{"id":9669,"date":"2025-07-21T01:04:07","date_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:04:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/9669\/"},"modified":"2025-07-21T01:04:07","modified_gmt":"2025-07-21T01:04:07","slug":"tangerine-launches-affordable-500mbps-speedy-max-nbn-plan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/9669\/","title":{"rendered":"Tangerine launches affordable 500Mbps &#8220;Speedy Max&#8221; NBN plan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Aussie-based telco Tangerine has launched a new \u201cSpeedy Max\u201d internet plan ahead of the NBN\u2019s planned speed upgrade in September, as competition heats up over faster connectivity.<\/p>\n<p>The Tangerine Speedy Max NBN plan provides 500Mbps download speeds and an upload rate reaching 50Mbps. It\u2019s available to those with Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) and Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) connections, which is also a requirement for accessing faster NBN speeds in September.<\/p>\n<p>As an incentive to get people to sign up, Tangerine is selling its faster new plan at an introductory discount of $68.90 per month. That\u2019s valid for the first six months; afterwards, the standard price sits at $88.90 each month.<\/p>\n<p>Although slightly more expensive than <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgetguy.com.au\/exetel-one-plan-nbn-internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Exetel\u2019s recently revamped 500Mbps plan<\/a>, which costs $80 per month, Tangerine\u2019s plan is extremely competitive compared to the existing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgetguy.com.au\/cheapest-nbn-plans\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">cheapest NBN plans<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>With speedier internet plans on the horizon, the ACCC recently updated its industry guidance to ensure that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gadgetguy.com.au\/your-modem-could-be-too-slow-for-nbns-faster-internet-speeds\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">telcos provide adequate advice about modems and routers<\/a>. Older and slower networking gear likely won\u2019t support the advertised speeds, so an upgrade might be required.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside its new plan, Tangerine advises customers that a compatible Wi-Fi 6 modem is a requirement. The telco currently sells a <a href=\"https:\/\/support.netcommwireless.com\/products\/cf40mesh\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">NetComm CF40 Wi-Fi 6 modem<\/a> for $49.90, which it says is up to the task.<\/p>\n<p>NetComm\u2019s website doesn\u2019t list the modem\u2019s exact wireless bandwidth specs, which makes it tricky to see precisely how much better it is than an equivalent Wi-Fi 5 device. It does have multiple 1Gbps Ethernet ports, so any wired connections should benefit from Tangerine\u2019s 500Mbps speeds.<\/p>\n<p>Of the increased internet speeds, Tangerine CEO Andrew Branson said the telco\u2019s new plan was \u201cjust the beginning.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re working hard behind the scenes to prepare for the rollout of increased high-speed plan options in September, giving Australians greater choice and flexibility when it comes to their internet.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-small-font-size\">GadgetGuy occasionally uses affiliate links and may receive a small commission from purchased products.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Aussie-based telco Tangerine has launched a new \u201cSpeedy Max\u201d internet plan ahead of the NBN\u2019s planned speed upgrade&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":9670,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[64,63,237,105],"class_list":{"0":"post-9669","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-internet","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-internet","11":"tag-technology"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9669","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9669"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9669\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9670"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9669"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9669"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9669"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}