Origin Broadband Review: Pros, Cons and Expert Review

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Pros

$10 discount if you bundle internet and electricity on the same bill
Next-day NBN connection (T&Cs apply)
12-months free Paramount Plus

Cons

Prices are often more expensive than other providers on most common NBN speeds
30 days' notice needed to cancel
Plans don't reach maximum speeds

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Name	Product AUFBB-INT	Data allowance	Typical download speed	Price
Origin Broadband Everyday NBN25 NBN Month-to-month	Month-to-month BYO modem or purchase for $151	Unlimited Data Data Unlimited Data	25Mbps nbn™25 Speed 25Mbps nbn™25	$83 per month $0 setup fees, $83 min. total cost Price $83 per month $0 setup fees, $83 min. total cost	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Origin Broadband Experience NBN50 NBN Month-to-month	Month-to-month BYO modem or purchase for $151	Unlimited Data Data Unlimited Data	50Mbps nbn™50 Speed 50Mbps nbn™50	$95 per month $0 setup fees, $95 min. total cost Price $95 per month $0 setup fees, $95 min. total cost	Compare	loading Fetching your data...
Origin Broadband Enthusiast NBN100/20 NBN Month-to-month	Month-to-month BYO modem or purchase for $151	Unlimited Data Data Unlimited Data	100Mbps nbn™100 Speed 100Mbps nbn™100	$105 per month $0 setup fees, $105 min. total cost Price $105 per month $0 setup fees, $105 min. total cost	Compare	loading Fetching your data...

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Name	Product AUFBB-INT	Data allowance	Typical download speed	Price	Hid Compare Box!
Origin Broadband NBN Fixed Wireless NBN Month-to-month	Month-to-month BYO modem or purchase for $151	Unlimited Data Data Unlimited Data	48Mbps nbn™75 Speed 48Mbps nbn™75	$95 per month $0 setup fees, $95 min. total cost Price $95 per month $0 setup fees, $95 min. total cost		Compare	loading Fetching your data...

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Origin broadband review: Our verdict

Although mostly known as an energy provider, Origin also offers monthly NBN plans with no lock-in contract. Its standard monthly prices are more expensive than more established providers that offer similar speeds:

Origin does offer an extra $10 a month off your NBN plan if you bundle it with an Origin Energy plan. This helps to bring down the cost of its plans, but even with the discount, its plans aren't the most affordable.
Origin does offer the option to bring your own modem to keep upfront costs low, otherwise its modems start at $179 (plus $20 postage), which is higher than the average cost of a modem in Finder's database.
Origin does offer some bonus features that may interest some customers such as an annual subscription to Paramount Plus or bonus Everyday Rewards points, and 'next day' connection.

Things to watch out for:

Origin requires that payment is made via direct debit.
You need to give 30 days notice if you want to cancel your Origin Broadband plan.
While Origin promises next-day NBN connections, keep in mind that you need to sign up to its NBN plan before 1pm. Not all premises are covered though, so if this is a big reason for you to sign up, contact Origin to see if you're eligible.
While the prospect of a free annual subscription to Paramount Plus might sound enticing to sign up, it is only if you're new to the streaming service. If you're an existing customer or have previously had it, you are not eligible for this bonus.

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Bonus features

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Customer service

You can get in touch with Origin broadband in multiple ways:

Via the Origin app
Send them an email
Use social media apps such as Facebook messenger
Contact their service support line between 8am–12am AEDT Monday to Sunday.

Keep in mind: Origin's phone support is a 1300 number, which costs 35c to call on the Origin Energy home phone pack.

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Bonus features

Origin Internet has quite a few bonus features to look into:

Energy bundling discount

Get $10 off your monthly internet bill if you bundle your NBN plan with an Origin Energy plan.

This makes its internet plans more on par with the average prices available on Finder.

Next-day NBN connection

Origin promises next-day NBN connection for eligible premises. It says it will pay you up to $100 a day for each day you're not connected to cover any expenses you've encountered for the use of alternative internet.

Home phone packages

You can choose to either pay as you go for calls or get a $10 a month premium add-on to include most call types.

Free Paramount Plus

New Origin Internet and Paramount Plus customers get 12 months of the streaming service free included on any NBN plan.

Everyday Rewards points

Everyday Rewards members get an online only offer for 5000 points, valued at $25 Everyday Rewards dollars.

How does Origin compare?

With the NBN 50 plan being the most popular internet plan in Australia, Finder has gathered together what some of the major providers also do on this speed tier so you can see how Origin compares next to them.

Provider	Typical evening speed	Price	Learn more
Origin	50Mbps	$95/month	Read review
Telstra	50Mbps	$105/month	Read review
TPG	50Mbps	$79.99/month	Read review
Optus	50Mbps	$89/month	Read review
AGL	50Mbps	$94/month	View plans
iiNet	50Mbps	$84.99/month	Read review
Aussie Broadband	49Mbps	$89/month	Read review
Belong	50Mbps	$85/month	View plans
Tangerine	50Mbps	$82.90/month	View plans

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To make sure you get accurate and helpful information, this guide has been edited by Joselle Delos Reyes as part of our fact-checking process.

Written by

Mark Neilsen

Utilities writer

Mark Neilsen is a writer at Finder, specialising in streaming, broadband and mobile. He looks for deals on all those services and keeps you abreast of any changes to see what's worth it for you. He has over 20 years' experience in print and digital media and while at Finder, Mark’s expertise has been featured in Yahoo Finance, The New Daily, Ad News, Tech Guide and news.com.au. In his time at Finder he has done over 300 articles on streaming, mobile and broadband. In his time away from Finder he is trying to get through the watchlists of the 11 streaming services he is currently subscribed to. See full bio

Mark's expertise

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Origin broadband review

Our verdict: Origin may offer next-day NBN connections and a bundling discount, but its prices and performance may have you looking elsewhere.