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NBN 12: 12Mbps download, 1Mbps upload NBN 25: 25Mbps download, 5 Mbps upload (or 10Mbps with Aussie Broadband) NBN 50: 50Mbps download, 20 Mbps upload NBN 75 (Aussie Broadband only): 75Mbps download, 20Mbps upload NBN 100/20: 100Mbps download, 20Mbps upload NBN 100/40 (Superloop, MyRepublic, Aussie Broadband, Pennytel, Exetel, Mate): 100Mbps download, 40Mbps upload NBN 250: 250Mbps download, 25 Mbps upload NBN 500 (Superloop, Vodafone, Exetel): 500Mbps download, 50Mbps upload NBN 1000: 990Mbps download, 50Mbps upload
Note that the maximum achievable speeds may be different from what a provider self-reports as its expected typical evening download speeds. Additionally, only Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) areas and select Hybrid Fibre Coaxial (HFC) suburbs are eligible to connect to NBN 250, NBN 500 and NBN 1000 plans. Below is a daily updating list of some of the most popular Optus internet plans from our comparison engine: If you want an idea of how some common internet tasks perform in terms of download and upload with various Optus internet technologies, check out the table below:
