Our quick and simple Australian broadband guide tells you what you need to know before you decide where to sign up.

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  • gavolo commented on 19/11/2009 08:28

    how do I find out which options are available in my area?

  • Voip Reviews commented on 19/10/2009 11:11

    Right now the best service providers are those like phonepower, phone.com and vontastic. All of them are available for under $30. I found a great deal on my recent purchase at www.voiprater.com - they had a 30 day trial link for ringcentral which is the provider I chose for my home business line.

  • Which Broadband plan commented on 15/10/2009 13:08

    Phone & Broadband Bundles are the most popular at the moment but you can easily compare plans at www.BroadbandGuide.com.au/

  • rugrat01 commented on 07/08/2009 12:54

    Thanks for the great info am considering adsl because telstra wireless is useless now i moved 70km out of Darwin drop outs all the time an very slow if the wind blows keep up the good work there an thank-you once again!!!

  • terrawarra commented on 15/07/2009 21:43

    I recently (3 months ago) upgraded from dial-up to broadband. I did the mormal trawling through all of the "best deals" on offer but was put off by some of the reviews of those top names such as, Soul, Dodo, TPG and so on. It appears that to get the best deal, you have to talk to someone in Singapore, China, or India and that isn't a good thing if you live in Australia. I googled, "The best broadband company in Australia and it came up: "WESTNET". What an absolute pleaure it's been dealing with these people. They answer the phone within seconds and I talk to a real live person who speaks "Aussie" as I do. What's more,their plans are such good value and most important, the speed and connection is so damn consistently good. I'm so happy that I signed up with Westnet.

  • tobb commented on 05/07/2009 15:06

    nice! now i understand what broadband means... and the other stuff... thats a meatiful info! Thanks so much!

  • hammer commented on 14/04/2009 22:44

    great imformation, found most helful

  • fickle commented on 14/10/2008 00:36

    1 more choice that customers have is to connect Naked ADSL broadband. This is a new technology (been around for about 1 year) which allows us to connect ADSL2+ Internet without having to pay a monthly line rental.
    You will still need to connect the phone line initially but you will not be required to pay the ongoing monthly line rental. I discovered this on the following website www.cheapbroadbandplans.com.au & apparently it seems that they use the Optus ADSL2+ backbone. this is what i was able to gather when I spoke to them.
    At the moment very few companies are offering Naked ADSL2+ broadband. I also discovered that www.iinet.com.au is another one that offers naked adsl
    But feel free to check both the above companies.
    You will also want to set up a VoIP service with this kind of connection so that you use a cheap phone service in conjunction with your broadband.

  • 130274 commented on 30/09/2008 22:03

    I agree totally with all the previous comments, this has been most helpful and informative..Thank you so much, witten speaking for myself in laymans terms, so is easy to understand and well explained, and has been most helpful. Very much apreciated :)
    Thank you

  • kipriyanka commented on 29/07/2008 07:11

    You are bridging the gap between cuatomers and ISP'S, great effort, thank you so much

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