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Coles Mobile $119 | 12 Months | 120GB | Unlim Talk & Text | Overseas Calls To 15 Countries | Optus Network | New Customers Only

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Coles Mobile $119 | 12 Months | 120GB | Unlim Talk & Text | Overseas Calls To 15 Countries | Optus Network | New Customers Only
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WatchNerd on 14/02/2022 - 07:32 colesmobile.com.au (3638 clicks)
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  • Unlimited standard national talk & text.
  • 120GB Data.
  • Unlimited talk & text to the following 15 countries - Canada, mainland China, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States.
  • Rollover up to 50GB when you recharge before expiry or when you maintain an active AutoRecharge.
  • Optus Network.
  • Equates to $9.91 per month for 12 months.
  • Activate within 30 days of purchase or by the date advertised in a promotion (whichever is earlier)
  • Don't forget to turn off auto recharge.

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  • mynameisborat on 14/02/2022 - 07:37
    +1

    Better than the Catch connect deal which was posted yesterday

    • ozbozb on 14/02/2022 - 07:49
      +5

      Why? That one is cheaper

      • mynameisborat on 14/02/2022 - 08:49
        +1

        Cheaper isn’t always better :) No international calling on Catch. For an extra 10 bucks, you get unlimited text and calling to 15 countries !

        • ozhunter68 on 14/02/2022 - 10:39
          +5

          So what you really meant was, this deal is "better than the Catch deal for Some, not for others."

  • IRON on 14/02/2022 - 08:05

    For new customers only. I'm with catch connect now and my prepaid plan about to finish up. I was however a Coles prepaid customer before switching to catch, do I still qualify as a new customer? Thanks

  • SimAus007 on 14/02/2022 - 08:27
    +6

    It feels like $109 to $119 is standard now for around 120 to 150GB/12 month SIM's.
    These deals are on that often with multiple brands it's not hard to get these deals anymore.
    I haven't paid more than around $9 to $11/month in a very long time.
    It certainly make post paid look expensive now.

    • Trishool on 14/02/2022 - 10:00
      +3

      Same, it makes my skin crawl when I see plans that are $25+ for 20GB when I've normally been able to get that with pre paid SIMs for around $9-$11 avg. price per month as well.

      • [Deactivated] on 14/02/2022 - 11:03
        -1

        What plans are charging $9-11 for 20GB per month? Most seem to be around 8-10GB a month in that price range

        • albot on 14/02/2022 - 11:19
          -1

          Post-paid. So monthly based on the yearly upfront cost.

          • [Deactivated] on 14/02/2022 - 12:21

            @albot: Yes that's what I meant - most of the post paid plans I see are $110-120 for 120-150GB over 365 days. I recently heard about Catch doing a 240GB plan for $109 - that is a genuinely great deal but most are 120-150GB at that price

            • albot on 14/02/2022 - 12:58

              @[Deactivated]: True. Most 200GB plus yearly plans are more than $150.

          • bargaino on 14/02/2022 - 13:04
            +1

            @albot: eh? That is pre-paid.

            • [Deactivated] on 14/02/2022 - 13:58

              @bargaino: I think you're right, I always get pre and post paid mixed up

            • albot on 15/02/2022 - 11:40

              @bargaino: Whoops, Pre. Soz!

        • SimAus007 on 14/02/2022 - 11:21
          +2

          I paid $109 in Nov on Catch Connect for 240GB over 12 months (Equivalent to 20GB per month/$9.08 PM).
          I'll see what deals are like around in Aug, Sep, Oct this year when it's getting close to its expiry.
          These are the 12-month pre-paid deals we are talking about.

          • [Deactivated] on 14/02/2022 - 12:21

            @SimAus007: That's a great deal

  • dreamerman on 14/02/2022 - 08:30

    Any VOLTE with this plan by any chance?

    • Stefce on 14/02/2022 - 08:52

      nope…

  • Sinnerator on 14/02/2022 - 08:32
    -5

    Coles mobile data was bad for me. Often, slow speeds and simply no internet at all. Been on Boost for a few months and problem solved.

    • BargainsGrabber on 14/02/2022 - 08:56

      Username checks out, sinnerating about Optus coverage

    • paaj on 14/02/2022 - 08:57
      +3

      I think you might be in a Optus dead spot. I've had for over a year and it's been fine. Of course telstra has better coverage and you pay for that. YMMV

    • mynameisborat on 14/02/2022 - 08:57

      Could be that you're far off from an Optus tower/coverage area

    • bargainhuntingcouple on 14/02/2022 - 10:01
      +1

      I have to second this. I was surprised when data stopped flowing when I was on Collins street, that too when the streets were empty in lockdown.

      It was Optus but not exactly colesmobile.

    • Wardaddy on 17/02/2022 - 04:45

      Could be your phone, especially if it's a grey import.

  • tm32 on 14/02/2022 - 08:33
    -1

    Switched one phone to this optus virtual provider and have tried everything to get MMS working. Simply won't work. Searching around the internet it seems to be recurrent problem, support are useless. Running credit out then changing to another provider.

  • sngr on 14/02/2022 - 08:41
    -8

    Negative due to poor 4G network (phantom 4G - on with no data flow) and deliberate exclusion of Taiwan from the unlimited talk and text

    I have the one year plan and this has been terrible for about 9 months now

    • WatchNerd on 14/02/2022 - 08:53
      +4

      I'm curious to know how it was deliberate?

      • cloudy on 14/02/2022 - 09:00

        If it’s not included you would think it’s deliberate wouldn’t you?

      • sngr on 14/02/2022 - 13:41
        -1

        Hi, not that the response can be seen anymore, it is a 'deliberate' exclusion in that the roaming and free call region they have taken up from their carrier, Optus, includes Taiwan, so to offer that region except Taiwan is a deliberate exclusion.

    • paaj on 14/02/2022 - 08:55
      +2

      They even left Kenya out. Even their racism doesn't make sense any more!

      • Alan Laz on 14/02/2022 - 10:58
        +1

        No, not Kenya!

        • tdw on 14/02/2022 - 23:13
          +1

          Kenya believe it!?

    • DASHCAM NOW DUDE on 14/02/2022 - 09:02

      Do you mean Chinese Taipei?

      • FOX on 14/02/2022 - 09:24
        +1

        Lol nice one ☝️

      • Wardaddy on 17/02/2022 - 04:49

        No, Democratic Taiwan, as in not a murderous communist regime.

    • PepePepeson on 14/02/2022 - 09:10
      +6

      Jerks deliberately excluded ~180 countries.

    • Lizard Spock on 14/02/2022 - 09:35
      +1

      I have the one year plan and this has been terrible for about 9 months now

      3 months to go!

      • tdw on 14/02/2022 - 23:14

        about 9 months now

        :O
        call the midwife!

    • PukeyLuke on 14/02/2022 - 09:38

      @sngr No, excluding Taiwan is not "deliberate". Not even Optus prepaid SIM offers Taiwan. Coles Mobile offers 15 free countries, the exact same as Optus!!
      As for the "Negative due to poor 4G network phantom 4G". That's pretty short sighted. Read any report on Optus or Australia's mobile network
      Unlike the NBN our mobile network including Optus/Coles is excellent. It sounds like you were living in a blackspot or needed to adjust your network settings.

      • sngr on 14/02/2022 - 13:46

        It would be short sighted to believe my experience with this service is somehow improved and thus my negative as an individual of this community is no longer valid simply by downvoting me. Have used Optus and Telstra and other vcarriers without issue.

        And as to semantics: since it is not an accident I am quite sure it is deliberate?

  • SWill on 14/02/2022 - 09:07

    Had bad network issues near my home & near my wife's workplace. we couldn't talk when she was at work & and when she drives on M1 (some part of road).
    Unable to resolve/or verify issues by us so we couldn't get refund. Changed to boost.

    • PukeyLuke on 14/02/2022 - 09:40
      +3

      @SWill Hold on, these are the same excuses I give my wife when she calls me!!

  • thegamerulez on 14/02/2022 - 09:12
    +1

    I wonder why all these pre-paid plans don't come with International Roaming anymore. I ended up getting a comparatively worse Amaysim plan mainly because I wanted International Roaming activated for OTPs etc. when I commence travel later this year.

    • SimAus007 on 14/02/2022 - 12:33

      Vodafone and Lebara offer roaming on prepaid, if you pay what looks to be reasonable rate for it.
      I wouldn't expect roaming to be included at no cost, given current pre paid offers.
      If they included it at no cost, we'd all have to absorb that cost in higher rates.
      Roaming on prepaid is a relatively new thing, more providers are offering it but I'm assuming many of them don't want to for financial reasons (better keeping higher value post paid customers on post paid)

      • gadgetguy on 14/02/2022 - 12:43
        -1

        We need to be clear what we mean by "roaming". The ability to receive texts whilst overseas is probably what most people would like/expect. I don't see why there should be a charge for this.

        Data roaming is a different thing and is now almost extinct. My legacy sim-only Optus account still has 10Gb of roaming data per month but I expect it to be removed on renewal in a few months.

        Then finally there is roaming covering incoming and outgoing calls and texts, both in Aus and whilst overseas. Again my current Optus plan has this "free" to 35 countries (whilst in Aus and overseas) but this is also becoming rare/diluted as per the offer we are discussing here.

        • SimAus007 on 14/02/2022 - 13:16
          +1

          I wouldn't expect any type of roaming to be included on a pre paid plan sold in Australia.

          Telcos for years have used this as a big money maker, throwing it in without any cost to the consumer (no cost is always debatable) could be something they can do to differentiate themselves, but I can't see the day when all providers will throw it in genuinely for nil.

          Post paid plans always attract a higher monthly fee, even BYO post paid, so perhaps that may one day as you're already paying a premium.

          Time will tell.

          I'm happy to pay a few bucks a day for data and roaming calls whilst OS, but that's because I pay about 2 cups of coffee a month for my access fee whilst in Oz, so I don't expect it.
          I've never paid such little for my mobile network access :)

          • thegamerulez on 15/02/2022 - 11:55

            @SimAus007: As mentioned by gadgetguy, I am mainly expecting incoming SMS services only. From what I recollect, receiving SMS (pre Dec-2020) when abroad was always free across the prepaid providers. I actually don't mind paying some money for it (receiving SMS only; no outgoing SMS or calls) if that's what works out financially for the Telcos. But the companies now don't seem to provide that option at all in prepaid; even as an add-on.

        • watyoulookat on 14/02/2022 - 17:06
          +1

          you roaming, you are using other country network and your service provide pays. So, I don't see why there should NOT be a charge for this.

          • SimAus007 on 15/02/2022 - 13:26

            @watyoulookat: Yep, the telcos here have to pay termination rates to the overseas networks, which are very low now generally speaking, but the telcos in most other countries do charge termination rates for incoming calls and SMS.
            It's not free for them so why should they cover it?
            I suspect they aren't covering it now because prepaid offers are substantially lower than what they were 2 to 3 years ago on average, the deal in this post is a good example of that.
            Sure, they could stop offering these insanely cheap SIM options, how about we make prepaid a minimum of $25/month like it used to be, and then offer included incoming overseas SMS/calls again, but I know what I'd rather have :)

  • Omnibane on 14/02/2022 - 09:14

    How long do you have to be away from the network to be considered new customer? A week? A month?

    • Omnibane on 14/02/2022 - 11:33
      +3

      Never mind, had a chat and was told that the moment you port out, you become a new customer.

  • pdtang on 14/02/2022 - 09:20

    Good price, terrible terrible support!

    I purchased 4 SIMs from the last specials, 3 SIMs were ported to Coles mobile from CatchConnect with no issues
    My wifes port on the Saturday 6th came back with a system or technical error. We contacted support multiple times throughout the week (response times via chat telephone was slow) and their response was to wait for the technical error to be fixed. The CatchConnect plan had expired at 11pm on Tuesday 8th wife was without a phone.
    We asked for the port to be cancelled, which they replied with saying it wasn't possible. Their workaround was for my wife to buy a new Coles $20 SIM (which Coles will reimburse) to use and wait for the technical issue to be fixed.
    Last night, 7 days after the initial port request, I ended up having to recharge the CatchConnect SIM with a 30 day plan hoping Coles Mobile will get their act together and fix this technical issues.

    We've lodged a complaint with Coles via the complaints section but that may take a couple of days to resolve.

    • Alan Laz on 14/02/2022 - 10:59
      +4

      ALL operators have appalling support. Some worse than others, but all awful.

    • MadKaw on 14/02/2022 - 14:26

      Had the exact same issue with 3 plans of the 4 I bought going thru, and one not - mine.. Got a $20 sim and new number to keep connected, they sent me a cheque to cover cost (cheque is from Optus). Took 5 days but it finally went through. Catch cancelled my old plan so had to wait it out.

  • gadgetguy on 14/02/2022 - 09:21

    The list of countries is limited - no good to me.

    Optus allows 35+ on the their plans, wonder why they don't follow it through on this plan.

    • netjock on 14/02/2022 - 10:11
      +1

      Depends. Boost offers more countries but price is also higher.

  • Magpye on 14/02/2022 - 09:27
    -2

    If you're not desperate to get onto a plan, this plan often drops to $99

    • WatchNerd on 14/02/2022 - 09:29
      +12

      You're thinking of the 60GB plan, this is 120GB.

  • samuellim18 on 14/02/2022 - 09:31

    How is this vs Boost $200 for $150 after discount? My unit seems to be a deadzone for Voda (~2 bars), have not tried coles/optus and boost(seems to have full telstra coverage)

    • JungliChilli on 14/02/2022 - 10:07

      O what's this $50 discount on the $200 boost plan? I'm up for renewal in July.

      • netjock on 14/02/2022 - 10:10
        +1

        Code for existing customers because hard to swallow a 33% increase in price from $150 to $200

        • JungliChilli on 14/02/2022 - 10:13

          Ah cool do they send it closer to renewal? I've been on their $150 plan for two years now.

          • netjock on 14/02/2022 - 10:14
            +1

            @JungliChilli: When they ported you to the new plan you got an email. At the bottom it talks about the discount. You need to opt into marketing emails.

            • JungliChilli on 14/02/2022 - 10:26

              @netjock: Okay cool, thanks mate.

              • netjock on 14/02/2022 - 10:28
                +1

                @JungliChilli: Check your emails. I just spoke to Boost on the chat. Keep that email because if they don't send you a code you can contact help agent and they will manually process the $50.

                I was asking because I could not find the opt in marketing tick box.

                • JungliChilli on 14/02/2022 - 10:52

                  @netjock: Yeh thanks for the heads up. Found the email as well but nothing about opt in for marketing. Will reach out to boost. Thanks again!

    • avan1976 on 14/02/2022 - 10:28

      Similar question from me:
      Currently with Boost, but was wondering whether I'd notice much difference switching given we live in the inner city?
      Thanks for any feedback.

      • netjock on 14/02/2022 - 10:32
        +3

        I would get cheap sims (you know the ones that are literally free after cash back) and check each of the networks. There is reception black holes around for all networks.

  • PegasusBruce on 14/02/2022 - 09:49
    +2

    Somewhat unrelated, but how do people get the discount for Coles mobile recharge?

    • Bodogbodog on 15/02/2022 - 07:08

      Yes I’m interested in that too - I have read that if you leave it to close to expiry they send a discount offer - but I haven’t seen that mentioned lately
      My services on Coles are coming up for renewal soon

    • Wardaddy on 17/02/2022 - 05:04
      +2

      You literally do nothing. Make sure auto recharge is off, and within 30 days before expiry, they will email you the 25% discount to recharge.

  • lanjiao on 14/02/2022 - 11:22
    +1

    Good price

    I've also had really good customer service with Coles mobile

    They have Australian call centre and was never on hold for that long to talk to someone

  • Shane34 on 14/02/2022 - 12:08

    Can anyone comment on Coles v amaysim for reception? I'd say being Optus they'd be pretty much the same?

  • Ryk on 14/02/2022 - 13:51
    +1

    Don't forget to turn off auto recharge.

    always good advice, although renewals on this plan, this month, are being offered at $112 with auto-recharge

  • ozberg on 14/02/2022 - 14:40
    +1

    If only they started to offer a monthly discount on groceries, like Woolies…

  • Snipper007 on 14/02/2022 - 15:50
    -8

    Just had a chat with customer support.They advised this promotion has ended weeks back .

  • watyoulookat on 14/02/2022 - 16:59
    +3

    You don't need to turn off the auto recharge. I am using the $150 365d pack, 30 days before the expiry, coles offers me 25% off the recharge, so I only paid $112.50 for another 365 days, plus the data rollover.

    • Bodogbodog on 15/02/2022 - 07:10
      +1

      How did that offer come? As a Text message?

      • paaj on 16/02/2022 - 14:43
        +1

        Yep. Sms. Though I had auto recharge off. Then you just turn it back on and it will recharge and charge you the lower amount. Super easy.

  • kevitkotw on 15/02/2022 - 10:16

    No deal. Can't call Russia and tell them to stop being a bully.

  • strangeloops66 on 16/02/2022 - 09:32

    ls it new customer to Coles mobile or new "customer" to the network. My wife is an Optus prepaid customer, does she need to wax on wax off or vice versa?

    • strangeloops66 on 16/02/2022 - 21:03

      Great question! Let me answer it by letting you know that I bought the SIM pack and activated it and there were no dramas (other than the fact that I'd forgotten the Optus phone number my wife used was in my name, and we do not share a birthday, let alone a birth date - needed a phone call to Coles Mobile to sort that one out).

  • andy10105 on 16/02/2022 - 19:57

    Just read through the T&C on this deal and it says ends before 1 March, however my current Catch SIM plan ends on 5 March. In order to squeeze every last drop from my existing plan, I would like to start using the new Coles SIM no earlier than 5 March.

    So do I need to activate the Coles SIM before 1 March to be eligible for the discount or does the 30-day post purchase activation term still applies in this case (assuming I will make the purchase online tomorrow 17 Feb)?

    Much thanks in advance!

    • strangeloops66 on 16/02/2022 - 21:00
      +1
      • Activate within 30 days of purchase or by the date advertised in a promotion (whichever is earlier)
      • andy10105 on 17/02/2022 - 07:53

        Thanks for the clarification!

    • Ryk on 17/02/2022 - 12:53

      after the 30 days, you might be activated onto whatever the $150 plan exists at that time. and the sim may expire in ~12 months

  • OzzyB2013 on 18/02/2022 - 01:44
    +2

    .
    THANKS WatchNerd the Coles sign on is a bit of a pain, but I wanted it to ring the UK……would have missed out if you hadn't put it on OzBargain ….so thanks 🙂

  • edrift on 21/02/2022 - 17:36

    Does anyone know if you can buy this in store?

    • WatchNerd on 21/02/2022 - 17:38
      +1

      Yes sure can.

      • edrift on 21/02/2022 - 20:07
        +1

        Thanks. Went to my local but they sold out. Can confirm it was discounted in store

  • Tradey on 23/02/2022 - 16:14

    Belong have cancelled their $10 plan for existing customers and migrating them to $15/month, so this Coles offer is decent value if Optus network works for you.

  • riceball on 28/02/2022 - 11:20

    Can I buy this online using a gift card?

  • Tom Ngo on 03/03/2022 - 16:34

    This deal may have expired. The price is now $150.

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