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Pixel 4a 5G $559 (+ 2 Months Plan Cost from $45/Month) @ Telstra

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Pixel 4a 5G $559 (+ 2 Months Plan Cost from $45/Month) @ Telstra
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seejay80 on 16/11/2020 - 14:26 telstra.com.au (2774 clicks)
Last edited 16/11/2020 - 14:28 by 1 other user

Looks like Telstra have another decent pixel deal with $240 welcome credit by purchasing the pixel 4a 5G with a mobile plan (so net cost is $799-$240 = $559 + 2 months plan fees). The page notes that the welcome credit is applied by the 2nd bill. The cheapest mobile plan is currently $45 per month which includes 40gb but no 5G access (end up costing $649 for phone and 2 months access). Might be better to pair with the extra large plan which is currently discounted to $65 for 180 GB and you get 5G access ($689 for phone and 2 months access).

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  • RickyBaker on 16/11/2020 - 14:45

    So phone would be locked to Telstra; what would the cost be to unlock it?

    • Modesty on 16/11/2020 - 14:45
      +12

      It'll be unlocked.

      • RickyBaker on 16/11/2020 - 14:46

        My bad; I thought all phones purchased through a Telco were locked to that provider

        • b3au on 16/11/2020 - 14:47
          +4

          Only prepaid phones are locked generally.

          It's very rare for a phone bought outright, or on a postpaid plan that'll be locked

  • daffyd on 16/11/2020 - 14:49

    Won't the credit will be a bill credit rather than refund? I.e. need to use for further months' bills. Or will they pay you out if you cancel?

    • henrus on 16/11/2020 - 14:58
      +4

      Will be a credit but as you'd be paying the service month by month then you'd only pay the remaining device amount after two months.

      The first bill would be $111.58 the second bill would be in credit -$128.42 and then the final cancellation would $537.38 (as it would use the amount already in credit).

      In total, this adds up to $648.96.

      • daffyd on 16/11/2020 - 15:12

        Ah, I see, month by month handset payments. Thanks

        Note the discounted plan fee (-$10) is when adding a new service, so I would guess either need to get a new number or port from a non-telstra/boost service.

    • pennypincher98 on 16/11/2020 - 17:18

      Telstra overcharged me when I switched providers mid month. I was mailed a cheque, so expect it to be a similar thing if they don't want to take it off the ETC.

  • Almighty Dollar on 16/11/2020 - 14:52
    +1

    I'm looking at getting this phone, but linking to my $20pm Aldi plan.

    • nathan-drake on 16/11/2020 - 15:34
      -1

      haha im also on that plan, shame new aldi customers dont have access to that tier any more lol

  • HappyPooPants on 16/11/2020 - 15:14
    +1

    Hmm this or Google credit?

    Seems like the telstra method is to get a new phone and plan then cancel after two months?

  • singlemalt72 on 16/11/2020 - 15:18
    -1

    No wireless charging is the killer for me

    • Arthur Dunger on 16/11/2020 - 18:12
      +15

      Plugging it in is pretty easy though.

      • singlemalt72 on 16/11/2020 - 19:42
        +1

        I'm set up for wireless charging, plus I want to tirelessly charge my Galaxy watch from the phone rather than carry a separate charging dock and cable when I travel.

      • Big Trev on 16/11/2020 - 20:52
        +1

        I'm glad they took it out, don't want to pay for useless features.

    • eddyah on 16/11/2020 - 23:29
      -2

      GTFO and go wait for a pixel 5 deal

  • RickyBaker on 16/11/2020 - 15:21

    Looks like a good deal; roughly 19% off.

    Can someone look into their crystal ball and tell me if this phone will be cheaper within the next ~6 months?

    • pennypincher98 on 16/11/2020 - 17:19
      +2

      Judging from Pixel 3a's price history, one of the best offers was at launch and the price never really fell.

  • Gazpacho on 16/11/2020 - 15:34
    +1

    Thanks OP upvoted. I'm going to be seeing what JB comes up with

  • kapil27 on 16/11/2020 - 15:37
    -2

    Jb is showing $599
    https://www.jbhifi.com.au/products/google-pixel-4a-128gb-jus…

  • Nand0sx on 16/11/2020 - 15:57
    +2

    Think I might hold out for a better JbHiFi Telstra deal with a giftcard to bring down the device cost

  • GreenGuava on 16/11/2020 - 16:10

    Any one have any idea around whether you'd be able to use the $65/180GB SIM in a 4G router like the Netgear Nighthawk M1? I'm just wondering if there might be some kind of restriction that would prevent it from being used in anything other than a phone?

    • salmon123 on 16/11/2020 - 16:55
      +1

      No restrictions.

  • nathan-drake on 16/11/2020 - 16:51
    +2

    im talking to the rep, apparently the welcome credit will get debited if we cancel the plan. so its only good for people who want to stay with the bundled telstra plan long term

    • Nand0sx on 16/11/2020 - 16:58

      If that is the case it is much better getting the $400 gift card with Jb for the $69 plan

    • Gazpacho on 16/11/2020 - 17:09

      I imagine this would kill the deal for a lot of people. Ah well!

    • Ononono on 16/11/2020 - 17:22

      Credit is applied after the 2nd bill so it should be fine to cancel after that

      • syswong on 16/11/2020 - 17:45

        Guess they can do whatever they want with their credit and there is a chance it will happen.

        For now the Google deal and use the $100 to get the Google Tv and Netflix bundle seems a better and more straight forward deal. For those who wants to get both.

    • prubie on 16/11/2020 - 17:54

      By long term, do you mean 2 months? Or do you have to stay longer to keep the credit?

      • nathan-drake on 16/11/2020 - 22:04

        you gotta stay the length of the contract. so if you have a 24 month contract and bail after 2months, you only get 20 bucks worth of welcome credit overall

  • mlburnian on 16/11/2020 - 16:56
    +1

    Miss those deals from last year where you could get an s10e for 99 and cancel the plan after a month..plus bonus galaxy buds

  • OzHan on 16/11/2020 - 17:05

    Does it have dual SIM?

    • henrus on 16/11/2020 - 18:29

      kind of… it can run as a dual sim but one of the sims is an esim and the other is a nano sim.

  • srhardy on 16/11/2020 - 17:05
    -4

    5G the new mobile phone buzz word! I have 5g and live under a 5g signal and I can guarantee 4G is fast and reliable. 5g and 5g chipsets have a ways to go before adoption! Apples first attemp is about the best, then Samsung. But I’d save your money for now for another year and either keep any decent, working 4G or a cheap Nokia ONE series dual sim 4G mobile for half the money at 200-300

    • salmon123 on 16/11/2020 - 17:25
      -3

      5g signal

      Any covid living under the 5g signal?

    • OzHan on 16/11/2020 - 17:45

      Agreed I don't need 5g. but the camera on the Nokia 1 series is way below average.

    • customundo on 16/11/2020 - 18:16

      I've just jumped onto the 5G train and am getting speeds up to 450Mbps so I'd say YMMV as is the case with most new tech

      FWIW I downloaded a 6gb movie in 5 min last night

      • scud70 on 16/11/2020 - 20:47
        +1

        A movie you paid for im sure…. 😋

        • customundo on 16/11/2020 - 22:04
          +1

          Paid for in gigabytes and electricity ;)

  • prubie on 16/11/2020 - 19:13
    +2

    "The cheapest mobile plan is currently $45 per month which includes 40gb"

    I'm not seeing this? The cheapest plan looks to be $55 a month

  • huzefa-oz on 16/11/2020 - 20:03
    -8

    Credit is applied on the Telstra account so it's only worth if you continue to stay with Telstra and the phone still costs you $799 which you are paying upfront.

  • alan737 on 16/11/2020 - 20:45

    This is a good one, although I hate Telstra.

  • layzers on 17/11/2020 - 00:04

    Wonder what the chances would be for existing customers to get this. Been waiting for deals for this phone!

    • JF on 17/11/2020 - 21:00
      +1

      Most Telstra deals are exclusively for new customers. Got sick of waiting for a new deal seeing as last one for existing customers that I noticed was the friends and family pixel 2 deal.
      Went to boost prepaid. Telstra coverage without the "premium" pricing. Will just buy next handset outright.

      • Big Trev on 18/11/2020 - 13:32
        +1

        Ha, I'm in the same boat - got the Pixel 2 on Family and Friends.

        Boost doesn't have 5G though does it? Is the service/coverage otherwise the same as Telstra?

        • JF on 18/11/2020 - 14:13
          +1

          Only 3/4g. Full network coverage. I've found boost to be the same so far as Telstra was.

          Had a read through terms and conditions last night and it didn't say anything about only new customers so they may have finally woken up and tried to stem the bleed of current customers.

  • coast666 on 17/11/2020 - 13:21

    Sorry, what do you mean by welcome credit, ? Cash back ?

  • worldwidehappiness on 17/11/2020 - 21:55

    Can you transfer from Boost to get this deal? I couldn't see any exclusions.

    • xavierod on 19/11/2020 - 11:17
      +1

      Always a no for Boost porting and welcome offers

  • Gazpacho on 23/11/2020 - 16:27

    Anyone have any experiences to share whether if you cancel after the 2 months, you get the phone for the cost outlined in the OP (i.e. no Telstra chargebacks etc.)

  • daft009 on 23/11/2020 - 17:05

    any chance of getting this deal (4a with 5G) without going into a JB store?

    • GreenGuava on 23/11/2020 - 19:32
      +1

      There is a 100% chance that you can get this deal without going into a JB store, mainly because this is being offered directly from Telstra, not JB 😉

      • daft009 on 23/11/2020 - 20:04

        Ha.. oops :)

  • Parafon on 28/11/2020 - 01:39
    +1

    You can only do this deal on a 55/mo plan.

    I picked up two recently, one for myself and one for my partner. Sadly one was faulty which lead me to discover Google seem to have a bit of a quality control issue with the speaker on the 4A 5G, a lot of other users also reporting the exact same fault >>> lots of crackling and distortion with every sound after about 20 seconds of sustained music playback.

    https://support.google.com/pixelphone/thread/81318954?hl=en

    My partner's device was fine. Could only be like 0.01% of devices for all I know but seems like there's a lot of posts for a very narrowly positioned device that's only just launched.

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