Sorry to have been the bearer of bad news, again.
At 2.5GB for $35, the Aldi Mobile deal may have gone back to looking attractive for those who need or want to be on the Telstra network and where they believe that the absence of the NextG component will not affect them.
Much better data options vs. price, of course, remain elsewhere - mainly on the Optus network. Amaysim, Vaya, Live Connected, Yatango etc.
I've just moved from Mackay to Brisbane CBD. I've also just moved from Telstra to Vodafone.
For $35/month I get 2GB with 4G. Reception all over Brisbane so far, so it works for me.
If anyone else is in a capital and is looking at a 4G cheapo plan, have a look at voda! No longer as bad! (can't wait to see what they're like when they pick up more people though)
but do you actually notice the difference in 3G vs 4G speeds?
Unless you're rendering alot of webpages with very graphic rich content, for most people, I reckon 4G is a very mixed blessing.
Certainly is for people watching video content on 4G.
If, with your current 3G reception, you can't watch a Youtube video in a reasonable resolution, obviously 4G is going to make a big difference, but the double-edged sword means that a video you decide after just a few seconds not to watch in full, may well have already buffered right to the end, with all that data disappearing from your allowance.
This really sh!ts me! For frick sake- I only just switched to the b@stards!
I can't believe they felt a need to do this. I mean, I bought it for the data if I needed it- but really, most people I know buy it for the talk/text. How is it a savings to Boost to reduce data allowance?
I'm stuck with a "black hole" address where my previous Voda SIM just couldn't get decent connection…My son has Amaysim here, and his signal is sketchy at best- unless he goes outside. Same for his friend who has Optus.
Le sigh…
Yeah I just moved over as well in late December. Oh well, it's easy enough to vote with our feet and go to Aldi or I might go back to Optus.
Also annoyed about this. I'm already paying twice as much after Telstra's shenanigans forced Kogan to close down it's service. So I switched to boost and there customer loyalty program is to give you less for the same price. I never go near hitting my allowance but the principle of it all just has me p*ssed. I would have been happy to have paid less for less data but they don't offer any other monthly option.
So, can anyone out there in Ozbargain land tell me what the best alternative is for someone living in Canberra city?
Amaysim?
Aldi?
Or something else?
Or are things so bad that Boost is still best?
This change underlines that it is a good idea to stay off-contract and use Prepaid. If your telco changes its rules and impacts your usage, you can cut and switch.
I have been using Boost for 2 weeks and I am pretty impressed. I am a light user of data, and I concede that a heavier user my be inconvenienced more than me. But reception on Telstra 3G has been solid so far and download speeds are OK.
My SIL is coming to the end of a Telstra $65 contract plan and I have suggested that she try out Boost when she gets off contract.
This'll sound silly but—
when you purchase a recharge slip, it's good for a year (you have a year to activate it).
Would the value of the slip fall under the old plan if purchased before Feb. 18th? Or would it simply get you whatever the deal is at the time of activating it?
Hmmm…?
Boost prepaid is a month to month arrangement. Irrespective of when you bought your voucher(s), if you activate/recharge via before the 18th of Feb you'll get 3GB for the following month - but that's it.
Except- when you buy the voucher- they have your money right then. Right then, the data is 3gb. The money has changed hands & I would think that would then "grandfather in" the terms. The docket is non-refundable- meaning they have your money & the contract in place at that moment should be the one honoured.
It's like if you bought a $60 voucher which gave you 1000 mins call time. That is why you bought it.
You wait & use it 3 months later— & they no longer have that plan. I can't imagine they're allowed to substitute
a lesser plan than the terms in place when they took the money?
Just thinking out loud.
It would be nice if it worked that way, but it doesn't.
Unless a 'dollar value' voucher literally has locked-in specifics printed on the voucher, T's & C's revert to those listed on the relevant website for the phone plan, or other service, in question. They almost always have a 'subject to change' clause, usually with a specific notice period attached, but depending on the type of service, not always.
In general, a recharge voucher simply represents a dollar value and what you get for your recharge depends on the T&C of your plan at the time of redemption. You won't find any plan related T&C on the voucher. Another reason is that the voucher is often good for recharging many different plans so isn't specific to any.
So a voucher is money tied up and you are paying opportunity cost, and the only reason to buy one is long before you need it is there is a discount offer for it.
http://marrkdaviid.com/2013/09/boost-mobile-vs-telstra-pre-p…
"Why choose Telstra Pre-Paid Cap Encore $50?
I deliberately chose to compare the $50 Telstra Pre-Paid Cap Encore option, due to the ability to purchase a 3GB data pack, using $49 of the $50 recharge value. This is by far the best option out there if you want 4G speeds, as well as a very healthy 3.8GB of data, presuming that you use the recharge value on the $49 data pack.
You are then left with the $950 cap credit, which can be used on calls, SMS, MMS, as well as voicemail retrieval. If you aren’t constantly making phone calls and sending SMS messages, the included $950 of credit should be more than enough for your needs. If you however think that $950 of included credit is not enough for your needs, or you don’t care much about 4G speeds, you are better off looking at Boost Mobile and Amaysim."
With Boost cutting their data package it really comes down to Amaysim (Optus) or Telstra Encore
I dont get how that doesn't become $99 ?
Edit: Worked it out, its very strange though.
Although not as great as it use to be, Aldi would probably be the most value in the market at the moment
For around the 35 dollar bracket. (2.5gb data - who knows could also change)
Telstra has been pretty active in enforcing monopoly procedures upon those
external companies that use their lines and had great deals for us consumers (e.g. Kogan, Boost, Aldi)
that offered unlimited + 3 or so gb of data.
It's unpreventable since we tend to be ripped off by them telcos.
Heck, even TPG using Optus lines few years ago had great $15 plans p/m ($500 value, 1.5GB)
Now you look at their plans and would have a breakdown since they only have 100mb data.
And….. Aldi has (profanity) up again.
Now $35 gets you:
1GB Data (Was 2.5GB)
1250 minutes of calls (Was 2500)
2200 SMS (Was 2000, only good thing :/ )
MMS now costs 35c per MMS
Everyone is leaving
From 18th Feb 2014…. and no grandfathering of existing plans.