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Feedback for SpinTel Internet is overwhelmingly positive, primarily driven by a high standard of personalised customer support. Users frequently highlight the technical proficiency and patience of the support team during setup and troubleshooting. While the majority of users report reliable speeds and competitive pricing, a small segment of customers has raised concerns regarding promotional transparency and inconsistent connection stability.
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SpinTel is a strong contender for consumers who prioritise high-quality, human-led technical support and competitive entry-level pricing. While most users enjoy a smooth experience, prospective customers should verify their eligibility for promotional discounts and be prepared to navigate an automated chat system before reaching staff.
Excellent service from SpinTel Technical Support when my NBN service went down. Quick to answer my call, no waiting in queues. Mia, who answered, was very efficient at locating my account even though I didn't have my account number to hand. Mia managed to resolve my issue by checking systematically. My service was restored within minutes. Thank you Mia! Show details
In the morning Ann help me, but fail, she order new NBN box, then I try to reset again and agian the NBN box, finally it's solved, I call spintel back to cancell sending new NBN box and Ira help. I like to call, it's fast and both of them understand how to handle the customer inquiry Show details
Very happy with the customer service from Spintel. The original modem (approx 9yrs old) started having problems. I phoned Spintel & was lucky enough to speak with Edward, who swiftly arranged for a replacement modem to be sent out. The replacement arrived within a couple of days. Edward followed up with a phonecall, ensuring everything was working & checking if I needed further assistance. Thank you Edward & Spintel for your help. Show details · 1
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SpinTel's team were very prompt and active during the troubleshooting process for my home phone system. My service advisor Charm was fantastic, she resolved all my technical needs fast and very professional, she really has the charm in her customer service skills. Thanks for all your help Charm! Show details · 1
Great support for my VoIP service. Edward patiently stayed on the line while I set up my VoIP after moving to a new address. He provisioned the service from his end and guided me through entering the settings on my Cisco ATA, which I couldn’t initially log into due to an IP configuration conflict. After the move my WiFi services started seamlessly… Read more
from day 1, however the VoIP required some manual configuration on my end. This is the second time I’ve had to do this manually but Edward made the process much smoother. Phone is now working perfectly. Highly recommend! After being their customer for few years now.
That charm helped me with understanding my issues an helped me fix the issue I was having an got back to me when it was approved Show details
Charm was very polite friendly knowledgeable & charming. Thank you Charm Show details
I just joined Spintel on the 1000/100 plan. As a lot of ISP's are increasing their prices. Usenet speeds is not to bad 100+MB/s for the cheap price. I'm using USA usenet 50 connections. Just make sure you got a good router with SQM/QoS. I'm using OpenWRT. I have HFC. Show details
I am very happy with the professionalism that Heidi had towards me thank you very much and please employ more people like her Show details
SpinTel staffs were very patient and professional, the problem was solved very quickly. My new wi-Fi works very well now !! Show details
I couldn’t get the internet to work in my new house. Between the Spintel tech and myself we established that some Ethernet links were missing between the NBN box and my house Ethernet cables. The technician (Mel) was excellent in explaining what and how to check things. Show details
Thank you so much very good service I’m happy for this Internet
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Thank you Apple for your pation to help me conect our nbn with the modem to have our first time internet with you, now our internet started work finaly.many thanks Apple. Show details
After some basic troubleshooting with the ai assistant over chat. My issue was looked at by Claire and resolved rather quickly and politely. I was able to confirm I am getting the full speed of my plan. Show details
I required Spintel telephonic technical support to set up my TP-Link Archer VX1800v modem / router for my new Spintel Home Turbofast 750 FTTP ("Fibre optic cable all the way to my premise") NBN service I got installed a few days ago. I previously had a Premium 100 TTTN ("Fibre optic cable to the node") NBN service that gave me download speeds of… Read more
only 100Mbps. I dealt with Mark at Spintel Technical Support over the phone to get my modem / router configured and he did a fantastic job! Mark was very knowledgeable, helped me quickly to do the setup and did it all in a very professional and friendly manner, thanks and much appreciated! It was a pleasure to deal with Mark and Spintel in general, I received excellent customer service, and I am very happy with my new NBN FTTP internet service through Spintel that gives me really good and reliable internet speeds of over 750Mbps, a great improvement! Spintel provides this upgraded internet speed service at a very competetetive price, which is I am very happy with!
Haven't actually switched to Spintel yet but the chat system is pretty efficient after the " bot" directs you to a human being. Donna was very helpful changing my requested start date of my basic NBN FTTN service . No dramas. Show details
Excellent support; our special thanks to "Deborah", for weaving her magic and promptly speeding up our download speed, which for some unknown reason, has been running slow recently! Hats off to Deborah! :-) Show details
thanks to Carol for the helping very knowledgeable and fix the problem straight away Show details
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Claire was helpful & informative even on some tech aspects that maybe should have been tech support.Answered my Q's clearly & came across as friendly. Only con is the usual Helpdesk issue of dealing with more than one person at a time so there are… Read more · 1
delays in responses so I might post several Q's before getting a reply. I've been a Spintel customer several times across the years - if Spintel rewarded loyalty I'd stay but the 'deals' are usually only for 'new' customers.
Follow-up · Happy with the performance - had a couple of teething issues at the start but Spintel sorted them rapidly. Speed available exposes some of our hardware - my laptop only has a 100Mbps LAN card. Just ran speedtest on Galaxy S23 Ultra & got 421Mbps, 10m from modem & 1 wall between. Plan deals are good - I think I found 1 that was lower for 6m but… Read more
New account, prompt connection with direct human personal service, thanks Abby for your service ! Show details · 1
Follow-up · Speed is exactly what I pay for, No dropouts, and no need for support , good ol fashioned service without interruption or B/S!!! Soooohhh happy with the savings after leaving my previous provider that 10 years of service and unwavering payment decided to jack my fees to unpayable! Thanks spintel for the Huuge savings!
I was reinstating a request for NBN now our electrician has created a path for installation. Dar helped me through the process with patience and checking with every step. Appreciated her confirmatins. Show details · 1
Follow-up · Installation good. But necessitated a lot of reinstalling aps etc on TV. Honestly I have not noticed any substantial increase in the Internet speed which is disappointing
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Positive reviews
My customer number is blow 300, so I have been with Spin for EVER. Early days all support was Aussies in Camperdown; economic constraints moved support to the Philippines (no real concerns) EXCEPT call backs can sometimes be days (not minutes like the old days). Outages are very few and, unless NBNCO's fault, always announced. Would not be with them for 25yrs+ if they were duds. Show details · 1
I have been a loyal SpinTel customer for over 10 years. Today I contacted support regarding the upcoming price increase and was assisted by Leah. She was incredibly professional, helpful, and understanding of my long-term loyalty. Leah managed to apply a fantastic promotional discount to my account. Exceptional customer care! Thank you, Leah! Show reply
I needed phone assistance. I was connected to Agent Karen. She very ably assisted me, we resolved the problem and I appreciate the service I received. Karen was very courteous and patient and I could tell she was very happy to give me the best assistance she could. Show reply
Negative reviews
I signed up with Spintel on their webpage and after adding my details, selecting my connection start date (27/08 – as I'll be overseas from 4/8) and put my direct debit details, clicked confirm and received a 404 error. OK, not a great start, gave it a while to see if I'd receive any confirmation email, but as I received nothing, I started a chat.… Read more
My first message was something like, 'Hey I signed up with a connection date of 27/08 but did not get any confirmation email as received a 404 error, can you confirm if my order went through or not?'. I provided my details, Spintel confirmed that they had me on their system. I asked for a confirmation email, they said, when the order is active you'll receive an email. I pushed, I wanted a confirmation email that I submitted the order. I was told 'You will receive an email confirming that we have received your order.' I didn't receive any email that day (yesterday).
Today, I get an email saying my connection has been transferred...My start date was set to 27/08...I call, they (Philippines offshore team) constantly try to blame me that its not in their system, even though the person on chat confirmed the order. They don't know what to do, they say, call your original ISP and ask them to reconnect you, we can't help.
I call Origin, they say they can't do anything as once its cancelled, even though its been paid, they can't reconnect the service. They said they'd escalate to their team manager who will call in 24-48 hours.
I call Spintel back and tell them, they need to take responsibility for their mistake, the only mistake I did was choose them. They go back and forth, make me wait ages, eventually a 'manager' calls me and says the same things, the start date wasn't in their system. I tell them to check the chat logs, the person confirmed that I am in the system and they did not correct me when I mentioned the start date in August. Their ' best resolution' was to give me $10 for my trouble, and for me to pay for my access now until I leave Australia and they will pro-rata my access in August for when I'm back. I've already paid for my access. Why should I pay again for their mistake? And why would I want to stay their customer after blaming me for their mistake and not settings things right? Offshoring services seems to be doing wonders for Spintel. Completely useless and incompetent.
One of the worst companies we have ever dealt with. They disconnected our home phone that is connected to a medical emergency service and have done absolutely nothing to fix it, they could not care less. They then made an unauthorised charge on our credit card that caused the bank to identify this as an unauthorised charged and stopped our credit… Read more
card. They are not open the times the say they are and there is no way to get any response on the week-end. They are incompetent, unprofessional and their staff give a different answer to questions every time I ask. Absolutely dreadful lack of service, we do NOT recommend Spintel at all.
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I joined a new ISP the very start of my new billing cycle and they charged me for half a month of use. That is called theft! Be warned. They are very dishonest! I cannot recommend them.
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Recent reviews
Based on my personal experience, Spintel is an unreliable NBN provider that misled me and other customers with false promotions. I was promised a deal of $80 per month for life but was later charged $109.95. Their customer support was poor, with frequent billing errors and broken agreements, even after the telecommunications ombudsman intervened.… Read more
The ombudsman arranged a $120 credit adjustment and an $80 per month contract, which I never received. They broke the proposed contract within weeks, and the credit adjustment did not cover overcharges totaling around $250.
When I requested the voice recording of my signup conversation, Spintel refused to release it to the ombudsman or me, citing privacy concerns—a response the ombudsman agent flagged as suspicious.
According to Wikipedia, Spintel has a low reliability and customer satisfaction rating of 1.4 stars out of 5, which is separate from individual product reviews. Based on these facts and my experience, I advise caution when considering Spintel as your provider.
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Carefull with the Cancellation policy. They took easy money from me by the name of term and conditions. When you cancel , make sure Cancellation take place in proper manner way , otherwise you end up shocking one month bill even though you are not using their service anymore. Show details
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