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25% off New Monthly Mobile Plan with Optus (Family & Friends Offer) for The First 10 Redemptions Only

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This offer allows you to receive 25% off your new monthly mobile plan (SIM ONLY Included) if you sign up to a 12 or 24 month plan for the whole contract. Need to sign up by 31st of March 2017.

First 10 redemptions (per link) only! (Links will says X is popular when all redemptions redeemed). Each referral earns the employee points worth $50.

Important

  • Please do not PM me (idanzzz) or the moderators with any links. No further links are needed so please don't post them in the comments.

  • For Queries regarding the Optus Deal and whether or not you would be eligible please utilise the Online Optus Chat via Optus.com.au and they will be able to assist with your enquiries not all staff on this thread would be able to answer queries as they do not want to give out the wrong advice

  • If you have just ported out from Optus to another carrier and are porting back in to Optus using this offer, please allow at least 3-4 days for system to update. Eventually if you keep trying, you will get through it. Its just matter of time.

  • Similarly, if you have changed to Optus prepaid and are changing to Postpaid, please give some time.


25% Family & Friends discount: Family and friends of Optus employees who receive a unique link shared by an Optus employee, will receive 25% discount of access fees for 12 months when they sign up to a 12 month SIM Only Online plan or 24 months when they sign up to a 24 month My Plan Plus. Available to new services only. Each unique link can only be used to redeem the 25% discount offer up to a maximum of 10 redemptions. Offer ends 5:00pm AEDST on 31 March 2017. Family and friends who sign up by 31 March 2017, must activate their new service by 30 April 2017. 25% discount will be applied from your second bill and will remain on your service until you recontract, change to an ineligible plan or cancel your plan. Not available in conjunction with any other discount offer and is not transferable or redeemable for cash. Offer is available for friends and family of Optus employees including Retail Co (Contractors and franchisees excluded). You must be a permanent full-time or part-time employee of Optus, Alphawest, Uecomm, Virgin Mobile, or NCSI Australia or a block time employee and on contract for a period of 12 months or more.


Links

Mod (Updated 31/3):

Using Thomas' Link

If the main link has been exhausted use these other employee's links:

Teroa's Link - Clinton's Link
George's Link - Andrew's Link
Joel's Link - Jacqueline's Link
Cameron's Link

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    • Same been trying all day and yesterday too…

  • Just ported out of OPTUS last night to Telstra prepaid I can't port back in and the person on live chat told me that I will need to get a new number to take up the offer. Has anyone successfully port back to OPTUS?

    • +1

      I did this last week for my wife. Ported out on Tuesday night but could only sign up to this deal on Friday… think it takes a few days for the Optus database to clear.

      Haven't received sim/phone though, do have a order number.

    • Hey blueyhumor
      I have confirmed with our internal support that it can take time for system to update. I would suggest to wait for 3-4 days

      If you need a link please send me private message. Thanks

  • -1

    Hi all
    Here is another link that has a few spare slots.

    https://offer.optus.com.au/employeeadvantage/offer/?in=OPTUS…

  • -1

    Because you can never have enough fresh links…. https://offer.optus.com.au/employeeadvantage/offer/?in=OPTUS…

  • Signed up to $63.75 iPhone 7 32GB plan.. 10GB data + int'l calls + optus sport = great value!! coming from Vodafone, I asked them if they could match but they just gave their hands up.. hope Optus coverage doesn't disappoint..

  • +1

    Thanks! Missus Telstra plan had just come out of contract and they didn't want to come to the party and discount.
    Got the $22.50 12 month BYO plan. Pity I resigned with Telstra a couple weeks previous :(
    Ordered Thursday, Sim received today, activated and ported over now. Couldn't be easier!

  • Hi Guys got another link here.

    https://offer.optus.com.au/employeeadvantage/offer/?in=OPTUS…

    No offers have been used yet at posting

  • Here's another link guys if your interested.

    Thanks

    https://offer.optus.com.au/employeeadvantage/offer/?in=OPTUS…

  • can you up or downgrade your plan from the existing options? or is this a one time thingy and if you opt for greater or less data you lose your 25% discount?

    • I would suggest to chose appropriate plan right from the beginning rather than changing it in the middle of contract.

      Send me private message if you need a link. Thanks

      • ok, im trying to ascertain how much i will chew through a month. probably a lot.

  • I have an existing postpaid mobile with Optus and I'm thinking of using this deal for the missus - I have a second sim under my name that she uses and it's currently pre-paid with another provider.

    Does anyone know, if I sign up using the referral links here, will this second mobile be automatically added to my existing Optus account? I want them both to be on the same bill so I get the data pooling, and I don't want to jump through hoops to do that.

    Could I just give the online chat folks a referral link and they sign me up without me having to fill in the form myself?

    • I queried this myself with optus , optus informed me one code per service , so one code per phone , it makes no diference if they are on the same account . the chat folk cannot help , must be done online , chat cannot offer the 25% of deal .

    • rottwell is right. As long as account holder is same, it should not be a problem.
      Also accounts can be merged under one account even later.

      Let me know if you need a link. Thanks

  • Can optus contractor sign up using 25% code as well?

    • Yes, as long as you are ordering new number, porting from other carrier or changing from prepaid.

      Send me private message if you need the link. Thanks

      • Offer is available for friends and family of Optus employees including Retail Co (Contractors and franchisees excluded).
        Isnt this mean Contractors are not allowed?

        • @Reservin
          What they meant is that Contractors and Franchisees would not get a link to signup friends and families.

          They are still free to signup to the offer as a customer.

        • @amsaini15: I think that means only Optus employees friend and family including Retail Co are eligible for offer.. Doesnt mean that only permanent employees are getting discount link to share..
          Also if I sign up for $40 sim only plan, first bill will be $40 then 2nd to 24th will be $30?

  • +1

    Please dont hate me because of Amway, but you can also get 25% off at any time via Amway's IBO offer.
    I signed up as an IBO just to get the deal. The plans arent as good value as optus but in the past when I have traveled to the country for work, I found Telstra's network to be superior.

  • Placed an order for SG7 on Sunday and the order has shipped today. In last two days, I nagged Optus like anything - called them twice a day on their 949 number (yes the wait time was more than 40 minutes) but it was completely worth it.

    I am porting from Vodafone and as my cycle starts on 10th of every month, I had to get the SIM by 9th to ensure that Vodafone doesn't charge me $130 (as they don't charge on pro-rata basis anymore). Thanks to all those at the call centre who helped me getting this far.

    • You are lucky,
      I placed my order on Saturday night. Get a message from them and called them Monday afternoon to be advised my order won't be delivered until next week :(

  • Morning Guys,

    I've given my family an opportunity to get the 25% offer with only 1 taker so the rest is OzBargains. Thanks to the mods for their efforts in maintaining this whole deal.

    Also welcome Optus Employees who are new to OzBargain. Going to have to be quicker than usual to snap up the deals now :)

    https://offer.optus.com.au/employeeadvantage/offer/?in=OPTUS…

  • Can anyone suggest a good case for the S 7 please?

  • Anyone else having an issue when trying to keep their number?
    Comes up with this message when trying to agree to the port T&C: "This number is not eligible for this offer.
    Select "Give me a new number" if you would like to take up this offer on an additional mobile service."

    • Are you an existing postpaid customer? The offer is for new connections only.

      • No I am a telstra prepaid customer, forgot to mention this sorry.

        • Hey buddy.. You should not have a problem.

          If you turn on your private message, I can send you link to try. Thanks

    • +1

      If you ported out to telstra then it will takes 3days. I did last saturday. Today i dont get that message anymore.

      • Hey, yeh this is the case, thanks for the reply!

  • One more link with a fresh 10 referrals as of when I post this :)

    https://offer.optus.com.au/employeeadvantage/offer/?in=OPTUS…

  • -4

    Optus are hopeless. My partner and I ordered 2 phone plans on Sunday. His was shipped on Monday, I still hadn't heard anything about mine, I phoned today and was advised mine hasn't been approved because I didn't pass the credit check. I have a good credit score, we own our own home and have a good income, yet no one at Optus can tell me why mine wasn't approved. Over 2 hours on the phone and no answers and no offer to help, very poor customer service. Will now be cancelling our home phone and Internet with them. Can anyone advise me, is my partner able to cancel his phone plan? It has been shipped but we haven't received it yet. Thanks in advance.

    • -1

      Why the negative votes??

      • I had the same issue with you and they send me round and round before they admit the credit check staff made an error.
        My advice is to call them again and be persistent but remain calm and polite, after all they are just doing their job.

        I called the number that they left when they wanted more information and I didn't have to wait in the queue.
        PM me if you want the number.

  • Anybody got a call from Optus asking for your DOB? Somebody called me, from optus, asked for my date of birth to proceed my temp order. I didn't give him.
    Is this a normal process?

    • Uhm, yes? They use it to identify you, and I believe it is also required when you port a phone number to another provider.

  • Has anyone else signed up for the 8GB+4GB plan? What does it show for your data usage in the app or online? Mine shows 10GB. I contacted Optus to query this and the rep said it will only show the bonus 2Gb once the initial 10GB is used, but I'm not convinced. If that was the case wouldn't it show the base 8GB and the 4GB once I've used the 8GB?

    • Hey mate I asked about this too. First person on chat said the same thing - that the extra 2gb is available after spending 10gb. Chat was disconnected so I asked the next person who said it should correct to 12gig after the first month

      • Yeah I've read the same on Whirlpool. People are being told it will go to 12Gb after the first month.

    • Clearly says when you sign up that extra 2gb will be creditd from 2nd month

  • New link with 10 fresh referrals right now:

    https://offer.optus.com.au/employeeadvantage/offer/?in=OPTUS…

  • +1

    Optus sweeping australia's customers with this deal

  • +1

    I installed the "My Optus" app. I am not impressed that it is used as a "crowd sourcing" data collection tool by Optus. Unless you switch it off, it will sample sample "connection quality" (mobile towers, WiFi, etc., presumably also getting GPS locations). This will drain a lot of power. I suggest people turn it off. Same for push notifications.

  • +2

    Signed up to the $40 SIM plan. Haven't activated yet but my friend did and only showed 10GB. So I decided to have a chat with Optus before activating and they told me I will be getting the 12gb but it will only be reflected on my account & app from the second billing period.

    Asked about the discount since it wasn't in the contract and was told I would have to pay $40 for the first month and the 25% discount would start from second billing period. So I asked if the extra $10 I paid in first month would be given back to me in second bill but was told no.

    I mentioned when I signed up it said "Min. Total Cost $360 over 12 months" so it should be $30 each month then after few moments was told that it would be credited back to me after the contract ends or I change the plan.

    Not too happy so far…they've really done this poorly. Everything is so unclear and I can't believe the contract doesn't reflect the plan we actually signed up for.

    • In the same boat and totally agree. They even mailed my sim to the billing address instead of the delivery address.

  • Are the iPhones unlocked?

    • Yes, it's unlocked. I just tried yesterday. All postpaid iphone is unlocked, i think i also read it somewhere on optus website.

  • +1

    Optus changed my delivery address to my billing address without authorisation. (addresses were different on confirmation and despatch).
    Called them on Friday night to have this rectified. Rep said they would do it.
    Come Tuesday I get a missed you card from star track leaving it an LPO not even my local.
    This LPO closes at 5pm and not possible to make it there.
    Optus couldn't even courier to me same day to rectify their mistake.
    Somehow managed to get a $45 dollar credit promised to me at this price they could get a courier to drop it off to me same day.
    still highly doubtful i will get $45 credit.

    Somehow i always have problems with telcos.
    Last time Optus sent me a phone without a sim card and tried to bill me for the period that i didn;t even have the phone in hand and ready to use.

    • I had the same problem regarding the billing address and delivery address being changed. Came home to a Startrack "missed you" card too. I was fuming because only hours earlier I'd waited on hold for 30 minutes to confirm something else Optus were querying and at the same I asked them to confirm the delivery address. I was told the correct address and yet they still tried to deliver to my billing address.

      Fortunately, my father in law was able to pick up the phone from the post office today, on my behalf. I wouldn't have been able to get there until Saturday.

  • +3

    Optus's online chat and issue resolution is very very bad. I ported myself from Telstra for this offer and even before I initialised the number porting and the service, I requested them to move me to a higher plan with the same handset and they wont understand. They asked me that there is no way of doing that other than me cancelling the order and sending the phone back even though I wanted the same handset just a bigger data plan. Make sure you select the right plan at the first go else you are going to regret it! Spent almost 4 hours with the support and still not sure if the discount is applied after they put me on higher plan!

    • totally agree. different agent has different idea and different suggestion.

  • Ordered S7 with 7GB late last week (Friday), received an order number on Monday however no updates since.

    Online chat said there was a mismatch of birth dates on the Optus system and my current provider (Boost), called Boost confirmed details are the same.

    Online chat again said there wasn't a mismatch… and told to call the online order team… which aren't sure why there's a delay

    Just leading new users to go around in circles!

  • im thinking of going from a sim only plan to a phone plan im guessing it wont work with this ?

  • For those who ordered the Samsung Galaxy S7 on the $65.00 plan, did you receive the Gear Fit 2 with your delivery? I have not received mine. I'm contacting Optus to see what the go is and will report back.

  • +1

    gear fit is via a separate samsung promotion and it takes about a month

  • My contract runs out on the 18th. I have had to bring my S5 in for repairs on Thursday (2nd time in a year).
    Today I got told I could pick up my replacement as my phone wasn't repairable.
    It was a factory refurbished handset and unfortunately it was DOA. It will not pick up any network.
    The store staff tried multiple sim cards.

    So they now want to send this broken phone, that I got to replace my broken phone from last week, again for repair.
    That's 2 phones in 6 days. 3 Phones in a year.
    Thus I'm in need of a new phone ASAP.
    I want to keep this number though.

    I guess if I arrange a 2nd plan right now, I will lose my current number as soon as I cancel on the 18th? I'm just worried optus is going to ozbargain (cancel) this deal before the 18th…..

  • Hey guys,

    Feel free to use this link.

    Andrew's Link - https://offer.optus.com.au/employeeadvantage/offer/?in=OPTUS…

    Enjoy!

  • -4

    Shoot, Gear Fit 2 promoters don't accept a photo of the IMEI on the box for the promotion purposes. They only accept the IMEI on the phone screen, which means I need to break the seal and turn the phone on to dial #*06# to get the IMEI photo which means I won't be able to get the best price for it on Gumtree/eBay.

    Thanks Samsung….

  • I still havent received an actual order number, only a temp one, it has been 2 days :(

    • +1

      Hey mate ..Optus is inundated with this offer and is taking longer that usual.
      People do get worries first few days but General feedback is that order is eventually moving for them.

  • Here is another link to take up this offer

    https://offer.optus.com.au/employeeadvantage/offer/?in=OPTUS…

    • Thanks - Used your code. Like others I received an email from optus asking me to contact them regarding my order. In case they ask can you PM your full name if they want to make sure that i am a "family or friend"

      • Dont need any details anymore - my phone call to optus went well - they just needed to confirm an address

  • I signed up last week and received my sim card 2 days ago.
    I haven't activated my Optus, I'm now getting 'SOS only'on my existing service (Virgin) without my authorisation.

    Is anyone having this issue?

    I never received SMS asking to port/activate now.
    The only SMS i received says 'OPTUS MSG: Please call Optus to complete the port you can chat with us here… or call…'

    • +1

      I suspect they automatically port within a few days of you getting the SIM. Why not just port?

    • Have you tried putting your Optus sim in phone? I am guessing porting has completyed and your Optus sim should be working.

    • Yes happened to me too. I rang Optus and they offered to port me back but they just made too many problems when suddenly I had no service on my phone. Terms and conditions state you have to activate by end of April. Optus operator told me its automatic. Not in fine print though. Just not good enough!

      • +1

        Yep just a heads up for anyone who wishes to activate Optus service at the later stage.
        My advice is call Optus asap once your sim card has arrived and tell Optus not to port your number yet.

  • BE AWARE!!!!!!!! I was just been contacted by Optus, they asked me to provide the employee's information who sent me the link, they also told me we won't receive the discount if the employee did not provide their special discount team with our information….

    Can any Optus staff certify this ? That sounds quite odd to me

    • +4

      Well, let's hope "Ronny" remembers me fondly. All the good times we had together, like when he posted that link, and I clicked on it….

    • That would be extremely unfair

      • looks like a trap

    • +1

      If I don't get the discount, Optus is going to highly regret having a customer like me.

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