The best fast NBN plans in 2024
Are you a serial downloader? Do you often stream videos in HD? Or are you just tired of your internet lagging in the evenings?
The 2023 Mozo Experts Choice Awards for Fast NBN^ can help you narrow down your search for a new Fast NBN plan!
This year, the Mozo experts assessed 76 NBN broadband retailers to find the best plans.
When we refer to “Fast NBN,” we mean plans with a speed of 100Mbps and above. In this year’s Mozo Expert’s Choice Awards, there were four categories that assessed “Fast NBN” plans. These categories were, Fast Broadband (NBN100), Super Fast Broadband (NBN250), Ultra Fast Broadband (NBN500) and Ultra Fast Broadband (NBN1000).
So, if you’re wanting to upgrade to a faster NBN connection, the award winners mentioned below might be worth your attention.
What is Fast and Ultra Fast NBN?
For those unfamiliar with the terminology around broadband, here’s a quick explanation.
The 100, 250, 500 and 1000 refer to the number of Mbps (megabits per second) that the plan offers in terms of download/upload speed. The higher the number, the faster your speed will be. For example, the most basic NBN plans offer 25Mbps download speeds.
(Note that NBN500 and NBN1000 plans are not very common because you need to have FTTP (fibre to the premises connection) to access these speeds. If you’re curious, you can check if your address has it.)
Mozo Experts Choice Award-winning NBN plans
In the Fast Broadband (NBN 100) and Super Fast Broadband (NBN250) categories, there were 10 providers who won awards. Some providers even won awards in both categories.
In the Ultra Fast Broadband (NBN500) and Ultra Fast Broadband (NBN100) categories, there was only one winner for each. Here are the winning providers:
Fast Broadband (NBN100):
Super Fast Broadband (NBN250)
Ultra Fast Broadband (NBN500)
- Leaptel
Ultra Fast Broadband (NBN1000)
- MyOwnTel
Fast NBN100 Plans
If you’re interested in a Fast NBN plan but not fussed about ultrafast speeds, here’s some more information about winning NBN100 plans.
Advertiser disclosure
Dodo NBN100
- New customers can save $17.50/m for the first 6 months & pay $67.50/m. After the first 6 months, price reverts to $85/m. (same min. total costs)
- 100Mbps typical evening speed
- Unlimited data
Dodo’s NBN100 broadband plan comes with unlimited data and a typical evening speed of 100 Mbps. With this plan, new customers could pay $67.50/month (for the first 6 months), then $85/m after (minimum cost for the first month is $63.80) (Offer ends 27 February 2024 - T&Cs apply). You could also save $10/m when you get NBN with electricity and gas at the same address (selected areas only. T&C's apply). Plus, until the 26 March 2024, new customers could get $20 of a new modem, paying $79 instead of the usual $99 upfront modem fee. Alternatively, you could bring your own modem for free. This is also a no lock in contract, meaning that you can cancel at any time.
Exetel Family Plan
- New customers can save $16/m for the first 6 months & pay $68.99/m. After the first 6 months, price reverts to $84.99/m (same min. total costs)
- 100Mbps typical evening speed
- Unlimited data
Exetel’s Family NBN plan comes with unlimited data and typical evening speeds of 100Mbps. New customers can get a $16/m discount on this plan for the first 6 months, making it $68.99/m. After the 6 month period, the plan costs $84.99/m (same min. total costs). This is a no lock in contract which means you can cancel at any time without having to pay a cancellation fee. There are also no set up fees. With this plan, you can either BYO compatible modem for free or buy one from Exetel outright for $151.
Super Fast NBN250 Plans
If you’re interested in upgrading to a super fast NBN250 plan, here is some information about plans that won awards.
Advertiser disclosure
Exetel Super Fast NBN
- New customers can save $15/m for the first 6 months & pay $83.99/m. After the first 6 months, price reverts to $98.99/m (same min. total costs)
- 220Mbps typical evening speed
- Unlimited data
This super fast Extel plan offers typical evening speeds of 220Mbps and unlimited data. New customers can currently get this plan for $83.99/m for the first 6 months and then pay $98.99/m after that (same min. total costs). This is a no lock-in contract with no set up fees and customers have the option to BYO compatible modem for free or purchase one outright from Exetel for $151.
Superloop Fast NBN250
- New customers can save $14/m for the first 6 months & pay $85/m. After the first 6 months, price reverts to $99/m (same min. total costs)
- 230Mbps typical evening speeds
- Unlimited data
This superfast NBN250 plan comes with typical evening speeds of 230Mbps and unlimited data. New residential customers can get this plan for $85/m for the first 6 months and then the price reverts to $99/m (same min. total costs). This is a no lock-in contract and there are no setup fees. With this plan you can either BYO compatible modem for free or buy one outright from Superloop with prices starting from $145 depending on the modem you choose. Customers could also score a free Amazon eero 6+ Plug & Play Wi-Fi 6 router (delivery fee applies. T&Cs apply).
More on the Mozo Experts Choice NBN Awards
After reading about the winners, you may be wondering how our team of experts scrutinised each individual NBN plan to find the best ones.
To start with, the team assessed 143 NBN broadband retailers listed on the NBNCo website. Out of these 143 retailers, 76 NBN providers met the criteria to be included in the awards.
These 76 providers were then assessed against 6 different criteria to determine the winners.
These were the categories that each plan was assessed under:
- Cost calculation
- Contract options
- Download limits
- Delivery technology
- Advertised speed
For a more thorough explanation of how the awards were chosen, head to our Methodology Report. To read more about the awards and the winners, check out the 2023 Broadband Mozo Experts Choice Awards page.