This month, three Internet Service Providers (ISPs) launched brand new NBN plans that promise both speed and affordability.

Tangerine, SpinTel and Exetel each introduced anNBN 500 plan exclusively for customers on either a FTTP (Fibre to the Premises) or a HFC (Hybrid Fibre Coaxial) connection type.

But how do these plans compare to one other and others with similar speeds? And what can you expect to get if you sign up for one?

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Tangerine’s new NBN 500 plan

Customer favourite ISP, Tangerine, has a new NBN plan capable of reaching faster speeds than NBN 250 plans.

At the time of writing, Tangerine’s new ‘Speedy Max’ plan is the most affordable option around this speed tier. It boasts download speeds of 500Mbps and upload speeds of 50Mbps. The Speed Max plan is priced at $68.90 for the first six months, then the price increases to $88.90 per month. This offer ends December 31, 2025.

Tangerine is also offering a high-speed trial for this plan. This means customers who sign up before September 14 2025 can expect faster speeds of 1000/50 until October 14 2025. After the trial ends, this plan will be reduced back to the advertised 500/50+ speeds. Tangerine customers are also treated to a number of bonuses, such as seven-day technical customer support and a $50 bonus when they refer a friend.

SpinTel’s new NBN 500 plan

SpinTel’s new ‘Home Turbo’ plan is a happy middle ground between its ‘Fast’ NBN 100 plan and its ‘Turbofast’ NBN 700 plans, and it’s even cheaper than the NBN 100 plan by $2 per month.

New customers can get this plan for $74 per month for the first six months then $84.95 per month thereafter. Customers on the Home turbo plan will receive download speeds of 500Mbps and upload speeds of 42Mbps at typical evening speeds. It comes with unlimited data, has no setup fee and allows customers to bring their own modem.

Bundling a SpinTel NBN with a mobile SIM, will score you a discounted rate of just $18 per month with 23GB data. This is a saving of $3 per month.

Exetel’s new NBN 500 plan

Exetel has waved goodbye to its catalogue of NBN plans and launched a “one size fits all plan”, sensibly named “One Plan”.

Priced at $80 per month, it offers download speeds up to 500Mbps and upload speeds up to 40Mbps with unlimited data. At the time of writing, there is no promo offer to go with this particular NBN plan but that’s not a dealbreaker since this is fairly reasonably priced already for what you get.

There is a caveat, however. In addition to doing away with multiple NBN plans, Exetel has also traded its ‘five free speed boosts per month’ in favour of 1,000Mbps speed boost for a price of $1 per day.

Customers can however opt into its latest ‘Hibernate’ feature, which allows customers to voluntarily slow their speeds to 12/1Mbps with the click of a button via the Exetel app. This is great for people who travel often and won’t be home to use their full bandwidth. Customers save $1 per day when hibernating their internet.

Like Tangerine, Exetel also has a refer-a-friend program, but it will only save customers $1 off their bill per month. The friend will also receive $1 off per month for as long as both remain connected to the One Plan.

If neither of these plans or providers spark your interest, here are some NBN plans capable of achieving similar speeds across a variety of other ISPs:

Christie Graham is Digital Content Editor at WhistleOut, Australia’s mobile and internet comparison site.