Telstra NBN Bundles: NBN & Home Phone Plans

By Zachary Ryan

Call Centre Manager & Sales Agent

Telstra has some of the best NBN plans in Australia, but what other services can you bundle into Telstra plans? Does they include a Telstra home phone plan? We will answer these questions and more below!

Telstra NBN Bundles

Telstra doesn’t offer any plans that are called ‘bundle’ plans anymore, but that doesn’t mean you can’t bundle many of Telstra’s great services into one plan.

Most Telstra plans come to you with many additional services already bundled within your bill.

Bundling your Telstra services like internet, phone, and tv subscriptions, you also do aways with multiple bills, making your monthly payments easier.. Bundling can also make your plans cheaper and provide you with extra rewards points through being enrolled into many Telstra services at once, it’s a win-win situation.

Below you can see the plans you are able to bundle with your Telstra NBN plan.

• Telstra home phone plans.
• Telstra TV.

While you can generally bundle all of the above plans together, many NBN plans may not include the ability to bundle Telstra TV. All NBN plans include Telstra home phone plans and you can sign up for all the plans separately if you would like.

Telstra NBN Plans

Telstra NBN plans come with optional additional services such as home phone plans, Telstra TV, or even a few months of a premium streaming service membership.

Look at some of Telstra’s NBN plans and some additional features included when you sign up:

Sign Up Online If you sign up for your Telstra NBN plan online, your $99 connection fee will be waived.

 THE VERDICT:

The best NBN bundles for you is what best suits your needs, but if you're looking for the best value plan, the Telstra TV + Standard Plus Speed is your best choice.

While the nbn speed is not the fastest Telstra offers, its enough to stream your favorite shows and movies with the bundled Tesltra TV plan with a speed of 50mbps for $104. If you want faster internet speeds with Telstra TV, you have to sign up separately, which will significantly raise the cost.

Features & services included in the Telstra TV + Standard Plus Speed plan:

• 50mbps NBN speed.
• Telstra TV streaming device.
• Telstra home phone plan.
• Telstra 4G Smart Modem.
• 3 months of BINGE Standard plan.
• 20K Telstra Points.

The Telstra TV + Standard Plus Speed plan is the best Telstra bundle for you that includes a telephone, Telstra TV plan, and a decent internet speed.

How Do Telstra Plans Work?

If you are looking for a straightforward Telstra plan just to get your broadband connection set up, Telstra has you covered.

1. NBN25' Monthly allowance of 500GB/month for $80. You can expect evening speeds of 25.00 Mbps.
2. NBN50. Unlimited data allowance a month for $95.00. You can expect evening speeds of 50.00 Mbps.
3. NBN100. Unlimited data allowance a month for $110.00. You can expect evening speeds of 100.00 Mbps.

Telstra NBN plans are only by a month-to-month basis, and include features such as:

1. 3 months of free access to Foxtel Now.
2. 20,000 Telstra Plus points to use for discounts.
3. A Telstra Smart Modem for backup service.
4. Access to Telstra Air's WiFi network across the country.

Usually there is a $99 connection fee for Telstra NBN plans, but if you make your purchase online it will be waived.

What Happens If I Exceed My Data Allowance? If you exceed the data allowance on your Telstra plan, your broadband speeds will be lowered to 256Kbps. It will stay at this speed until the next period of your plan starts, so make sure to check how much data you use.

Telstra Home Phone Plans

All Telstra internet plans have Telstra home phone plans bundled inside.

The Telstra ‘Ultimate Voice’ plan by itself is already a great value phone plan. The Telstra standalone ‘Ultimate Voice’ plan includes a fixed home phone service with unlimited local calls, national, Australian mobile calls.

The Telstra 'Ultimate Voice' plan gives you access to a great home phone service and a great value NBN plan all in on.

Here is a quick list of features included in the Telstra 'Ultimate Voice' plan:

• Call '13' numbers 500 times for free.
• Discounted international calls.
• No lock-in contracts.
• Unlimited directory assistance.
• Ability to earn points using 'Telstra Plus.'

Telstra TV

For an extra $9 a month, you can bundle Telstra TV with your NBN internet plan.

Telstra TV is an all-in-one service so you can watch all of your favorite shows and movies on live TV or your streaming apps using one television and one remote. Telstra TV includes smart features that such as voice control, the ability to watch on the go, and their smart remote to give you full control over your TV box.

The Telstra TV service gives you access to Binge, Foxtel Now, Netflix, and many other streaming services. With Telstra TV you can also record, playback and pause live TV for up to 30 minutes of footage. You can also watch all of your favorite

Here is a quick list of what you can do with the Telstra TV package:

• All your streaming content on one app.
• Content-led homescreen: Telstra TV remembers your usage and displays all your apps and their recommendations on one screen.
• Live Pause: you can pause and rewind live TV for up to 30 minutes.
• You can search smarter through all your apps and channels on the Telstra smart remote and voice control.
• Watch in 4K High-definition resolution on all your favorite shows and movies while using less data and speeds.
• You can use the Telstra TV app to watch all of your favorite shows on the go.
• 3-months of BINGE Standard plan.
• 20,000 Telstra Plus Points.

Alternatively, you can purchase your Telstra TV package outright for $216. Keep in mind, if you decide to purchase your Telstra TV box outright, you will not get 20,000 Telstra Plus points.

What Can I Bundle with my Telstra NBN Plan?

Telstra has a wide range of products and services that can be or already are bundled within your Telstra plan.

You can bundle your Telstra NBN plan with these services:

• Telstra Home Phone Plans
• Telstra TV
• Telstra Smart Modem
• Telstra Air
• Telstra Plus

Most of these services can also be signed up for separately. So if you aren’t looking for a Telstra mobile, or internet plan you will not be forced to enter a Telstra plan.

Telstra Contact Want to check to see if your current Telstra plan includes any additional services or features that you didn't know about? Try giving Telstra's contact a call or email!

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Telstra Smart Modem

Every Telstra NBN plan will come with 4G back-up included.

The Telstra Smart Modem connects to Telstra’s mobile networks with its backup 4G system. 4G backup means that if you ever lose internet service due to a Telstra outage, the Telstra Smart modem will use Telstra's 4G network as a back-up and keep you online until the outage is fixed.

You can also set up the Smart Modem to send you SMS or email notifications when it switches over to the back-up network, so you can stay informed of what's happening.

The $216 modem is yours to keep as long as you stay with your Telstra contract for 24 months, otherwise you will need to return the modem or pay for it.

Telstra Air

Telstra Air is a Wi-Fi network where you can connect to one of the 1 million Wi-Fi hotspots throughout Australia and the 19 million hotspots through partners overseas.

With Telstra Air you can connect within this national Wi-Fi network and get access to free unlimited data at any of the available hotspots near you. The service is bundled within any of Telstra’s mobile, internet and mobile broadband plans.

To activate your Telstra Air service at an available hotspot you only need to download the Telstra Air app and activate your account.

What is Telstra Plus?

Telstra Plus is a Telstra rewards program where you earn 10 Telstra Plus points per dollar you spend on services.

Best part about Telstra Plus is that you can join at no extra cost to you and earn extra rewards for bundling new services into your Telstra plans.

You can redeem your Telstra Plus points on various discounts in the Telstra online store. These discounts can be applied to a large selection of products in the store including new devices.

Your Telstra Plus membership can even follow you into the real world, where you can receive discounted sport and movie tickets.

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