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

Southern Phone and Belong 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 Belong 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	Belong
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.	Belong is a broadband and mobile company that's owned entirely by Telstra and was founded in 2013. It recently got rid of phone support and now only offers online support.
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Overall Rating	[Not enough reviews]	3.4 Belong has an overall rating of 3.4 out of 5 based on 13 reviews. Belong is an ok broadband internet provider according to our users.
Recommended	[Not enough reviews]	54% of people who have written reviews on this site would recommend Belong to their friends as a broadband internet provider.
Reliability	[Not enough reviews]	3.5 Belong's reliability is rated as good by our users. Belong has an overall rating of 3.5 out of 5 for reliability.
Customer Service	[Not enough reviews]	3.2 Belong's customer service is rated as ok by our users. Belong has an overall rating of 3.2 out of 5 for customer service.
Value for Money	[Not enough reviews]	3.9 Belong is rated as good for value for money by our users. Belong has an overall rating of 3.9 out of 5 for value for money.
Technical Support	[Not enough reviews]	3.1 Belong's technical support is rated as ok by our users. Belong has an overall rating of 3.1 out of 5 for technical support.
Australian based technical support	[Not enough reviews]	No, Belong uses a mix of Australian based and overseas call centres for technical support.
Call Centre Location	[Not enough reviews]	Belong uses call centres based in .
Services Offered	[Not enough reviews]	Belong offers a range of broadband and internet related services including NBN internet plans.
Cost of 25Mbps NBN Plan with unlimited data	Southern Phone - Satellite Small: 25Mbps, unlimited data for $55 per month. Southern Phone - Basic: 25Mbps, unlimited data for $59 per month.	Belong - Starter: 25Mbps, unlimited data for $70 per month.
Cost of 50Mbps NBN Plan with unlimited data	Southern Phone - Satellite Medium: 50Mbps, unlimited data for $70 per month. Southern Phone - Standard: 50Mbps, unlimited data for $79 per month.	Belong - Standard Plus: 50Mbps, unlimited data for $85 per month.
Cost of wireless broadband plan	Southern Phone - Home Wireless (4G): 20Mbps, unlimited data for $60 per month.	Belong - 20GB Mobile Broadband (5G): 150Mbps, 20 GB for $15 per month.
Contact Details	Southern Phone's phone number is: 13 14 64 and website is: southernphone.com.au	Belong's phone number is: and website is: belong.com.au
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Southern Phone and Belong NBN25 plans (25Mbps download speed)

	Satellite Small NBN - Satellite 25 Mb/s Unlimited data	$55/mth	Go to site
	Basic NBN 25 Mb/s Unlimited data	$59/mth $45 for first 12 months	Go to site
	Starter NBN 25 Mb/s Unlimited data	$70/mth	Go to site

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

	Satellite Medium NBN - Satellite 50 Mb/s Unlimited data	$70/mth	Go to site
	Standard NBN 50 Mb/s Unlimited data	$79/mth $59 for first 12 months	Go to site
	Standard Plus NBN 50 Mb/s Unlimited data	$85/mth	Go to site

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

	Fast NBN 100 Mb/s Unlimited data	$89/mth $65 for first 12 months	Go to site
	Premium NBN 100 Mb/s Unlimited data	$95/mth $85 for first 6 months	Go to site
	Satellite Large NBN - Satellite 100 Mb/s Unlimited data	$95/mth	Go to site
	Super Fast NBN 250 Mb/s Unlimited data	$95/mth $75 for first 12 months	Go to site
	Ultrafast NBN 860 Mb/s Unlimited data	$105/mth $85 for first 12 months	Go to site

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

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

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