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Mobile data: What is it and how much do you need?

Posted by March 27th 2025

Gone are the days of phone plans with limited call and text inclusions, with unlimited standard national calls and SMS pretty much standard across postpaid and prepaid plans. Thanks to the constant improvement in smartphones …


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Telstra launches Starlink satellite plans: Should you ditch the NBN?

Posted by January 17th 2025

Telstra's new Satellite Home Internet plans are finally available to residential customers, giving Aussies in regional areas a new option for faster and more reliable internet. Originally announced in July 2023, Telstra's satellite plans include broadband …


Australian telco industry explained

Posted by October 2nd 2024

Learn about the Australian telco industry, and which providers might be the best fit for you in terms of features and coverage.


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Boost Mobile takes on ‘less trusted’ telcos with NBN launch

Posted by March 22nd 2024

Popular prepaid provider Boost Mobile is finally making the move into broadband, announcing plans to begin offering high-speed NBN plans to Aussie customers. The challenger telco — which offers SIM-only mobile service on Telstra’s nationwide network …


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Compare the best NBN 250 plans

Posted by March 21st 2024

Initially, NBN 50 and NBN 100 were the maximum speeds on offer, but in more recent years, NBN Co has rolled out even faster speed tiers. As the next step up in speed from NBN …


Going wireless with the NBN

Fixed Wireless NBN plans and providers

Posted by August 21st 2024

Fixed wireless and satellite will bring the NBN to rural and remote communities. So what are your options? Compare wireless plans today with Canstar Blue.


Starlink internet Australia: Speed, price and plans

Posted by February 26th 2025

KEY POINTS Starlink is a satellite internet service operated by SpaceX that offers faster speeds than traditional options, ideal for regional and remote areas of Australia. While Starlink is widely available, the hardware and monthly …



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NBN fibre upgrade guide

Posted by March 19th 2024

With more demands on our internet services than ever, NBN Co is rolling out upgrades to millions of Aussie homes and businesses so more people can have access to fast speed NBN plans. But there are …


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Why so many homes are switching to Aussie Broadband for NBN

Posted by March 15th 2024

Aussie Broadband continues to kick goals in its quest for nationwide NBN domination, according to new data from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC). The ACCC's latest NBN Wholesale Market Indicators Report shows that …


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Compare the best NBN 1000 plans

Posted by March 11th 2024

For high intensity users, large households or anyone who just wants the fastest internet speeds the NBN has to offer, NBN 1000 — or Gigabit NBN — offers a super fast performance, but often with …


Compare the best NBN 100 plans

Posted by March 11th 2024

The Premium NBN 100 speed tier is the fastest of what’s available on the NBN and is suitable for larger households and intensive users.


Compare the best NBN 50 plans

Posted by July 16th 2024

The Standard Plus speed tier is the second-fastest on the fixed line NBN, yielding speeds up to 50Mbps download and 20Mbps upload.


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NBN Co’s new plan to boost your internet speed for FREE

Posted by March 5th 2024

NBN Co has unveiled plans to offer even more value to customers jumping on its free fibre upgrade program. The company is proposing to boost download speeds by up to five times faster on selected …



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Best 4G Mobile Broadband Modems in Australia

Posted by February 28th 2024

Whether you have home wireless internet as an alternative to the NBN in your home, or if you’re looking to a mobile broadband plan to take when travelling or to supplement your home internet during …


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Tangerine hacked: Personal info of 230,000 customers exposed

Posted by February 22nd 2024

Tangerine is the latest Aussie telco to suffer a major data breach, after the personal details of 232,000 customers were stolen by hackers.  Tangerine said in a statement that the hack occurred February 18, with management …


How to change NBN providers

Posted by April 3rd 2024

The completion of the NBN rollout means most Australians might already be on an NBN plan. But with so many plans on offer, it can be hard to choose which provider is right for you, …



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Cut your internet bills: Australia’s cheapest NBN plans

Posted by February 21st 2024

This where Canstar Blue comes in. If you're on the hunt for the very cheapest NBN plans from providers big and small, we've got you covered. Using our extensive NBN database, we've picked out the …