{"answer":{"slug":"pear-vs-fibremax-nbn","title":"Pear vs FibreMax NBN plans","question":"Is Pear or FibreMax cheaper for NBN?","as_of":"2026-11-08","dataset_version":"2026-11-08.live","canonical":"pear-vs-fibremax-nbn","lastmod":"2026-11-08","page_title":"Pear vs FibreMax NBN: FibreMax cheaper on 6 of 6 shared tiers, NBN 100 at $95.95/mo against $99.00/mo ongoing, as of 2026-11-08","description":"FibreMax is cheaper than Pear on 6 of the 6 NBN speed tiers both sell as of 2026-11-08: on NBN 100, FibreMax's Home Fast 100 is $95.95/mo ongoing, read from FibreMax's own page on 2026-11-08; Pear's NBN 100 (Fast) is $99.00/mo ongoing, read from Pear's own page on 2026-11-08, $3.05 a month more.","summary":"FibreMax is cheaper than Pear on 6 of the 6 NBN speed tiers both sell as of 2026-11-08: on NBN 100, FibreMax's Home Fast 100 is $95.95/mo ongoing, read from FibreMax's own page on 2026-11-08; Pear's NBN 100 (Fast) is $99.00/mo ongoing, read from Pear's own page on 2026-11-08, $3.05 a month more. 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