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Price a month at 500 Mbps, once any intro deal ends
$99
Fast Plan · new customers: $89 a month for 12 months
$99
Premium nbn Internet Only · new customers: $69 a month for 6 months
Both charge $99 a month at 500 Mbps.
The speeds both sell on this connection; each side is its cheapest plan at the speed
OptusFast Plan
TelstraPremium nbn Internet Only
Figure by figure
Price a month
once any intro deal ends
Fast Plan
Premium nbn Internet Only
Intro deal
any new customer gets
$89 a month for 12 months
$69 a month for 6 months
Sign up by 2 Nov
The first year
with the intro deal and setup, on your own modem
then $1,188 a year
then $1,188 a year
$60 less · Lower first-year cost
Evening download
typical, 7–11pm, as the provider publishes it
500 Mbps
500 Mbps
Evening upload
typical, 7–11pm
43 Mbps
3 Mbps faster · Faster evening upload
40 Mbps
Setup fee
None
None
The provider’s modem
Included
Optus Ultra WiFi Modem (Gen 2)
$360 up front
Telstra Smart Modem
Leaving early with its modem
the most you’d pay for it
$306
Nothing
Bring your own modem
Yes
Yes
Plans at 500 Mbps
on FTTP
2
2
Speeds on this connection
25 Mbps, 50 Mbps, 500 Mbps, 1 Gbps
25 Mbps, 50 Mbps, 500 Mbps, 750 Mbps, 1 Gbps
Connections served
FTTP, HFC, FTTC, FTTN or FTTB
FTTP, HFC, FTTC, FTTN, FTTB or fixed wireless
Contract
Month to month
Month to month
Price changes on record
to plans on this connection
None
None
Every plan at 500 Mbps on fibre to the premises (FTTP)
Optus
- Fast PlanCompared above500/43 Mbps in the evening · $89 a month for 12 months$99a month
- Promo Plus plan500/43 Mbps in the evening · $69 a month for 6 months$109a month
Telstra
- Premium nbn Internet OnlyCompared above500/40 Mbps in the evening · $69 a month for 6 months$99a month
- Premium nbn500/40 Mbps in the evening · $79 a month for 6 months$113a month
Price a month at 500 Mbps, over time
Each side's cheapest plan at 500 Mbps today, by week since BankMate began tracking it. An intro deal isn't drawn: the price is what the plan costs once any deal ends.
$Week of27 Sep4 OctNow
Fast PlanOptus
Premium nbn Internet OnlyTelstra
Each cell is the price a month at the end of the week, darker is lower; hatched: not tracked yet. ▲ ▼ the week a price moved. Tap a cell for what happened then.
$129 or moreunder $104 · each shade $5The week it movedNot tracked yet
Today
Optus Fast Plan
$99
Telstra Premium nbn Internet Only
$99
Week of
Oct
Optus · Fast Plan
Go to siteTelstra · Premium nbn Internet Only
Go to siteAs of 14 October 2026, on full fibre at 500 Mbps, Optus's cheapest plan is $99 a month and Telstra's $99, once any intro deal ends. Optus sells 7 NBN plans tracked by BankMate and Telstra 20; every one is month to month. Plans as each provider publishes them, last checked 7 October 2026. Each row says which figure is lower or higher; it doesn't say which provider suits you.
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