Australian Broadband Plans

When you’re shopping around for a plan – regardless of what bundle that broadband plan comes with – there are some things you should be looking for as a priority to make sure you have a great internet experience with as few hassles as possible.

For example, if you’re a single person working full time and spending most of your waking hours away from home, you probably won’t ever use a substantial amount of monthly data – even with regular Netflix streaming. But if you’re a family with multiple kids who all have their own entertainment needs in addition to yours and your partner’s, you’ll find yourself chewing through a huge amount of data in no time. You probably would be fine with a contract plan, but you’ll want a connection that’s as fast as possible so multiple family members can use it at the same time without slowdown.

Students meanwhile, will spend an enormous amount of time online, both for study and for entertainment. If you’re into PC or console games there’s going to be some huge downloads in your future – go for unlimited data as a must-have, just for the peace of mind. But try and avoid that contract – you want the freedom to move around.

And if you’re running your own small business, look for an internet provider that offers business connections – you get priority support, some special perks useful for businesses like a fixed IP address, and in some cases, a guarantee of service reliability.

Chances are that broadband internet isn’t the only way you’ll be keeping in touch with friends, family and the rest of your world. Now more than ever, communication services of all kinds are tied together – mobile phones can use broadband to make better quality calls, streaming services let you take your TV shows with you when you’re out and about, and the lines between phone calls, texts and internet messaging are becoming blurry.

The idea of bundling is nothing new – indeed, for many years you’ve been able to get bundles offering a home phone and mobile together, sometimes even with pay TV thrown into the mix. Internet provider Dodo famously used to bundle their internet with desirable items like laptops and tablet computers. But the NBN and the competitive mobile market has really opened up the floodgates when it comes to the potential for bundling – and you can save a lot of money by doing so!

That’s where our handy interactive broadband bundle comparison page comes into play. Instead of wading through the confusion of the many and varied internet provider web sites – where the actual details of available plans and bundles can often be hard to find – you can get an overview that exactly matches your needs, all in one place.

To get started, just choose the type of bundle you’re looking for – broadband with a phone service, or broadband plus phone plus TV entertainment. Then pick the connection type that you have available to you – NBN, ADSL or cable – as well as the amount of data you want per month (again, we recommend unlimited, but your needs may vary!) Pick a monthly price that sounds like the highest you’d want to pay for your bundle and hit the search button.

You’ll have an instant list of providers, bundle plans and details on what’s included, as well as details on the minimum costs and handy links to provider web sites to get more information.