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Optus Huawei E589 Mini Wi-Fi 4G Modem on Sale for $7.00 @ Target

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Optus Huawei E589 Mini Wi-Fi 4G Modem on Sale for $7.00 @ Target
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Optus Huawei E589 Mini WiFi 4G Modem on Sale for $7.00 @ Target Indooroopilly QLD.

Was $100, reduced to $70 as ticketed. Target had some electronics on clearance & was curious if this modem was on the list.
Went to the electronics counter & asked the sales assistant to check the price.
Price scanner came back with final price of $7.00 (inclusive of $2 Optus SIM)!!!
Absolute bargain even if it is an older model (released in 2013 by Optus)!

I picked up 2 myself at that price.

Sales Assistant confirms that the sale is QLD wide but could not confirm availability of sale price in other states!

Edit 11:50AM: Item has been spotted in other states also. No stock reported/remaining at St Marys, Mt Druitt, Leichhardt NSW, Indooroopilly QLD & ACT state wide.

Hope some of you OzB community members manage to get your hands on this great deal too!

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  • Red October on 08/05/2016 - 00:55
    +1

    Thanks OP, gonna try Target Joondalup tomorrow!!!

    • 0p on 08/05/2016 - 01:53

      Report back here…

      • gimli on 08/05/2016 - 10:23

        🤒🤑

        • 0p on 08/05/2016 - 14:37

          What? I can't read it…

        • Red October on 08/05/2016 - 17:09
          +1

          @0p:

          Yup, no joy in Target Joondalup. Will try the city tomorrow.

        • 0p on 08/05/2016 - 18:13

          @Red October:
          Report back here…
          Or Pricematch somewhere else?
          Kmart maybe where employees couldn't care less?

        • motnaf on 08/05/2016 - 20:19

          Target Midland still had at least one Huawei E5573 as of yesterday….from this (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/246366) deal

        • gimli on 11/05/2016 - 19:47

          @0p:

          Get 🔎🔍

        • 0p on 11/05/2016 - 21:08

          @Gimli:
          What's 🔎👌

    • empersand on 08/05/2016 - 16:42
      +1

      Tried Target Joondalup today. Not on display anywhere. Has to ask about them.
      They have a draw full of pre-paid Optus Wifi Modems. They don't have this model at all.
      They have a couple of newer Prepaid Optus 3G starter pack kit ones for $39 and the Prepaid Optus 4G starter kit ones they did have were $69 and a different (newer) model.

      • 0p on 08/05/2016 - 18:14
        +1

        Thanks for your service…

      • empersand on 08/05/2016 - 18:21
        +1

        Also just checked at the Whitfords, WA store.
        They don't have this model, but they do have a prepaid Usb only 3G Optus one discounted down to $10 (only 1 left).
        And Telstra have a few different colours of prepaid 3G ones discounted down to $20 each.
        And one prepaid 4G Telstra one discounted down to $34. (only one left).

        None met what I was after so I didn't end up getting anything.

  • wosdam on 08/05/2016 - 07:31

    Grab it even just for the charger and USB cable!

    • Diji1 on 08/05/2016 - 09:45

      Actually the charger and cables are a bit hit 'n' miss IME - they won't charge some of my Android devices for example.

      • illumination on 08/05/2016 - 11:50
        +4

        IME = In my epinion?

        Oh. Experience. Don't mind me….

        • Diji1 on 08/05/2016 - 13:35
          +1

          e-(profanity).

          I mean experience.

  • aibargain on 08/05/2016 - 07:41

    Impressive download speeds of up to 100 Mbit/s on LTE.
    3000mAh battery - around 5-6hrs use reported
    Thanks OP. Good investigating!

    Can anyone confirm if this older model is unlocked?

    • Diji1 on 08/05/2016 - 09:47

      Impressive download speed … up to

      The key phrase is up to with that figure being a theoretical maximum that doesn't in any way reflect the users real world experience which is more likely to be 20% of that figure.

      • StrayfireX on 08/05/2016 - 10:34

        Honestly, you'd only need those kinds of speeds if there's another free data day.

        :)

        • Jaduqimon on 08/05/2016 - 10:50
          +1

          free data day ur speed will be less than adsl…

        • StrayfireX on 08/05/2016 - 11:25

          @dabell:

          I pulled a solid 90Mb/s on free data day.

          Only problem was lining up enough things to download, tbh.

        • anonym on 08/05/2016 - 11:49

          @StrayfireX: you got lucky… the speed is dependent on the level of congestion in your area

        • biggweilo on 08/05/2016 - 12:03

          @anonym:

          I borrowed one of these for a month or so when I had issues with my fixed broadband. Kept having to reset the darn thing to get it to work.For $7, not bad to keep in case of emergency but if you intend to use it regularly, better off doing reearch and finding something better.

      • cakesy on 08/05/2016 - 12:04

        Every speed is up to, even your hdd bandwidth.

  • Ash-Say on 08/05/2016 - 08:44

    No stock in St Marys and Mt Druitt.

  • LadyGlitterSparkles on 08/05/2016 - 09:19
    +1

    Can anyone confirm it includes 5gb as indicated below from Optus page? Thanks

    Starter kit includes up to 5GB of included data^ with 30 days expiry for use within Australia

    http://www.optus.com.au/shop/broadband/mobile-broadband/Land…

  • [Deactivated] on 08/05/2016 - 10:10
    +1

    Picked up the OptusHuawei E5573 for $13.80 (price beat big W $14.55 deal) at ow including 4gb for 14 days, this week, so that may still be worth looking for as well
    Good luck

    • simprosimple on 08/05/2016 - 10:24

      Its double the price

    • paloverde88 on 08/05/2016 - 12:36

      OW only price match if it was shown on Big W web page 14.55 but big w web page does not show that so no price match.

      • [Deactivated] on 08/05/2016 - 13:01

        I got them to ring the local big w as I couldn't get there and they confirmed the price scanned at the checkout
        So I bought 3, but if this comes with 5 gb for 30 days it's a better deal

  • lumiere on 08/05/2016 - 11:13
    +1

    No stock in the ACT, unfortunately.

  • pete8oes on 08/05/2016 - 11:14

    Can confirm this price in NSW. Just grabbed the last one at Leichhardt for $7

    • lzwdavid on 08/05/2016 - 12:38

      Can you post you invoice here? wondering if can price match somewhere…

    • lakers1222 on 08/05/2016 - 12:41

      Leichhardt sold out. Supposedly a customer Broden'd it

      • pete8oes on 08/05/2016 - 14:44

        Haha im flattered if that was meant to be me, though im keeping it for me.

        I grabbed the last one, the guy was surprised it scanned $7 though the tag said $100.

    • andyyp on 08/05/2016 - 14:31
      +1

      No stock at broadway

  • coolsteps on 08/05/2016 - 11:22

    can anyone confirm if it comes with data on the sim card? if so how much? also is it network unlocked? does it support the 700mhz?

    • StrayfireX on 08/05/2016 - 11:24

      No 700mhz. :(

    • pete8oes on 08/05/2016 - 14:46

      Mine didnt.

      There was a SIM in it though expired nov 15

  • trienchieu12 on 08/05/2016 - 11:43

    Last one gone this morning Indooroopilly

  • [Deactivated] on 08/05/2016 - 12:10
    +1

    Just Called Target in Southland Vic, who said they don't have this model in stock.

  • rye on 08/05/2016 - 12:14

    No stock in Bundaberg, QLD

  • Selenium on 08/05/2016 - 12:31

    No stock in Mornington, VIC.

  • paloverde88 on 08/05/2016 - 12:34

    how many gigs of data startup?

  • lzwdavid on 08/05/2016 - 12:34

    No stock Hornsby NSW

  • Qmar on 08/05/2016 - 13:36

    No stock at Parramatta

  • ntb on 08/05/2016 - 13:37
    +1

    No stock in Bankstown NSW :(

  • mhecker on 08/05/2016 - 13:46

    No stock in Murwillumbah, Tweed Mall, Robina or Pacific Fair, same goes for the Lumia 640 posted in another thread.

  • Uncaged on 08/05/2016 - 13:47

    No stock at Blacktown Target.

  • bc33 on 08/05/2016 - 14:13

    Out of stock at Carlingford nsw

  • afrowan on 08/05/2016 - 14:15

    is this a better wifi modem than the one from bigw (e5573)?

    • LadyGlitterSparkles on 08/05/2016 - 14:32

      The bigw one comes with 4gb of start-up data, I can't seem to get anyone to confirm how much data this comes with, so who knows? Not sure which is the better modem though.

  • [Deactivated] on 08/05/2016 - 14:30

    The E5573 only comes with a cable, no charger

  • BargainKen on 08/05/2016 - 14:34
    +1

    Good price but more then likely superseded and a clearance item at target meaning there probably wasn't much stock to begin with. Still an excellent find for the op.

  • hoppo1104 on 08/05/2016 - 15:01

    Target Warringah claim to be out of stock (by phone check)

  • ntongeng on 08/05/2016 - 15:26
    +4

    Called up most Target stores in WA and was told no stock.

    • johnnyle on 08/05/2016 - 16:10

      thank for the update. saved me alot of time driving around.

  • tezza on 08/05/2016 - 15:29

    Took the last one at Rhodes. No sim card included, more the sim was pushed out and missing, however the card indicated the sim had an expiry of 2013.

  • Spidey on 08/05/2016 - 16:35

    Picked up a E5251 at North Lakes for $7. Optus website says it has 2GB included data. Were a few left.

  • Becsavers on 08/05/2016 - 17:19
    +1

    No stock at Toombul or Carindale QLD.

  • paloverde88 on 08/05/2016 - 18:12
    +1

    none in hurstville nsw

  • paloverde88 on 08/05/2016 - 18:13

    This is not a portable modem it is quite large

  • mansunz on 08/05/2016 - 18:24

    No Stock at Gateway Shopping Centre, Cockburn Central. WA.

  • letmecry on 08/05/2016 - 19:45

    I couldn't find the phone or this wi-fi modem. But I saw a $5 backpack (plain black), looks good imo.

  • SnoozeAndLose on 08/05/2016 - 19:46
    +1

    No Stock at Roseland Shopping Centre,NSW

  • effgee on 08/05/2016 - 23:02

    No stock at Camberwell, Vic :(

  • CVonC on 08/05/2016 - 23:40

    what's the point of these if most of us already have the buzz and other cheap 4g phones? >_<

    • cloudie9 on 09/05/2016 - 09:50
      +2

      More landfill waste?

  • ouryou on 09/05/2016 - 13:10

    No stock at Rouse Hill NSW

  • King Tightarse on 10/05/2016 - 15:30

    Sold out AUst Wide according to staff

    • AssociatedRetail @ Target Australia on 10/05/2016 - 18:45

      Possibly true, hard to believe stock would be stolen from locked cabinets though. System shows 4 total australia wide.

      • King Tightarse on 10/05/2016 - 18:49

        Reporting what I was told from the Target 1300 753 567 call centre today.
        She literally said "that item is sold out Australia wide" after searching for the item code as shown on the receipt in this thread.

        • AssociatedRetail @ Target Australia on 10/05/2016 - 19:00
          +1

          Just throwing this out there, she most likely was not telling the whole truth.. As stock on hand at Target is rarely accurate!

  • AssociatedRetail @ Target Australia on 10/05/2016 - 18:29
    +2

    Even though this deal now says out of stock the apparent stock on hand Australia wide:

    Store Quantity
    Miranda 3
    Leichhardt 2
    Launceston 1
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