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

Starlink 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 Starlink 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	Starlink	Southern Phone
About	Starlink is a satellite internet provider owned and operated by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX. It is available in 36 countries globally and was launched in Australia in 2021. Starlink’s main advantage over conventional satellite internet providers is that its satellites orbit the earth at much lower altitudes which means that it is able to deliver faster internet with low latency.	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	[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.
Cost of wireless broadband plan		Southern Phone - Home Wireless (4G): 20Mbps, unlimited data for $50 per month.
Contact Details	Starlink's phone number is: and website is: starlink.com	Southern Phone's phone number is: 13 14 64 and website is: southernphone.com.au
Read Reviews	Read reviews of Starlink.	Read reviews of Southern Phone.

Starlink 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
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

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

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

Starlink 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
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 Starlink 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: Starlink rates higher overall than Southern Phone does.
• Recommended: Starlink is more highly recommended than Southern Phone.
• Reliability: Starlink rates higher for reliability than Southern Phone does.
• Customer Service: Southern Phone rates higher for customer service than Starlink does.
• Value for Money: Southern Phone rates higher for value for money than Starlink does.
• Technical Support: Southern Phone rates higher for technical support than Starlink does.

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

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