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Flip offers the cheapest NBN 12 plan on Finder both with and without its 6-month promo pricing.
Flip also offers a seniors discount on this plan which knocks $5 off the ongoing price after the 6-month promotion.
NBN 12 plans can reach a maximum download speed of 12Mbps and a maximum upload speed of 1Mbps. During evening peak hours (typically 7–11pm), average download speeds can vary between 8Mbps and 12Mbps depending on your NBN provider's advertised speeds.
An NBN 12 plan is designed for a household with minimal users online, around 1–2 people.
This plan works well for simple tasks like browsing the internet, using social media, voice calls and sending emails. You can also stream videos in standard definition (SD), but it may not work reliably for multiple simultaneous streams.
If your online activities go beyond that, consider a faster speed category such as NBN 25 or NBN 50.
NBN 12 is the slowest speed tier available on the NBN. As such, it is suitable for light internet users, where your activity consists mostly of browsing the internet and sending emails.
You're also able to stream video on an NBN 12 plan, but only reliably for SD, which is a lower quality of video. An NBN 12 plan does technically allow you to stream high definition (HD) with 1 screen at a time but it's likely you'll experience buffering internet.
If you prefer HD streaming or you do a lot of gaming online, then you may be better off moving up to a faster speed category. You can check out our round-up of the best NBN plans for some options.
ADSL2+ can achieve speeds of up to 24Mbps, which means at face value, it's faster than the 12Mbps you get with NBN 12.
But just how fast your ADSL2+ connection is depends on factors such as how close you are to the telephone exchange, the internet traffic in your neighbourhood and the quality of your telephone line.
When the ACCC last measured ADSL speeds as part of its Measuring Broadband Report in September 2020, it found ADSL connections averaged speeds of 10Mbps, meaning it was actually slower than NBN 12.
The NBN network is also more reliable and faster than the copper telephone network that carries ADSL2+ connections.
You can find out more information in our guide to comparing internet connection types, including NBN and ADSL.
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