{"answer":{"slug":"australia-online-vs-pivotel-nbn","title":"Australia Online vs Pivotel NBN plans","question":"Is Australia Online or Pivotel cheaper for NBN?","as_of":"2026-11-08","dataset_version":"2026-11-08.live","canonical":"australia-online-vs-pivotel-nbn","lastmod":"2026-11-08","page_title":"Australia Online vs Pivotel NBN: Pivotel cheaper on 3 of 4 shared tiers, NBN 100 at $92.00/mo against $95.00/mo ongoing, as of 2026-11-08","description":"Pivotel is cheaper than Australia Online on 3 of the 4 NBN speed tiers both sell as of 2026-11-08: on NBN 100, Pivotel is $92.00/mo ongoing, read from Pivotel's own page on 2026-11-08; Australia Online is $95.00/mo ongoing, read from Australia Online's own page on 2026-11-08, $3.00 a month more.","summary":"Pivotel is cheaper than Australia Online on 3 of the 4 NBN speed tiers both sell as of 2026-11-08: on NBN 100, Pivotel is $92.00/mo ongoing, read from Pivotel's own page on 2026-11-08; Australia Online is $95.00/mo ongoing, read from Australia Online's own page on 2026-11-08, $3.00 a month more. Prices are the ongoing monthly price including GST, each read from the brand's own page within the last 24 hours; intro offers are shown beside the row and do not decide a tier. 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