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$41.25/mth 12 Month SIM Only Plan Unlimited Calls + Text + 80GB Data + Optus Sport + Music/Video Streaming Free @ Optus

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$41.25/mth 12 Month SIM Only Plan Unlimited Calls + Text + 80GB Data + Optus Sport + Music/Video Streaming Free @ Optus
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[Deactivated] on 10/12/2018 - 12:41 optus.com.au (5984 clicks)
Last edited 14/01/2019 - 13:11 by 2 other users

Saw this on my Facebook feed earlier this afternoon -

Usually $55/mth now down to $41.25/mth (25% off).

Highlight features incl.:

  • Unlimited Calls + Text Nationally AND to 35 select int'l destinations
  • 80GB shareable data
  • Optus Sport which usually includes EP, UEFA, etc.
  • National Geographic subscription
  • Data free media streaming on selected music + video streaming services.

Great idea for either heavy users and/or use this as data booster for the family data share.

Comparable offers:

Update: Offer extended to the 3rd Feb 2019

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  • aspirepranesh on 10/12/2018 - 12:52
    +5

    Optus have been promoting their sim only plans heavily comparing to Telstra direct! Gotta love competition.

    • static on 10/12/2018 - 13:36
      +3

      If only Telstra were competitive. I'm stuck in an Optus dead zone and Telstra don't even seem to try to be competitive.

      • Mooncakes on 10/12/2018 - 14:00
        +1

        Do you really need 80gb of data though telstra's 60gb plan is pretty good

        • static on 10/12/2018 - 14:23
          +1

          If you are a new service it's mildly competitive with Optus, if you are not then it doesn't even compare. No love for loyalty.

          I also don't like Telstra's "Bonus" data stuff they do instead of just upgrading their offerings.

          • ONEMariachi on 10/12/2018 - 14:35

            @static: Telstra's systems are absolute dogshit, so it is easier for them to add a bonus add on of data then it is to refresh the plan itself. They really need to update their syetems to something more robust.

    • SmittyTT on 16/01/2019 - 21:13

      Awesome value!
      My friend & her partner signed up on sales chat. They share the data between them. Works pretty well for them.

  • Jenova on 10/12/2018 - 13:12

    (profanity) i signed the same plan last month for $49.5 now they give me this?
    currently it isn't direct debt aka i have to pay manually. is it possible not to pay and have they terminate my service while i enroll into a new one?

    • quitram on 10/12/2018 - 13:43
      +3

      Not possible; you will pick up a default on your credit history by doing so.

    • Crimzin on 10/12/2018 - 13:46

      argh.. me too!

  • Vancomycin 1000mg on 10/12/2018 - 13:14
    +4

    $31.5/month for 30GB data. Well worth it as you Optus sports too

    • Jase2801 on 10/12/2018 - 13:21

      For another $10 a month you get 50GB extra which makes it a pretty good deal.

      • Vool on 10/12/2018 - 17:23
        +5

        Yes, if you are going to use the extra data, else it's $120 extra.

    • arctan on 10/12/2018 - 13:25

      Is this deal still active?

    • harryozz on 10/12/2018 - 14:27
      +2

      I rang up said im moving to telstra, so they gave me 10GB of extra data on the 30gb plan so a total of 40gb for 31.50 a month.

    • 1Kenobi on 15/01/2019 - 20:42

      do you have link to that deal please?

  • snoopydoop on 10/12/2018 - 13:20

    Is this stackable with anything?
    EDIT: "Not available with other discounts" - but still potentially any cashbacks or something?

  • dcep on 10/12/2018 - 13:26
    +1

    tempted to cancel nbn

    • lovedeals on 10/12/2018 - 13:39
      +2

      You're better off getting the 200gb data sim plan for $60pm ($50 if you have another service with optus) https://www.optus.com.au/shop/broadband/mobile-broadband/dat…

      • Sheppy on 10/12/2018 - 15:02

        Where do you see the $10 off? I've asked a few reps and they all said the offer expired…

        • avendr on 10/12/2018 - 19:05

          Yes, that offer has expired. Instead now you can cancel the mobile broadband plan with out any exit fees.

    • jezza p on 10/12/2018 - 15:06
      +1

      did that myself. signed up for 200gb for $60 for 24 months. Sold the tablet they gave me. got it down to basically $25 a month. Then, I signed up to this deal. I have to say it's not as fast as NBN tho…not in my area at least. you better test it out with a prepaid sim before you jump on it.

      • Sapiens on 22/12/2018 - 10:42

        Hi thinking of doing this myself - which tablet did you sell, and what did you get for it? Cheers

        • jezza p on 22/12/2018 - 15:38
          +1

          I got the Samsung galaxy tab S4. People are selling it on eBay but I couldn’t be bothered dealing with people there, I went with this website called webuyback. Quick and easy. Got $620 for that tablet…made the plan essentially about $25 a month for 24 months. (I have got $10 discount per month as well since I’m already a customer…it’s only $50 per month for me normally)

  • lovedeals on 10/12/2018 - 13:28

    Hmmmm decisions…I currently have a 30GB plan for $35pm.

    • imolared on 10/12/2018 - 13:46

      Do you use more than 30gb per month?

      • snoopydoop on 10/12/2018 - 13:52

        and if you don't, would your usage change? Would it be a useful $62 a year for the extra 50gb p/m?
        I'm in the same boat but am considering it because I would hotspot & stream a lot more while I'm away. But currently use 10-15gb a month.

  • Duram on 10/12/2018 - 13:47
    +1

    ooof

  • Zylam Marex on 10/12/2018 - 13:50

    Wow, how does the sharing data work?

    • snoopydoop on 10/12/2018 - 13:53
      +1

      I'm guessing if you have multiple phone services on the same account (kids or family or something), then you would get it across all services.

      • Zylam Marex on 10/12/2018 - 13:55
        +1

        Oh wow that makes this an even more incredible deal. Glad I didn't jump on the P20 Pro telstra deal!

        • snoopydoop on 10/12/2018 - 13:56

          I'm not 100% certain though - so definitely research! But fairly sure.

        • tmonkey on 11/12/2018 - 16:06
          +3

          I just went in store to sign up for 2 accounts. In store they have $15 addon accounts with 3GB data, so instead of 2 x $41.25 with more data than I need, I got 1 x 80GB and 2 extra accounts with 3GB each (my daughter is at the age where she's just about to get a phone). So my total is 86GB shared by 3 lines for $71.25/month.

          • Zylam Marex on 11/12/2018 - 16:14

            @tmonkey: Oh wow that is actually pretty incredible. Thank you for letting us know, was looking at getting something very similar with my family. That works out to be around 24 per person. Really good!

          • stirlo on 12/12/2018 - 15:42
            +1

            @tmonkey: Do these "Add On" accounts include calls? I'm assuming they gave you the $25 plan on their website with a $10 discount? Can you confirm?

            • tmonkey on 12/12/2018 - 17:26

              @stirlo: Yes, calls and texts, but international calls were a $10 add on (they're included in the $41.25 account)

              • stirlo on 12/12/2018 - 17:47

                @tmonkey: Awesome, I’m going to grab that deal ASAP :)

    • Heybargain on 10/12/2018 - 13:58
      +5

      If you have multiple service with Optus under the same account name you can share your data.
      Eg if one service has 80gb and the other 20gb you share 100gb between both.

    • ameno on 10/12/2018 - 14:49
      +5

      Essentially pools all accounts you link in your primary account.

      Wife and I have our sim plans linked and all data is shared between us.

      https://imgur.com/a/i1h4DIN

      The app also gives a more detailed breakdown of use if required.

  • gbones on 10/12/2018 - 13:55

    my s8 plus plan with woolworths ends in APril and im paying $69 a month for 4gb data. tempted to cancel it and get this but its only 4 months away but i dont know what plans are available in 4 months time

    • snoopydoop on 10/12/2018 - 13:57

      It's a tricky one. There could be even lower price drops going down in a few months, or maybe they are trying to capture all the people shifting over from the closure of Virgin.
      Hard to know.

    • itsDANNY on 10/12/2018 - 14:04

      Same - Woolworths is crap.

  • codinghelloworld on 10/12/2018 - 14:00

    oh, 9 months ago I signed contract with $40 just for 30G. This is incredible deal. Will want to see better deal next year after my current contract expire.

    • User102430 on 06/01/2019 - 12:19

      I was in the same situation and just upgraded to this one, hassle free, no extra cost.
      not sure how often they run such good promos, I'd rather take this one up, extra 50GB for $1.25 per month… no brainer :)

  • Owgasm on 10/12/2018 - 14:15

    What’s 1.5mbps like on video streaming?
    Is that standard definition ie pixel galore?

    • [Deactivated] on 10/12/2018 - 14:18
      -3

      Yes, should be around 480p but shouldn't be a big deal for most imo

      • Owgasm on 10/12/2018 - 14:22

        Do you have to set this up on Netflix/Stan?

        Will the services try to pull 720p+

        • ONEMariachi on 10/12/2018 - 14:38

          Netflix seems to fix itself accordingly depending on the speed you have(not sure if they've changed this recently, been a while since I tried to change it). Stan you can choose what resolution you prefer in the app- did this recently when getting a new 4K tv.

    • mauricem on 11/12/2018 - 22:30

      The netflix app on our 65" tcl tv reports 720 at about .9mbps. Looks fine to me. Plenty of detail eg individual eyelashes etc easily picked up. Still some blocking in some shadowy scenes though.

  • Owgasm on 10/12/2018 - 14:15

    YouTube?

  • Uncaged on 10/12/2018 - 14:15

    Damn expires soon and my plan expires next month.

    I checked in store but they won’t waive it the last month and I’m thinking about just paying it out to take advantage of these sim only plans. I just don’t know if there will be any deals in January.

    • [Deactivated] on 11/12/2018 - 03:40

      Ask online chat, never had an issue getting last few months waived before. If it's a handset plan you may have to pay the last little bit of handset, but otherwise it should be free.

      Other method I use is to simply put the request to change plans in (following usual sign up process but saying I'm an existing customer wanting to upgrade). I've only once had an issue where they called because I had 7/12 months less still, but even then they didn't overly care and waived the fee. Again though, this may still have the last handset payment portion of you're on a plan with a device.

  • Owgasm on 10/12/2018 - 14:26

    Possible to tether and use the 80gb without worries?
    iPad wifi only is what I would use to tether from my iPhone.

    • ChickenAdobo on 10/12/2018 - 14:39

      Optus has 10 dollar surcharge for 1 GB over your monthly data limit

    • xyron on 10/12/2018 - 14:39
      +3

      [Tether] phone is fine

    • jellykingdom on 10/12/2018 - 15:48

      i have tried this before because the hotspot on my HTC is considerably faster than i was able to get with a 4G Modem (i bought one of the Kogan ones which take a sim card). However the phone shuts down the hotspot after a certain amount of inactivity, so it was pretty frustrating

      • avendr on 10/12/2018 - 19:08

        You should be able to disable that in Android.

  • mooreshady on 10/12/2018 - 14:56
    -6

    Is good deal if you can deal with their crap network in melbourne suburbs

  • Zylam Marex on 10/12/2018 - 16:27

    Would a ten percent student discount apply to this?

    • jezza p on 10/12/2018 - 17:02
      +1

      no. it says cannot be combined with other offers. :( would be even nicer if i could get that. haha

      • Zylam Marex on 10/12/2018 - 18:21

        I know right, how awesome would that have been!! 😂

        • DracoManX69 on 23/12/2018 - 23:42
          +1

          !!! Call them and ask I got 10% student discount off the click frenzy deal, the sales people can add it for you

          • Zylam Marex on 24/12/2018 - 00:16

            @DracoManX69: Oh dude are you serious!! That's awesome, thanks for this, I was actually going to go over to Optus tomorrow, I think I'll just call them now! Thanks!

            • happybun on 10/01/2019 - 16:52

              @Zylam Marex: Did you get the student discount?

              • Zylam Marex on 10/01/2019 - 17:25

                @happybun: I asked them in store, they told me I have to call up Optus as they can't do it in store. I actually just got this plan two days ago, was waiting for everything to get set up before I give them a call.

    • huubang on 12/01/2019 - 21:38

      It's a no. If you buy online, there's no way you can apply the promo code to this plan. I've tried talking to 3 different chat persons but they all have the standard answer: NOT FOR THIS PLAN. You can use the student promo code for the 35$ plan to bring it down to 31.5 though. So sad.

  • berryblur on 10/12/2018 - 16:36

    Nice! I thought the deal I signed up months ago at $52pm for 80GB was a bargain. This is definitely a much better offer.

  • Davros on 10/12/2018 - 16:45

    Thanks OP, I was about to sign yesterday on the lesser deal but have a few weeks left on current Jennee sim.

    • jezza p on 10/12/2018 - 17:01

      oh god, same! i'm so glad i didn't. haha

  • herbertg21 on 10/12/2018 - 17:06
    +2

    Just noting my experience for existing optus users. Ensure you check your next bill, they may conveniently leave the "discount" out. Thier sales and billing team are appalling to deal with. Took 3 hours to prove that ive been getting a discount for 13 months on my current 24mth plan.

  • T-man on 10/12/2018 - 17:23

    Has anyone tried to talk to Vodafone about this Optus deal?

    • apptrack on 10/12/2018 - 18:40

      I've tried in the past and they aren't too keen on price matching

    • MK23 on 11/12/2018 - 14:26

      Tried doing it yesterday as my current plan expires in about a month. They offered me an additional 5GB data on the $45 plan which is currently discounted at $40. I have 3 services with vodafone so when I re-contract into a sim only plan I get 10% off plan fees on each of the plans, which technically will bring this plan to $36 and I think I will be sticking with Vodafone

      • T-man on 11/12/2018 - 14:43

        They offered me $38.20 for their $45 plan $40 at the moment), I don't know how they calculate to that number. But I still declined as I was paying $36 on my student plan with 10% discount

    • mmjjbb on 11/01/2019 - 09:45

      I got it matched. Was out of contract and told them I was porting over, they matched it in 5min.

  • diazepam on 10/12/2018 - 17:36

    Any way of getting this on two sims? Not really keen on paying $15/month for an extra sim.

    • [Deactivated] on 11/12/2018 - 03:45
      +1

      There's a grandfathered $5 once off for a second sim plan, second sim only has access to the data. Optus stores can still get you on it, but rarely have a clue it exists and are often cautious about allowing you access to it. They still do have the magic button to press though.

      If you need calls on two sims, no.

      • diazepam on 12/12/2018 - 10:13

        Any clue which stores?
        Not really sure how I'll approach it but I'll go and ask every store I see

        • [Deactivated] on 12/12/2018 - 11:00
          +1

          It's very rare to find one anymore, more is if you know someone who works there that can accidentally get you a SIM on that plan. It's basically just a plan that costs $5 outright and $0/mo which includes 1 sim and no data/calls.

          • diazepam on 13/12/2018 - 00:17

            @[Deactivated]: In that case I might as well start working at Optus accidentally. Nonetheless thank you a lot :)

  • customundo on 10/12/2018 - 17:51
    +2

    Being able to pool data is brilliant

    I currently have a 200gb data sim plan and a 30gb postpaid mobile plan. Have an existing Kogan 365 plan which expires in Feb but I reckon I'll sign up to this 80gb plan

    At this rate I'll be buying an Optus t-shirt for both my missus and future kids to show our allegiance

  • ldt on 10/12/2018 - 18:19

    I would warm anyone away from signing up with Optus. I’ve been with them for 3 months and had to contact them about 5 times. Their customer service is hideous and I can’t wait for my contract to end so I can go elsewhere.

    • aboutconfig on 10/12/2018 - 18:57
      +1

      Also check my expeirence below.
      I would say Optus is happily overselling their network load , printing money , very greedy and not care about their customers at all.

      There's heavy network congestion time to time, especially evening peak time or holidays like the time during Christmas.
      Their usual network speed is about a thirds to half of Telstra, and when there's network congestion, it will be too slow to open any webpage.

      Of course it is highly depending on where you live, I live at 4116.
      The network is not able to open a webpage for 6 days during the last 12 months, and 2 of the days were on 24th and 25th Dec 2017.
      No problem on making calls or text.

      If you had experience with Optus network at your location then you will know.
      Or maybe try on the prepaid card to test, before hoping on to a 12 month or 24 months plan.

      I made complaints twice, via written letter to Optus customer team.
      And the reply is I should call the Optus tech and issue team when the problem is happening, not making complaints to them because
      they can't do anything.

      • avendr on 10/12/2018 - 19:11

        As per their new ad, you should be able to exit without any fees (due to bad network). Good luck.

        • ldt on 10/12/2018 - 21:47

          Where have you seen this? I’d happily make up as many issues as possible to get away from them.

          • avendr on 11/12/2018 - 13:05

            @ldt: Search for Optus walk away ad.

            • ldt on 12/12/2018 - 18:30

              @avendr: Just found it. Says “24 month contracts only”.

      • [Deactivated] on 11/12/2018 - 03:46
        -1

        Band 28?

  • zan5hin on 10/12/2018 - 18:34

    How does the data pooling work, I have a tablet with 4G slot, can I just get a SIM or do I need to get a plan for that device too?

    • aboutconfig on 10/12/2018 - 18:53

      I read the tablet would need a sim and its own plan first.

      But maybe the eSIM idea is working now?

    • giventofly on 11/12/2018 - 13:19

      Neg if wrong, but I believe you can get a new data SIM that shares its data.

  • aboutconfig on 10/12/2018 - 18:46

    Good price.

    Please also be aware there's network congestion time to time, especially evening peak time or holidays like the time during Christmas.
    Their usual network speed is about a thirds to half of Telstra, and when there's network congestion, it will be too slow to open any webpage.

    Of course it is highly depending on where you live, I live at 4116.
    The network is not able to open a webpage for 6 days during the last 12 months, and 2 of the days were on 24th and 25th Dec 2017.
    No problem on making calls or text.

    If you had experience with Optus network at your location then you will know.
    Or maybe try on the prepaid card to test, before hoping on to a 12 month or 24 months plan

  • aboutconfig on 10/12/2018 - 18:52

    I'd vote for Telstra's 60GB plan.
    Though Telstra's recent customer service has gone worse, one call waited for 25 mintues and another call waited for 41 mintues before you can talk to someone.

    Optus has nearly no waiting time.
    I guess since Optus has good sales on those deals,
    they've expanded their customer service team recently.

  • BillyG687 on 10/12/2018 - 19:07

    Once upon a time, Optus would happily recontract you to the new offer with no problems. Now? They want to charge the cancellation fees. Makes you feel dirty for paying $44 for 50GB of data.

    To quote online chat:

    "Since you are under contract if you upgrade now to $41.25 with 80 GB data, you will need to pay the cancellation charges.
    If you upgrade to phone and plan, there will not be any cancellation charges for you."

  • shaunyc on 10/12/2018 - 20:22

    I have just signed up for this plan via chat after recontracting a week ago for 10% off on the $45 plan. My advice is to keep trying, it took me 3 tries. If you are going from a lower plan ie. $45 (or from a lower plan) to a higher plan $55, it should work according to the terms and conditions of the offer

  • mattie on 10/12/2018 - 20:45

    I'm pretty sure if you change to a higher priced plan there's no fees
    I'm paying $36 for 30gb going to try change to this tommorow, extra 50 gb for $6 . I use it in a 4 g modem for the household to use and if one of the kids needs a phone for an occasion then the Sim can be put in a spare phone

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