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ALDImobile Plans with Unlimited SMS/MMS - from $15 to $45/Month

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ALDImobile Plans with Unlimited SMS/MMS - from $15 to $45/Month
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Gershom on 19/04/2016 - 18:27 aldimobile.com.au (10321 clicks)
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4G coming to ALDImobile

From 28th April, all plans will offer 4G coverage
Existing customers will be migrated to 4G by 28th April
No extra charge for 4G coverage (View 4G coverage here)
More value, no increase in price
S and M Value packs will come with increased included value and data
S and M Value Packs will have unlimited SMS and MMS
XL and XXL Value Packs are getting increased international minutes

Plans

S $15/month = Up to 250 minutes, unlimited SMS/MMS, 500 MB data, on Telstra 4G
M $20/month = Up to 750 minutes, unlimited SMS/MMS, 1.5GB data, on Telstra 4G
L $25/month = Unlimited standard calls, unlimited SMS/MMS, 2GB data, on Telstra 4G
XL $35/month = Unlimited standard calls & 200 min international, unlimited SMS/MMS, 5GB data, on Telstra 4G
XXL $45/month = Unlimited standard calls & 300 min international, unlimited SMS/MMS, 7GB data, on Telstra 4G

How to purchase (new customers)

New customers must purchase a $5 sim card (includes $5 credit) - available online with free postage (allow up to 10 business days) or in store if to avoid the wait. Upon receipt of the sim card, you will then add/purchase one of the above 'value packs' after activating your sim. Note that whilst you can use the $5 credit for PAYG or non included usage (such as international calls), your sim card must retain some credit in order to purchase your monthly value pack (listed above). See comments for further details.

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  • TheDukeOfNukem on 19/04/2016 - 22:21

    I'm on the prepaid 365 day one with Aldi and in case anyone was wondering, I've had no problems with signal or anything, it's been fantastic, and them rates is v sexy.

  • kiLbiL on 19/04/2016 - 22:35

    Couldn't find a provider other then Vodafone which includes Sri Lanka under 'selected countries' when providing free international minutes. Does anyone aware of anything other than vodafone which does this?

  • Gershom on 19/04/2016 - 22:45

    Does anyone aware of anything other than vodafone which does this?

    Say what? Try Lebara.

  • KOBH on 19/04/2016 - 23:44

    Any $5 plan with unlimited local and international calls + 2GB data?

    • chinezejew on 19/04/2016 - 23:54
      +2

      Ahahahaha

      One day mayb.

      • KOBH on 19/04/2016 - 23:56
        -3

        I'm already using this plan from another carrier for $5 a month.

        • chinezejew on 20/04/2016 - 00:04

          $5/mth
          For unlimited calls?
          What carrier?

          (Sounds too good to be true)

        • YLC on 20/04/2016 - 00:05

          What carrier and how?

        • pyramid on 20/04/2016 - 09:30

          @chinezejew: Lebara I suspect. Lebara had promotion few weeks back.

        • KOBH on 20/04/2016 - 12:00
          +1

          The expired Amaysim deal for X TPG users. I paid $29.90 for 6 months!

  • [Deactivated] on 20/04/2016 - 00:51
    -2

    AVOID like the plague.
    It has been years and they're yet to figure out a way to connect my Grandfathers service up due to him not having a 'normal' address and living in a home!
    YEARS!
    Their post sales support over the phone, in store and online for this service is beyond deplorable!

    • Gershom on 20/04/2016 - 06:10
      +6

      How can post sales support be deplorable if he's not connected up with them? Just curious. Why have you not gone elsewhere if it's been years?

      • [Deactivated] on 20/04/2016 - 12:40

        That's the issue.
        They wouldn't connect him despite purchasing a starter kit.
        They refused to refund it as well.
        We ALL have!
        Several family members and I were with them, were!

        • llama on 20/04/2016 - 20:18
          +5

          Geeze, it's time to let it go now.

          Just sell the $5 SIM that's causing you all this angst.

        • Duff5000 on 20/04/2016 - 23:37
          +3

          Why didnt you just set it up under your name and address and hand it to him?

        • [Deactivated] on 21/04/2016 - 00:17
          -1

          @Duff5000:
          @llama:
          It's not just a $5 SIM, yet also a 365 day recharge as well, which they would allow me to start the process under my Grandfathers name, yet refused to go any further/actually connect the service once under his name until they got a 'standard' residential address!
          They're a pack of useless incompetent arseholes,

        • Duff5000 on 21/04/2016 - 00:20
          +1

          @086:

          So, why not just use your address? does it make any difference?

        • [Deactivated] on 21/04/2016 - 10:44
          -1

          @Duff5000:

          Yes, they required ID forthe address.
          They're a PITA.

        • Gershom on 25/04/2016 - 11:13

          @086: Isn't there a legal requirement on carriers to have a proper address on record for every subscriber? Your grandad's not a known terrorist is he?

        • [Deactivated] on 25/04/2016 - 14:16

          @Gershom:
          Hardly, yet they didn't accept a retirement care facility acceptable.

        • WT on 28/04/2016 - 11:15

          @086: you can change his id or license at the rta or online, they mail you out the stickers. Scan or photo, problem solved?!

    • pgsn on 20/04/2016 - 13:04
      +1

      Never had to speak to a support team member in the past 8-9 months I have been with the Aldi mobile.
      Very happy with the coverage so far!

  • ChocSoldier on 20/04/2016 - 01:54

    What's the difference in coverage compared to Optus?

    Although coverage maps may be similar among providers, I've found worse coverage on Virgin/Vodafone when I used to use them (years ago so may be very different now). If Telstra Wholesale provides a more consistent experience, it may be worth a move.

  • goms on 20/04/2016 - 08:14
    +3

    Nice, time to switch from vaya

    • plentifoo on 28/04/2016 - 19:02

      i'm with vaya too. so far so good. reason might i ask? optus to telstra?

  • teasatotalling on 20/04/2016 - 08:20

    Is immediate call forwarding to another number an extra cost? (Spintel charge for this)
    Can you use these plans for business?

    • SnoozeAndLose on 20/04/2016 - 09:29

      call forwarding actually is charge on two number, the caller and the number who put the call forwarding on. Correct me if I am wrong.

  • Gershom on 20/04/2016 - 08:25

    Can you use these plans for business?

    Nope.

    • teasatotalling on 20/04/2016 - 10:22

      Will stick with iinet at $30/month then

    • kiitos on 20/04/2016 - 22:18

      What prevents them from being used for business?

      • Gershom on 20/04/2016 - 22:49
        +1

        Their Ts&Cs.

        5.1. The Service is provided for the benefit of residential users and is not for commercial use

  • nubzy on 20/04/2016 - 08:32
    +1

    $20 a month not bad. Think im paying $22 for live connected 1.5gb still. Might be worth swapping just to access Telstras superior network

  • GreatWhiteHunter on 20/04/2016 - 09:27
    +2

    I make about $5 of calls a year. Have just switched to Aldi PAYG

    Love the 365 day expiry of credit

    • nuchalis on 28/04/2016 - 19:50

      I use the Telstra Prepaid longlife option for $70/year for the same reason, from a quick look it seems I could spend just $15/year with Aldi… am I understanding that right?!

      • GreatWhiteHunter on 28/04/2016 - 19:54
        +1

        You can spend $5 a year with Aldi…

        At least $5 for the first year (cost of SIM).

        Maybe $15 each year from then…

  • Windows7forever on 20/04/2016 - 09:38

    I think M is the sweet spot for value, unless you make lots of calls get L.
    Unfortunately no 4G where I'm currently located(regional NSW) but the extra inclusions make this worthwhile.

  • skc on 20/04/2016 - 09:52

    I have Boost locked phone Sony Xperia E4. As both Aldi and Boost use the same telstra network, any suggestion if Aldi sim will work in this phone?

    • Gershom on 20/04/2016 - 10:50
      +1

      You can get a sim for $5 and try it out.

  • slosh on 20/04/2016 - 10:19

    So for example the M plan comes with $20 credit which can be spent on extra data, or phone calls? Can this also be spent on the Google play store??? Apolgoies if this has been asked already :)

    • ESEMCE on 20/04/2016 - 10:21
      +2

      I think that's a Telstra thing only.

      • slosh on 20/04/2016 - 10:25

        Is anyone able to confirm?

    • llama on 20/04/2016 - 20:23
      +1

      You pay them $20, and you get $20 of credit on your account.

      The M plan costs $20. You spend that $20 Credit on a value pack called the "M", which costs $20.

      After you use your $20 credit buying the M Value Pack, you have no credit.

      If you just load $20 credit and don't buy the Value Pack, then you will have no credit left after a few calls and texts at the standard rates.

  • mobius on 20/04/2016 - 10:21

    Can iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S use 4G?

    • slosh on 20/04/2016 - 10:31

      They will work on the network but won't be able to take advantage of the 4G speeds. Both the iPhone 4 and 4S are only capable of 3G speeds.

  • Christy Bambi on 20/04/2016 - 10:21
    +1

    Read the agreement completely and make sure you turn off the location services. I had an aldi prepaid sim before and i remember when i bought a 30 dollar prepaid and within a week all my credit had gone because aldi kept charging me 15 cents every 2 hours for just being connected to the aldi network. Be careful as i know many mates who had the same issue, extremely cunning aldi are at making a bit of quick money. All you need to do is disable the location services and make sure theres no other weird charges that can occur from use of their network.

    • ChillBro on 20/04/2016 - 10:38

      Don't you need that on for things like gps and such?

    • Gershom on 20/04/2016 - 10:48
      +1

      You are right that that used to happen, but they don't do that any more. It was also due to (then) charging per MB. Now they charge per KB and don't appear to bother about a location ping.

  • joeno on 20/04/2016 - 10:57

    Can someone explain how this is a good deal? Aren't most mobile carriers doing $25 with 2GB per month?

    • ESEMCE on 20/04/2016 - 12:51
      +2

      No..
      Apart from Vaya maybe.

  • plasmapuff on 20/04/2016 - 10:58

    Can order sim now and activate after 28th April to get new plans?

    What happens to the $5 SIM starter credit? Can it go towards your first month?

    • mrwolf on 20/04/2016 - 12:17

      The sim starter credit of $5 goes to the PAYG Credit for 365 days base Plan. You have to have this credit to buy a value pack of you choice for the next 30 days.

      • plasmapuff on 20/04/2016 - 12:30

        Thanks! So it's essentially the sim card fee if you're just going to be on a value pack…

        • mrwolf on 20/04/2016 - 12:42
          +3

          Sort of. Lets look at it this way, say you do not buy a value pack next month, if u make a call it will use an amount of the $5.
          So if you make a call that uses up the entire $5 you will have to add money to the base plane before you can buy another value pack.

          The money from the base plan is also used if you make international calls.

          The base plane can not be at zero.

  • tomwood on 20/04/2016 - 11:12

    Awsesome!

  • kickling on 20/04/2016 - 12:23

    Just want to confirm, is their stupid weekend data split being removed, and you just get a bulk amount of data for the month?

    • mrwolf on 20/04/2016 - 12:25
      +1

      Yes!…..No weekend data. Just what you get with the value pack for the month.

    • pgsn on 20/04/2016 - 12:53
      +1

      Weekend data is now attached to the monthly data from this week.

  • kwalikum on 20/04/2016 - 12:40

    Can someone tell me what happens when you run out of data? As I understand it if you run out of data on a value pack it starts eating the PAYG value (which I assume will remain at $5 for the year?) so 100mb later the phone service is expired. Is this correct? If you run out of any portion of the value pack is the entire pack expired? Can you stop data eating the PAYG value so the phone service isn't expired? I'd like it if it started eating the call credit on the value pack but that doesn't seem to be the case. I can imagine this might be trouble for a few of my family members…

    • ESEMCE on 20/04/2016 - 12:53

      1Gb = $10
      I imagine you'll be charged another $10.

      • llama on 20/04/2016 - 20:26

        No, You must BUY more data if you want more data. It is PREPAID.

        You need to make sure you don't run out of data or calls at "Value Pack" rates, because if so then it uses casual rates until all your Prepaid Credit is gone.

    • mrwolf on 20/04/2016 - 12:55
      +1

      You will receive a txt message informing you that data is approaching full usage. You can then turn off data or buy more.
      With the old plans you could not buy extra data until you used 70%, but now you can buy extra data anytime.

      • kickling on 20/04/2016 - 12:57

        thanks guys

  • pgsn on 20/04/2016 - 12:51
    +1

    I have been with Aldi mobile since July last year. Never had any issues with the coverage around Canberra.

  • f4te on 20/04/2016 - 12:52

    So with this plan I know there's no international roaming and you can't make/send international calls/sms, but does that mean if you're overseas and your phone is on you won't receive sms (for bank stuff)?

    Also with auto recharge, does it recharge on the same day every month (like with Boost etc) or does it do it a day early when there's 31 days in the month?

    • ESEMCE on 20/04/2016 - 12:53

      Correct

    • mrwolf on 20/04/2016 - 12:58

      You can make/send international calls/sms but you use your base plan money,not from the value pack.
      Every 30 days you are billed.

      Not sure about the overseas question you asked sorry.

    • Gershom on 20/04/2016 - 13:58

      you can't make/send international calls/sms,

      Yes you can, charged to the $5 PAYG money that you paid when you bought the sim.

  • superforever on 20/04/2016 - 14:13

    " 2.The examples shown are if you use your included credit to only make calls. You can use your credit for any combination of national calls, SMS, MMS and voicemail. Equivalent rates are: Standard National Fixed Line, Mobile and Voicemail Call rates are 10c per minute, the cost of making a 2 minute call is 20c. Standard National SMS rates are 10c per SMS, Standard National MMS rates are 30c per MMS and Standard National Video MMS rates are 60c per Video MMS. "

    Is that mean I can use the credit to do International calls or 1300xxx, etc?

  • Flatlined on 20/04/2016 - 14:26

    Just for clarity, no international roaming means there is no connection to the telephone network at all, hence no data calls or SMS in or out.

  • Ronnnie on 20/04/2016 - 14:39
    +1

    I'm glad I didn't sign up with kogan now. :)

  • m0tyrider on 20/04/2016 - 16:05

    I am with boost mobile at the moment, very happy with it. How does ALDI Compare? Anybody made the switch?

    • lovbargain on 20/04/2016 - 17:44

      Aldi has less coverage than boost, which has full coverage of telstra.

      • ozbargainer2 on 20/04/2016 - 18:17

        What about speeds?

        • lovbargain on 21/04/2016 - 10:37

          Aldi has access to 700 lte, so speed should be same.

      • Gershom on 20/04/2016 - 20:17
        +1

        Aldi has less coverage than boost, which has full coverage of telstra.

        That was the case with the 3G service, we don't yet know if it's the same with the 4G service.

        • lovbargain on 21/04/2016 - 10:40

          No confirmed msg that Telstra will restrict 4g service like 3g.
          Still, in terms of coverage, nobody has concern about 4g, as there is very little 4g only cells.

  • Black Hole on 20/04/2016 - 21:09
    +1

    The issue with Aldimobile data is that even if you turn the data off in Android phone, it keep calling home for some reason and I get billed for the data that I did not use. The only way to turn this off completely is to destroy the Access point setting (APN). I have contacted Aldi about this and they are just unhelpful.

    • Gershom on 20/04/2016 - 22:00

      What sort of phone DK? I never had a problem with a Nexus 5.

      • Black Hole on 20/04/2016 - 23:27

        Samsung note 4. You would not notice if you have 500mb plan. I have my young son on this 365days pay as you go plan where each episode of a few bytes of data count as 1mb. Soon my money was all eaten up.

    • superforever on 20/04/2016 - 22:28
      +1

      May be is your phone doing it. What kind of phone you have? China one?

    • WT on 28/04/2016 - 11:27
      +1

      This happened to me on amaysim, i had to call and get it switched off from their end. They refunded the used credit for this. Have to admit amaysim have pretty good customer service and your comment about this is making me think twice about switching.

      It was explained to me that your apps search for updates every hour or so. This way it can inform you that it has a "vital update needed"

    • slackme on 01/05/2016 - 15:56

      never happened to me.

  • Darron65 on 21/04/2016 - 12:53

    Currently I use the S pack for $15 and the wife uses the XL at $35. She doesn't need the XL for the data, just for the minutes. After the 28th I'm switching hers to the unlimited $25 plan. Gotta love $40 a month for both phones.

  • rover on 22/04/2016 - 13:44

    How is the autorecharging with Aldi Value Packs?

    Does it kick in quickly after expiration so you don't end up using your Pay As You Go Credit?

    If you chew up the data on the Value Pack does the recharge kick in? I would rather be without data for a bit than pay for a extra Value Pack. I think according to the T&Cs you move data use to your Pay As You Go when data is used up or you can buy a data top up, but not clear what happens if autorecharge was set up.

    • Darron65 on 24/04/2016 - 13:11
      +1

      Auto recharge works fine, except when they've changed their terms to reduce package contents. Happened to my wife's account a few times over the last 3 years. This time they've promised the auto recharges will work and you have to turn it off if you want to change plans.

      The auto recharge only happens when the time runs out. If you've used your minutes or (more likely) data, that's when you'll burn your PAYG credit. They send me an SMS when I'm halfway thru my data but I do not recall whether that's something I set myself or if everyone gets that.

  • ShaunN on 22/04/2016 - 16:18

    Is AldiMobile unlimited/SMS to every service eg Vodaphone,Telstra,Optus? Can someone confirm this please. and can we buy the recharge in another store instead of Aldi? Cause i don't shop at Aldi but this is a great deal

    • Gershom on 23/04/2016 - 16:03

      Is AldiMobile unlimited/SMS to every service eg Vodaphone,Telstra,Optus?
      yes.

      can we buy the recharge in another store instead of Aldi?

      no, but you can recharge on line, via phone, or set up auto recharge on a cc.

      • ShaunN on 24/04/2016 - 16:13

        is this auto rechardge? can we recharge when the offer ends like 30days? and is the sim card free to get online?

      • AussieDaddy on 28/04/2016 - 13:07

        OK, your 'no' answer is about to stop me from ordering this deal …. yet. Was your 'no' to the first part of ShaunN's question, or the second part? You quoted both parts of his question and only answered one part, starting with 'no'. I am interested in the first part so can we do ALDImobile unlimited SMS to other carriers or no?

        • ausbob71 on 28/04/2016 - 14:54

          Unlimited sms to other carriers I just changed over from Telstra and won't be going back. Giving the $15 prepaid a go as I don't make that many calls and 30 days expiry is the way it should be.

        • AussieDaddy on 28/04/2016 - 14:55

          @ausbob71: Thanks. That part in his response kinda confused me.

        • Gershom on 28/04/2016 - 16:08

          Look closer, I answered yes to the first part. When I did a second quote the site joined them together. Go figure

        • AussieDaddy on 28/04/2016 - 16:48

          @Gershom: O, I see now. Sorry, I saw the quoted part and thought that whole part was the other person's original writing. Ta

  • Spizz on 23/04/2016 - 13:58

    Looks like Jenee just released plans on the Optus 4G network similar to these plans-

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/244634

    Competition is good.

  • Make it so on 23/04/2016 - 17:07

    Pity the international rates are so poor compared to Amaysim.
    Does anyone know whether the international calls come out of the "credit", or are charged in addition to it?

    • Gershom on 23/04/2016 - 17:33

      See earlier answer to this question.

    • Darron65 on 24/04/2016 - 13:16

      Agree, the international content is a joke. I certainly wouldn't select a plan for that. We use another provider for international called Ring Britain. Rates vary a bit by country but the ones we call are just over 1 cent per minute.

  • slackme on 25/04/2016 - 13:23

    Somehow my phone only got one bar reception on 4G but 3-4 bars on 3G. Only noticed recently because they rolled out 4G.

  • ShaunN on 25/04/2016 - 15:57
    -1

    is this auto rechardge? can we recharge when the offer ends like 30days? and is the sim card free to get online?

  • tessel on 27/04/2016 - 18:45

    Got my sim today. I am in regional Tas and get the same signal strength as I do with my prepaid Telstra sim. I'll be switching over as soon as my month with Telstra runs out.

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