Subj : Cheap-but-good NBN provider Buddy Telco is giving away a free mon To : All From : TechnologyDaily Date : Fri Nov 14 2025 06:30:08 Cheap-but-good NBN provider Buddy Telco is giving away a free month on all its plans Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2025 06:27:47 +0000 Description: Buddy Telco has offered great-value NBN since its founding, but for Black Friday, it's even more tantalising with an offer of one-month of free NBN. FULL STORY ====================================================================== The Black Friday sales in Australia are running rampant right now. While the official date is still a couple of weeks away, several of the countrys biggest retailers are dropping their deals early, and that includes some of my most-recommend NBN providers, such as Buddy Telco. The internet service provider is only a year and a half old, but it's caused quite a shake-up of the NBN landscape since it launched back in July 2024. In fact, in my opinion, its consistently offered great value, and regularly appears in my guide to the best NBN plans . Dont believe me? Well for Black Friday 2025 Buddys offering new customers one month of free NBN so nows your chance to try Buddy out at no cost. To get the deal, simply use the code FREEMONTH at the checkout. This offer will be available well after Black Friday too, as it expires on January 13, 2026 (that feels odd to write) so you do have some time to take advantage but with the Christmas holidays fast approaching, now seems like the perfect opportunity to do so. While the month of free NBN applies to all of Buddys plans the telco has options from 25Mbps through to 1,000Mbps its the NBN 500 plan that has caught my attention in particular. How so? Firstly, with discount applied, Buddys NBN 500 plan becomes the second-cheapest over the first year at AU$880, roughly AU$60 more expensive than Tangerine, which incidentally also has Black Friday deals on for the next few weeks . The ongoing cost is also among the lowest on this tier at AU$1,020 though outside of introductory discounts, no provider seems to be coming close to matching Exetels low ongoing yearly cost of just AU$960 . Buddy NBN 500 | TES unavailable | AU$0 first month (then AU$85p/m ongoing) Buddys AU$85p/m flat fee for its NBN 500 plan is incredibly competitive, with the current average for this tier coming in at roughly AU$94p/m. Its already alarmingly great value then, but with a cool AU$85 saved when you use the code FREEMONTH , youll get an extremely cost-effective and speedy broadband plan thats hard to beat. AU$0 minimum cost AU$880 first year cost AU$1,020 ongoing yearly cost View Deal As for Buddys NBN 1000 plan, again, it was already great value at just AU$99 a month. And with a AU$99 saving applied, it represents astonishingly good value considering the 875Mbps download speed claim. One of the fastest NBN plans for one of the lowest prices? You cant say no to that. Buddy NBN 1000 | 875Mbps | AU$0 first month (then AU$99p/m ongoing) Buddys NBN 1000 plan has been among my favourites ever since it launched a year ago, so to see it come down in price even further makes it a no brainer if you ask me. The telcos 875Mbps typical evening speed claim is one of the fastest in the country, and Ive read real customer reports confirming they often achieve speeds in excess of 900Mbps. If lightning-fast internet is your jam, this is a great plan. AU$0 minimum cost AU$1,089 first year cost AU$1,188 ongoing yearly cost View Deal Buddy Telco also offers plans on other speed tiers, including NBN 25, NBN 50 and NBN 100 (the latter is only available for households that dont connect via FTTP or HFC, and therefore cant get NBN 500). You can compare all the available plans in the price comparison widget below. Buddy has undergone some changes since it first launched. Firstly, the only way you could get technical support was via an AI chatbot and secondly, the telco didnt offer any hardware such as routers or modems. Both of these have been overhauled, with Buddy now offering an Amazon Eero6+ router to eligible customers those with a fibre to the building (FTTB) connection arent eligible for either a AU$180 upfront payment, or a payment plan of AU$15p/m for 12 months. The telco has also introduced an Australia-based live chat support team, should you need any technical help with your service. If you need assistance outside the hours of 11am to 7pm AEST, the AI chatbot is still on standby to help answer questions. And one more thing to note, Buddy has recently been sold to Tangerine, with the deal expected to be finalised in January next year. The telco will continue to use the Aussie Broadband network, however, and all customers of Tangerine and More NBN will also move over to Aussie's highly-rated network. ====================================================================== Link to news story: https://www.techradar.com/computing/wi-fi-broadband/cheap-but-good-nbn-provide r-buddy-telco-is-giving-away-a-free-month-on-all-its-plans --- Mystic BBS v1.12 A49 (Linux/64) * Origin: tqwNet Technology News (1337:1/100) .