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Clear Networks is a provider that focuses on delivering connections to customers who live in challenging rural and regional parts of Australia. It has a full range of different connection technologies available, suiting most customers.
So long as you have an FTTP connection, Clear Networks has NBN plans representing every speed tier available from the NBN.
While 60GB is the default, you can increase your data caps for the following price increases:
If your plan runs month to month, you'll have to pay a $129 installation fee. This gets reduced on longer contracts.
Clear Networks plans share the following features:
$39.95 and up monthly
NBN, fixed wireless, satellite, Sky Muster Plus
Basic I, Basic II, Standard, Fast
Phone plans
Phone, live chat
Clear Networks works to provide IP networking to some of the more challenging regions of Australia. They have satellite, fixed wireless, fixed-line NBN, and Sky Muster Plus plans on offer.
Clear Network's fixed-line connections have much lower than average typical speeds, especially on the higher speed tiers (e.g. its NBN100 plan has a typical speed of just 70.00Mbps compared to the ACCC average of 84.5Mbps). On top of that, you can't get unlimited data on the faster connections, meaning that your high speed may not be worth much since you'll run out of data.
The flipside benefit of this is that if you're looking for the most basic connection available, you could get 60GB of data on an NBN12 connection for $39.95 per month - which is one of the cheapest NBN plans in our database. This is of questionable value, however, and having low data limits on its faster plans really harm them.
Beyond this, signing onto a contract with Clear Networks is a huge commitment. If you want to cancel out of any of their long-term contracts, you'll have to pay a cancellation fee equal to the full remaining value of the contract, with no upper limit, so make sure you know what you're signing up for.
Summary: Clear Networks stands out as a regionally focused provider, but lags behind on its typical evening connection speeds.
Can't get a fixed-line connection but still in range of a signal tower? Clear Networks has a set of fixed wireless plans with different data limits.
If you buy a month to month plan, you'll be charged a $129 activation fee. This is reduced on longer term contracts.
Clear Networks has a bunch of different satellite plans available, including Nite for people who mostly use data overnight, and Education plans for students.
Data is split into two periods: peak (7am - 1am) and off-peak (1am - 7am), which are separately metered.
Nite plans drastically reduce the amount of peak data you get in exchange for a big boost to off-peak data allowances. These plans might suit someone who does shift work or likes to queue up big downloads for overnight.
Pricing starts at $34.95 for 4GB peak and 100GB off-peak data.
You can only purchase a Clear Networks Education plan if you have valid proof of student identity. The cheapest plan starts at $39.95 for 50GB of anytime data (not split into peak and off-peak periods)
On a Sky Muster Plus plan, most common online activities won't chew into your data allowance, except for video streaming and VPN activity.
The only speed on Sky Muster Plus plans is NBN25. Plans are available month to month, or on 12- or 24-month contracts. Metered data is split into peak (7am - 1am) and off-peak (1am - 7am) allowances.
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Sam Baran is a writer for Finder, covering topics across the tech, telco and utilities sectors. They enjoy decrypting technical jargon and helping people compare complex products easily. When they aren't writing, you'll find Sam's head buried in a book or working on their latest short story. Sam has a Bachelor of Advanced Science from the University of Sydney.
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