This isn’t a Naked DSL update really, but it’s a significant development in the broadband space, so we decided to blog on the topic of the new Terabyte Broadband plans. Just in case you don’t know, in ISP terms 1 Terabyte is 1,000GB or 1,000,000MB. Yep…that’s a lot.
In the past week, 3 ISPs have come out and announced that they have launched ADSL2+ plans with a Terabyte of data allowance. This really is a phenomenal amount of data! This year has seen some big improvements in ISP plans and data allowances and customers are the real winners.
Let’s look at the Terabyte plans and what is on offer.
iinet – www.iinet.com.au
The iinet Terabyte plan is $99.95 per month and includes 500GB of peak time allowance and 500GB of off peak allowance. iinet counts both uploads and downloads in the allowance. You do need to have the iinet landline bundle at $29.95 per month to qualify for the Terabyte plan.
The iinet off peak period is from 1am – 9am and there are no excess fees if you do somehow manage to exceed your data allowance in either period! Your speed is simply shaped back to a very pedestrian 256k/256k.
The set up fee is $79.95 whether you choose a 24 month contract or no contract at all. If you choose a 24 month contract you can get up to $100 off a modem from iinet.
Click here to sign up with iinet >>
TPG – www.TPG.com.au
TPG announced a few days later on Whirlpool that they will be introducing a 1Terabyte plan. It apparently won’t be launching until September 1st, but will include the following features:
- ADSL2+ Speeds
- 1 TB Quota (500GB peak+ 500GB off peak)
- Home Phone Line Rental
- Number Porting
- Unlimited Local Calls
- Free IPTV
- 6 or 18 month contract options
At just $69.99 per month it’s far cheaper than iinet, but it will be provisioned as a ULL service and so transferring to this service could be difficult for existing Naked DSL customers.
iPrimus – www.iPrimus.com.au
iPrimus announced the day after iinet that they were launching a 1.1GB plan! Plans will need to move to unlimited pretty soon as just announcing extra GB for the sake of being the biggest in the market is going to be a marketing stunt that wears off pretty quickly with consumers.
The iPrimus Terabyte deal is priced at $99.95 per month. it is actually very similar to the iinet Terabyte plan. It comes with 500GB of peak data and 611GB of off peak data. Primus counts both uploads and downloads in the data allowance. The off peak time is from 2am – 10am.
If you can exceed your data allowance then the speed is simple shaped back to 256k. You of course need to be within an exchange with a Primus DSLAM to be able to get their Terabyte deal.
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