how to improve your nbn download speeds for fast internet

Our Fair Dinkum nbn 250/25 plan offers download speeds of up to 250Mbps and upload speeds of up to 25Mbps. However, to reach the speeds that this plan provides, a powerful modem/router is required.

Obtaining speeds of over 100Mbps is limited with many consumer-grade routers, and most ISP-provided devices won’t support these speeds.

You will achieve faster speeds if you use a newer, high-end modem/router. A Mesh WiFi router, consisting of a main router that connects directly to your nbn equipment and a series of modules placed around your house for full Wi-Fi coverage, is highly recommended for nbn™ Home Superfast services.

To achieve speeds of up to 250Mbps on our Fair Dinkum nbn 250/25 plan, you must use a modem/router with:

• A Gigabit WAN port – this will be labelled as 10/100/1000Mbps or Gigabit Ethernet;
• Gigabit LAN ports to support the speed over a hardwired connection – these will be labelled as 10/100/1000Mbps or Gigabit Ethernet;
• Minimum AC Wi-Fi or Wi-Fi 6 to support the speed over a Wi-Fi connection.

You should also ensure that you use a Category 6 (CAT6) Ethernet cable when connecting your modem/router to your nbn equipment.

Modem/routers that do not have a Gigabit WAN port or AC Wi-Fi/Wi-Fi 6 will not achieve the elite mates nbn™ Home Superfast plan’s speeds. Some examples of these devices include:

• D-Link DSL-G225
• NETGEAR WNR2200
• NETGEAR R6020
• NETGEAR R6120
• TP-Link Archer VR300
• TP-Link Archer C20
• TP-Link Archer C50
• TP-Link TD-W9970
• TP-Link TD-W9960
• TP-Link TD-W8961N
• TP-Link TL-WR841N
• TP-Link TL-WR940N

Compatible modem/routers

The following modem/routers are recommended for optimal use on our Fair Dinkum nbn 250/25 plan. Please keep in mind that actual speeds achieved will vary due to several factors. Please see our nbn Key Facts Sheet for more information.

• ASUS RT-AX82U AX5400 Dual Band WiFi 6 Router
• ASUS AX3000 Dual-Band Gigabit Router RT-AX58U
• ASUS DSL-AX82U AX5400 Dual Band WiFi 6 Modem Router
• ASUS ZENWIFI XT8 AX6600 Tri-Band Mesh WiFi 6 System
• ASUS ZenWiFi ET12
• D-Link AX1800 WiFi 6 VoIP Modem Router
• eero Pro 6E Mesh Tri-band WiFi 6E Router
• eero Max 7 Mesh Tri-band WiFi 7 Router
• eero 6+ WiFi 6 Dual-band Mesh System
• Google Nest Wifi Pro Home Mesh Wi-Fi 6E System
• NETGEAR ORBI AX6000 MESH WIFI6
• NETGEAR Nighthawk AX3000 AX4 4-Stream WiFi 6 Router
• NETGEAR AX1800 4-Stream WiFi 6 Router
• NETGEAR Nighthawk AX5400 AX6 6-Stream WiFi 6 Router
• NETGEAR Nighthawk Tri-Band AX8 8 Stream WiFi 6 Router
• NETGEAR AXE7800 Nighthawk Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router
• NETGEAR Nighthawk AXE11000 AX12 Tri-Band WiFi 6E Router
• NETGEAR Orbi BE23000 Quad-band Mesh WiFi 7 System
• NETGEAR Orbi AX1800 WiFi 6 Dual-band Mesh System
• NETGEAR Orbi AX5400 Tri-band Mesh WiFi 6 System
• NETGEAR Orbi AX6000 Mesh WiFi 6 System
• NETGEAR Orbi AXE11000 Quad-Band Mesh Wi-Fi 6E System
• NETGEAR Orbi AX6000 Mesh WiFi 6 System
• NETGEAR Nighthawk RS700 WiFi 7 Router
• TP-Link Archer AXE75 AXE5400 Tri-Band Gigabit WiFi 6E Router
• TP Link Archer BE9300 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router
• TP Link Archer BE19000 Tri-Band Wi-Fi 7 Router
• TP Link BE19000 Quad-band WiFi 7 Gaming Router
• TP Link ARCHER AX10 AX1500 WiFi 6 Router
• TP-Link Archer AX53 AX3000 DB Gigabit WiFi 6 Router
• TP-Link Archer AX73 AX5400 Dual Band Gigabit Wi-Fi 6 Router
• TP-Link AX1800v Dual-Band Wi-Fi 6 VDSL/ADSL Modem Router
• TP-Link Deco X50-DSL AX3000 VDSL Whole Home Mesh WiFi6 Router
• TP Link Deco BE 9300 5G Mesh WiFi 7 System
• TP-Link Deco BE85 BE22000 Tri-Band Mesh WiFi7 System
• TP-Link Deco X10 AX1500 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 System
• TP-Link Deco X50 AX3000 Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 Router
• TP-Link Deco AX5400 VDSL Whole Home Mesh WiFi 6 Modem Router
• TP Link Deco AX3000 5G WiFi 6 Mesh Router
• TP-Link AXE5400 Tri-band Mesh WiFi 6E System
• TP-Link ARCHER AX23 AX1800 Dual-Band WiFi 6 Router