No matter if you work from home, are into gaming, browsing social media or love a spot of online shopping, there are broadband plans to suit the very different lifestyles of many Australians. However, with a large number of broadband providers available, it may require some research to find the right plan at the best price.
The Mozo Experts Choice Awards for Broadband compares plans from hundreds of providers and identifies the ones that offer the greatest value amongst other factors. See this year’s winners list to make finding the plan that meets your requirements a breeze.
Flipping the competition on its head this year, Flip took out wins in 5 categories this year, and this is the second time in a row they have been chosen as our Broadband Provider of the Year. No other provider matches the excellent value across a wide range of services that Flip does, making them top of their class.
Congratulations to:
Flip
• nbn 25 • Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• nbn 50 • Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• nbn 100/20 • Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• nbn 100/40 • Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• nbn 250 • Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
For people with modest internet needs, the NBN 25 speed tier is often enough, and can be a great value option if you simply access the internet without all the bells and whistles. Congratulations to the 2023 winners: Accord with Officeworks, Flip, MATE, Spintel, Tangerine and Vocal.
Congratulations to:
Accord with Officeworks, Flip, Mate, Spintel, Tangerine Telecom, and Vocal
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No setup fees • 100% Australian
The NBN 50 speed offers a good balance between cost and providing useful speeds for households with moderate to high download requirements and with multiple people using the internet at once. Congratulations to the 2023 winners: Flip, Leaptel, Spintel, Tangerine Telecom and Vocal.
Congratulations to:
Flip, Leaptel, Spintel, Tangerine Telecom, and Vocal
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No setup fees • 100% Australian
While faster speed broadband plans are becoming more common, the NBN 100 tier offers plenty of power for large families or other households with heavy internet usage. Congratulations to the 2023 winners: Accord with Officeworks, Dodo, Exetel, Flip, Kogan, MATE, Spintel and Vocal.
Congratulations to:
Accord with Officeworks, Dodo, Exetel, Flip, Kogan, Mate, Spintel, and Vocal
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No setup fees • 100% Australian
Plans with speeds higher than 100 are becoming more common as people want more from their internet connection, with super-fast connections in demand for the usage of multiple devices and fast uploads and downloads. For this category the judges considered plans with a download speed of 250 Mbps to determine the winners. Congratulations to the 2023 winners: Exetel, Flip, MATE, Superloop and Tangerine Telecom.
Congratulations to:
Exetel, Flip, Mate, Superloop, and Tangerine Telecom
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
Ultra fast 500 plans are a great speed for people needing that extra boost when it comes to frequent use of the internet. Congratulations to the 2023 winner: Leaptel.
Congratulations to:
Leaptel
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
Ultra fast plans are for people needing extreme speeds such as gamers, but they are becoming more widely available and prices can vary enormously. Congratulations to the 2023 winner: MyOwnTel.
Congratulations to:
MyOwnTel
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
Servicing those with a need for higher upload speeds, these plans are great for providing a smooth workflow and are particularly popular in industries like design and development. Congratulations to the 2023 winners: Flip and MATE.
Congratulations to:
Flip and Mate
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
With 5G coverage rolling out to more and more Australian homes every month, our Mozo Experts examined pricing of advertised 5G home broadband plans and awarded these plans as offering best value all round. Congratulations to the 2023 winners: iinet and Internode.
Congratulations to:
iiNet and Internode
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
• Unlimited data • No lock-in contract • No setup fees
Now in their ninth year, the Mozo Experts Choice Awards present an opportunity to highlight products in the market we believe offer great value to Australians.
For the 2023 Broadband awards, we assessed 76 retailers of home connections listed on the NBNCo website in March 2023.
“Sifting through all the options out there to find a great value plan for your home internet has always been a challenge. And with new retailers popping up and new connection options popping up, that task seems to get even harder,” said Mozo Experts Choice Awards Judge Peter Marshall.
“In this year’s awards we assessed a broad range of Broadband plans, on top of the many standard NBN plans to find the best value options no matter what your internet needs are.”
For details on how we crunched the numbers and determined our winners, see the 2023 Mozo Experts Choice Broadband Awards methodology report.
We couldn’t have a name like the Mozo Experts Choice Awards without a dedicated and experienced team of product data analysts at the helm. Combined they have decades of experience behind them. Meet them below.
There isn’t one single best or cheapest Broadband plan for everyone, but there is going to be the most suitable plan for your individual needs. This is why we’ve reviewed available Broadband plans based on a range of criteria such as the amount of data included in the plan, and the Broadband speed.
There are six main Broadband speeds worth considering - Standard, Standard Plus, Fast, Super Fast, Ultra Fast and Creator. The speed that you will need for your home will depend on the number of devices you have, and the things you’ll be doing on those devices like gaming, streaming movies, joining video calls or just browsing the internet.
The peak hours of home internet usage are between 7pm and 11pm. As this is the busiest time for the network, the typical evening speed is a much more accurate indicator of how fast your internet will be, rather than the maximum speed available on your plan.
Running since 2014, the Mozo Experts Choice Awards recognise products that deliver exceptional value or benefits to consumers. See our Mozo Experts Choice Broadband Awards methodology report for detailed information on how we performed product comparisons and determined the final winners for 2022.
In carrying out the Mozo Experts Choice Awards for Broadband we assessed 143 retailers providing home connections that were listed on the NBNCo website in March, 2023. Retailers servicing a limited geographic area were excluded, as were plans for businesses. There were 76 retailers that met the minimum support hours criteria.
We aim to include most Broadband providers in the Mozo Experts Choice Awards, but not every product on the market will be included in our review. Any product we review must be available in the market at the time of our analysis.
For the Mozo Experts Choice Awards, we compared the Broadband plan options based on our key criteria and this is what we highlight on this page. Some of the Broadband plans listed will have more options available or allow you to add on more data for an extra cost.
The Mozo Experts Choice Awards are overseen by AJ Duncanson and Peter Marshall. AJ is Mozo’s Data Director, a data scientist and actuary who has worked in financial services and product comparison for over 30 years. Peter has been in the industry even longer, and as Research Manager he leads the team of analysts that gather information and compare products every day, and perform all the calculations behind the Mozo Experts Choice Awards.
Please get in touch with us to discuss by email should you have any queries.