I had a day off yesterday, so it was time for some personal admin. GadgetGuy’s editor, Chris Button, recently wrote about how he saved $288 a year and doubled his internet download speed. I knew I could save around $15 a month by changing my NBN provider.
Not only would I save money, but also increase my home internet speed by 10 times for downloads and double for uploads.
However, I have a family using email addresses with my current NBN retailer. If we left, the email addresses would be lost. We need at least six months to migrate to our Gmail accounts. So, I contacted my NBN retailer yesterday and told them I wanted a better deal, or I would leave. Ten minutes later, my retailer was offering me ten times the speed at the same price for the next 12 months. Problem solved.
Ten minutes after that, my internet switched off for a few seconds, and when it came back online, I had a download speed of 571Mbps, which is 11.4 times faster than it was just 20 minutes before.
Screenshot: Angus Jones.
So when on a roll, why stop? My electricity provider sent me an email to inform me that my old plan was ending and that my pricing would be increasing by 15 per cent.
So, I used the government’s Energy Made Easy comparison tool, and in about 15 minutes, I found a plan that was slightly cheaper than my old plan and a $150 rebate for signing up with a new retailer. I never spoke to anyone. I just used my keyboard and did an identity check.
A great result for around half an hour’s work, you could even do it in your lunch hour.
I already get an amazing mobile deal and pay $170 a year for my 125GB plan, which works out to be $14.16 a month. How much are you paying? How much could you save?
To find better deals, look into the weekly supermarket catalogues, which is what I did, or browse the cheapest SIM plans and cheapest NBN plans online.
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