Telstra 5G home internet launches with a one-month free trial

Alex Choros - Managing Editor + Group Telco Editor

Last updated 03 November 2021

After around a year in an invite-only preview phase, Telstra has made its 5G home internet offering open to anyone who wants it. Telstra has just a single 5G home internet plan, with a 1TB allowance for $85 per month.

In terms of speeds, Telstra is reporting typical average speeds of 378Mbps during busy periods, but says they can range between 50Mbps and 600Mbps. Upload speeds are a bit slower, with Telstra reporting a typical average speed of 46Mbp during busy periods, but a range of 10Mbps to 90Mbps.

Provider	Telstra
Speed	Up to 300 Mbps Typical speed ranges: 80-570Mbps (download) and 4-70Mbps (upload)
Data	1000GB
Connection	5G Home Internet
Type	No Contract Term
Total Price	$95 per month Min. total cost $95 for first month
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To celebrate the launch, Telstra is offering customers their first month completely free. If you're not happy, you can just leave. The 5G home internet plan includes a Telstra 5G modem, but is free from modem fees. If you leave within your first 24 months, you'll just need to return the modem within 21 days to avoid being charged for it.

The plan also includes the standard Telstra perks of three free months of Binge for those who haven't tried it before, and Telstra Plus membership for cheap movie tickets and Frequent Flyer style rewards.

While Telstra's 5G home internet plan doesn't have unlimited data, it's aggressively priced when compared to its NBN range. Telstra NBN plans start at $80 per month for NBN 25, or $95 per month for NBN 50. Telstra NBN 250 plans go for $140 per month, and are Telstra's most comparable NBN plan when it comes to typical evening speeds. The 5G home internet plan would be more prone to speed fluctuation, however. Here are Telstra's current NBN plans:

All Fixed Line nbn®

Basic Internet Only Plan

All Fixed Line nbn®

nbn® 25/4 Mbps
Unlimited Data

$89/mth

Min. cost $89

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$89/mth

Min. cost $89

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Telstra is the last of The Big Three to widely offer 5G home internet, with Optus and Vodafone both already selling 5G broadband plans. Both Optus and Vodafone offer two-tiers of 5G home internet plan: a cheaper option with speeds capped to 100Mbps, and faster uncapped options. Telstra does of course have the widest 5G footprint of the trio, currently covering over 75% of the population. Read more about checking your 5G coverage here.

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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