News, Telecommunications - Thursday, October 27, 2011 10:30 - 78 Comments

Telstra slashes 200GB HFC cable plan by $20

Note: This article originally stated that Telstra’s plan price had been cut by $60. This was incorrect. The price cut applied to Telstra’s $99 bundled plan — not the $139 plan. Hence, the cut is only $20 — not $60.

news The nation’s largest telco Telstra has temporarily cut $20 a month from one of its most popular HFC cable broadband offers, in a move which brings the monthly cost of its 200GB broadband bundle down from $99 per month to $78.

The telco normally charges $99 a month for the service, which comes with 200GB of data (and no on- and off-peak restrictions) on the HFC cable connection, as well as line rental on the customer’s telephone line and Telstra’s HomeLine Ultimate telephone package.

However, in a blog post on the telco’s Exchange blog this morning, the company’s director of consumer wireline, John Chambers, revealed the price would come down to $78 a month over 24 months for new customers based in Sydney or Melbourne who signed up to the bundle until 15 December. “To sweeten the deal, our Telstra Plus support team are available on the phone for up to six free calls in the first 30 days from the activation of your bundle. These are some of our best local techs, to help you smooth the changeover to Telstra and help with your in-home networking needs. That’s normally $29.95 for a month, so it’s a nice extra to make life a bit easier.”

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