Southern Phone vs activ8me - Which is the best broadband internet provider?

Southern Phone and activ8me 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 Southern Phone and activ8me 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	Southern Phone	activ8me
About	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.	Activ8me was founded in 2005 and aims to provide internet and phone services to Regional Australia at metro-comparable prices, speeds and service.
Overall Rating	[Not enough reviews]	[Not enough reviews]
Recommended	[Not enough reviews]	[Not enough reviews]
Reliability	[Not enough reviews]	[Not enough reviews]
Customer Service	[Not enough reviews]	[Not enough reviews]
Value for Money	[Not enough reviews]	[Not enough reviews]
Technical Support	[Not enough reviews]	[Not enough reviews]
Australian based technical support	[Not enough reviews]	[Not enough reviews]
Call Centre Location	[Not enough reviews]	[Not enough reviews]
Services Offered	[Not enough reviews]	[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	Southern Phone - Standard: 49Mbps, unlimited data for $75 per month.	activ8me - Unlimited Supersonic: 41Mbps, unlimited data for $69.95 per month. activ8me - Unlimited Hypersonic: 58Mbps, unlimited data for $99.95 per month.
Cost of wireless broadband plan	Southern Phone - Home Wireless (4G): 20Mbps, unlimited data for $50 per month.
Contact Details	Southern Phone's phone number is: 13 14 64 and website is: southernphone.com.au	activ8me's phone number is: 13 22 88 and website is: activ8me.net.au
Read Reviews	Read reviews of Southern Phone.	Read reviews of activ8me.

Southern Phone and activ8me 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
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

Southern Phone and activ8me NBN50 plans (50Mbps download speed)

Company	Plan Name	Monthly Cost	Avg Monthly Cost (2 years)	Typical Evening Speed	Quota
activ8me	150GB (NBN - Satellite) (6 month contract)	$34.95	$34.95	41 Mb/s	140 GB	Contact
activ8me	250GB Supersonic (NBN - Satellite) (6 month contract)	$64.95	$64.95	41 Mb/s	250 GB	Contact
activ8me	Unlimited Supersonic (NBN - Satellite) (6 month contract)	$69.95	$69.95	41 Mb/s	Unlim	Contact
Southern Phone	Standard (NBN) (Month by month)	$75 $65 for first 6 months	$72.5	49 Mb/s	Unlim	Contact
activ8me	250GB Hypersonic (NBN - Satellite) (6 month contract)	$89.95	$89.95	58 Mb/s	250 GB	Contact
activ8me	Unlimited Hypersonic (NBN - Satellite) (6 month contract)	$99.95	$99.95	58 Mb/s	Unlim	Contact

Southern Phone and activ8me 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
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 Southern Phone and activ8me 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 and activ8me have pretty similiar ratings overall.
• Recommended: activ8me is more highly recommended than Southern Phone.
• Reliability: activ8me rates higher for reliability than Southern Phone does.
• Customer Service: Southern Phone and activ8me have pretty similar ratings for customer service.
• Value for Money: activ8me rates higher for value for money than Southern Phone does.
• Technical Support: Southern Phone rates higher for technical support than activ8me does.

How to decide between Southern Phone and activ8me? - next steps

• Read reviews of Southern Phone and activ8me to see what people think of these companies
• Read our detailed information on Southern Phone and activ8me 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 - Southern Phone and activ8me
• 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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