Optus $40 Pre-Paid Sim Starter Kit for $15 @ Australia Post

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  nikoris on 16/10/2018 - 21:16

  Pass, as optus has terrible reception where I commute and live.

  Currently waiting for Vodafone double data deals

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  pizzaguy on 16/10/2018 - 21:18

  +1

  I got this on the last sale at Coles, also $15. I switched on Epic Data plan right away. After more than a week of heavy usage and no topping up, I can see I have 21GB of data left by sending an sms "Bal" to 9999.

  Doesn't add up to me. I have more GBs then I'm supposed to. Am I missing something? A couple of days ago I even received a text with a warning that 10GB for streaming was used up and then Netflix was using the usual data.

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    vinnnn on 17/10/2018 - 00:09

    They give you 10gb worth of streaming for Netflix, Stan, ABC iView, ABC Kids and ABC ME. So once the 10GB is used up, further streaming will be using your usual data.

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      pizzaguy on 17/10/2018 - 00:20

      My "issue" is: how do I have 20.94 GB left right now, if I was supposed to get 20GB at start and I know that MyVideo - that extra 10GB you say - was already used up 4 days ago.

      Also interesting - I have never streamed directly on my phone. I only use Netflix. I've been watching it on my laptop. I thought that those free music and video streamings at Optus could only be calculated and applied when streaming directly on the phone. This is how it works on my other Optus plan phone.

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  vinnnn on 17/10/2018 - 00:07

  -2

  Do note that once you buy it, you have 24 hours to activate it.

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  slowFTL on 17/10/2018 - 11:45

  Do we still have to activate Optus starter packs within 30 days after purchase?

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    pizzaguy on 17/10/2018 - 20:44

    +1

    The same starter from the previous deal reads "activate within 30 days of purchase or by the date advertised on a promotion".

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      slowFTL on 17/10/2018 - 22:58

      Thanks for the response pizzaguy :-).

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  original15 on 17/10/2018 - 19:07

  Picked one up today as am living on 4G (Telstra but needed a top up on my shared 80gb so was planning to use this as extra) after dumping adsl

  Very disappointed to get home and when activating encountering an issue with the sim not being recognized by their system and their help not being able to rectify and solution being to go into an Optus store ffs
  Also ordered one on Sunday from Optus directly and hasn’t even shipped yet.great Optus CX so far lel

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  neerav on 18/10/2018 - 17:41

  Can you use this SIM's $40 credit to use Optus Prepaid Epic Value? (10GB / 42 days)

  PS can you use the SIM immediately or only 24 hours after buying it from Auspost?

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    neerav on 19/10/2018 - 09:59

    To answer my own questions from experience.

    1. You can activate the SIM next weekday after buying from Auspost

    2. You can use the credit for any Optus prepaid option including Optus Prepaid Epic Value (10GB / 42 days)

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      bisaya on 19/10/2018 - 18:37

      Hi I just bought and activated now and it has PPACT-SIMVAL-0008 error

      Did that error go away after 24 hours?

      I will try again tomorrow

      Optus chat says sim is broken and get a replacement lol

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        podding85 on 19/10/2018 - 21:59

        Exact thing happened to me.

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          bisaya on 20/10/2018 - 21:50

          @podding85: So the error went away for you?

          All ported and good now?

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            podding85 on 22/10/2018 - 09:33

            @bisaya: Yep - activated with no problems Saturday afternoon