Pretty sweet deal. Nice to see the cost of mobile data coming down again.
Edit:
Terms and conditions ruin it. 5GB is added with first recharge and then nothing after.
Bonus 5GB ends 7/2/17.
Coles Mobile Prepaid $20/Month (28 Days) - 2GB Data (7GB After 1st Recharge), Unlimited National Calls & SMS
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Snoovey on 10/01/2017 - 21:56 coles.com.au (1313 clicks)
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Aw man I didn't even get the 7gb for the first month!
Agreed. I didnt notice that print.
Lol what a bullsh! Gimmick, hate does one month deals.
Well they won't want to start complaining about the amounts of people joining and leaving within the month then.
Optus network.
"n-e-t-w-o-r-k"
Also 28 day expiry as opposed to 30 days.
Yeah that's salty.
Really sick of the 28 day trend.
Ho hum. $5/week.
Kogan does unlimited calls + 3GB/month for $4/week if you prepay a year.
http://www.koganmobile.com.au/plans/mobile/
Vodafone, not optus, but they are much improved.
Are you talking about $209.93 365 days, 3GB? Because that's $17.26 per month
17.26 per month, times 12 months in a year, divided by 52 weeks in a year = $4 approx per week.
Bargain.
But as Manic pointed out, it's Vodafone so YMMV
Why do we make simple maths overly complicated only to get it wrong? It doesn't help starting with bargainparker incorrect calculation
The average month costs 209.93 ÷ 12 = $17.49
But we are comparing it to a 28 day plan
($209.93 ÷ 365) x 28days = $16.10
Sure you got to the same approx amount but it hurt my head you didn't start with the $209.93 annual amount
Sorry got mixed weeks and months.
@4agte:
I just did Kogan $210/52 = $4 . Couldn't be simpler. For Coles $20/4 = $5/week. Why make any cents?I have absolutely no problems with your maths. Just how some people worked it out when trying to use specific amounts (which were actually incorrect). I myself round things up and down to always take cents out the equation so I can calculate in my head quickly
As with the others is it quite clear they can add. They just fudged a figure along the way which is very easy to do. I'm probably just being a maths Nazi as my English is terrible. Sorry all it's late and I'm probably a bit cranky. Time to count some sheep
@manic: I like to work in months rather than weeks. This is because I pay all my bills monthly.
So when I see Coles price is $20 per 28 days ($5 per week) figure I want to know what it is per month.
Back when I was renting a house, the estate agent calculated this figure by multiplying the weekly property rental by 52 and then dividing it by 12 to get the monthly payment amount.
If we do the same for the Coles deal, at $5 per week, is actually $21.66 per month.
As an aside, 52 x 7 = 364. Does that mean I was getting a day of rent free each year?
Thanks but wait until the 100pk Panamax goes on special again for 69c. That's 0.69c each or even less if you sell them on to MATTDAMON's drug dealer
Also available on Kogan - $125.93/ 365 days with 1GB data per 30 days/unlimited calls/ unlimited text (offer ending 31 Jan 17), will auto renew annually at full rate. No data roll over.
Coles works out to $260.71/365 days with 2 GB per 28 days (7GB first month) and you need to recharge on the very 28th day to optimize this rate. No data roll over.
You don't need to have auto-renew on. Quite a bargain that one if 1GB is enough.
Especially if you have a dual-SIM phone, and can add a data SIM if needed, e.g. on holiday.
Nice. Any idea what is the minimum data consumption Kogan charges? 1KB or 1MB?
Should be illegal to call 28 days a month…
What you got against february; is it too fishey (pisces:)?
Even February isn't 28 days 25% of the time.
24.3% of the time.
February should be banned.
Why all the hating on February?
Diffrerence shrould be celebrrated!
I agree.
Like 220g chocolate bars, it's just another way of making plans seem like value when they're not.
$20 per 28 days = $5 per week time 52 = 260 / 12 = $21.66 per monthShould start a class action.
FFS. They need to stop this 28 day crap. OP Should amend title to say monthly cost is $21.67
~13 months/year!
That's bad luck
only on Fridays
That's because they're bastards. Phone companies that do 28 day cycles are bastards who want an extra cycle of payments each year.
Does anyone know what network it's on?
rack does…
Yomojo deal is so much better that this one.
$20 per month (30 days !) - unlimited calls & text + 2GB data
Pay 1 month get 2 months FREE. After 3 months will cost $20 per 30 days. No lock in contract.
So, one year will cost about $200 oppose to $260 for Coles Mobile.While I see your point, I still believe this is a bargain for some users. A lot of people on OzB jump month to month between starter kits to take advantage of bonus data in their 1st month. Eg. some people may use all the 2gb well before the months end.
It is good to see Yomojo is prepaid and not postpaid. I have been caught out on excess data with month to month plans before
edit:
hang on when they say an extra 5gb with the first recharge does that mean on the 2nd month after spending $40 all up? If that is the case it certainly makes it less appealingSee my comment below about much better option for those who require more data.
Yomojo 2 months free promotion ended late October
No. It hasn't ended. It's still on.
I have just used this promo 3 days ago.That is strange, I was talking to their CS through online chat yesterday and she said the offer is over!
Will try again as I need second and third services for other family members@RMM:
Why do you need to chat with them if you can simply follow one of these links (which is what I did to sign up):
https://yomojo.com.au/ppc/unli-2gb-19-90-v1/?promo=YMJAW
https://yomojo.com.au/ppc/unli-6gb-29-90-v1/?promo=YMJAWI have just received the SIM card and waiting for porting/activation for the date that I need.
Just don't do the referral of your family members, as otherwise you won't get 2 free months and will only receive the referral credit.
One thing though, do these resellers get the same reception with towers/bands etc as do having actual Optus? Even though it is "Coles" it is actually just re-branded Optus (not re-sold Optus - ie. Vaya, LC, etc are). Even when you call the Coles Mobile support you are actually calling Optus's call centers.
OvO have a 19 3gb deal
If someone wants more data, than you could go for Yomojo $30 per month (30 days !) with 6 GB data and unlimited calls & sms.
Pay for 1 month, get 2 months FREE.
So $30 will give you 3 months (90 days) with 18GB data (6GB per month).
This is so much better deal than the Coles deal, where you have to pay $40 for just 56 days with 9 GB in total (2 for the 1st month + 7 for the 2nd month)
Is that a once only incentive or does it apply every time you recharge? I hate porting every few months.
Has Yomojo still got the 3 months for the price of 1 still running?
Can't see it from their website. Is it available via other means?
You can still get to the page. I went through a previous deal posted to find it. I didn't go into any further detail to confirm it's working but given the page still exists I would be surprised if it didn't
Unsure why people are negging you. I believe your comparison is valid. To neg a deal one must make a comment on a deal. So it would only be fair those that down vote a comment of a negative poster should be expected to do the same.
@4agte:
You are right. The Yomojo deal is still running. I have just switched to them using this deal. 2 free months have been confirmed.
Some people just like to neg for the sake of negging. They don't have, nor they need any reasons.
So far, I haven't seen a single argument showing where my estimate is incorrect and showing why Yomojo deal is worse than the Coles offer.
On the other hand, I showed all the advantages of Yomojo offer.Whenever there's a neg I read it regardless of it being revoked or not. Either for the LOLs or in this instance for valid info. Thanks for sharing
It's a one off deal.
The promo is still on.Yes. It's still running. I just used it.
Those people who negged me are just too lazy to do the sums.
They are also too lazy to check if the deal is still on.And I can assure you it is, as I have just switched to Yomojo using this deal 3 days ago.
7GB on the first recharge, this confuses me. does this mean after 28 days? or is activation a "recharge"?
how do yo "recharge" something without the initial charge up?Totally rejected Coles and, this very am, got two 12 month prepaid plans from kogan… First one for me because I hardly use my phone. $125.93/52 = $2.42 p/w. (Convenient + no fuss). Second one is for my son because he is the goddamn bermuda triangle of data usage! $279.93/52 = $5.38 p/w. (Unlimited C&T + 8GB p/m). Not too bad, plus I don't have to worry about a goddamn thing for one whole year… Unless Kogan mobile goes pear shaped in which case I'm in the shit!! Any OzB superheroes out there, PLEEEEASE don't roast me!
"Second one is for my son because he is the goddamn bermuda triangle of data usage!"
My kids are exactly the same, I turn OFF data on all their apps and they still manage to drain a monthly plan in a day.
My son's favourite one is 'butt dialing', numerous times he has drained an account by dialing the same number numerous times within an hour and claims no knowledge.Hahahaaaa! "Butt Dialling' sounds excellent!
I am continually amazed at the fact my boy will be the only one using data and when he hears "WTF happened here?" he can, as cool as you like, say "it wasn't me!" Hahaha!
My kids went from using 3 to using 8 in no time.
They're now using 8 in 2 weeks and i have to remove the sim, wifi or nothing. prepaid or bust.
Can I swap my woollies starter kits for this,
They've stopped me being able to activate any more
why? how many SIM you have activated?
Quite a few
I have gone through at least 5 now and still good.
Hey all, I'm new to this, so sorry if my question is retarded. I purchased an Optus sim card 28 days ago, recharged it, and it's about to expire today. If I purchase The Coles Mobile Prepaid, will I get another sim card or can I use the Optus one ? And will i keep the same phone number, or would I have to get a new one ? Thanks for your responses !
you will be sent a new sim card
Thanks, but what about my current phone number ? Will I be able to keep it ?
You just port your number over.
This is our this deal works, you buy a $2 Coles Prepaid sim then purchase a recharge of $20 (which constitute as your 1st recharge) and you get unlimited talk and txt and 7GB data, all to use within 28 days. You can also recharge $40 instead of the $20 as your 1st recharge and you get unlimited talk and txt and 12GB of data and also 250 int'l minutes (Countries include: China, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, South Korea, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, UK and USA), all to use within 28 days.
Thanks, but what about my current phone number ? Will I be able to keep it ?
Yes. There's an option to keep your phone number if you want. Porting your phone number is free.
Thanks !
Similar to most other deals around $20. No big deal really.
7GB is first recharge, following is only 2GB
Post up all the T&C's for the deal