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If you’re tossing up between Telstra and Optus on speed alone, there shouldn’t be any meaningful difference if you’re after an NBN 100 or NBN 50 plan. Both report 100Mbps during peak hours on NBN 100 plans, and 50Mbps on NBN 50 plans.
There’s more of a difference if you’re looking at plans faster than NBN 100, however. Telstra edges out Optus on the NBN 250 speed tier, reporting 230Mbps compared to Optus’ 215Mbps.
The gap is much wider when it comes to NBN 1000 plans. Telstra reports a massive 700Mbps on its NBN 1000 plan, which is currently the fastest evening speed guidance we’ve seen on the speed tier. Optus only reports 250Mbps on NBN 1000 plans, but until recently, 250Mbps was very much the industry standard for typical evening speeds on NBN 1000 plans.
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With so many people working from home, the need for a consistent internet connection is essential. However, as some have discovered, their current internet set up may not be as strong as they once thought – especially if there are multiple people under the one roof, all fighting to maintain a consistent latency. To help everyone in your household stay online, Optus has recently rolled out a series of “all-in-one” NBN bundles that have been specifically designed to provide families and large households with strong and reliable internet.