There’s a new internet provider on the block, and it’s launching with an extremely compelling deal. To kick off its NBN 500 plan, Arctel is selling the high-speed tier for just $50 per month.
That’s the cheapest deal on an NBN 500 plan we’ve seen by far, in an aggressive customer acquisition strategy from the newcomer. The $50 monthly price lasts for the first six months, before it jumps up to the standard price of $89.99.
Like Tangerine before it, Arctel is selling its NBN 500 plan before the official NBN speed upgrade in September by provisioning it on NBN 1000 infrastructure. In other words, until 15 September, customers get even faster speeds before automatically migrating to the 500Mbps plan.
Compared to other telcos so far, the standard pricing is on the slightly higher end of the scale. But for six months, that price is going to be hard to beat. According to Arctel’s Instagram post, the introductory deal lasts until 14 September 2025, just in time for the NBN upgrade.
It might seem Arctel has come out of nowhere right before a pivotal moment in the NBN’s history. However, it’s a new venture from Triforce, a decades-old Australian company that specialises in enterprise internet and networking solutions.
Like many Australian internet providers, Arctel sells plans on a monthly basis without lock-in contracts. However, if you decide to go elsewhere, you need to provide a month’s notice, per the brand’s frequently asked questions page.
The new telco also offers the choice of two D-Link modem routers, albeit neither comes with the NBN 500 deal. One is a Wi-Fi 5 model that normally costs $179, but Arctel includes it for free if customers stick around for 12 months.
Arctel also sells a ‘premium’ Wi-Fi 6 modem router for $250 — an older model listed by D-Link as a discontinued model. Its gigabit Ethernet ports are enough for most speeds, but power users hungry for multigigabit speeds will need to shop around.
In a heavily saturated market, Arctel has its work cut out for it. But a big up-front discount might give the challenger telco a chance.
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