- Best NBN 100 plan: Our pick
- Cheapest NBN 100 plan
- NBN 100 plan speeds
- What is the difference between NBN 100/20 and NBN 100/40 plans?
- Who is an NBN 100 plan right for?
- Is it worth getting an NBN 100 plan?
- Plans cheaper than NBN 100
- Plans faster than NBN 100
- Upgrade from NBN 100: FTTP upgrades
- NBN 100 plan FAQs
NBN 100 plans (also known as NBN Fast) are the fastest widely available plans on the National Broadband Network. There are faster NBN speed tiers but most of us can't get them.
Those who have the need for speed will want an NBN 100 plan at a minimum.
Best NBN 100 plan: Our pick
Each month our team of experts selects the best NBN plan across each speed tier. Here's this month's pick for best NBN 100 plan:
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SpinTel
Editor's Pick
NBN Unlimited Premium 100
$65/mth
Min. cost $65
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We consider the average price you pay over 12 months - factoring in the end of any discounts.
We consider NBN 100 plans with the fastest download speeds.
We consider any extra plan features or things that make a difference like 24/7 support.
If this plan doesn't suit you, see how it compares to other NBN 100 plans popular with WhistleOut readers over the last seven days:
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#1
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SpinTel
Editor's Pick
NBN Unlimited Premium 100
$65/mth
Min. cost $65
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#2
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Tangerine Telecom
Speedy NBN
$65.90/mth
Min. cost $65.90
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#3
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Dodo
nbn100 Unlimited Plan
$73.90/mth
Min. cost $73.90
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#4
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Exetel
Family nbn100/20
$65.99/mth
Min. cost $65.99
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#5
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TPG
nbn Home Fast Unlimited Plan
$79.99/mth
Min. cost $79.99
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#6
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Kogan Internet
Gold Unlimited
$65.90/mth
Min. cost $65.90
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#7
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Optus
Optus Plus Everyday Fast nbn®
$89/mth
Min. cost $89
Link not supplied
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#8
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Superloop
Family nbn100/20
$75/mth
Min. cost $75
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#9
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iiNet
nbn Home Fast Liimitless
$79.99/mth
Min. cost $79.99
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#10
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MATE
No Worries nbn 100/20
$60/mth
Min. cost $60
Link not supplied
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Cheapest NBN 100 plan
The following is currently the cheapest NBN 100 plan in WhistleOut's database:
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MATE
No Worries nbn 100/20
$60/mth
Min. cost $60
Link not supplied
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Most sign-up deals for NBN 100 plans end after the first six months. After which the monthly fee reverts to full price. It's worth noting as well the cheapest NBN 100 plan may not have the fastest typical evening speeds.
If you prefer to stay with just one provider for at least a full year you can see the cheapest NBN 100 plan provider in our database by average monthly cost:
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Southern Phone
nbn Fast
$65/mth
Min. cost $65
Link not supplied
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NBN 100 plan speeds
Two types of NBN 100 plans exist. Both have a maximum download speed of 100Mbps which is usually the more important figure for most people.
Thanks to the ACCC, NBN providers must disclose the typical speeds you can actually expect to get during busy hours (7pm to 11pm) - not just the NBN speed tier the plan is based on. We refer to these as typical evening speeds.
Today most NBN 100 plan providers are reporting typical evening speeds that reach the maximum of 100Mbps. While many
NBN providers are reporting maximum speeds they may not all perform equally. As an example, the same plan
from Telstra might not
perform as well as one from Optus. How providers buy
capacity from NBN Co can affect the speeds you'll get. This is especially true during busy periods, like at night
when everyone is trying to binge Netflix at
the same time.
Here are NBN 100 plans sorted by fastest download speed:
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#1
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Southern Phone
nbn Fast
$65/mth
Min. cost $65
Link not supplied
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#2
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SpinTel
Editor's Pick
NBN Unlimited Premium 100
$65/mth
Min. cost $65
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#3
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Moose NBN
nbn 100/20 Elite
$65.80/mth
Min. cost $65.80
Link not supplied
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#4
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Kogan Internet
Gold Unlimited
$65.90/mth
Min. cost $65.90
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#5
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Tangerine Telecom
Speedy NBN
$65.90/mth
Min. cost $65.90
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#6
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Exetel
Family nbn100/20
$65.99/mth
Min. cost $65.99
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#7
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amaysim
Unlimited nbn Fast As
$70/mth
Min. cost $70
Link not supplied
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#8
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Swoop
nbn® Home Fast
$72/mth
Min. cost $72
Link not supplied
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#9
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Dodo
nbn100 Unlimited Plan
$73.90/mth
Min. cost $73.90
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#10
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Superloop
Family nbn100/20
$75/mth
Min. cost $75
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#1
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Tangerine Telecom
Speedy Plus NBN
$74.90/mth
Min. cost $74.90
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#2
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Exetel
Power Home nbn100/40
$75.99/mth
Min. cost $75.99
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#3
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Superloop
Power home nbn100/40
$79/mth
Min. cost $79
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#4
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Swoop
nbn® Home Fast+
$82/mth
Min. cost $82
Link not supplied
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#5
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More
Fast Plus NBN
$100/mth
Min. cost $100
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#6
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Origin Broadband
Enthusiast+ nbn® 100
$110/mth
Min. cost $110
Link not supplied
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#7
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Aussie Broadband
Fast Plus nbn - Unlimited
$95/mth
Min. cost $95
Link not supplied
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#8
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MATE
You Beaut nbn 100/40
$70/mth
Min. cost $70
Link not supplied
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Note: Where NBN 100 plans have the same typical evening speed they will be sorted by price.
What is the difference between NBN 100/20 and NBN 100/40 plans?
The main difference between
NBN 100/20 and NBN 100/40 plans is upload speed.
So why would you choose an NBN 100/20 plan over an NBN 100/40 plan or vice versa? Here are the main benefits of each speed tier:
Choosing NBN 100/20? Expect to save money. To sell you an NBN plan, a provider has to buy it from NBN Co first, at wholesale rates. NBN Co sells NBN 100/20 plans to providers for less which, in most cases, means they'll pass the savings on to you.
For example, Aussie Broadband and Superloop currently sell both types of NBN 100 plans. In both cases, you can save close between $5-10 per month by choosing the plan with 20Mbps upload speed over the provider's 40Mbps option.
Choosing NBN 100/40? Expect faster speeds. If you're looking for high-speed NBN, both NBN 100/20 and NBN 100/40 plans are great choices. But depending on what you need your connection for, the speeds do make a difference.
For example, if you want to upload a 1GB file on an NBN 100/20 connection, it will take approximately seven minutes to complete. However, if you use an NBN 100/40 connection, it will only take around three-and-a-half minutes.
Who is an NBN 100 plan right for?
There are a few different groups of people NBN 100 plans are useful for including larger families of between three to four people, gamers, and small to medium businesses.
Larger families
Your NBN speed is a shared resource. Your 100Mbps is shared between every person and device in your household.
Faster NBN speeds mean there's more capacity to share: you can stream all the video you want while someone else is gaming and no one else will notice any slow-down.
Gamers
NBN 100 plans are great for downloading large files. Considering many new release games are now over 50GB, an NBN 100 plan could be a lifesaver if you prefer to buy your games online.
Note: Other factors, like latency, are far more important to the performance of a game than sheer download speed.
Businesses
The faster upload speeds on NBN 100 plans are a good choice for small and medium businesses.
This is especially true for businesses that handle large files daily that need to be regularly backed up to the cloud through services such as OneDrive, iCloud, or Google Drive.
Dylan Crismale, Digital Content Editor
Is it worth getting an NBN 100 plan?
So long as it meets your needs then an NBN 100 is well worth the money. Very few online activities genuinely require a plan faster than NBN 100. A super-high-speed plan like NBN 250 or NBN 1000 be useful for anyone regularly downloading large files, like new-release video games. Generally, a good internet speed for you is totally dependent on what you use the internet for.
Here's a look at how download times compare between different speed plans:
So how much of a difference does a faster NBN connection make to your download times? Below we've got a list of common files you might download paired with how long it would take to download them on the fastest NBN speed tiers.
| Download | NBN 12 | NBN 25 | NBN 50 | NBN 100 | NBN 250 | NBN 1000 |
| A music album (approx. 100MB) | 1 min | 33 sec | 16 sec | 8 sec | 3 sec | Instant |
| Photoshop (approx. 1GB) | 12 min | 6 min | 3 min | 1.5 min | 34 sec | 8 sec |
| A HD movie on iTunes (approx. 5GB) | 59 min | 29 min | 14 min | 7 min | 2 min, 51 sec | 42 sec |
| A new release game (approx. 100GB) | 20 hours | 9 hours, 30 min | 2 hours, 40 min | 1 hours, 20 min | 57 min 2 sec | 14 min, 18 sec |
Plans cheaper than NBN 100
If you want to save a few dollars, you could try NBN 50. This option offers download speeds of up to 50Mbps and upload speeds of up to 20Mbps and is the best bang-for-buck option when it comes to NBN.
An NBN 50 plan is still plenty fast and should be enough for most online activities, whether streaming movies and music, gaming with friends online, sharing memes and photos, or video calling with overseas friends and family.
The table below is sorted by the highest typical evening speed. Many NBN providers - such as the ones below - now report typical evening speeds of 50Mbps on NBN 50 plans, which means you should be able to get very reliable performance during peak hours no matter who you pick.
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#1
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Kogan Internet
Silver Unlimited
$59.90/mth
Min. cost $59.90
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#2
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Tangerine Telecom
Value Plus NBN
$59.90/mth
Min. cost $59.90
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#3
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Exetel
Extra-value nbn50
$60.99/mth
Min. cost $60.99
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#4
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Moose NBN
nbn 50/20 Premium
$63.80/mth
Min. cost $63.80
Link not supplied
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#5
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Superloop
Extra-value nbn50/20
$67/mth
Min. cost $67
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Plans faster than NBN 100
Most NBN connections max out at NBN 100. However, if you've got the right technology type you may be able to get even faster speeds. NBN 250 and NBN 1000 plans are only available to Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) and Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) customers.
NBN 250 plans offer download speeds as fast as 250Mbps and upload speeds of up to 25Mbps.
Here are the fastest NBN 250 plans in our database:
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#1
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Southern Phone
nbn Superfast
$75/mth
Min. cost $75
Link not supplied
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#2
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Dodo
Editor's Pick
nbn Home Superfast Plan
$83.90/mth
Min. cost $83.90
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#3
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Vodafone
Home Superfast nbn®
$84/mth
Min. cost $84
Link not supplied
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#4
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Kogan Internet
nbn250 Platinum Unlimited
$84.90/mth
Min. cost $84.90
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#5
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Tangerine Telecom
SuperSpeedy NBN
$84.90/mth
Min. cost $84.90
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The luckiest households might be able to get NBN 1000 plan. In theory, these kinds of plans can offer insanely fast download speeds of up to 1Gbps. That would be ten times as fast as NBN 100. In reality, typical evening speeds are closer to 600-650Mbps, that's still really fast. Upload speeds are still relatively conservative, however, maxing out at 50Mbps.
Here are the fastest NBN 1000 plans in our database:
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#1
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Skymesh
NBN Wireless Superfast
$104.95/mth
Min. cost $104.95
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#2
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Flip
Unlimited Ultra Speed nbn1000
$104.90/mth
Min. cost $94
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#3
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Swoop
nbn® Home Ultrafast
$119/mth
Min. cost $119
Link not supplied
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#4
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Buddy Telco
Zoomy nbn - Unlimited
$99/mth
Min. cost $99
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#5
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Aussie Broadband
Ultra-Fast nbn - Unlimited
$109/mth
Min. cost $109
Link not supplied
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Upgrade from NBN 100: FTTP upgrades
If you can't get an NBN 250 or NBN 1000 plan just yet there's good news on the horizon. Works are underway that will see about 2 million homes and businesses able to get gigabit speeds by last year, with an additional 1.5 million by 2025.
NBN Co is in the midst of rolling out a program that will allow customers on Fibre to the Node (FTTN) and Fibre to the Curb (FTTC) technology types to upgrade to FTTP at no extra cost. Once the infrastructure is live in your area, you'll need to opt-in to get the upgrade to full fibre.
For FTTN customers, you'll need to order an NBN 100 plan or better. This will commence the upgrade process. For FTTC customers, you'll need to get an NBN 250 plan at a minimum.
You can refer to the NBN Co's list of selected areas to check if your address has been connected so far or read more about the FTTP upgrade initiative here.
NBN 100 plan FAQs
How much does an NBN 100 plan cost?
NBN 100 plans in WhistleOut's database range from $60 per month to $110 per month, inclusive of six month discounts. If we're looking at the base cost only then they start more expensive at between $81-$85 per month and can go all the way up to $120 per month.
How fast are NBN 100 plans?
NBN 100 plans max out at 100Mbps for downloads. The majority of these plans in WhistleOut's database have typical evening speeds of at least 90Mbps during peak hours but these days there are a handful of providers that are often reporting maximum speeds as being achieved.
In terms of upload speeds you can get plans with up to 20Mbps or up to 40Mbps.
What is NBN 100/40?
Some providers offer NBN 100/40 plans. These are NBN 100 plans that have faster upload speeds of 40Mbps compared to the standard 20Mbps at this speed tier.
An NBN 100/40 plan could be a good choice if you're working from home or for a small business. These plans tend
to cost about $5-10 per month more than an equivalent NBN 100/20 plan.
Do I need fast upload speeds?
The average Australian internet user relies more on download speeds for most of their broadband usage. However, if you work from home, regularly use video chat, rely on cloud-based backup services such as Dropbox or Google Drive, or tend to send clients large files, you'll see big benefits from getting a connection with faster upload speeds.
Is NBN 100 good for working from home?
NBN 100 plans are usually targeted towards large households, but working from home can see one person blast through the internet usage of a family of four. If your work is online intensive, or there is more than one of you working from your home, then NBN 100 plans allow you all to work without network interruptions.
Fast upload speeds of up to 40Mbps make this a great option for at home operations, allowing you to share work with clients quickly, or back up your data to the cloud.
While these plans might seem excessive, if you regularly find yourself getting frustrated by NBN 50 speeds then it may be worth considering the extra dollars per month for peace of mind, and for your tax return.
What's the difference between download speeds and upload speeds?
Your download speed refers to how quickly you're able to get files from the internet, while upload speeds relate to how fast you're able to send files to other places online. For example, your upload speeds will determine how long it takes to send an email with a large attachment, back your photos up to Google Drive, or plonk a big document on Dropbox.
Upload speeds can also affect video calls, Voice over IP, and gaming, as these use cases all require both sending and receiving data. However, these three activities don't tend to be overly data-intensive, so the real-world difference between 20Mbps and 40Mbps shouldn't be perceivable in most cases.
How else are NBN speeds measured?
While typical evening speeds are the quickest way to get an indication of a provider's performance, the ACCC's quarterly report reveals real-world NBN performance from some of the fastest NBN providers.
Why am I not getting my advertised NBN speeds?
NBN plans are advertised with a theoretical maximum speed that doesn't prevent you from having a slower connection.
If you've got an FTTN NBN connection, you may experience slower-than-advertised speeds due to your home's distance from the node. Customers within 400 metres of a node should be able to get speeds of up to 100Mbps, while customers further than 700 metres will start to see more significant speed degradation.
Congestion is another possible cause of slow-down. Only noticing slower speeds at certain times of the day? It's probably a congestion issue because everyone else in your neighbourhood is trying to watch the latest Netflix hit simultaneously.
A failing modem can also impact your internet speeds. If you're not sure what speeds you're actually getting, you can run a quick and easy speed test here.
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