Gigabit NBN plans are cheaper, faster and better than ever – these are 4 I’d recommend

The best NBN 1000 plans have offered Australians the opportunity to experience lightning-fast download speeds for a couple of years now. Recently, however, I’ve noticed some big changes across this speed tier.

Firstly, advertised typical evening speeds have been steadily increasing towards the magic 1,000Mbps figure. When I started monitoring NBN 1000 plans in September 2023, the average claimed download speed was a mere 515Mbps.

While this was considered fast at the time, the truth was speeds were ultimately way off the theoretical maximum available on this tier, making them tricky to recommend… especially when combined with the high cost.

Fast-forward to today and the average download speed of an NBN 1000 plan is just over 810Mbps. Talk about progress!

What’s more, the number of providers offering an NBN 1000 plan has expanded (from 16 to 20) and, perhaps most importantly, prices have come tumbling down. How much has an NBN 1000 plan decreased? In September ‘23, the average cost was AU$140 p/m, but that figure now sits at just under AU$120 p/m. That’s just over AU$20 saved each month, or AU$240 a year.

These factors combined mean there’s never been a better time to sign up for a gigabit internet plan.

We’ve said it plenty of times in the past, but it really does pay to shop around

Of course, the best NBN plans aren’t all created equal. While the average cost of a gigabit NBN plan may have come down, the fact remains the majority of providers charge more than this on a regular basis.

You don’t need to pay these high fees though, nor should you, as there’s exceptional value to be found right now from the likes of Spintel, Flip, Buddy Telco and even Vodafone.

All four providers offer something for every type of user: superfast download speeds, cheap prices, a good middle-ground, extra perks such as presale access to concerts in Australia and, in some cases, free modems. Full details of their NBN 1000 plans are as follows:

If for any reason the plans I’ve selected above don’t take your fancy, you can view more of the most popular very high-speed NBN plans in the comparison widget below.

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Max is a senior staff writer for TechRadar who covers home entertainment and audio first, NBN second and virtually anything else that falls under the consumer electronics umbrella third. He’s also a bit of an ecommerce fiend, particularly when it comes to finding the latest coupon codes for a variety of publication. He has written for TechRadar’s sister publication What Hi-Fi? as well as Pocket-lint, and he’s also a regular contributor to Australian Hi-Fi and Audio Esoterica. Max also dabbled in the men’s lifestyle publication space, but is now firmly rooted in his first passion of technology.