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ALDI Sim Only Mobile Family Plan $80/Mth, 72GB/Mth Shared Data across 4 SIMs, Unlimited Talk/SMS (some international) via ALDI

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ALDI Sim Only Mobile Family Plan $80/Mth, 72GB/Mth Shared Data across 4 SIMs, Unlimited Talk/SMS (some international) via ALDI
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fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 09:29 aldimobile.com.au (1565 clicks)
Last edited 05/05/2020 - 11:05

After posting the Optus deal I noticed this family deal from Aldi wasn't not posted on here.

With this plan you pay $80 and get 4 sims with unlimited calls and sms and 72gb to be shared. Unused data rolls over. Aldi uses Telstra network.

International calls and sms to selected countries:
Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Korea, Thailand, UK, USA.

Data Sharing
The entire Family Plan data allowance is shared between an Owner and up to 3 Users. No one has priority, it’s first in best dressed but you can set limits on individual User services.

If your family runs out of data before your plan expires, Top Up with 3GB for $15.

If there’s data left when your plan expires, recharge with another Family Plan within 24 hours to roll it over. Find out more about data rollover.

The legal owner of all services in the Family
Has all the control via the Family Plan dashboard in MyALDImobile online account
Can recharge, monitor use, set data limits and invite or remove users
If the Owner terminates their service or recharges with a different plan, the Family Plan is cancelled. Users will stay on the same account in the Owner’s name with only their PAYG balance available for calls, SMS and data.

User:

The Owner can add up to 3 User services to enjoy the unlimited standard calls and SMS and share the data. Users can check their balance via SMS.

Critical info
https://www.aldimobile.com.au/m3/docs/critical_information_s…

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  • fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 09:32

    Oops just found it (even though still has old allowance). Moderators feel free to delete. Thanks

    • onlinepred on 05/05/2020 - 09:34
      +2

      I just put my 5 family members on Optus 365 day pre paid for $10.50/10gb a month each. Just in case you wanted to save some money and live at a home with wifi.

      • fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 09:36
        +1

        Personally I have separate deals for my family. Currently majority is on belong.

      • Jenny Jingle on 05/05/2020 - 09:36

        That looks good, do you have a link @onlinepred

        • fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 09:44

          I don't think it's 10.50. Its $12.50 a month https://www.optus.com.au/shop/prepaid/sim-card/180-sim

          • Jenny Jingle on 05/05/2020 - 09:46

            @fozzie: ok thanks, have seen that one. You can sometimes get boost yearly for $135 but want cheaper.

          • onlinepred on 05/05/2020 - 09:48

            @fozzie: Yes this is correct. So I pay 62.50 for 5 people. All managed on one App by me. Can top up data, can also access their great travelling allowance at $20.

            • fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 11:08

              @onlinepred: Onlinepred, are you saying that you all share the same data?

              • onlinepred on 05/05/2020 - 11:14

                @fozzie: No all separate. 120 gb a year each. I can top up anyones data through the Optus app though. I don't like sharing data, as once someone was hotspotting to their laptop, and it downloaded steam game updates and blew through the shared data. I prefer isolating everyone's data to mitigate the risks, and they can see and manage it for themselves rather than having to try and manage a shared data. Been there done that ;-)

                • fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 11:31
                  +1

                  @onlinepred: Sorry but I reckon you would be better off with belong. You can get belong at $20 ($40 sim) which would give you 80gb the first month and first month included. Sign up using your family referrals so you would get $40 for each extra sim ($20 for you and $20 for new family member) Second month pay $40 (but would cost you $20 if using referral). The rest $10 a month. That way you would pay $140 for 130gb of data that never expires. Data can be gifted as well between yourselves.

                  • onlinepred on 05/05/2020 - 12:42

                    @fozzie: $10 savings and lose benefits of optus. It's fine if you don't travel I guess. No one will be travelling I erseas for a while so prob might be worth saving $10 if you want to go with belong. Having had both mobile and nbn through belong I won't go with them again unfortunately.

                    • huntress_love on 05/05/2020 - 13:45
                      +1

                      @onlinepred: Received a recent email from belong, you no longer receive referral credit if you are on the lowest plan.

    • WoodYouLikeSomeCash on 05/05/2020 - 09:35
      +2

      It won’t be deleted — Duplicate exception applies as the post is over 6 months old :)

  • Jenny Jingle on 05/05/2020 - 09:33
    +1

    Waiting for the $99 year deal to happen again. Although its advertised on their site there is no stock instore.

  • trinkasharma on 05/05/2020 - 09:37
    +1

    Anything for smaller families?

    • fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 09:40
      +1

      I would recommend Belong in that case. You can share data across. Find a cheap $80 sim on ebay or facebook (that would give you 80gb the first month for $40). Data can be share across the sims. Put the other plans on $10 a month and share the cheap acquired data

      • trinkasharma on 05/05/2020 - 10:27

        Thanks but need very little data. Anything with a flat calling would be OK.

        • Nuggets on 05/05/2020 - 10:35
          +1

          $5 dodo plan. No data though.

        • deeevan on 05/05/2020 - 10:39

          Pick one of the smaller Belong starter packs
          $10, ends today - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/533785
          $20, starts tomorrow - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/535331

        • sickllama on 05/05/2020 - 12:09
          +2

          Belong will be $10 per month per sim. So 3 family members is $30 per month total.

          Bascially you all get $40 sim packs for the first month (these can be found half price in stores occasionally or on ebay nearly all the time) and you get 80GB to start with. Then you change halfway through the first month to the $10 plan and your 80GB rolls over and you get an extra 1GB each month for the $10. Unlimited AU calls and texts.

          After a while if someone is using more than 1GB a month and uses up all their 80GB that you got in month 1, you can share the data between belong customers.

          Also you an use the referal codes after you activate your first family member on Belong and you both get $20 credit (which is 2 months free each).

          Best way to manage a medium to low data family.

  • Lewdannie on 05/05/2020 - 09:43
    +1

    I have our house on this plan and it’s awesome, never run out of data and easy to manage

  • 7hours 44min ago on 05/05/2020 - 09:54

    We've rolled over about 500gb at this point as 2 of the users only need about 1gb a month.
    Will prob leave the plan soon as don't need that much data.

  • Zippy7 on 05/05/2020 - 10:13

    Are the sim cards free or do I have to buy them all?
    Is that $5 per sim to start on the family plan?
    Do I get to keep the $5 credit for each sim or is that dusted?
    So for a family of 4, is that $100 for the first month?

  • Arthur Dunger on 05/05/2020 - 10:36
    +3

    As a comparison you could buy 4 Belong $40 sims for $20 each tomorrow @ Coles and set them up with 80GB in the 1st month (option 2) then move to the $10 plan for the following months. So in total you would have 320GB data to share around plus referral codes would pay for 2 extra months for all 4 sims.
    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/535331

    • fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 10:58
      +1

      4 months would therefore cost you $50 a month but then you would need to move again. I suppose it depends on what your family needs, if you don't want to keep moving etc.

      Personally at the moment I have 3 of us on belong. One sim it's on catchconnect, but I am moving it to kogan (3 months offer) After that I will decide for that sim. For another sim I might move to dodo as I also have 25gb latest ipad deal. So it all depends on your needs etc,,,,

      • Arthur Dunger on 05/05/2020 - 11:12

        The 1st 4 months would cost $30 each. After the 1st 3 months which is covered by the starter pack and $20 referral the ongoing cost would be $10 each per month using option 2.

        Yeah obviously you can't stay on it forever as you will run out of data. The $10 plan only gives you 1GB per month. But you can change planes once per month, so you could move back to the $40 plan when getting low and top up with another 40GB.

        • fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 11:34
          +1

          Yes I forgot about the referral. I am on belong at the moment but when I finish all the goodies I am not sure what I will do.

  • wangsk on 05/05/2020 - 10:41

    The sims can be used for iPad as well, right?

    • fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 11:05

      Good question, I actually don't know.

    • jigna27 on 05/05/2020 - 11:58

      iPad would be behave just like a mobile phone, so should work fine. I had a sim in a portable mobile hotspot (in the car) and it worked fine.

  • Brianqpr on 05/05/2020 - 11:26
    +1

    Good deal. Me and My wife are currently on the $25 Aldi Plan with 18GB, both kids on $22.50 plans with Vaya (formerly Jeenee). If I can be bothered with the admin involved, a saving of $15 per month with more data and in the kids case a better network.

    • fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 11:32

      My friends have this deal for this reason. If you can't be bothered moving around it is a good deal for families.

  • Jonnir on 05/05/2020 - 11:39

    Can anyone explain how it works if i wanted to port my family in from say telstra?

    Currently have 2 x phones and 1 x galaxy watch

    We would want to keep our same phone numbers, any advice is appreciated

    edit - I did just have a quick read on the aldi site and hopefully it's as easy as they describe

    • fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 11:43

      Have a look here https://www.aldimobile.com.au/faq/2

      Also does your watch take a normal sim? I don't think any mvno offer esims.

    • fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 11:44

      yes it should be straight forward. Be aware that it would be normal sims, not esims

      • Jonnir on 05/05/2020 - 11:48

        yeah cheers. It's been 12 months since getting the watch so will have to double check if it does use a simcard

        • jigna27 on 05/05/2020 - 11:53

          Watch uses eSIM and activated/linked to your phone number. It's only available through the main carriers afaik (i.e. telstra, voda, optus), so if watch LTE capability is a must, this won't work for you.

          I ported 4 numbers from Telstra to this plan, but forfeited eSIM to my watch. Process was straight forward and quick. However, just be aware that due to C19 if there are issues with the port (unlikely) Aldi support is minimal/non-existent as call centres aren't available. NOTE: This is based on people posting issues on the Aldi Mobile whirlpool thread

  • schoey on 05/05/2020 - 11:58
    +1

    Just something to note with the use of the "Telstra" network.
    Aldi mobile uses a limited version of Telstra's entire network, which means you do not get access to all of their towers, especially in rural areas.

    My subjective opinion using both the Aldi Telstra 4G network and the Optus 4G network is that as a generalisation, I am getting better reception and speed with the Optus 4G network. In rural areas there is no difference, as in those very remote areas only serviced by Telstra's rural network, ALdi does not have access to it (e.g. when I was recently in Brewarrina, my colleagues had Telstra network access, but I on Aldi had no reception).

    I use this family plan because it is an excellent deal for data (rollover is a huge benefit - after 8 months we have 200gb in the rollover bank). However, DO NOT switch to this plan just because you want to the superior 'telstra network' because it's not superior.

    • fozzie on 05/05/2020 - 12:16

      That is so right, I would say that people need to try the network first before committing and spending all the money, I live in metro sydney so overall all the services are pretty good. I just go with the cheapest

    • DeepDreamer on 05/05/2020 - 13:18

      We live semi-rural, and recently went from Optus to Aldi, as the coverage turns out to be the same or better. YMMV. We did a test run with a cheap SIM first.

    • redcreek200 on 05/05/2020 - 14:47
      +1

      Yep. If you're rural, check your aldi coverage there first. As an example, Aldi is absent from a lot of the telstra network in Western Qld.

      • Bargainbill1 on 05/05/2020 - 15:29

        Aldi runs on the Telstra network, only slightly reduced coverage area, about 97% of it

  • cerealJay on 05/05/2020 - 13:10
    +1

    Is there any verification of "family"? What's stopping 4 friends who live in separate locations getting this family plan to save money? I'm probably missing something obvious. People do a similar thing with Spotify family plan.

    Either way, we seem to be at the point where if you're paying more than $20 per month for a mobile phone plan, you're doing it wrong.

  • DeepDreamer on 05/05/2020 - 13:20
    +3

    An advantage of Aldi is that you can change the allotment. Need to get your teenage daughters off their mobiles? Zero their data limit and within 10 minutes they are 'grounded'.

    Also they have what looks to be pretty comprehensive monitoring of the data. I can tell with a glance or a screenscrape whether they're using their phones after lights out.

    A disadvantage is that you can only have four people on it. I might move to Belong later once the younger kids get mobiles.

  • neonlight on 09/08/2020 - 13:14

    I have 2 existing Aldi moblies how do I switch to a family plan to include 2 mobile number ported from elsewhere?

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