Mod: We unpublished the original deal as there was an issue with the OP posting on behalf of Vodafone. Please continue to discuss the deal here.
I'll try and sum up what the deal was without overquoting too much:
So basically, if you are an existing Vodafone customer, you are getting a free 4G Pocket Wifi device for signing up Month to Month/12 Mth/24 Mth Mobile Broadband contract with Vodafone.
Here is a trick - if you sign up the month to month plan, you can actually cancel your mobile broadband service anytime you want(though minimum one month fee applies) and keep your 4G device.
Vodafone month to month mobile broadband services - $10(1GB)/mth, $20(2.5GB)/mth…
However, the $10/mth is excluded from this offer, so your minimum spending should be $20
I'm 99% sure that you can unlock this 4G pocket wifi device for free on Vodafone website
https://unlock.vodafone.com.au/voila/handsetunlock/self-serv…
So you guys can use whatever sim card from other network providers(Telstra, Optus or etc) after unlocking the device.
On top of that,some stores offer an additional 10% discount which means you are going to pay $18 instead of $20.
You are not an existing Vodafone customer? You can just sign up a $20 month to month mobile phone voice service and cancel it with the mobile broadband service in the next month. In this case, the minimum spending should $38($20 + $18). This offer ends on 30/09 *
*Note:
There's no "$20 month to month mobile phone service". It increased in price to $25 back in July.
What could be done in order to still achieve the total price of $38 (and hopefully not complicate the post too much) is sign up to 2 x $20 MBB plans. The first without a device at all (SIM Only) so that you're an existing customer, the 2nd to get the free modem and 10% off.
Alternatively you could just change $20 to $25 but that would just be a waste of $5 and against the spirit of being an OzBargainer ;)
Strongly recommend everyone to walk into store or contact Vodafone directly
FAQ
- Q: Just to clarify, you need to be a month to month post paid customer to get this deal?
A: Yes, you need to sign up a month to month postpaid service. If you are on prepaid, you can actually port your number to postpaid
- Q: Can you sign up to both on the same day? I.e get the month to month plan first then followed by the 4g device?
A: Yes you can.
- Q: The online shop doesn't seem to be working right.
A: Call 1800638638 and they can add the service to your existing account, give you the 10% off and free home delivery
- Q: So if i'm already currently a Vodafone Postpaid Month-to-Month User, is this device just going to be given to me or do I have to order it or something? I don't get it.
A: You need to buy a new service to get the modem.
- Q: Can you advise if it is allowed to have $10 m2m boardband first and get the $20 m2m boardband plan as you mentioned and get the free modem?
A: The $10 m2m plan and is only available as a second service. The $10 plan can NOT be a primary connection on any account.
Anyone know if you cancel the $20m2m plan if a $10 m2m plan can then remain ;)