Telephone Deals Mobile And Land

[administrator]

I was talking to a lady contractor today she said she had a pre paid mobile phone card for the life of me cannot remember the carrier but she pays 49.00 and gets 240.00 worth of free calls

now that doesnt make sense but apparently its true

lets see if any body can add to this thread with there amazing deals :laughing:

[Premier]

The deal she is talking about is offered by Vodafone.

I don't use it but I have a great data plan with them for my PDA...they are good to deal with.

Here's the link to their PrePay offer.
http://www.vodafone.com.au/rep/prepay.jsp?gs=foryou&hd=mobiles&st=promo280803&ss=prepaid

Cheers ;)

Premier

[wombat]

yer I'm on Vodafone too. I forgot on my last recharge card until the day before it ran out, and I still had $200 credit. Rang up anyone and everyone ;) I'm hammering this months one though :laughing:

[BNE]

Hi Guys, I use Optus for $50 i get $250 worth of credit to use in a month.

[Bob]

My brother just picked up a nice thin black flip-phone on a forty something plan with around the $250 mark of calls, but it's on contract. I cannot remember which carrier he is with though. He makes a packet of calls so it is worth it to him.
I still use a cheap pre-paid phone with a minimum card because I hardly ever use the phone to call with, and only my customers and wife have the number, so I dont have to stop work just for a chat to others.
If I was making heaps of calls though I would go for one of those, but not with vodaphone because they are probably the worst for reception in my area.

[Colin Dixon]

Hi all,
Available now a negotiated a group deal for all ILMCOA members on a phone plan, $45 per month for 24 months including new phone, with $45 worth of calls, no flag fall 9c/30 sec 9c TXT messages, no frills just great prices. e-mail me for more details. If you get 2 or more phones on the same account they share the spend.
e-mail me for more infomation (http://www.servicebroker.com.au/contact.htm) :)You must present with your Membership Number

I can get a pda at $0 for you if you spend is $85 per month.

[IMG]Phone (http://www.servicebroker.com.au/images/nokia6288.jpg)

[imoww]

Aldi have a good deal on.
$30 per month prepaid.
Unlimited calls / SMS/ MMS and 5 gig data.
They use Telstra too.
Can easily port your number too.
The prepaid pack costs $5 at the supermarket.

[PaulG]

Cheers - going to look into that one a little bit more.

[imoww]

Let me know how you go Paul. Im just about to get it.

I know 2 guys using it and they said its great.


Cheers - going to look into that one a little bit more.

[PaulG]

Amanda's sister is a manager or A.m. at one of their stores here. Going to see if she knows any more about it. Seems a very good deal esp if it has the better coverage of Telstra without the hassles of dealing with their billing department.

[PaulG]

Well I'm now a little more educated after reading this.

http://telcoantennas.com.au/site/guide-to-mobile-networks

Researched a little more about about the deal and it says "uses parts of the Telstra network" which may mean coverage in some areas may not be as good or fast. It has to be better than Vodafone though. (Long story but I have not been able to get out of my contract with them.)

[imoww]

Interesting. I was talking to my brother in law last night who deals with Telstra. He said 3g is working fine but not everywhere yet. Still allot of pockets around with nil coverage. The 4G network isnt running yet. And probably wont be for a long time yet.
Still, the Aldi deal is better than what im currently on.

[yard mates]

FWIW I've gone from being on contract to prepaid with Telstra. Works out awesome and after being with Vodaphone for years the network is so much better.

If you recharge before the month is over, any balance carries over to the new month. If you purchase credit, lets say, $50 you can then use that $50 to purchase more data or the like.

[johnnie5]

aldi is $35 for unlimted use

but also has prepaid which lasts for 12 months if you are a low user

http://www.koganmobile.com.au/
also is the same as aldi's service

can buy
1 month $29
3 months $79
1 year $300

they also do a data only plan 2gb for $10 a month say ipad/tablet/internet use

have been using kogan for a few months now

negs , you have to order and wait for a sim which could be an issue if you lose your phone
so i would suggest buying 2 sims at the same time as you have a backup just incase

you should have a phone that supports 850Mhz for coverage and speed

my phone doesnt support 850 so i get a few dead spots but thats my issue , not an issue with the supplied service

[fairdinkum]

I've been with all the cheaper providers over the years and they are just that. CHEAP! Vodafone being the worst, followed by virgin with OPTARSE not far behind. Bit the bullet and went for telstra last year and although they are a bit pricy, the coverage is faultless. And the 4g roll out is well underway. I find myself connected to the 4g network more often than not lately. You do need a 4g capable handset to take advantage of the speed. And what came as a great surprise to me is that their customer service and yes their billing department is outstanding. They have done a lot of work in the last few years on the customer service side of things and it pays off. If you use your phone for business there's really no other option. I can't believe I actually put up with vodafone for 4 years.

[yard mates]

http://www.koganmobile.com.au/
also is the same as aldi's service

can buy
1 month $29
3 months $79
1 year $300

they also do a data only plan 2gb for $10 a month say ipad/tablet/internet use

have been using kogan for a few months now

regarding Kogan

http://www.mactalk.com.au/55/114197-buyer-beware-kogan-mobile.html

[johnnie5]

regarding Kogan

http://www.mactalk.com.au/55/114197-buyer-beware-kogan-mobile.html

valid to a degree

issues seem to be people who are tethering their phones for internet use

using it for normal use then no real drama

[PaulG]

Amanda picked up one of the Aldi phones and SIM cards for herself today. Great, except that no-one at the call centre on the number given can help her set it up. They guy she spoke to said "Sorry I've only just been trained for this and I don't know.".......


Strike 1.

[imoww]

Damn.... I was told it's pretty straight forward to set up.
Did she ask to speak to the supervisor or manager????


Amanda picked up one of the Aldi phones and SIM cards for herself today. Great, except that no-one at the call centre on the number given can help her set it up. They guy she spoke to said "Sorry I've only just been trained for this and I don't know.".......


Strike 1.

[PaulG]

Apparently according to him no-one else available at the time for her to talk to. It seems like an okay phone for $149 but you can tell it's not in the league of a Samsung, HTC, iPhone etc etc. Slightly smaller H x W, and slightly smaller screen than my Samsung GS2 but thicker in depth. Buttons for power on/off and volume are a little tricky to use with man-fingers. She managed to activate or register the SIM card but she doesn't know yet if her ph. number has been changed over or even if she bought the right SIM card for the prepaid plan she wants (if there's a difference?). Apparently that is still to be sorted after the SIM card comes on line in a couple of days. Real test will be to see how the signal-strength and data speed is around this area. If it's okay here it should be good in the capital cities.