(Other Targeted) Telstra Customers: check From time to time Telstra change the bonus deals available with the Telstra TV (a rebadged Roku). Right now they have 6 months of Netflix available to all customers regardless of Netflix deals taken in the past, that's right, new and existing customers/owners of Telstra TV's, all you need to do is and claim your free 6 months!! Once applied your Netflix account will be $72AUD greater off. You can upgrade to the UHD plan for 4 months or stay on the HD plan for 6 months or lower your plan to the SD version and get 8 months paid for in advance. Once the credit runs out your credit card is charged again. Terms: Netflix 6 month offer: Valid for 6 months of Netflix Service when you redeem before 14 February 2017 on the AU$11.99/mth “Two Screens at a Time Streaming Plan” (total value $71.94). Not redeemable or refundable for cash, subject to applicable law, and cannot be exchanged for Netflix Gift Subscriptions.
You may apply the value of the offer to a different plan, or other services offered by Netflix. Exchanges in this manner may alter the duration of the offer. Netflix Service price plans subject to change. See netflix.com/termsofuse Netflix gift cards cannot be redeemed on an account that is billed through certain third party partners, such as iTunes. To redeem a Netflix gift card if your account is billed through such partners, you must first cancel your Netflix billing through the partner and then redeem your card at once the billing period ends. Mod note: According to, the netflix offer can be redeemed up to 31 March 2017.
Netflix 6 month offer: Valid for 6 months of Netflix Service when you redeem before 14 February 2017 on the AU$11.99/mth “Two Screens at a Time Streaming Plan” (total value $71.94). Not redeemable or refundable for cash, subject to applicable law, and cannot be exchanged for Netflix Gift Subscriptions. You may apply the value of the offer to a different plan, or other services offered by Netflix. Exchanges in this manner may alter the duration of the offer. Netflix Service price plans subject to change. See netflix.com/termsofuse. Haha activated this the other day when I activated my NBL.tv subscription as well (it kept throwing up an error) and saw the Netflix one as well, figured it was already known about so didn't bother even searching to see if it was on here.
Good post OP. Although I don't have a Telstra TV at all, only have a Telstra postpaid mobile. It did only say 3 months free but activated as 6 months. Edit - ok did a bit more of a search, go to hub.telstra.com.au/offers and either turn off wifi on your phone, or log in using your Telstra account and the offer will show. No need for Telstra TV.
Mobile contracts cost you lots of money! (A lot more than what you actually pay each month) If you’ve been a for even a short period of time, you would definitely know by now that we strongly advocate against locking yourself with any provider. What may be good in your personal life, can be very detrimental for you as a consumer.
It’s been referred to by some as the ‘lazy tax’ but personally, I prefer to call it the “loyalty tax” (as I reckon nobody likes to be called lazy). Whatever you call it, this ‘tax’ is very real and is costing Aussies (yep, that’s with a B!) every year. Therefore, you must alwaysmaintain your freedom to choose and being loyal to a product or a brand is a.
Signing up to the ubiquitous 12 or 24 month mobile plan contract goes very much against this core principle! Go with a mobile plan that doesn’t lock you in. The objection to contracts doesn’t come from some philosophical viewpoint but rather has everything to do with $$$! A no contract mobile plan will almost always offer better value than plans which lock you in. This is especially the case when considering the amount of included data. There are some exceptions to this rule but they usually only apply for very specific usage patterns (e.g. When you wish to create a ‘data pool’ to share across several members of your household).
For everyone else, a no contract mobile plan is the way to go! In addition to better value, a no contract plan offers you total freedom in the sense that you can give it the flick at any time if you’re not happy or a better deal emerges from a competitor. Despite what you may think, this is very likely! Many people don’t realise that but Australia is one of the most competitive markets in the world when it comes to mobile plans (if not the most competitive!). This is mainly because of all the virtual operators (a.k.a MVNOs) which operate here and resell access to the Telstra, Optus and Vodafone networks. Just take a look at and you’ll be amazed with the number of options on offer.
This intense competition for your business will become even more fierce once TPG joins the three incumbents (Telstra, Optus and Vodafone) and. If you think you are spoilt for choice now, just wait and see what happens next! ? “Will I lose my number if I switch?” Many consumer surveys have shown that one of the things which worries customers the most about changing their mobile provider is the concern about keeping their existing number. Many people are simply afraid they will lose it if they switch. However, this concern is unfounded as customers are always able to keep their existing number, if they so choose and this right is protected by known as the “mobile number portability rules”.
Not only that but the process to do so (known as porting) is very easy, requires no technical skills and is completely free. This is because the of all the phone numbers in Australia (both landlines and mobiles). They don’t belong to either the customers or the phone companies. “So what is the best mobile plan if I use lots of data and don’t want to be locked-in?” OK, now that we got the general information out of the way, I’d like to present to you what our research (and that of others too) has shown to be the best mobile plan with no lock-in contract currently on offer in Australia for those who need lots of mobile data. This mobile plan offers you:.
Unlimited calls to all Australian landlines and mobiles (including 13/1300 numbers & voicemail access). Unlimited SMS and MMS to any mobile in Australia. 15GB of 4G data on the relatively reliable Optus network.
The price: $35 per 30 days. If you are willing to prepay for 90 days in advance, the price is $89 which effectively means you are paying $29.67 per 30 days. Have I got your attention? ? Many providers have recently started charging in 28 day cycles. This effectively means you end up paying for an extra month every year. Nice little trick for them but not so much for us consumers. This mob doesn’t do it.
Their plans still work on 30 day cycles. This is much Fairer, don’t you think? OK, I won’t keep ‘teasing’ you any longer. The provider I am talking about is and specifically their. CatchConnect is a new mobile prepaid service launched in February 2018 by the which you may know better by their previous name Catch of the Day.
The Catch Group (formerly Catch of the Day) was founded in 2006 by and initially focused, as their original name suggests, on offering one single amazing deal per day. Here is a story ABC news did on them back in 2011: Since those early days, Catch of the Day (now the Catch Group) has gone from strength to strength and have grown significantly. Nowadays, they are one of the biggest and most successful in Australia together with. The Catch group is an Australian-owned company and run their operations from Australia with their main warehouses located in Melbourne. Instead of moving offshore, they decided they will use the latest technology, including robots, in order to maintain their competitive edge. Here’s another story from ABC news taking a look inside their warehouse: Similar to their ‘arch nemesis’ Kogan, the Catch group were also considering doing an IPO and becoming a public company but unlike Kogan who went ahead with becoming a public company, the Catch group founder decided eventually to.
As it became apparent in 2017 that Amazon is going to launch in Australia, Catch of the Day and also launched a where other retailers can offer their products through their platform and take advantage of their existing customer base and distribution channels. After Kogan on the Vodafone network and has with it, the Catch group realised that running their own mobile service as an MVNO (i.e virtual operator) can be a great source of revenue and profits for them. So, in February 2018 they did just that and on the Optus network. While Kogan Mobile offers, I feel that the fact they run on the Vodafone network makes them not feasible for many people, especially those living outside the major cities and regional centres.
Therefore, I was very pleased to see that offers pretty much the same prices and data inclusions (especially on the plans with the higher data allowances) but on the Optus network, which has superior coverage to Vodafone in many cases. You can check coverage in your local area and if you’re happy with it, you can or to get a lower price per month. “Optus has rubbish coverage where I live. What’s the best deal on the Telstra network?” Fair enough. I can definitely understand that. Despite some significant improvements in the Optus and Vodafone networks over the last few years, for some people, Telstra still offers the best coverage (especially in regional Australia).
If you’d rather be on the Telstra network, the best deal will depend on how much you are willing to pay If you want to pay the same as the CatchConnect plan discussed above ( $35 per month) then the best deal for you is with. For the same monthly cost as with CatchConnect above, you get:. Unlimited calls & text in Australia;.
Unlimited calls to; and. 10GB of data which can also be rolled-over once to the next month if you recharge before your current plan expires. If you are willing to pay $40 per month, you can get an additional 5 GB of data with. For a total monthly data allowance of 15GB. Other than the higher data allowance (at a slightly higher price), the Boost Mobile plan is almost identical to that of Aldi and includes unlimited calls & text in Australia, unlimited calls overseas to selected countries and the ability to roll over any unused data to the next month. There are however two differences that are worth paying attention to:.
The Boost plans run on a 28 day cycle whereas Aldi Mobile has a 30 day cycle. This may seem insignificant to you but keep in mind that over the course of a year, this translates to paying for almost an entire extra month with Boost compared to Aldi.
Aldi Mobile run their service on the which is a slightly stripped down version of their full network whereas Boost Mobile get access to the full Telstra network (the only provider other than Telstra themselves which has that). The main difference between Telstra Wholesale and Telstra ‘proper’ is that with Telstra ‘proper’, you get access to the (which is basically a ‘beefed up’ version of the standard Telstra 4G service).
This means you may (no guarantees!) experience slightly better data speeds with Boost compared to Aldi Mobile if you have a smartphone which is compatible with the 4GX frequency of 700 Mhz and the 4GX network is actually available where you are. You can check that whether that’s the case or not on their.
As far as Telstra wholesale (which is what Aldi Mobile are using), you only get access to the standard 4G service (not 4GX) but there should be little to no difference when it comes to making and receiving calls and SMS/MMS. You can check the coverage map of Telstra Wholesale. “Not keen on any of these options as I don’t use that much data in a month” No worries! We have a which outlines more options for you to choose from based on your usage patterns and across all the mobile networks operating in Australia (Telstra, Optus and Vodafone).
If you are in the market for a 4G-capable smartphone but don’t want to pay top dollar for some fancy features you most likely will never use (or be forced to go on a contract god forbid!), you can find a few suggestions. The Spending Hackers Recommend:.
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The Spending Hacker Scout service is where we not only find you the absolute best deal for your individual needs & specific circumstances but we also make sure you continue to always be on the best deal. If a better deal becomes available at any point in time, we let you know straight away- full details on. Similar posts. — Cheap broadband with LOTS of Data and no contract.does that even exist? Well, if you asked me that 8-10 years ago, the answer to that would have been unfortunately “no”.
If you wanted your broadband plan to have a decent data allowance and come with a reasonable price tag, you had to agree to ‘marry’ your Internet Service Provider. — Do you like speed like this guy? If you do and you like speed on your mobile as well, you need 4G (sometimes also referred to as LTE technology). Having access to 4G speeds allows you to stream video effortlessly while on the go so you can watch YouTube videos and stream your favourite shows on the go.
Before. — Ah Smartphoneshow did we ever live without them?
Do you still remember the days that all you could do with your mobile was call and text people (via SMS that is, not through social media or some fancy apps)? Yea, seems almost like the ‘dark ages’ now ey? We Australians love our smartphones!
As a. — As any of our subscribers and regular readers would know, we are huge fans of prepaid mobile plans. Time & time again, we have proven to ourselves and others that prepaid plans always offer better value than any of the contract mobile plans. Even though prepaid plans are the best value mobile plans, there hasn’t been much innovation happening. — This is going to be a quick one. There are currently two offers going on that we thought you might want to be aware of. Amaysim is currently offering 50% off on the first month of their unlimited plan (using promo code UNL50).
This brings the cost of the first month to $19.95 which is the. My wife and I were both with Optus previously, paying WAY too much. We switched to Vaya earlier this year once our plans were up, and we’re spending less than half of what we were paying when directly with Optus. I now spend $22 per month for unlimited calls and text, and 2GB data.
As international calls aren’t important to me, this turns out to be $2.90 cheaper per month ($34.80 p/a) than Amaysim’s $24.90 deal, which only comes with 1.5GB – both on the Optus 4G network. My wife is on the lowest month to month plan at $18 p/mth, which includes $650 worth of calls (adds up to about 5 hours, depending on how many calls are made – good ‘ol flagfall isn’t cheap), unlimited SMS, and 1.5GB data; she doesn’t make as many calls as me, or waits until I’m home to use mine, so we don’t risk going over the limit, though we get notifications when we reach milestones on our usage, such as 50%.
For our circumstances, Vaya is better suited to us, and saves us more. However, I can definitely see the value in Amaysim if you can’t deal with the basic features of Vaya. I’m utterly appalled by the customer service that I received from Lebara on the telephone today. I suggest all customers with Lebara to cancel their contracts and never go with them again. Also, if you’re considering Lebara – don’t bother. The staff are unhelpful and don’t care about your needs. I just spent $30 on a SIM and they say I can’t use it because their staff member stuffed up the transfer.
I’m now taking my complaint to the Telecommunications Ombudsman and will post negative reviews all over the web about this experience if I do not get my National Plan activated by 4 pm today. It just took me one hour of my life waiting for a chat box on their web page to communicate with them. I rang their 1300 number twice and after going through promot after prompt i was informed they were busy and they hung up on me.
Thier 567 number for help also hangs up. The only way to sort out a problem is via the web. I am changing providers and am prepared to pay a little more for service, I regret dealing with amaysim. Vodaphone did the same thing almot but they hid their phone number so that no one could call them.
Hahaha, Vodafail and now Amayfail. That’s strange. We haven’t seen anything similar from our end. Are you using their SIM in an iPhone or iPad?
If so, it’s possible that they have started restricting tethering via these devices We are all Android users here and in Android, it is impossible (to the best of our knowledge) for the network operator to block tethering so we haven’t noticed any difference over the last few months. Here are two support documents from Amaysim regarding tethering. None of them suggests that Amaysim, as a network operator, has a policy of restricting tethering EXCEPT ON iPADS. I have an Android phone and have had no problem tethering with amaysim. In fact, the only problem that I have had since switching to amaysim is the feelings of regret that I didn’t make the switch much earlier. $30 of pre-paid credit lasts twice as long as it did with Telstra and Optus, and that’s being conservative. I’d be interested to know the percentage of customers that have joined amaysim and then switched to another provider – I reckon it would be extremely low.
Best prices, best customer service (by a country mile) and have never had a problem with coverage or speed. I read a lot of forums but very seldom write; I just had to with amaysim however, as I have found them to be outstanding. Who told you that Jared?
Was it Telstra? Either way, you can go back and tell them that it’s ILLEGAL as the phone company doesn’t own the phone number and neither do you for that matter. All phone numbers in Australia are owned by the Federal Government and their usage is administered through an agency called ACMA (Australian Communications and Media Authority).
Quite a few years back, legislation has been passed to allow anyone to transfer their existing number across providers free of charge and as often as they wish. This legislation is known as the “Mobile Number Portability rules”: No phone provider can charge you anything to transfer (or ‘port’ as it’s called in industry jargon) your existing number between providers. However, as porting a number out from an existing provider means that your account with them is automatically finalised and closed, they are allowed to charge you ‘break costs’ if you’re on a contract with them. If you’re transferring your number from another provider with whom you’ve been on a Prepaid service, there definitely shouldn’t be any costs involved whatsoever. Hi Jess, Thanks for the comment. The plan you are referring to is no longer available for sale. Optus used to have both the ‘daily’ (at $1 a day) and ‘daily plus’ (at $2 a day) plans in their prepaid plans range but the ‘daily’ plan has now been withdrawn from sale and only the ‘daily plus’ plan remain This means that to getting 15GB for the month will now cost you $60 Furthermore, there is also a daily usage quota of 500MB which could be problematic if you have a few days in the month where you want to ‘binge’ on Netflix or YouTube while commuting.
We don’t like this kind of daily quotas in addition to the monthly quota because for many people, their daily usage throughout the month can be unpredictable and with these plans, unused quota from one day does not roll-over to the next day. However, we would leave the readers to make up their own mind about what works best for them.
Thanks again for the comment ?. Thanks for the kind words David ? Technically, the offer is only available to customers who are new to Amaysim but there is a simple little hack you can employ to overcome this. All you need to do is port your number to another provider and then port back to Amaysim using the SIM you’ve purchased. If you do that, you are a ‘new’ customer again from Amaysim’s perspective. I know it works because I have done this myself many many (many!) times ? What I usually do is port my number to another provider (usually Lebara in my case), stay with them for a month and then port back into Amaysim as a ‘new’ customer. For example, in 2014 alone, I was a ‘new customer’ with Amaysim six times. I’ve never tried porting out my number and then porting it back in the next day so can’t guarantee this will work but if you’re willing to stay with the other provider for at least a few days (or longer), I’m pretty certain this hack will work and you will come back to Amaysim as a ‘new customer’.
Good luck and thanks for stopping by ?. Good stuff David but please keep in mind that the one free month does not apply to the first month. Customers who activate a new My Plan Plus SIM Only or My Plan Business SIM via online will receive 1 month free access fee. Credit will appear on your account from your second bill.
New customers only. Offer ends 9 August 2015. If your plan was to ‘park’ your number with Optus for the month before coming back to Amaysim, this particular plan will still cost you $45 for the first and then you might as well stay for the second month to get your free month before returning to Amaysim (where you get an extra 1GB of data compared to the Optus plan). Another thing you might want to be aware of is as Amaysim also runs on the Optus network, the porting of your number between these two providers has to be done manually (i.e. By a human) which means it takes longer (up to 3 business days to complete).
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That’s why I always recommend that when porting between providers, you should first aim to port to an operator running on a different physical network such as Lebara (which runs on Vodafone) or Boost and Aldi (who both run on Telstra). This ensures that the time you can’t initiate any calls or texts (or use any data) is kept to a minimum. For someone who takes the current promotional offer from Amaysim and is porting their number from a provider running on a network other than Optus, the process is fully automated and should take under an hour (and sometimes as little as 10 minutes.
Speaking from experience ? ). Optus actually have some very good deals at the moment. The ones I just signed up for are now $60 but they were $50 when I signed up. They are month to month no lock in and Unlimited SMS and calls with 8GB of data each. The great thing too is the data is pooled if the phones are on the one account like ours and that means 16GB per month to share for the life of the contract at these rates. I think the $60 one is going to drop it’s data from 8 back to 6 soon so if your interested take a look.
I was lucky to get in at $50. You can buy additional sims for tablets and the like at $5 once off and they too can share the data. Regards, John.
Hi John, Thanks for the heads up. The $50 p/m for life was indeed an excellent deal but as you said, this offer is now over and the price is back to $60 p/m. This is still a decent deal but as you correctly pointed out, the 8GB of included data is also a promotional offering and will drop to 6GB.
The data sharing is a nice touch but the problem is that if one member of the household is a heavy user of data whereas others are not, the sharing feature will not work for you and you will actually end up worse off. Let me demonstrate: Say one of you is a heavy data user and the other is not. The heavy data user signs up for the $60 a month plan and gets 8GB monthly data allowance (which will eventually be reduced to 6GB). The light data user signs up for the $30 p/m plan and therefore only contributes an extra 1GB of data to the pool (which will eventually be reduced to 500MB). So, for an overall cost of $90 p/m, you get a total data allowance of 9GB. If instead, the lighter data user chose to not take part in the pool and instead go with a Lebara prepaid plan for the same cost of $30 p/m, they will get 2GB to use for themselves and if they enable auto-recharge with Lebara, that data allowance will be increased to 4GB. This means that for a total overall cost of $90 p/m, both of you were able to secure a total of 12GB of data.
Another important thing to consider about Optus is that due to the fact it is a post-paid plan (i.e they hold your payment details on file) you face the risk of excess usage charges if you exceed the amount of allocated data. The way Optus calculates that is very sneaky and could come as a nasty surprise to those who are not aware of how these plans work: your usage of the included data allowance is calculated per KB but if you happen to exceed that, Optus charges per GB at a rate of $10 per GB. Hi Jesse, You are correct.
The higher data allowance is provided for as long as you are on the plan and provided you sign up during the promotional period. However, unlike Amaysim, this is post-paid plan so people need to keep in mind two things: 1. There will be a credit check involved which means that if you have defaults recorded on your credit file, Optus will probably not accept you as a customer on this plan.
Optus hold you payment details on file which means that you could be up for a ‘bill shock’ if you exceed your data allowance. Optus calculates any excess data usage in 1GB blocks at a rate of a whopping $10 per GB. That means that even if you exceeded your monthly allowance by a few Megabytes, Optus will round UP to the nearest GB and charge you an extra $10 that month. Thanks for the comment James. Keep in mind that this is a PREPAID plan and you do NOT have to keep your credit card details on file with Amaysim after the initial purchase of the SIM pack. This means that if you do indeed go over your data allowance, Amaysim will have no balance to take any excess charges from and they will simply suspend your data service instead. If you do indeed need more data above and beyond your included allowance, you can buy an additional data pack.
1GB is $9.90, 2.5GB is $19.90 and 4GB and 10GB packs are also available for purchase. This should be enough to tide you over till your plan renews the next month (assuming you want to remain with Amaysim). I have gone over once or twice myself in the past but have NEVER paid any excess usage charges simply because Amaysim don’t have my credit card details on file ? This approach would obviously not be possible if you were on any postpaid plan where you get a bill at the end of each month and this is why we STRONGLY recommend against ever getting one. Thanks for the compliment Paul. How exactly were you able to stay on a KOGAN plan? They’ve stopped operating their mobile service following a bitter dispute with Telstra which basically pulled the plug on them.
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Either way, if you need more than 2GB of Data as well as unlimited calls and text and need that to be on the Telstra network, your absolute best bet is Boost provided you are happy with 3G speeds only. For $40 you get 3GB plus 1GB bonus data every Sunday and, like, they switched to calculating usage per Kb as well. I humbly suggest that this is superior than what you have now;).
Thanks for the heads up Shariq. I am aware of the recent price change at Lyca and me and the team are looking into it. However, I am not yet comfortable to endorse them as this pricing is a promotional offer and not their normal pricing. Here is what they say on: Lycamobile reserves the right to withdraw or suspend the offer or to disconnect you if we suspect that offer is being used for commercial purposes, for conferencing, or if it is not being used in a handset (in a SIM box for example), or if it is being used for tethering. The fact they restrict tethering and also put this as a “promotional offer” makes me a bit apprehensive to formally recommend them yet.
However, rest assured that we are monitoring the situation and might revise this post in the not too distant future. I just want to make sure Lyca are not pulling a ‘bait and switch’ tactic and will increase their prices as soon as they get an influx of new sign-ups. Thanks again for the comment and rest assured we are aware of this offer and are closely monitoring it. Thanks for the article. It is debatable whether or not this truly is the best value given the way data is calculated (per MB). I moved from amaysim to Jeenee Mobile simply because of their per KB data calculation.
I have 3GB per month, $650 worth of calls and unlimited text for $35/month. The only place they sting you is excessive data – no additional data can be purchased and it is expensive if you go over. Jeenee donate cash to charities working with people with disabilities and provide handsets to them as well. Worthy of consideration.
Thanks for the comment. While the charging by KB versus MB is a valid differentiation point, I personally don’t think it would matter for most people’s usage patterns but am happy to be proven wrong ?. Based on your personal experience, was the 5GB p/m you got with Amaysim insufficient for your needs due to them calculating usage by the MB instead of KB? Were you able to get more value from Jeenee because they calculate data usage by the KB? I am genuinely interested to hear your experience and I’m sure other readers will appreciate that too. With regards to Jeenee Mobile, we have looked at them in the past and while their donations to charity are commendable, I can not in good conscious recommend a service which charges steeply for excess data as this might leave people with significant extra costs, especially given it is usually very hard (if not outright impossible) to monitor real-time data usage with these providers (from the view of their billing system, not your own tracking).
Finally, Amaysim have formally announced they will start offering 4G services on the Optus network by the end of March 2015 (with the new pricing to yet be determined). Absolutely take your point with the calculation differentiation. I had been with Amaysim since day dot and thought that the price rise from $39 gave me an opportunity to shop around. I found Jeenee and thought it was worth a go. For me, I chose that more on principle than practicality. As an example, I suppose the major data “eater/stealer” would be when you only check emails or just go a smidge over a MB and then get rounded up.
I was with Amaysim when they were 4GB. I went over a few times but I just purchased data packs. I must admit that I much prefer having the option to add data. My wife did have a bad experience where she went over by 250mb and got charged $50 for the privilege.
This was caused by vigorous hot-spotting while we were away so technically not a typical single user month. But, if you know you’ll be within the 3GB limit and not need any more than that then I think at $35 it is a good option. I’ve been with Jeenee for 6 months and have been happy. It will all depend on Amaysim’s pricing for 4G. Hi Julie, Thanks for leaving a comment. With regards to your statement: “Since it runs on Optus no one gets any service” I have to disagree. I am with Amaysim myself and live on the Gold Coast.
I get great coverage for both voice and data pretty much anywhere on the coast except maybe some parts of the hinterland or national parks. I strongly recommend that anyone contemplating to take this offer first checks the in their own area. If the shows it is poor or non existent for Optus then simply don’t buy.
If it shows that it’s ok then just try it out for a month and see how you go. If you’re not happy, you can always switch to another network as it’s prepaid and there is no contract or commitment of any kind Cheers ?. There is another option in the I was referring to in my previous comment. That option is. With you can get a no-contract ADSL plan for the same cost as the cheapest plan from Belong but you will actually get unlimited data.
The catch is that you will need to pay additional charges to get the service setup. This consists of $99 setup fee payable to Dodo (can be reduced to $74 using a referral as discussed in the ) and anything between $59 and $299 (and potentially even more if the place you live never had a landline before) payable to Telstra Further options are discussed in our free report here: Hope that helps ?. Welcome to Australia Ali. I’m a gold coaster myself ? With regards to your question, the absolute BEST deal currently available in Australia for mobile broadband is from Virgin: All the plans above have no contract and offer 4G speeds on the Optus network but you need to have your own unlocked USB dongle or wifi mobile broadband modem. If you don’t have it, Virgin can supply you one for no extra charge but you will have to be locked into a 12 month contract. If you are living at your current place long term, I would suggest you consider the no contract plans from Belong.
They are very good value as they all have no contract, offer FREE broadband and landline installation and you can also buy a Broadband modem from them for $10. We covered that in detail in this post: Thanks for stopping by and have fun on the GC.
As long as there are at least 7-8 days every month during which you don’t use your phone at all (i.e. Not making any calls, sending any texts or using even a single KB of mobile data), this plan would be cheaper for you. As far as the current promotion is concerned, you will need to have at least 20 days in a month in which you don’t use your mobile at all in order to beat this price. As far as promotional price, this is as low as I have ever seen Amaysim go. Thanks for stopping by and leaving a comment ?.
Hi – Doing some research on mobile phone contracts & visited your site a few times. Just had time to read some exceptional advise – As a business owner who relies heavily on his mobile for jobs & work coming in I need to look at some new deals as I am out of contract with Vodafone (don’t laugh – had only minor issues really, okay coverage issues) I currently have the Samsung s3 but playing up so time for a new phone I guess I would like unlimited calls, SMS, MMS, voice mail & maybe 4+GB of data – would like to either get a Note4 or S5. My current spend on similar plan is $80/Month I have 2 numbers & currently have them on a single bill – Like the look of the Amaysim for the second number for my daughter to use but it is easier to have them both on one bill Any suggestions would be appreciated. Hi Wayne and thanks for stopping.
I would HIGHLY encourage you to NOT get on another lock-in contract and instead buy a new phone outright. Unless you absolutely must have the latest and greatest brand name gizmo (which is guaranteed to no longer be ‘latest and greatest’ any more in 6 months time, regardless of what you buy), you will find quite a few recommendations on this site. For example: With regards to your phone plans, we always recommend prepaid (even for business users) as it offers better value in 99% of the time than post-paid contract plans. For our current recommendations check. Hi Michael, I’m currently looking for a pre paid option to get the best value for data. I’d prefer to be able to use my “spare” smart phone as a wifi hotspot, however I am open to purchasing a portable wifi modem thingy (obviously not the correct technical term, I’m not very tech savvy) if it is going to work out better value in the long run.
It doesn’t need to have any calls or message credit as it will only be used for perusing the internet and downloading games for my 3 year olds sons’ tablet. I currently am on Vodafone with my prepaid mobile phone and get $750 call credit, unlimited texts and 2.5Gb of data for $40 a month and I struggle to use the call credit however I do need more data. Service and reception is not an issue although I do live in a semi rural area, I always get reception.
So I don’t care who the provider is or about having call or message credit, but I do want lots of data as it will be my only internet access option for all devices in the house. Hope that all made some sort of sense ?. Thanks for leaving a comment. Everything made perfect sense and I think I’ve got just the right solution for you.
It is not prepaid which means there will be a bill every month and you will need to undergo a credit check. However, and this is the most important bit, provided you bring your own equipment. There is NO CONTRACT. The provider I suggest is.
I recommend you take the $40 plan which will give you a whopping 12GB of included data every month. This is currently the LOWEST cost per GB of mobile broadband data in this country! Virgin runs on Optus and also has access to their 4G network (i.e. Faster download speeds) but I assume that given you are in a “semi-rural area”, those higher speeds will not be available to you unfortunately and you will only be able to access their 3G service.
This is a data-only plan which means you don’t get any amount of included credit for calls and texts and can’t receive any phone calls either on this service. Basically, the SIM you will get will be enabled for data services ONLY. You can totally use your “spare smartphone” as a wifi hotspot (provided it is fully unlocked or will take a Virgin SIM) or can opt to receive a mobile broadband wifi modem from Virgin. If you decide to get a modem from them, you will not pay anything extra but will have to commit to a 12 month plan. If you’ve been following our work for any period of time, you would be well aware what our feelings are towards contracts but I will leave the final decision to you ? Thanks again for stopping. What do you mean exactly by “large data” Angelica? Different people will have different interpretations to what is lots of data, depending on their needs.
? Do you plan to use mobile broadband as an alternative to an ADSL connection and have it as your PRIMARY broadband connection? If so, check out our report on the best internet plans which also includes the best options for mobile broadband as an alternative to ADSL or NBN. If you already have internet at home that you are happy with and want a plan just for your mobile, let me know what is your definition for “large data” and I’ll see what I can dig up for you. Many thanks for your comment and insight! I agree 100% with what you said. If you live in regional Australia in an area where Optus coverage is sketchy at best, Boost, which runs on the Telstra network, is the absolute best mobile plan for you. Saying that, however, the vast majority of Australia’s population lives in the capital cities and major regional centres (whether that is a good thing or not is a discussion for another forum) and therefore we stand by our assertion that for the majority of Australians, Amaysim Unlimited is the BEST high usage mobile plan (and the independent research by Money Magazine suggests the same).
Hi Wendy, First of all, thanks so much for your comment! We always appreciate ANY relevant comments on our content.
With regards to to the comments themselves: 1. It is not true that here at Spending Hacker we go for the lowest price. Instead, we go for the BEST VALUE.
This is sometimes the same as the lowest price but not always ? 2. We would NEVER recommend a service on Spending Hacker that we are not happy to use ourselves or are already actively using. I am myself on Amaysim and have had no issues with reception or poor customer support. As a matter of fact, I have nothing but praise for Amaysim’s customer support and the help they provided during a recent issue I’ve had with porting my number from another provider. Also, they are all 100% Australian-based which is pretty rare for telcos these days. With regards to the quality of the calls or dropouts, you need to understand that Amaysim is what’s called a virtual operator which means they do not have their own network and instead buy access from one of Australia’s three physical mobile networks.
In this case this is Optus. The reception you would get through Amaysim is the same you would get with either Optus themselves or any of their other virtual operators (e.g. Virgin Mobile). Boost is a virtual operator running on the Telstra network which has better coverage in most cases. Their monthly unlimited plan costs $40 but you only get 2.5GB of 3G data which is half the allowance you get with Amaysim. Their customer support is based entirely in the Philippines.
If you think that can work better for you than by all means, go for it. Finally, keep in mind that we are talking about a prepaid plan here that has no contract. You can try it out risk-free for a month and if you are not happy, simply walk away. Hope that helps and thanks again for your comments. You should assume that banners or external links on this site, as well as in our reports and emails, which direct you to a website where you can purchase the product or service discussed, are affiliate links. This means we’ll receive a commission for each purchase you make after clicking those links.
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Log in to 24x7 My Account with your Telstra ID to view, manage and recharge your Pre-Paid service on your desktop. Or.
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Log in to using your Telstra ID. Your 24x7 My Account dashboard is displayed.
If you have multiple services, select your Pre-Paid service from the dropdown on the top left of the page. Under ‘Balance & recharge’ click on the ‘Recharge’ button. Select your preferred recharge amount. Select your preferred payment method. Follow the prompts to complete and confirm the recharge of your Pre-Paid service.
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You don’t need credit to view your Pre-Paid details when you access the app from a Telstra Pre-Paid device in Australia. However, data charges may apply for downloading the app. Open the Telstra 24x7 ® App on your smartphone or tablet. Your dashboard will display. Tap ‘Recharge’.
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Select your payment type. Tap on your preferred recharge amount and click ‘Next’. Enter your payment details or select your saved payment details.
Follow the prompts to complete and confirm the recharge of your Pre-Paid service. If you don’t have a smartphone or tablet, you can recharge your Pre-Paid service using #100#. Dial #100# on your mobile phone and press Call/Send. Your Pre-Paid offer will be displayed at the top of the screen, along with the expiry date. Dial 1 to Recharge and hit Send/Reply.
Dial the number corresponding to your preferred payment method and hit Send/Reply. Dial the number corresponding to your preferred recharge amount and hit Send/Reply. Follow the prompts to complete and confirm the recharge of your Pre-Paid service.
Australians will be able to make free phone calls and access free wi-fi over Christmas. Picture: Supplied Source:Supplied The telco first offered free phone calls at Christmas on their payphone network last year.
More than 271,000 free calls were made during the three-day period. But in addition this Christmas, free calls from landlines have also been added and also free access to wi-fi from selected Telstra Air public hot spots. Telstra’s head of fixed products Jana Kotatko said it gave Australians the chance to contact family and friends without paying a cent.
“By doing something as simple as removing the barrier of the cost of a call means that even the most disadvantaged Australians have the opportunity to reach out to their friends, family or support networks this Christmas,’’ she said. There are more than 16,000 Telstra payphones across Australia. Source:Supplied The Salvation Army’s Major Brendan Nottle said this was a great opportunity for those wanting to reach out to those they love without worrying about the cost. “A phone call can go a long way in combating those feelings of isolation but many people find themselves without the technology or financial means to get in touch with their loved ones,’’ he said.
But Telstra said the free calls does not include international calls, 13 number and premium and directory services. [email protected] Originally published as.
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