Mate vs Southern Phone - Which is the best broadband internet provider?

Mate and Southern Phone are both reputable broadband internet providers in Australia. Deciding which NBN or wireless internet company to sign up to is not an easy task. To make this process easier we have provided a side by side comparison of Mate and Southern Phone internet providers in the table below.

Disclaimer: All the data in the table is based on the opinions of people who have submitted reviews to this site over the last 24 months. We screen the reviews very thoroughly to ensure only accurate reviews get through. Please do your own research.

Criteria	Mate	Southern Phone
About	Mate broadband is a 100% Australian owned broadband company with an Australian call centre.	Southern Phone Company is owned by AGL and is one of the largest providers of fixed line, mobile and Internet communications services in regional Australia.
Overall Rating	3.8 Mate has a overall rating of 3.8 out of 5 based on 14 reviews over the last 24 months. Mate is a good broadband internet provider according to reviews submitted to this site.	[Not enough reviews]
Recommended	71% of people who have written reviews on this site would recommend Mate to their friends as a broadband internet provider.	[Not enough reviews]
Reliability	3.6 Mate's reliability is rated as good by users who have submitted reviews to this site. Mate has an overall rating of 3.6 out of 5 for reliability.	[Not enough reviews]
Customer Service	3.8 Mate's customer service is rated as good by users who have submitted reviews to this site. Mate has an overall rating of 3.8 out of 5 for customer service.	[Not enough reviews]
Value for Money	3.9 Mate is rated as good for value for money by users who have submitted reviews to this site. Mate has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5 for value for money.	[Not enough reviews]
Technical Support	3.9 Mate's technical support is rated as good by users who have submitted reviews to this site. Mate has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5 for technical support.	[Not enough reviews]
Australian based technical support	Yes, Mate does have Australian based technical support.	[Not enough reviews]
Call Centre Location	Mate uses call centres based in Australia.	[Not enough reviews]
Services Offered	Mate offers a range of broadband and internet related services including NBN internet plans.	[Not enough reviews]
Cost of 25Mbps NBN Plan with unlimited data		Southern Phone - Basic: 25Mbps, unlimited data for $65 per month.
Cost of 50Mbps NBN Plan with unlimited data	Mate - Best Mates: 42Mbps, unlimited data for $69 per month.	Southern Phone - Standard: 49Mbps, unlimited data for $75 per month.
Cost of wireless broadband plan		Southern Phone - Home Wireless (4G): 20Mbps, unlimited data for $50 per month.
Contact Details	Mate's phone number is: 13 14 13 and website is: letsbemates.com.au	Southern Phone's phone number is: 13 14 64 and website is: southernphone.com.au
Read Reviews	Read reviews of Mate.	Read reviews of Southern Phone.

Mate and Southern Phone NBN25 plans (25Mbps download speed)

Company	Plan Name	Monthly Cost	Avg Monthly Cost (2 years)	Typical Evening Speed	Quota
Southern Phone	Satellite X Small (NBN - Satellite) (Month by month)	$55	$55	25 Mb/s	50 GB	Contact
Mate	Great Mates (NBN) (Month by month)	$59	$59	19 Mb/s	Unlim	Contact
Southern Phone	Basic (NBN) (Month by month)	$65 $55 for first 6 months	$62.5	25 Mb/s	Unlim	Contact
Southern Phone	Satellite Small (NBN - Satellite) (Month by month)	$70	$70	25 Mb/s	100 GB	Contact
Southern Phone	Satellite Medium (NBN - Satellite) (Month by month)	$130	$130	25 Mb/s	200 GB	Contact
Southern Phone	Satellite Large (NBN - Satellite) (Month by month)	$190	$190	25 Mb/s	300 GB	Contact

Mate and Southern Phone NBN50 plans (50Mbps download speed)

Company	Plan Name	Monthly Cost	Avg Monthly Cost (2 years)	Typical Evening Speed	Quota
Mate	Best Mates (NBN) (Month by month)	$69	$69	42 Mb/s	Unlim	Contact
Southern Phone	Standard (NBN) (Month by month)	$75 $65 for first 6 months	$72.5	49 Mb/s	Unlim	Contact

Mate and Southern Phone Ultrafast plans (>100Mbps download speed)

Company	Plan Name	Monthly Cost	Avg Monthly Cost (2 years)	Typical Evening Speed	Quota
Southern Phone	Fast (NBN) (Month by month)	$85 $75 for first 6 months	$82.5	96 Mb/s	Unlim	Contact
Mate	Elite Mates (NBN) (Month by month)	$99	$99	208 Mb/s	Unlim	Contact
Southern Phone	Super Fast (NBN) (Month by month)	$115 $95 for first 6 months	$110	250 Mb/s	Unlim	Contact
Southern Phone	Ultrafast (NBN) (Month by month)	$135 $105 for first 6 months	$127.5	1000 Mb/s	Unlim	Contact

Summary of Mate and Southern Phone comparison

Please note that summary below is based on reviews submitted to this website and represents the views of the people who wrote the reviews.

• Overall: Southern Phone rates higher overall than Mate does.
• Recommended: Mate and Southern Phone are recommended about the same.
• Reliability: Mate rates higher for reliability than Southern Phone does.
• Customer Service: Southern Phone rates higher for customer service than Mate does.
• Value for Money: Southern Phone rates higher for value for money than Mate does.
• Technical Support: Southern Phone rates higher for technical support than Mate does.

How to decide between Mate and Southern Phone? - next steps

• Read reviews of Mate and Southern Phone to see what people think of these companies
• Read our detailed information on Mate and Southern Phone to answer all your questions and help you make an informed decision.
• Visit the website of each company and do some of your own research - Mate and Southern Phone
• Decide how fast your connection need to be and how much data you need then use our broadband plan finder to narrow down the list of plans and find the best plan that suits your budget
• Choose the plan that best suits your needs and budget. Remember, that you can easily change plans but changing broadband internet providers is more difficult so it is really important that you choose a solid internet provider.

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