Superloop threw me for a loop last year with its introductory price on NBN 1000: as part of its Black Friday sales it offered 1000 Mbps NBN for AU$79 a month for six months, instead of the usual AU$109 a month. That’s a discount of AU$30 per month, or in other words, AU$180 in total savings.
I checked in with the competition and Superloop is safely among the cheapest NBN 1000 introductory plans at present, though not the cheapest. Here’s where the market is at a glance:
|
Provider |
Introductory price (six months) |
Regular price |
Total per year |
|---|---|---|---|
|
AU$78 |
AU$109.95 |
AU$1127.94 |
|
|
AU$79 |
AU$109 |
AU$1128 |
|
|
AU$89 |
AU$99.95 |
AU$1133.70 |
|
|
AU$79.99 |
AU$109.99 |
AU$1139.88 |
|
|
AU$69.50 |
AU$139 |
AU$1251 |
|
|
AU$94.90 |
AU$119.90 |
AU$1288.80 |
|
|
AU$109 |
AU$129 |
AU$1428 |
Astute readers of charts will note that Dodo’s total yearly price is six cents cheaper than Superloop’s, and their introductory price wins by a full dollar. But Superloop is a much better provider, especially for gaming. According to the ACCC it’s the best low-latency provider, with a ping of only 8.7ms during peak hours, versus Dodo’s 10.9ms. When you look at other metrics it’s also the winner: it has far fewer outages, and pages load quicker.
As for Origin, the ACCC’s testing doesn’t appear to include this provider, but their offer may be mighty tempting if you have your electricity with them too.
It’s worth pointing out that speeds of above 100 Mbps require either FTTP or HTC connections. If you’re still on a FTTN connection, you’ll need to wait until NBN has rolled out FTTP to your property. You can find out if you’re eligible here.
Superloop, by the way, is oalso offering discounts on its other NBN plans, as per below:
- NBN 500: AU$65 per month for six months (AU$95 p/m ongoing)
- NBN 750: AU$74 per month for six months (AU$104 p/m ongoing)
For a bigger overview of NBN plans, check out the best Australian NBN plans for gaming.