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Reachnet has developed a strong focus on providing satellite Internet to Australians who live in rural and regional areas.
In addition to a wide array of affordable standard satellite services, it also sells Sky Muster Plus plans which allow unmetered use of many basic services.
Whether you need a lot of data or just a little, you can pick up a regular satellite plan from Reachnet on a 12- or 24-month contract. If you're looking to grab a Sky Muster Plus plan, you can get one on a month-to-month or 12-month contract.
By default, these plans come at Basic I NBN12 speeds, but you can upgrade to NBN25 Basic II speeds for an extra $5 monthly. Contracts run for 12 or 24 months depending on what you want, and you can either bring your own modem or buy one of Reachnet's many different modems and modem packs available.
Reachnet's Sky Muster Plus plans differ from their regular Sky Muster offerings as they let you perform a number of different online activities without cutting into your data allowance. Reachnet has a few to choose from, month to month or on a contract.
For people who aren't planning to go overboard on video streaming, Sky Muster Plus can be a good way to keep your costs down. Many common activities on the web are unmetered on a Sky Muster Plus plan, meaning you can browse, check your emails, hold video calls and so forth without consuming data.
Sky Muster Plus plans are automatically set at NBN25 speeds. You can buy them month to month or on a 12-month contract. Signing up for 12 months will give you a $5 monthly discount on your plan fees.
We've broken down Reachnet's key features below:
$35 and up monthly
Satellite NBN
Basic I, Basic II
Phone: 8am-8pm, Monday to Friday; 9am-5pm Saturday
Reachnet is a rural-focused provider that is unusual in that it only provides satellite services. It has both regular satellite plans and Sky Muster Plus offerings which let users do many common online activities without chewing into their data.
While there aren't very many satellite providers out there, Reachnet has average prices compared to a provider like Skymesh, where lower data allowances are cheaper by about $5 or $10 but higher data allowances will cost you $5 or $10 more per month.
It has a wide selection depending on how data-hungry you are, and has a fairly balanced split between peak and off-peak allowances. Satellite services are particularly hard to compare because your connection speed isn't very dependent on your provider, unlike fixed line connections.
When signing up for a satellite plan, remember that while Sky Muster Plus can be tempting, it likely isn't worth the expense unless around 70% of your data usage is for non-streaming or VPN activities. Otherwise, you're better off with a regular satellite plan.
The bottom line: Reachnet focuses upon regional services and has competitive plans in the limited satellite market.
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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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