Endless Data BYO Plan
*Doesn't look like there are any International calls included.
Available from 3 May 2018 and priced at $69 per month on a 12 month plan (min cost $828)
UPDATE 28 July 2018
This deal has been updated by Telstra and now only includes 30GB of usable data (which was previously announced to have included 40GB on the blog.)
yep Telstra has gone to the dogs
Which dogs?
When it drops to 1.5 Mb/s.
That is very slow.
Still get over 100kb/s which is way better than what you got on ADSL when capped. At least it's enough to stream Spotify in the car, use Facebook, etc. It's fine for most mobile apps since you typically use one at a time. I would say for one person 1.5Mbps is still quite usable especially on a phone.
Easily fast enough to watch SD Netflix, just about 2 simultaneous SD streams actually
@billdsl: My ADSL speed is about 14mb/s which is faster than NBN12. This is 1.5mb/s, not 1.5MB/s! Are you sure your ADSL wasn't 1.5MB/s?
@pal: ADSL 1 is limited to 1.5 mbps, (bits!) This is mainly the rural exchanges that weren't upgraded by Telstra to ADSL 2, Which goes up to 25 mbps depending on distance to exchange.
Why you would go for NBN12 is baffling, given NBN25 and 50 are generally similar costs, plus they use a new CVC calculation now, so potentially more congestion if you stayed on12 than changing to 50.
Woof Woof Woof
Lol
Great timing to post a deal.
damage control
wasn't an outage, they just throttled peoples serbvice ….. down to nothingg.
Yes, I can confirm. It happened to me. I hope it is not some random person pressing the wrong button again.
Didn’t Telstra sack the random person last time?
Nopes random person wasn’t sacked because they randomly sacked a person.
I used to work in Telstra ….. problem is they reduced internal escalation engineering skills and now depend more on their suppliers … so when something breaks they depends on cisco, juniper, Ericcson, etc to fix it and that all takes extra time.
Outsourcing saves money on head count but doesn't make you more agile as you wait for suppliers to respond.
as you wait for suppliers to respond.
Don't they have OLA's with their suppliers?
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depends on the fault. for some issues there's no way even the best Telstra engineers could fix it, and they have to go the vendors. wonder what this one is…
and sometimes relying on vendors doesn't necessarily take extra time. if they are in the same timezone then experts from the vendor can be online in the same amount of time as Telstra people. the issue is when it's something the local vendor team can't handle, either because it's too complicated of an issue, or the local staff has been reduced. there's a reason some vendors are more expensive than others.
So I guess I won’t be downloading giant graphics libraries on the train to a gig then…
Free?
Yewwwwwww
Capped at 1.5Mbps after 40gb, no thanks.
hey, that's faster than my NBN connection during peak times with SkyMesh
is it 1.5 Mbps download speed?
I've pay for a 100/40 connection. During peak times I can't even stream Spotify or connect to a server to get a speed test result using speed test.
@Bellpop: ummm, maybe its time to leave Skymesh and join some respective ISP like Telecube. Your experience on 100/40 connection is totally unacceptable.
I just hooked my parents up with telecube using FTTN and they have definitely won node lotto. The modem is reporting 107735 downstream and 44199 upstream meaning the node must be <150m and they get 90Mpbs when doing speed test during peak periods.
@Nuggets: …….oh, then aussie broadband would be the next best ISP imo. I heard they constantly monitor their CVC and would refuse signups if a particular CVC is full
@Homr: Yep, I'm in the middle of customer service emails. apparently I'm off-net and it's not their fault regarding the speeds. they said they won't improve and that I should leave. Very helpful.They also asked me not to go to the TIO haha. what a bunch of freaks.
Speeds with telecube during the night time is actually OK with me, but I'm one of the lucky ones with FTTP
However, the speeds to servers overseas (USA, EU etc) are pretty trash sometimes and I often get under 1mbps dl speeds at night.
@Bellpop: Have you contacted support? That’s not acceptable at all in my opinion.
On fiber to the premise myself on Skymesh and have no issues during peak on 100/40. Probably get between 80 to 95 down.
@Bellpop: ouch reason why i left them got sick of paying $90 for 100/40 HFC (240gb) and peak would drop to 10-20mbs and pings were 150ms. Switched to telecube for $69 and peak it see 40mbs + pings around 50ms :)
@Bellpop: the reason they say not to go to the TIO is because it's a waste of your time and the TIO time. If they've already said they're happy to let you leave from your contract then there's nothing more the TIO can do.
Exact same thing happening with me, im 110m from the node and from 5pm till 10pm I get an average of 4mbps with drops down to under 1mbps, was told unless I can prove that im also getting them slow speeds at ALL times of the day they can't do anything about it.
Absolute joke considering I'm paying for the 100/40 speed pack.
Currently on a waiting list to get transferred to Aussie Broadband, hopefully at the end of this month sometime.
Optus capped at 1.5Mbps after 0gb tether
my optus service is 60GB for $50 no throttle, at $70 Optus were doing 200GB data no throttle on their double data deals.
I think double data is for only for the first month
No, for life on contract
@jassssone:
I am on the 200gb plan and can confirm it is for the life of the contract.
Absolute amazeballs.
Connected via VPN, I get approx 4-5mbs actual download speed :]
Much better than 1.5mbs capped Home Wireless.
That's a truly amazing deal. At 1.5Mbps, you can download only 328.5 GB (gigabytes) of you keep downloading 24*7 fur the full month. Maybe you can add 40GB to that too understand the whole deal.
The problem is, you need died for bursts of downloads. You can't do 24*7 on a mobile phone you're using for other services too.
i think they say they reserve the right to slow down your speeds further especially during peak hours.
What are you using other than HD Netflix to go through 328GB on your phone? I only have 6GB a month and stream Spotify every time I'm in the car and have only used about 3gb at most.
oops, just bought Kogan 365 days plan 16gb voucher and now regretting lol
You shouldn’t be, because the extra savings can go towards paying for a new phone.
great idea mate
Kogan plan upgrades apply to existing users too, so each time they upgrade the 16gb plan you'll reap the benefits too.
It sucks that the speed is capped after 40gb however this is definitely a step in the right direction. Maybe in a few years time we will all be paying $30 a month for unlimited data with no caps.
$30 a month for unlimited data with no caps? Oh, how I wish the unicorns are real. Really, I really wish it will be true :)
5 years ago it was like $130/month for unlimited calls and 5gb. It's not that far fetched.
My first iPhone in 2011 came with 30MB of data in the plan before I upgraded to like 1GB lol
Hi, I see you're 'associated'. I have 2 unofficial questions:
FYI: My nephew out from the UK to back pack about the joint is paying 23 quid per month for unlimited mobile data, he's disssapointed though as he only gets 20GB / mth whilst he is international roaming, he was hoping to get a better deal here!
40gb is not unlimited. lol. All you can eat pizza (3 slices per customer only).
After 3 slices you can only eat the crusts.
at 1.5 crusts per hour.
wtf are people doing to use 40gb a month when they're out?
cancel nbn
people who live by themselves and use mobile tethering at home?
Depends how well your device tethers also, the range of routers will be much better than that of a phone. I think a home connection is still necessary at this time.
Yep, if I had 200GB + 1.5mbit for $60 / month, I'd cancel ADSL2 + line rental.
we have 60GB of data but haven't hit 30GB a month and that is with youtube etc …..
wt# are people doing to use 40gb a month when they're out?
I play Candy Crush Saga… a lot
I live in regional Vic and know a tonne of people paying through the nose for satellite connections with tiny quotas. This would be a massive improvement for them both in terms of speed and price.
Better than the old "unlimited" home broadband plans. 10GB data, then slowed to 32KBps/256kbps.
After 40GB, speeds capped at 1.5Mbps and slowed further during busy periods
1.5 megabits per second is already incredibly slow as it is.
Enough to stream Netflix at SD
Apparently Netflix recommends 3Mbps for SD. And that's just standard definition.
1.5 is enough for SD.
I stream Netflix via optus free data on my TV (I found a work around) @ 1.5 and have no issues
@easternculture: yeah I've realised this is the recommended speed not the minimum speed which would be less. Great to know you have no issues @ 1.5 :)
Enought to download .avi files in SD
1.5 mbps is actually what I got when I was in burnside, vic on telstras 4g. Funny thing is it was better than the Telstra adsl which was going on 1 mbps.
To think I used to play CS on a 112kbps connection with a ~50ms odd ping.
The first decent Telstra mobile deal I have seen in a long time.
Not the best, but better
The pixel 2 XL deal is pretty damn awesome, did you miss that one?
Found a better deal elsewhere on the 2XL, for the partner. I still rock the S8+. This deal is basically vividwireless without capped first 40gb, in a phone. I use 3 x vividwireless so this is pretty appealing. With a spare Nexus 6p sitting here, easy tethering.
Yes this is what I got last time. Sold the phone and now works out to $25/month with 15gb Telstra data.
I have a 20$ discout with telstra currently (70$ plan for $50) do they ever transfer it to a new plan?
Get onto 24/7 chat and they can usually carry the discount over when you recontract.
It depends WHY you're getting the $20 discount in the first place.
Time to ditch my Telstra ADSL2 connection which is poor most of the time..1mbps is way better than it.
Genuine question - is 1.5 mbps enough to watch standard definition Netflix on a mobile phone?
I actually don't mind the thought of this plan - I never need super fast speeds I'm not downloading stuff or tethering but would definitely want to do a fair bit of Netflix and Apple Music streaming.
yeah it should be easily.
Is 1.5 mbps enough to watch standard definition Netflix on a mobile phone
Yes. I've tested this (not on a phone, but 1.5mbit)
1.5 is fine. but "slowed further during busy periods (not suitable for HD video or high speed applications)." is not going to be…
depends if "busy periods" is artificial - since non-capped users will get more than 1.5, im not sure any period will be "busy" enough to claim theyre at 100% capacity. therefore its pretty open to their own interpretation if busy periods will be 5-11pm every night or not…
Voda too, if you prefer their network:
https://ausdroid.net/2018/05/01/vodafone-announces-its-own-u…
That one includes international calls, you can bolt on their popular roaming feature, and has Qantas Frequent Flyer points…
Unfortunately the network wont cope.
http://www.news.com.au/technology/innovation/reports-of-a-ma…
Reports of a major Telstra outage across Australia
BREAKING: A major outage across Telstra’s 4G network is impacting thousands of voice calls across Australia.
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