expired Telstra $30 Prepaid SIM Starter Kit $10 @ Woolworths
This was posted 11 months 29 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal
Telstra $30 pre-paid sim starter kit $10 @ woolworths until 29/5/12
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Evadregand on 22/05/2012 - 16:40 ¶Have you got a source or reference for this information. I have not found this to be the case?!
madmouse58 on 22/05/2012 - 18:07 ¶this limit has always been there.
just tell them one is for your tablet, one is for you 3g netbook, 1 is for your phone, 1 is for your car alarm, 1 is for your err, something.
up to 5 on your account b4 you need to jump through more hoops activating with telstra
If you plan on transferring the credit over to your existing Telstra number:
You can only transfer $10 per day, and will cost you 25c for each transfer. So in effect you get $29.25.
As far as I know you can't use the transferred credit to purchase a monthly cap like the Cap Encore. So that transferred credit will be used up so quickly, unless you use them to get the 'extras plus pack'…
Kinda lame… so what I do (at least for the past few months) is to switch to a different network each month… for $10 it's kinda worth the hassle (or not?).
If you're looking for one to switch to I posted Gotalk a while ago: http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/69647
- +1 votepeterlong1952 on 23/05/2012 - 09:27 ¶
Since I don't use much credit, I Credit Me2U from the missus's phone but only $1 at a time. Gives me 14 days credit and cost .25 cents. Then after 24 weeks if I haven't used the credits I send it back to her phone $10 x 2 days and $3, then start again. Cost $6 (24x25 cents per transfer) in credits but I only paid $10 for $30 credits anyway. All I have to remember is to do the Credit Me2U transfer each fortnight. So I get almost 6 months for $10.
I have always bought these and activated for my iPad with 3gb, does anyone know if the data can be transferred to another sim,? For example, since u may transfer credit to another account, included in th charge fee of 25c does that mean transferring credit is also data?
- madmouse58 on 22/05/2012 - 23:33 ¶
no you cant, the $30 you recharge gets used up depending what plan/offer it is on. so on the ipad plan, it uses 0.01c/MB.
when you xfer credit, itll do whatever the incoming plan wants it to do.
on the encore, when you charge $30, out of the $250 total credit you receive, $220 is a bonus so is the 400MB, so both of those are non-xferable as well.
hope this clears a few things up.
greenpossum on 22/05/2012 - 21:29 ¶But don't you want to enjoy receiving your missus in narrowband for a little longer first? :)
Band of horses on 23/05/2012 - 07:03 ¶So, can some somebody confirm that if I buy this, I will be given the regular bonuses that Telstra offers (ie 400mb and $250 credit and unlimited talk and text after 6pm?)like this:
http://www.telstra.com.au/latest_offers/prepaiddeals/Thanks heaps :)
No you can't combine 5x$30 to get $150 recharge for 12GB for 12mths. It has to be 1x$150. The important thing to note with Telstra Prepaid is that the data rate and expiry date for each recharge depends on the last recharge denomination.
However you can always purchase 12 starter kits and activate one per month which works out to be 36GB for $120 for 12 months on iPad plan (need to cut or swap SIMs).
On the iPad plan, the data doesn't roll over but rather the unused amount of the $30 should rollover as long as you recharge before the expiry date. Not sure about other plans though.
Please note, the data rate for the $30 starter kit on iPad plan will be 1c/MB (3GB). If you do another recharge of $150 the data rate that will apply will be 1.22c/MB and this rate will also apply to the unused portion of the $30 that rolls over.
From the Telstra website (iPad plan):
1 The data rate per MB (charged per KB) is determined by your most recent recharge denomination, and is for use in Australia. Usage consists of upload and download data transfer. Effective allowance rate does not apply overseas, as standard international roaming charges will apply. Our FairPlay Policy applies.2 Recharge before your expiry date and any unused Recharge Amount credit rolls over. If you recharge your service before your recharge expiry date, the new credit expiry date for your recharge amount will be the longer of either:
the expiry date for your existing balance (before you recharged); or
the expiry date for your new recharge amount.
daisycutter on 23/05/2012 - 10:51 ¶Newbie question: I just got an Ipad and I'm looking for data plans. Is there anything stopping me from buying say 12 of these (one at a time if need be) and activating one a month for the next year to get 3GB of data a month? (Understand that the SIM needs to be cut down to fit). Cheers
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Nothing stopping you. Its a cheap way of getting 3GB data a month on the iPad (assuming you can get around the 1 per customer limit). Just make sure you activate by telephone. You cannot select the iPad plan by activating online.
Of course this means you will get a new mobile number for every SIM starter kit you purchase, but since you are only using this for data then it shouldn't be a problem.
- daisycutter on 23/05/2012 - 11:41 ¶
Brilliant thanks. Does anyone know if Telstra will make it difficult to activate that many services over 12 months?
- creditme2u transfers don't have to be in the same name.
- creditme2u can extend your expiry date by up to 14 days, but only if you recharge on the last day before your expiry. If you already have more than 14 days validity before your expiry then creditme2u won't extend your expiry date. In other words, your new expiry date will be the maximum of either you current expiry date or 14 days from the date of credit transfer.
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The Prepaid iPad plan is the best value for data as you get 3GB for the $30 starter kit. However, if the SIM is inserted to any other device then Telstra reserves the right charge your data usage according to the Prepaid Data+ plan (possibly they can tell which device from the IMEI). The Prepaid Data+ plan is not as good value as you only get 700MB for the $30.
If you plan on using the SIM in a mobile phone, dongle, stick, pocket wifi or non-Apple table then probably activate it to the Telstra Mobile Encore mobile plan as you get 400MB data included and $220 call/text bonus for use in 30days, and use the $30 recharge to purchase a $20 browser plus pack which gives you an additional 700MB for a total of 1100MB.
Or you could just take the risk and activate on the iPad plan (especially if you plan on buying multiple starter kits and throwing away the SIM after the 30day expiry)
I only have net access via my phone or ipad now and this is great exspecially as you can tether with telstra ipad now.
On my last sim i still had $8-9 left over after 30 dyas and when i rang the CSO transferred the credit to the new sim and deleted the account..
Still need to figure out a way to make consolidate all my packs so i dont have to call every month and get a 6 month mobile foxtel sub..
Well activated first one last night and it's not working. I activated on the Encore plan, and it's in a mobile wifi.
When I type #100# in a phone it says there was an error and to call.
When I call they say it takes 24 hours to activate…….
Online it said it'd take up to 2 hours to get going.
GAH.
If I activate it on the Mobile Broadband Option, would it give me xxMB + $30 credit? Might do that next time…
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Starts on the 23rd?