expired Get $20 Woolworths Gift Card with New SIM and $29/$49 Recharge
This was posted 10 months 4 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal
Woolworths are running a promotion where if you buy and recharge a new sim with $29/$49, they mail you a $20 Gift card. This GC can be redeemed at any of the Woolworths group stores i.e. Woolworths supermarkets, BIG W, Dan Murphy's, BWS, Caltex Woolworths co-branded outlets and Masters Home Improvement stores.
Don't forget the 10% discount for using everyday rewards card. Which basically means
$31 - 10% - $20 GC = $7.9 for 5GB data, $500 included value and 45 day expiry or
$51 - 10% -20 GC = $25.90 for 5GB data, $1000 included value and 45 day expiry
Personally for me $29 recharge is much better value.
Also I believe we have had enough discussions on 1Mb data increments over here http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/56674 and can conclude that it is not as bad as it sounds.
From the website
* Buy and activate a $2 Woolworths Mobile SIM
* Recharge with $29 or $49^
* You'll receive an SMS within 24 hours of recharging requesting your full name and address. You will receive a confirmation SMS that your Gift Card is on its way.
* Your Gift Card will arrive within 28 days
^First recharge only. Offer ends 2 Nov 2012.
Terms and Conditions:
$29 Woolworths Prepaid Cap: Credit expires on recharge or after 45 days. $500 value is made up of $250 which can be used for standard national and international calls & text (calls and text to Pivotel not available until September 2012), internet browsing & international roaming and $250 which can be used for standard national calls, SMS and MMS to Optus & Woolworths GSM mobiles within Australia. Data is charged in 1MB increments for uploads and downloads within Australia. No rollover. A minimum MyCredit balance of 21c is required. Optus Mobile Fair Go Policy Applies. Offer only available in participating stores. Offer ends 2 November 2012. $20 Gift Card available on first recharge only. You will receive an SMS within 24 hours of recharging to confirm delivery address for gift card. Once this is received please allow 28 days for your gift card to arrive by post. Woolworths Supermarkets Gift Cards are valid for 12 months from date of issue. For full terms and conditions and a list of participating stores please visit everydaygiftcards.com.au. WISH Gift Card terms and conditions apply. Offer may be changed or withdrawn without notice to you.
- utkarshgoel on 15/08/2012 - 00:41 ¶
Just scan your rewards card to get 10% discount, its sort of loyalty discount.
+5 votesgreenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 00:32 ¶Wow, this could be the site of next OzBargain flash mob. But I have to say that $500 value is BS. It's actually $250 for most people. The other $250 can only be used to call other Optus subscribers.
- +4 votesgreenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 08:25 ¶
Yeah and remember your callee has to be on Optus, a MVNO like Amaysim doesn't qualify. Last time I had a Woolies SIM I was not able to use a single minute of this Optus time. Even a friend on Virgin wasn't considered Optus.
FreckleNuts on 15/08/2012 - 01:34 ¶Seems so - appear to need to use on new SIM.
I want to use on my existing SIM … which is what i did with the half price deal that ended in Jan (extended from Dec).
+1 voteI'm currently using Woolworths Mobile in my Galaxy Nexus tethered to my laptop. No problems.
Good timing on this deal. I'm just running out of recharge slips from last year's deal.
EDIT: Just realized it's for new sims only. Still a good deal.
+2 votessnappy1234 on 15/08/2012 - 05:28 ¶Have posted further down but just a note from their FAQ.
Q: I’m a current Woolworths mobile customer. Can I still get this offer?
A: No. This offer is only for new customers who connect and make their first recharge during the promotion period.
- FreckleNuts on 15/08/2012 - 01:37 ¶
Phones locked on Optus should also work OK with this SIM as WOW SIM uses their network.
However tethering breaches the T&C's but, umm, i know a friend of a friend who, umm, assures me that they've been doing it since August last year without a hiccup.
- +2 votesgreenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 01:44 ¶
I've tethered fine. Nobody really checks. This is for Android. iPhones are a different issue since Apple made it such that the ISP can control the tethering.
- greenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 11:39 ¶
I suspect you're right about that. They'd pick the people to SMS based on the recharge purchases combined with SIM activations.
I still half price recharges from last year but have never activated any sims with woolworths yet. i wonder if i activate a sim and use last years recharge voucher now before nov 2 if would qualify for the $20 gift card or not? can you also get more then 1 gift card if sims are activated in different family member names but at the same address?
- greenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 01:39 ¶
So you're asking if you can save $2 (-10%) by using one of your SIMs and then save $9 (-10%) by using one of your vouchers? I'd be interested to know too.
PS: I got a micro SIM last half-price offer which I didn't use as I only wanted the recharge voucher. Anybody know if I can go into a store and exchange it for a regular SIM for this offer? It has my details against it, they took them down at the register.
- FreckleNuts on 15/08/2012 - 01:44 ¶
Yeah, i've got a bunch of them too, but they mostly expire on 1 September 2012 (some 1 October 2012).
This deal no use to me: need to use new SIM, and they need an address to post the gift card to, and it's a once-off.
Those with pre-paid deals are notorious for putting the SIM/phone in the name of their pet goldfish. My fish is called Harold.
- greenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 01:53 ¶
I think as long as you activate before the SIM expires it will be fine, provided you indeed can use a SIM purchased before this offer. Nothing actually expires in the SIM, just the ICCID is expired in their database.
The conditions don't state that you have to buy the sim or recharge now to take advantage of the offer - be a new customer, activate a new sim within the specified dates and do a recharge. No reason it shouldn't work.
EDIT The only part where they could argue the point would be that they do say to buy and activate a new sim, so for the sake of $2, it might be a wise precaution. There's nothing whatsoever that states that the recharge has to be newly bought.
- +3 votes
yes i can confirm that you will still qualify for the $20 gift card if you use an old sim and voucher purchased before this deal started privided you havent got any woolworths mobile service already in your name. I got the sms 24hrs after activating an old sim and topping up an old voucher. can anyone confirm if you can claim more then 1 gift card per household addresses if other family members take up this offer activate the sim in a different names?
- FreckleNuts on 15/08/2012 - 01:56 ¶
Don't really get the question.
Relax about the 1M increment thing - you'll get your full 5G unless you do something really strange like somehow force a repeated connect/disconnect sequence.
BTW Optus dongle's charge in 10M increments. So if you connect/disconnect for just a moment, bang goes 10M.
- snappy1234 on 15/08/2012 - 05:21 ¶
Q: I’m a current Woolworths mobile customer. Can I still get this offer?
A: No. This offer is only for new customers who connect and make their first recharge during the promotion period.- greenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 08:50 ¶
However I wonder if some people who still have vouchers from last year can do what is asked here:
http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/77343#comment-987334
and retroactively get a recharge for $9 instead of $14.50 (less 10% with EDR). You'd still need a new SIM identity though.
When considering this offer please remember the high prices charged:
National voice calls 89¢ per/min (1 minute increments)
Flagfall (per call) 39¢
Standard national SMS 29¢
Photo Messaging (MMS) 50¢So you can consider it as roughly 195 guaranteed minutes (assuming up to 1 minute calls to non-Optus). If you want more than that you may find competitors cheaper as they offer unlimited calls.
- greenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 09:00 ¶
Also get a load of the ridiculously high international rates:
http://personal.optus.com.au/web/ocaportal.portal?_nfpb=true...
put it on tablet, and get the 5GB plus 45 days expiry. Forget the $500 credit..
it is still a bargain.
I've been using this for my galaxy tab and tether it for my laptop for more than 6 month.
It's cheaper than my previous Vodafail,
I agree it's quite expensive for calls, but for the internet, it's a steal.I'm planning to get one for my galaxy tab and get rid the old sim.
I used it once when the credit expired in 30 days instead of the current 45 days. That was in late July - early Aug this year. Certainly great value if you missed out 2-3 weeks ago's the SureDeal (as per alert in OzBargain) for $2 SIM with UNLIMITED Oz calls & text.
When my brother-in-law uses it on his smart phone (not aware of his brand/model), it seems OK. But when I used the SAME simm card on my old but working Motorola Raz flip phone, the line quality is terrible.
Not sure whether it's my working 2G Motorola phone or their 2nd/3rd tier of Optus service line that caused it.
- +1 votegreenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 09:17 ¶
Woolies is really Optus, not a MVNO, even the billing goes to the Optus website. More likely 2G wasn't well supported where you used it.
Been using Woolies mobile since the last deal - purchased heaps of vouchers for around a tenner each. Its just optus so if their reception is good in your area go for it. For someone like me who uses heaps of data and texts but only rings on ocassion I have been very happy.
- greenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 10:33 ¶
I don't understand, why would the voucher expiry date be any different from a normal recharge voucher? You don't have to buy it at the same time as the SIM. In fact you can recharge with plastic online. It looks like anybody who buys a SIM and recharges will be automatically offered the gift card by SMS. Essentially it's a $9 (-10% with EDR) honeymoon offer for new signups.
- +1 votegreenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 10:40 ¶
Looks like people have been able to get unlocked MF30s working with other SIMs so I'd say yes.
http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1719018
Remember you have to set the APNs, etc.
Q. What is the promotional period?
A: The promotion period runs from Monday 13 August 2012 to Friday 2 November 2012.Aha! the vouchers we got a few months ago when the cost was around $12.60? [with rewards card]expire on november 1 2012.
Hmmm, will be interesting to see the expiry date on the next lot of vouchers, and the ones that will be issued now for this promo.
- greenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 10:41 ¶
But you can't save the vouchers for use past Nov 2 with this offer, unlike the previous one. They've wised up. Instead of giving you a discount up front, they give you a one-time rebate (gift card), but only up to Nov 2. And what's more the rebate has to be spent in Woolies stores, servos, etc.
sneakydean on 15/08/2012 - 10:54 ¶can anyone tell me if these sim cards can be used in a mobile wifi device or a 3g usb stick ??????
- greenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 10:57 ¶
They're just normal Woolies/Optus SIMs. If you have been able to use those SIMs there, then yes.
- greenpossum on 15/08/2012 - 11:13 ¶
The latest you can recharge and get the rebate is Nov 2, then you have 45 days of use after that.
-1 voteGot one more recharge left from the $12.60 for 45 days deal,hard to top.
Might consider Red Bull next - 15 months for $365 (5gb a month,unlimited calls/sms)
Equates to $24.33 a month.
http://www.redbullmobile.com.au/pre-paid/sim-packs/access-36...
CoonAndFriends on 16/08/2012 - 02:07 ¶how much better is the optus network compared to vodafone? e.g. reception, 3g internet speed.
- snappy1234 on 16/08/2012 - 05:58 ¶
Totally depends on the location
voda -heaps of info here http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/114?g=141
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Optus here http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum/114?&g=140
- snappy1234 on 17/08/2012 - 07:49 ¶
@ Lucky
buy as many as you like BUT- restricted to 1 activation per customer
- of course if you have a family and are happy for them to activate in separate
Names ie: john smith,mary smith etc… you get around that.
+1 votebrucefromaustralia on 07/09/2012 - 18:53 ¶Saturday (8/9/12) only
(from Woolies Everyday Rewards Week of Winning email)
'More exclusive offers.'Receive 20% off Woolworths Mobile recharge
plus a free Woolworths Mobile SIM when purchased in one transaction.in addition to this deal…
FREE $20 Gift Card
Buy and activate a $2 Woolworths Mobile SIM
Recharge with $29 or $49^
You'll receive an SMS within 24 hours of recharging requesting your full name and address. You will receive a confirmation SMS that your Gift Card is on its way.
Your Gift Card will arrive within 28 days
^First recharge only. Offer ends 2 Nov 2012.so works out at
$29 - 20% - $20 GC = $3.20 for 5GB data, $500 included value and 45 day expiry or
$49 - 20% -20 GC = $19.20 for 5GB data, $1000 included value and 45 day expiry- brucefromaustralia on 18/09/2012 - 21:20 ¶
or $3.20 if you bought on Saturday (8/9/12) - even better deal!
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Also F.A.Q's on their website seem to do a good job of clarifying all the details.
http://woolworthsmobile.com.au/woolworths-mobile-20-gift-car...