Save $240 on Any Outright Smartphone/Tablet When You Purchase an Eligible Telstra Plan

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Save $240 on Any Outright Smartphone/Tablet When You Purchase an Eligible Telstra Plan

AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 10/11/2015 - 11:47 telstra.com.au (2782 clicks)
Last edited 28/11/2015 - 19:12 by 1 other user

Telstra just brought out a new deal that discounts $240 off any postpaid smartphone/tablet when you purchase an eligible Telstra plan. Works for existing customers upgrading and new customers.

Works in conjunction to the previous $50 byo/12 months with 7Gb data and $200 credit (bringing it down to $33.3 if you stay over 12 months) (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/217715)

This brings these devices to the following prices:

Nexus 5X 32GB $480
Sony Z5 Compact $525
Sony Z5 - $768
Samsung Galaxy S5 - $360
LG G4 - $504
Huawei P8 Lite - $96 (includes a Huawei Smart Band)
Other phones are available too
Applies for tablets!

Eligible plans include Telstra's Go mobile plans, go mobile BYO and go business.

If you stay on the plan for 24 months, you can also get a data shared sim (extra 1GB) and an iPad mini 2 16Gb for an extra $18/month

Available both online and instore

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- - churchado on 11/11/2015 - 10:40
    
    But the $200 is an online deal only. How is that "do-able in store"?
    - AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 11/11/2015 - 11:00
      
      I've processed a handful so far. It's doable.
justtoreply on 10/11/2015 - 19:55

+1

Whats the m8 and m9 pricing? Telstra's website is doing it's best not to tell me!
mostlygordon on 10/11/2015 - 20:28

So if I were getting a 4GB plan for the tablet, this is no better than the MRO, right? Plus then I get 24 months interest free as well…
ldg67 on 10/11/2015 - 21:54

Are you able to order (due to no stock) the iPhone 6S and take advantage of the deal?
- AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 11/11/2015 - 10:58
  
  No, but you can probably find some 6s here and there if you try hard enough! Then you just need to find someone who knows how to process both offers!
StonedWizard on 10/11/2015 - 22:46

If I signed up to the Large plan last week can I still take up this offer ?
- vandelay on 11/11/2015 - 10:12
  
  damn, i did too ! if only i waited a week…
- AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 11/11/2015 - 10:57
  
  No, sorry.
churchado on 11/11/2015 - 10:38

I think this deal is confusing. What exactly does "your additional outright device purchase" mean? I would have thought it would mean on any outright purchase you do at the same time as the plan which should include a Nexus 9. Are Telstra saying it has to be a device that can be used on the new plan (i.e. cellular tablets only?)
- AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 11/11/2015 - 10:57
  
  Postpaid devices only. I'm not sure whether the list I got internally differs from what is actually available but I assume I had the full list (only cellular tablets)
  - churchado on 11/11/2015 - 11:03
    
    Doesn't purchasing a Nexus 9 not on a plan (which I assume is impossible anyway) mean it is postpaid?
    - AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 11/11/2015 - 11:40
      
      Postpaid devices. The ones meant for a plan.
      
      Sorry if it's a bit confusing.
    - churchado on 11/11/2015 - 12:26
      
      @NejiXSan: It's confusing because it's not spelled out in the link. I would suggest it's almost baiting.
Radd Peters on 11/11/2015 - 12:29

Hey NejiXSan,

I found the link to this deal through this:

http://ausdroid.net/2015/11/10/get-a-good-deal-from-telstra-…

The first comment seems to be from a telstra employee that says they can't do it in store.
- SammyK300 on 11/11/2015 - 12:42
  
  No where does it say you can't do this deal in store in those comments, it does say they've made the $200 credit deal online only as of yesterday
- AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 11/11/2015 - 12:47
  
  Hi,
  
  I believe the confusion is with a different offer which did finish on Monday. The BYO offer is different and should still be active.
  - SammyK300 on 11/11/2015 - 12:49
    
    How much are the HTC one m8 and m9?
    - AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 12/11/2015 - 11:49
      
      +1
      
      Hi,
      
      Sorry about the delay.
      
      M8: 360 (probably can't find this anymore)
      M9: 696
meno on 11/11/2015 - 13:12

+1

Website now says "any outright device". A telstra rep on the 24x7 chat says the nexus 9 is included too.
- arctan on 11/11/2015 - 16:51
  
  Anyone was able to get nexus 9 successfully?
  - churchado on 11/11/2015 - 16:54
    
    I was in a Telstra store today and it said any phone or tablet (excluding pre paid). Only problem was they didn't have any Nexus 9 in store.
stoydgen on 11/11/2015 - 15:20

Hi NejiXsan - I want to PM you regarding store location but I'm currently overseas so I can't initiate a conversation over OzB. Could you PM me so I can reply? Cheers.
- AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 11/11/2015 - 16:03
  
  Hi,
  
  You're set to private so I'm unable to initiate a conversation with you either.
  - stoydgen on 11/11/2015 - 16:29
    
    Fixed :)
ldg67 on 11/11/2015 - 16:58

Hi just spoke to Telstra store that has iPhone 6s in stock but they told me they were not allowed to sell it outright only available on a plan. Does your store have stock.
- AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 11/11/2015 - 18:13
  
  Any specific one you were after? I'd have to get my managers approval for the iPhone.
  - ldg67 on 11/11/2015 - 21:28
    
    Hi I am after the iphone6s 64gb or the 6 64gb. Can you give me the price for iPhone 6?
    Also where is your store located?
    - AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 11/11/2015 - 21:30
      
      Castle Hill.
      
      Doubt i'd be able to. Getting both online will probably be the easiest/best bet to get the iPhones … Will update/PM if I manage to get approval.
    - smoke87 on 26/11/2015 - 09:17
      
      @NejiXSan: what about the 6 plus? I can drive to Castle Hill on Saturday
thriftylashes on 11/11/2015 - 19:09

@NejiXSan

I signed up to the BYO offer on Sunday but haven't yet received/activated my SIM. Would I be able to cancel that order and walk into a Telstra store to get this one with the $200 cash and $240 towards a device?
- annielee on 11/11/2015 - 20:34
  
  i did that.. just called, spend about an hour on the phone with Telstra, and finally he said i can get the phone with $240 credit even i signed up the BYO Plan on 7/11…i asked him to add the notes on my account that i will buy an outright device by 25th December to get the $240 credit… will go to Telstra store tomorrow and choose a phone… I wanted a dual sim, LG G4 or Huawei better ??
  - AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 11/11/2015 - 20:55
    
    Nice!! That's awesome! :)
  - thriftylashes on 11/11/2015 - 21:49
    
    Thanks annielee! I'll give it a whirl tomorrow. Hopefully I land upon a friendly agent :-)
    - annielee on 11/11/2015 - 21:58
      
      patient is the key here when chatting with them, initially he said he wasnt aware of the promotion, so he went and searched and found it and he took some time to understand the promo and whether i can add that to my existing order.. finally he said yes, as the BYO is a new plan and are eligible for the offer, just remember to ask them to make a note on your account once they said you can get $240 credit on an outright device.
    - thriftylashes on 12/11/2015 - 07:31
      
      @annielee: Thanks again Annielee for your advice :-) I'll be as patient and polite as possible as it takes for a deal like this :-) I'll make sure they add a note.
    - thriftylashes on 13/11/2015 - 15:25
      
      @annielee: I managed it in the end. I had to go in to show my ID and then the store wouldn't combine the order as they said they couldn't due to the product codes. So I then got on Live Chat and they sorted it out with 7GB, $200 credit, $240 towards a handset. Unbelievable deal :-)
    - annielee on 13/11/2015 - 16:25
      
      so you get a newphone thru the online store or you need to go to the store again with the notes attached to your account ?
      @thriftylashes:
    - thriftylashes on 13/11/2015 - 16:27
      
      @annielee:
      Online store through chat.
    - annielee on 13/11/2015 - 16:31
      
      @thriftylashes: mind to share which phone and price you get ??
    - thriftylashes on 14/11/2015 - 07:08
      
      @annielee:
      I got a Lumia 640 for $0. They had a whole list in the store of phones' prices post-discount.
shuckeru on 11/11/2015 - 20:54

went into 2 stores in WA and they both refused to combine both deals. they offered me one or the other… so it seems that some stores choose not to do it?
- Sharp on 11/11/2015 - 22:25
  
  most likely they don't know how to do it or can't be bothered to do it.
- shuckeru on 11/11/2015 - 23:44
  
  +1
  
  UPDATE: telstra live chat is now able to process the promotions in conjunction with each other. rep said they had a update today, i have jumped onto the telstra bandwagon with a nexus 5x in the mail
  - AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 11/11/2015 - 23:46
    
    BAM. We did it everybody! On the same page! Here's the solution for people who couldn't do it instore! :)
    - churchado on 12/11/2015 - 06:48
      
      Unless you're a current Telstra customer - then you're screwed. :(
    - Sharp on 12/11/2015 - 15:53
      
      @churchado:
      
      port out to a $2 simcard and come back in the same day.
    - bozbargain on 12/11/2015 - 16:09
      
      @churchado: Why is that, I thought the offer is for ' existing customers upgrading and new customers'?
    - churchado on 12/11/2015 - 16:29
      
      +1
      
      @bozbargain: The $240 off a device applies to existing, the good deal for the mobile plan and welcome credit is only for new Telstra customers (and in my case they told me that means 6 months off Telstra - no porting out and in again)
    - churchado on 12/11/2015 - 16:29
      
      @Sharp: I have been told that is not allowed.
  - mduncan2 on 16/11/2015 - 22:46
    
    +1
    
    None of the agents online we've chatted to have been able to do the triple whammy of the two deals and Port a number from a parent's name on optus to an mature child. The last step is obviously a bit hard for them. And when we find a person who can do it, then they don't know how to work both deals together. I'll visit a shop tomorrow….
Abortabort on 11/11/2015 - 23:15

So if I have two services out of contract with Telstra, do I have to port out and back in again to take up both offers, or can I possibly just transfer to prepaid and do a pre to post?
- AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 12/11/2015 - 09:10
  
  Hi,
  
  Will not be able to advise on the first but the second would definitely not qualify for the $200 credit.
SammyK300 on 12/11/2015 - 09:20

Does this deal apply if recontracting using new phone feeling?
Also price on HTC one m8 please?
- AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 12/11/2015 - 09:26
  
  Hi,
  
  I'm afraid New phone feeling is the main exception to this $240 special.
StonedWizard on 12/11/2015 - 11:26

OP is the price of the G4 Aus wide ?

They told me it would come down to $650 after the $240 credit.
- AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 12/11/2015 - 11:48
  
  That's confusing, it should be $504.
  Should be aus-wide. (Just checked with Manager)
  - StonedWizard on 12/11/2015 - 18:11
    
    All good got it for that price !
    
    Kind thinking I should have gone of the z5
    - annielee on 12/11/2015 - 18:16
      
      just wondering did you get a receipt/invoice for the phone ?? thinking to claim TRS..
    - StonedWizard on 12/11/2015 - 18:21
      
      @annielee:
      
      Yes for sure they gave me a receipt !
    - annielee on 12/11/2015 - 18:31
      
      @sshazam: thanks.. im also considering the G4..
    - StonedWizard on 12/11/2015 - 22:48
      
      @annielee:
      
      I'm pretty happy with the phone for the price but I wish I looked at the z5. But nowhere had one on display for me to try.
arctan on 13/11/2015 - 11:02

Went to Telstra store sydney on pitt street and joined the 12 months $50 plan with 200 bux credit then bought the Huawei p8 lite with free huawei band for 96 bux after 240 bux credit. Awesome deal!
- tanman on 13/11/2015 - 14:28
  
  Also dropped into the Sydney city store on Pitt St and as a Telstra prepaid customer, they said I was not able to receive the $200 welcome credit.
  The rep advised the only way around this was to port out to another carrier and back in. :(
  - StevieRay on 13/11/2015 - 14:42
    
    +1
    
    Ummm. What did you expect. The $200 Credit is for new customers
  - arctan on 13/11/2015 - 15:19
    
    Why dont you port out to virgin or Vodafone then port back? It should be relatively quick to do so.
    - halcyon82 on 13/11/2015 - 20:34
      
      +1
      
      Good luck with that - I ported to Vodafone a week before this offer even became available, and now the online sales reps are telling me I'm ineligible for the $200 bonus because it's been less than 6 months since I ported.
    - tanman on 20/11/2015 - 10:31
      
      In the end, ported out to Optus (online) and back into Telstra (via the Sydney Pitt St store) all within a 24 hour period.
      Slight discomfort of changing sims 3 times within that period for what seems like a much more economical plan.
      Like everyone else, still awaiting for bonus data to be applied and was advised by the rep the $200 welcome credit will not appear until the 3rd or 4th billing cycle.
StonedWizard on 13/11/2015 - 23:48

Is the $240 credit valid for all phones or only certain ones ?
- AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 14/11/2015 - 09:35
  
  Technically valid for all postpaid devices.
  - StonedWizard on 14/11/2015 - 10:49
    
    Do you know how much a 128gb S6 would be ?
    - AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 14/11/2015 - 11:22
      
      $1008 after discount.
Sindex on 15/11/2015 - 00:37

What does the Note 5 work out as, NejiXSan?
Flowerbomb on 15/11/2015 - 02:27

Hi, I am very interested in getting the HTC 626 for myself. I can't find the outright price on the website, but I read from NejiXSan's earlier post that it will cost an extra $72 or so dollars? Can you please reconfirm that. Also, I live in Adelaide, will I be able to get stock from the CBD stores? Thank you very much.
- AssociatedNejiXSan @ Telstra on 15/11/2015 - 09:24
  
  Yes to all
  - Flowerbomb on 15/11/2015 - 11:27
    
    Thanks mate
3ah3ah on 15/11/2015 - 09:30

When using the $240 to buy the handset outright will that handset remains locked to Telstra or it will be sold as unlocked?

How long is the promotion for the BYO plan with $200 credit going for? My contract will has another 5 weeks to go

Also how is the stock level for the p8 lite, planning to give that phone to my niece to use with Aldi sim if it is unlocked from this deal
3ah3ah on 16/11/2015 - 08:09

Ok, after reading the website carefully and confirmed in store (yesterday) , the handset is unlocked but then they cannot do the byo plan as its online only so they cannot combine both deals. This is the Southland store :(
mduncan2 on 16/11/2015 - 22:36

I wish I could get a telstra online person to make this happen for me. Spoken to half a dozen people online and on the phone. Our trouble… Phone number is registered in father's name, not the name of the new account. I wish it was easier. One of the online people managed to do the porting, but couldn't do the two deals to get both bargains. The plan/deal/account was then cancelled a 3rd time.
- Typical16-bitEnjoyer on 19/11/2015 - 08:22
  
  You can't port and use different names.
  
  Either do a change of ownership with optus THEN port
  or
  Port in your fathers name to Telstra THEN do a change of ownership
  
  Simples…
apprentice on 17/11/2015 - 14:25

Has anyone been successful to get both $240 off outright phone and $200 credit instore in Melbourne?
smpantsonfire on 17/11/2015 - 21:54

Could not bundle the deal instore at Chirnside park. But I only spoke to a employee, not a manager.
twodollah on 18/11/2015 - 00:53

Is this deal still stackable with the $200 welcome credit? Seems like nobody is having any luck.
- smpantsonfire on 18/11/2015 - 16:20
  
  I just did it on the phone. Easiest way. Time consuming, but I did it.
BucketsJackson on 18/11/2015 - 03:30

I've had one Telstra person on live chat (before my service was activated, some reason took 48 hours to port number) tell me I can use the $240 towards the Nexus 9.

Went online to buy it just now and now another live chat person has said I can't use it towards the Nexus 9 because it doesn't have cellular? What type of logic is that? Smh
- zzpy20 on 26/11/2015 - 00:07
  
  I have not had to deal with Telstra in the past 8 years and I have had enough with their outsourcing customer service/sales team whatever they call it.
  
  Sales on the live chat always tells you it's possible because they want you to place an order. They are not afraid that you may cancel the order later.
  
  Different CS people have different logic and judgement on what you are qualified for and you got to kicked around and wasting your time for hours on the phone with people don't really know the exact policy.
  
  I hope I never had to deal with Telstra again. Our company is a business account to Telstra and has a dedicated team, real people taking care of our company accounts, but personal accounts will never got served by Local team. Even the complaint got routed to Manlia Philippines and their supervisor lied to me.
  
  Worst experience ever. I am done with their massive abroad customer service team.
  
  I may log a t TIO complaint later on.
shake on 18/11/2015 - 17:52

For those who have processed a mobile purchase via online - do you get a tax invoice? And does the invoice amount include the $240 device discount/credit? Or does it show the full retail price?

I would like to claim a tax refund via TRS, but not sure if I will get a proper tax invoice if I do it via Live Chat.
- twodollah on 18/11/2015 - 18:07
  
  +1
  
  Keen to find this out also.
- shuckeru on 18/11/2015 - 21:27
  
  +1
  
  i'm just another consumer, but:
  
  this is a contract based purchase which you'll require to keep for 12 months anyway, and if i'm the TRS guy i wouldn't let you claim this
  
  if they happen to follow what optus is doing anyway you won't be able to because its just one lump sum of the plan and phone together on the tax invoice
  
  of course i would like to be proven wrong but….
  - shake on 18/11/2015 - 21:34
    
    this is a contract based purchase
    
    I don't believe this is the case. The purchase of the device is separate to the contract, and Telstra calls it an "outright" purchase as well. So I don't see how it's tied to the contract. Once I've bought it, I can do anything I like with the device.
    
    if they happen to follow what optus is doing
    
    I'm not familiar with what Optus is doing. Can you elaborate please?
    - shuckeru on 18/11/2015 - 22:36
      
      well first of all they won't let you buy the phone on its own. it'll be with a contract as a "bundle". this means that on ONE ORDER there are TWO ITEMS. the phone and the contract.
      
      following that as i said in point 2. optus lumps both items into ONE ENTRY. ergo: if buying nexus 5x and say $50 BYO -> $530 is the only entry on the tax invoice.
      
      so IF they do follow optus (and i don't see why not anyway because you'd have to buy two things from them to be eligible as my first point in this post) then there's no way you can claim TRS.
      
      p.s. i'm just using caps to make sure you can see my point
    - ak 27 on 23/11/2015 - 19:43
      
      @shuckeru: I bought it just now and it has got 2 separate entries, one for phone another for the BYO SIM which is 0.
      Hope this does not raise any eyebrows while claiming TRS, I will be on flight coming Friday so will update how I go. If anyone has experience before that- please update.
damoo on 26/11/2015 - 17:00

@NejiXSan

So i signed up for the $50 Byo mobile deal about a month ago with the $200 welcome credit.

Just jumped on the chat and asked to take up the 240 credit on a new phone (galaxy s5)as per this separate offer.

Initially they said no- you must apply the $240 credit on the day you connect.

I politely asked them where it says that- the conditions just say a new customer on a byo go mobile plan….
I haven't even got my first bill yet- Am I not a new c

Lots of waiting, and they agreed to apply the 240 as a credit on my next bill.
Great.

Except then they tell me the price for the s5 is 840!!!!

Not the 600 (before 240 discount) the OP states in this deal.

Wtf? Where is the OP getting his prices from?

He has said the S5 is 360 after discount??
AJFox on 27/11/2015 - 18:25

+1

I asked 2 Telstra chat reps today for the price of the LG G4 - they said $864, or $624 after the -$240. Looks like price has gone up!
- damoo on 27/11/2015 - 22:20
  
  Yep this deal looks dead- s5 price has magically gone up by $240 while this promo is on.
  
  :/
  
  Surely thats false advertising by telstra?
  Jacking prices up by 240 then running a big promotion about a 240 off "sale"
  - azvc on 06/12/2015 - 09:18
    
    +1
    
    Hi damoo, I ordered the GS5 for $600-$240 via Online Sales. The rep initially said that GS5 is $840. I stated that I was in a Telstra store earlier and the handset is tagged at $600 outright. He checked and confirmed it is same price as store at $600.
    The 1st bill will have $600 charge on it, $240 credit will be applied on next bill. I've saved the chat transcript and will see how that goes. :)
    - damoo on 06/12/2015 - 09:24
      
      well done! i tried a few online chats but they wouldn't budge from the 840 price.
      
      FYI I saw in another thread someone was saying instore they don't even really check you have a plan with telstra.
      
      So for anyone looking for a cheap phone, but not on telstra- it's worth a try.
      
      When I bought instore, they just asked for my phone number, I don't think they used it to check anything
AJFox on 28/11/2015 - 13:05

+1

Beware anyone who wants to recontract a BYO mobile plan with Telstra.

I went into the store and they did say the price for an LG G4 was $744 before any discounts such as the -$240 offer.

However I'm on a BYO mobile plan with 5gb from the specials a few months ago - they wouldn't let me recontract to the same deal - it would be only 2.5gb of data for the $50/month. If I wanted the extra 2.5gb that'd be for only new customers - so I would have to get a new number.

Considering new customers can signup for $40/month for 7gb of data, existing customers get screwed!

As soon as my contract is up I'll be switching away from Telstra.
damoo on 28/11/2015 - 20:06

+1

hey FYI, I was able to get the $360 price instore today for the s5.
So it's still doable- just not online, only instore
- fatbeer on 01/12/2015 - 23:40
  
  +1
  
  Tried online but they called back with the $840 price.
  I'll try in store.

This was posted 8 years 5 months 15 days ago, and might be an out-dated deal.

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