The NBN has just been overhauled and significant speed upgrades are now available from internet providers. What\u2019s more, the new high speed plans are being offered at about the same cost as lower speed plans, providing a good opportunity to switch.<\/p>\n
The new speed tiers are NBN 500, NBN 750 and NBN 2000. These numbers indicate the top speed available from each tier, so lightning-fast NBN 2000 plans have download speeds of up to 2,000Mbps (that\u2019s up to 2Gbps).<\/p>\n
Prior to this upgrade, the fastest NBN speed consumers could get was 1,000Mbps, and now that download speed has doubled.<\/p>\n
There\u2019s other big improvements too \u2013 if you\u2019re an eligible household that\u2019s currently on an NBN 100 plan, you can get a 5x speed boost up to the new NBN 500 tier. If you have an NBN 250 plan, you can be moved up to NBN 750 for about the same price.<\/p>\n
To be eligible for the NBN\u2019s upgraded speeds, you need to have a fixed-line connection that\u2019s either fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) or hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC).<\/p>\n
If you\u2019re not sure what connection type you have, you can check your address <\/a> on NBN Co\u2019s website.<\/p>\n If you don\u2019t have the required connection type, you may be eligible for a free fibre upgrade to get the necessary equipment installed at your premises. You can speak to your current internet provider for more information, or visit NBN Co\u2019s website <\/a>.<\/p>\n A number of providers are now offering the overhauled speeds, and after examining what\u2019s available, I was surprised to find that the cost of fast internet has not dramatically increased. In plenty of cases, it\u2019s the same price as the slower plans they\u2019re replacing.<\/p>\n