Upfront discount off an iPhone purchase in Apple Store when you also sign up to a select 24-month BYOD mobile plan with Vodafone.
See also Get $650/$450 off a New iPhone 13 with $85/$65 24-Month Optus BYOD Plan via Apple Store for offer with Optus.
| iPhone discount | Carrier | Monthly plan cost | Monthly data |
|---|---|---|---|
| $1000 | Vodafone | $69 | 150GB |
| $650 | Vodafone | $59 | 100GB |
| $650 | Optus | $85 | 150GB |
| $450 | Optus | $65 | 80GB |
I personally would rather spend the extra for optus. There is a reason Vodafone is cheaper.
I've had plans with all 3 carriers (in recent years) and in my opinion telstra 1, optus 2 and Vodafone distant 3rd.
Not to mention their rural coverage is the worst of all 3 operators.
A recent example… I went to Suttons Forrest with family and everyone on optus and telstra had amazing coverage… while my recent OZB Kogan $1 (Vodafone) MBB sim didn't have any reception.
The $1 trial reminded me why I left Vodafone 3 years ago and will never go back.
Just my 2c from experiences in mostly NSW and some of QLD.
Oh I don't doubt it.
But this is about the most blatant admission of that fact that i've seen.
Once you factor the rebate into the monthly cost, the Vodafone 150gb plan costs $27.33/month, while optus costs $57.92. Optus costs more than double the price of Vodafone.
I personally use telstra, and my work number is on optus. I have both lines on the same iPhone, and honestly they're as bad as eachother in the Melbourne CBD. I'm genuinely curious how much worse Vodafone could be.
Yeah fair point.
I couldn't answer you with a quantifiable answer of how much worse it is.
I guess it comes down to how much you value having generally more consistent data throughput, less call drop outs and better regional coverage.
All I known is pre-covid train rides home from sydey city -> westbound, would be a nightmare on Vodafone, I would either have to download articles/shows at work, in preparation for my train ride, or sit there watching other people easily viewing articles/IG/shows… whilst I was stuck watching in envy … wondering what provider they are with.
I had a lot of cheap, but largely unusable, data with Vodafone.
Call drop-outs pissed my wife off to the point she insisted I change to telstra.
Went to telstra 3-4 years ago and haven't looked back…. just wish I did it years ago. (Rare case of when you should actually listen to your wife lol).
Again, just my personal experience/opinion from mostly NSW and some QLD.
@Tamagotchi Breeder: This hasn't been my experience with Vodafone. Call quality on Vodafone is far better than Optus and in terms of data, it's been really good. I'd find areas where Optus just had so much congestion, I couldn't even check in via the Service NSW Covid App.
Since TPG merged with Vodafone, they've acquired a lot of radio spectrum which had increased the capacity of their metro network significantly.
The regional and rural coverage argument is definitely valid. It can be night and day once you get out into the sticks, however, look what they announced a couple of days ago, (this is big) - https://www.zdnet.com/article/telstra-and-tpg-team-up-to-sha…
@bargaineer: Same I found Optus absolutely terrible but Vodafone have been half useful, still unfortunately nowhere near Telstra and not close enough for me to switch for longer than a 1month port out and back in.
Rare case of when you should actually listen to your wife lol
I hope my wife dont see this. She will frame it on the wall. Thanks to you bro!! 🤣🤣🤣
I think it depends on what you want. I have an Optus and Vodafone number currently, with my wife on Telstra.
In terms of remote coverage, yes, Telstra is better, with Optus in second and Vodafone last. However, I find that in congested areas, e.g. CBD, I actually get much better speeds on Vodafone, particularly 5G. I find Vodafone better at maintaining 5G when Optus drops back to 4G, and even when all three carriers are on 5G in the CBD, Vodafone tends to get better speeds.
My sense is that the Vodafone network is probably the least congested of the three, so I'm sure that plays a part.
FWIW, in the city and suburbs, all three are likely fully acceptable. Is it worth it to pay more for good rural coverage? Maybe if you live in a rural area or travel out of the city often. If you travel out of the city once a year, probably not.
Ive bounced from Telstra -> Optus -> Voda -> Optus in the past four months (chasing cheap deals) and do travelling around 90 minutes from Brisbane in QLD. In my experience:
Telstra is hands down the best for coverage and speed.
Optus has the second best coverage (and not far from Telstra), but I suffer MASSIVELY with call dropouts and unusable data speeds when inside shopping centres.
Vodafone is actually the surprise for me. Speeds are up there with Telstra for most conditions, though the coverage does drop out more noticeably than the other two.
To me, Optus is the worst of the bunch - having coverage and calls dropping out/no data is not acceptable. Driving in the country and not having coverage is something I can deal with because I know that no coverage = no calls, but in the city and not having data is hard to tolerate.
I need Telstra due to regular work in Tasmania where Telstra is the only network operator which provides coverage in some towns. I will switch back before my next trip.
Vodafone will roam onto Telstra 4G & 5G later this year when their own network isn't available (yes full access to the Telstra network), so I'd rather Vodafone now (pending approval by the ACCC)
In return, Telstra will be allowed to use 171 Vodafone towers for its own equipment and access to Vodafone owned spectrum to expand the Telstra network.
This is the first of its kind spectrum and network sharing agreement in Australia.
You'll find the application details on the ACCC site.
Not "full access" from what I read
@jmzcray: If you can point to where it says that, send me the link, I've had a close look at it but happy to be proven wrong.
It roams onto Telstra ONLY when Vodafone isn't available, which is predominantly going to be when you leave metro areas.
Vodafone will decommission their regional network as they'll be only using Telstra in those areas.
Telstra 4G & 5G
At this stage only for data. Telstra only offers 4G and WiFi calling (VoLTE/VoWiFi) to its own retail and Boost customers. And the VF->TLS roaming will only be in regional areas, and on the wholesale network (think Woolies, Aldi, Belong)…
That all being said - it's a compelling argument and if I didn't need Telstra coverage would go VF over Optus.
@willyroo: It's not just for data, that's why Vodafone is decommissioning its regional network once this is approved.
More info here: https://cdn-api.markitdigital.com/apiman-gateway/ASX/asx-res…
They will end up with the exact same percentage of population covered as Telstra, as documented in the ACCC application.
@SimAus007: …which suggests Telstra will (finally!) be enabling VoLTE for its MVNOs if VF roaming is to work.
They are going to roam onto the Telstra wholesale Network, i.e voda will have the same coverage as woolies mobile, belong etc.
Unfortunately not the whole network… Telstra aren't that silly to give up their main selling point to a competitor that easily.
@Binchicken22: Want to show me where you read this? Actually factual submitted documents.
You clearly haven't looked at the submission.
"Telstra aren't that silly" They aren't silly, this is very smart, in fact, it's good for their investors and their bottom line (TLS investors are excited with this agreement), if you look at their investor releases you'll understand why.
This is the first agreement of its kind, including access to Telstra 5G outside their own network.
There are benefits for Telstra in this agreement also, as Vodafone own a lot of 5G spectrum Telstra want access to, so this benefits both parties.
They both want something from each other, it's good for Telstra's network growth and good for Vodafone to save them on excessive costs in building a more extensive regional network.
You can find DETAILED information on this on the Telstra ASX release AND Vodafone TPG's ASX open market investor releases, it's very transparent if you take the time to read it.
There is a lot involved in this agreement, not just roaming onto Telstra, so it is nothing like Woollies.
@SimAus007: The press release, and reported articles, say TPG coverage will increase from 96% of population to 98.8%.
Telstra Wholesale coverage = 98.8% (https://www.telstrawholesale.com.au/products/mobiles/coverag…)
Telstra Retail coverage = 99.5% (3g + 4G) 99.2 (4G only) (https://www.telstra.com.au/coverage-networks/our-network)
From IT News (https://www.itnews.com.au/news/tpg-telstra-to-share-mobile-n…)
Penn said that Telstra and TPG would continue to maintain their own separate networks to serve “core metro and inner regional populations”, equivalent to around 80 percent of Australia’s population.
The MOCN deal covers the zone just outside of this one, where coverage goes from 80 percent population coverage “to just over 98 percent population coverage.”
Penn said there is considerable competition in this zone already, meaning that TPG is unlikely to substantially shift the existing market dynamics by extending its reach in the area on the back of Telstra infrastructure.
Beyond the 98 percent, Telstra will continue to exclusively serve this area, maintaining its differentiation.
“The third zone is where the last percent of the population live and it covers an additional 1 million square kilometres of land mass,” Penn said.
“This is where Telstra will continue to maintain its network in differentiation in this zone.
“We’ll continue to be the only operator to provide services in this particular area.”
@rpb: Everything I have said is correct apart from a few towers which service extreme remote areas (extra 0.7% of the population). Thanks for pointing that out.
As I said "happy to be proven wrong on any points" ;)
@SimAus007: umm, you said "yes full access to the Telstra network". That 'few towers' is "additional 1 million square kilometres of land mass".
So @brad1601 is technically correct. TPG will have the same coverage as users of the Telstra wholesale Network.
You're misleading people into thinking they'll have Telstra coverage at TPG prices. Look at a map of Telstra Wholesale v Retail, it's a big difference.
It's particularly apparent in South West WA
@SimAus007: Also you said "They will end up with the exact same percentage of population covered as Telstra, as documented in the ACCC application." and youre just admitting now that Telstra will have "extra 0.7% of the population"
@SimAus007: PPS: I like the idea of it. It's like the Shared Rural Network initiative in the UK.
I just know all the places my friends and family go is in that so called "extreme remote areas", which in South West WA I don't consider they are.
@rpb: The good thing is the government is building a roaming only network like this in their Blackspots Program, with Nokia 4G/5G cells, which they will be giving access to all Telcos.
@SimAus007: Haha, true…. I've got covid so plenty of time.
You've got time to post that but not at least walk back your smart-arsery… Shame.
@SimAus007: 😅 whatever mate. You made some terribly misinformed claims, battled people when they tried to say you were wrong, then when you were proven beyond doubt to be wrong, you got all sulky.
Optus is horrible. North Parramatta, Redfern… no reception. No plans to fix it.
add Sydney Norwest to the list. Had Optus corporate SIM, Telstra corporate SIM and Vodafone postpaid inside Woolies North Kellyville.Optus drop to 3G , Vodafone flipping between 3G and 4G. Telstra 2bar on 4G :P
@bnh: Where I lived, I had to stand outside to make a phonecall on 1 bar of 3G with optus. Atrocious.
Carriers like Kogan, boost, Woolworths, coles etc don't actually fully use the network of the carrier they are partnered with, it's actually a secondary network which definitely has worse reception than if you went directly to one of the big 3.
Boost = full Telstra (apart from 5G) - has the same reception as Telstra
Kogan has the same reception as VF, just no VoLTE or VoWiFi
Coles has the same reception as Optus, VoLTE coming very soon apparently
Woolies has worse reception than Telstra, and no VoLTE yet.
I've been with VF for 8 years, live in fnq, travel rurally fairly often, never had any major issues or droupouts. I used telstra for a year on my work phone and didn't notice a difference enough to justify the price difference. Perhaps YMMV depending on location, but I can't justify other carriers given I have a negotiated plan of $15/m with vodafone for 40gb data and 1500 mins long distance.
2 days ago Vodafone announced a deal to share Telstra's network for regional.
https://www.canstarblue.com.au/phone/telstra-and-tpg-vodafon…
Your rankings might change soon.
At a shopping centre in Vic, on a Zoom call on my phone, with Catch (optus) I drop to 3g and the Zoom just freezes.
My wife who is with kogan, hotspots me and I continue with my call.
Voda clearly has a metro focus, and had less concern about coverage, but in the metros areas provide superior service with less congestion.
FWIW, they also recently announced they will be using telstra regional towers later in the year too.
Can confirm Vodafone is arse. I totally lost internet access in an inner city suburb the other night.
Perhaps you also can compare how agro each carrier would get if you hotspot all the provided data? Voda claims this not to be a substitute for home internet!
So far I had hotspotted about a 1TB from Telstra and they have not yet thrown knives towards me.
From my experience with Felix, Vodafone tends to just slow you down during peek periods if you consistently use a lot of hospotting data (I use around 200-300GB per month hotspotting alone!). I have found that when this happens, if I just switch to 3G, then everything speeds up again and works perfectly. Not ideal, but for $35 a month for unlimited data, I can't complain.
@tonydarcy: Thanks, I was looking at the $69 deal as an alternative redundancy. What speedtest shows and what the actual thruput is can vary widely. With Coles mobile I managed to get probably double the data as their counter was a bit of a "bean" counter at the beginning. The move of IPTV from satellite to the net and subsequent explosive growth has made life hard if you are not main stream. Some youtubes come in 8k and sometimes can be downloaded. If you do not try, you never know!
Yeah unfortunately my Optus experience has been beyond terrible, and even in SOME rural areas, Vodafone for some weird reason has worked better than Telstra? Can't explain why. Either way, the simplest option is to ESIM your Vodafone plan, and use a very cheap Telstra MMVNO for emergencies and vacation times. If you have one that data banks you will find when that extra data is needed you have far more than required.
Just my 2c from experiences in mostly NSW and some of QLD.
Exactly the same in urban perth, Vodafone is by far the worst.
Hell, even in my home country vodafone is the worst, i guess those guys suck globally lol
The only reason to go with Vodafone is to pay off the phone in 12, 24, 36 months without forking out a lump sum.. even if you didn't use their service lol. Although I remember they used to allow an additional handset just for the H/S repayments and no 'monthly service' fee for their plans.
Funny my partner has Vodafone and I'm with Optus. In rural areas she better coverage than I have usually.
It depends where you are - I'd agree with that in general, but who cares about coverage in places you never go to? What matters is the places you go to regularly and if you are planning a once-off trip to the bush, then maybe spend $40 on a starter pack for a burner phone on the carrier with the best coverage.
At my holiday home in Geelong, Victoria, Telstra is so slow it is basically unusable except for calls/texts, but Vodafone actually works really well - therefore I changed my phone plan to Felix (who uses Vodafone) a few months ago. My iPad remains with Belong (Telstra) and the only way I can use it when I am there is if I tether from my phone. I haven't tried Optus, so I don't know if they are better or worse than Vodafone/Telstra.
Can’t agree with this
I’ve had terrible coverage issues with Optus and Telstra but always avoided Vodafone thinking there was no point, I finally gave in and gave Vodafone a go and it’s the best coverage of all 3 - wish I had ported earlier
I think they may have improved recently as this was definitely not the case a couple of years ago when I gave them a go initially
All depends on where you are. Was with Optus for many years and had to switch because I had no service Logan/brisbane. Vodafone has been flawless. Albeit I went up north for a week and reception was shite.
Do any of these deals ever work out to be cheaper than buying an iPhone outright and going on a post paid plan?
The vodafone 150gb plan works out to be $27.30/month. Chances are you can do cheaper with a MVNO, but it'll likely have less data.
Plans like this are mostly interesting for professionals who use a fair bit of data and can expense claim (or tax-deduct) their phone bills.
depends on data usage I guess. I am with ALDI family plan for 4 sims. 80GB data per month. We don't use much mobile data since Covid started as we work from home. As this plan comes with unused data rollover to next month, we have now 1.5TB data accumulated :) as ALDI uses Telstra network we hardly experience any issue anywhere.
ALDI family plans are:
2 sims $45 for 40GB
4 sims $80 for 80GB
6 sims $110 for $120GB
I am not saying ALDI is the best but for our family usage amount these plans are the best for us.
Just be aware that many (if it is not all) Telstra MVNOs are not able to provide eSIM yet due to issues with Telstra
The Vodafone deal ends up cheaper than most 'comparable' plans, even on a Telstra $55 plan you'd still be better off with the Vodafone deal over 24 months.
$55 x 24 = $1320
iPhone 13 Outright = $1247.00 (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/681719)
Total = $2567 / 24 months.
$69 x 24 = $1656
iPhone 13 Discounted = $349
Total = $2005 / 24 months.
For me and my calculations, I can always get a better deal buying outright and sticking with a pre-paid plan which never costs me more than $9 to $11 per month (12 month SIM's)
But I don't need more than 10 to 20GB per month.
100% if you're already on and happy with a cheap pre-paid then it makes no sense to go with this deal, however if you're already paying $35+ a month you're either going to break even or be better off, assuming you were going to buy the phone outright.
$35 x 24 = $840
Phone 13 Outright = $1247.00
Total = $2087 / 24 months.
I wouldn't even consider paying $35 a month now because for me there is no benefit to a postpaid plan (for me).
I'd rather put that money towards my 1000Mbps NBN service each month as I work from home (probably why I don't need more than 10GB per month on the mobile)
Each to their own of course :)
@SimAus007: Please tell us where you are. Here at the end of the line NBN is crap but Telstra's 5G gets me 300-600MB/s closer to 1000 in the city, downtimes are rare with maintenance usually at 3am only.
@payless69: Currently in South Yarra, South Melb PoI.
2ms ping, downloads vary between 920 to 960Mbps with 50Mbps up and unlimited data which I need for my job as I can easily rip through 5 to 8 TB in a month.
Speed test: https://www.speedtest.net/my-result/d/74270b73-5608-4f90-ae3…
Are you on FttN? (I know the NBN are doing free upgrades in some areas for FttN and FttC customers)
@SimAus007: I am smack in between 2 exchanges each close to 4km away. Never had Adsl2 but always single digit pings. NBN took 3 years of stuffing around, but got fibre to home. Generally we were lucky to get 20% of what we paid for. Pings gone to 20 to 40ms. Nearly 10 years of complaints I finally got a sweethart deal with the big one. After 2 Months in parallel we turned off the NBN as on of the 4 ports was dead anyway, the power supply has a motorcylce battery mounted the wrong way! So every 10 to 12 months it kept beeping.
I was a very early 4G adopter, bought the Velocity from HTC just to have the net load a full page before falling asleep.
Now the S21U is clonking along feeding a whole house. Thinking to get the IP13 for work as its cameera suits my job. Extra data would come in handy but how sulky does Voda get if one hotspots too much?
@payless69: Ah yes, I know that beeping very well when it's time to replace the battery. I've removed the battery now and turned the alarm off.
You should be getting incredible speeds if you're on FttP, no matter where you are located, provided the RSP (ISP) you're with is buying enough CVC (there are a handful that don't, such as My Republic)
But RSP's such as Telstra, Aussie Broadband and Superloop all have plenty of CVC capacity.
I don't think Voda will have any issues hot-spotting a lot.
@SimAus007: Went from Telstra to Mate, they were fine on Youtube but forget even Wikipedia once kids come home. Then had TPG, hardly better. Tried Aussie Broadband, much better but still useless with kids past school. Now the 5G rocks for the time being. The S21U sometimes gets a bit hot so I turn off all unused stuff. For the time getting by with 180GB, drop the res down on Youtube. Still waiting for the 2 others to bring 5G into Cairns. Extra data on a IP13 would just make my day.
I tried to give Vodafone a chance but their customer service was the worst I’ve ever came action. I canceled the plan before the phone was even sent out. I was speaking to somebody at one point (after being bounced from one broken English speaker to another) who sounded like he was working on the side of a street in some busy Indian city. All I could hear was car horns, engine revving and people shouting. Total chaos!
This guy/gal must not have heard of a thing called COVID-19 where people are working from home, even now. If he did, he would have a little bit of empathy unless he is the AgentOrange.
Quick to judge aren’t you? I tried for 3 days for customer service to fix my order, there was a problem that they told me was on their end and they constantly bounced me from one person to another once they figured it was something they couldn’t fix themselves. I then was being pressured to start another order on the phone in my wife’s name whilst they figured out the issue with their website. WhenI told them to cancel my order altogether they tried to charge me for one month of network service. They had not sent out a sim, a phone or anything else. I understand Covid work from home, I also understand bad customer service and that was what I was getting from Vodafone. Really bad customer service.
But you know, that’s cool you just keep judging.
I’ve ended up moving from Telstra to Optus Business and am happy with the service.
3000$ early termination fee if you terminate the next month FYI.,
rather grab 10-15% equivalent discounted Apple gift cards to buy phone outright then switch month to month prepaid plan 😀, save money and save self from headache 😆
Where to get 15% discount ?
earlier salss of those gift cards back then, 10% equivalent in flybuys points this week from Coles is not too bad either, you can just use Vanilla prepaid credit cards from last week's sales if you have some to pay for for further discount 😀
You can’t buy gift cards using other gift cards
No 5G on most MVNOs though. Also as far as I know only Voda has 5G on prepaid.
Obviously all good if you wanna stay on 4G.
The 30x flybuys pts/ everyday rewards pts deal from Coles / Woolies will no longer come back
Given said that, 20x will become a regular offer I believe
So technically 10% discount is still available quite often
Good thing of using apple giftcards is they can also be used in Apple EDU store and EPP stores (eg. AOC)
which is already giving 10% discounts from RRP
so by paying with GCs it can achieve 20% off RRP (+ sometimes good cashback offers from SB / CR)
Does Apple Edu sell iphone? Isnt it mainly mac and ipad ?
I’m always curious what other people do/use in my predicament. I work overseas 28 days then home 28 days. The Vodafone plans are the only ones I know of where I can use all call and data allowance overseas for $5 a day. So, whilst im away, every few days I need to have my phone on for sms 2FA from my bank and various accounts.
Without the roaming feature, I would constantly be changing numbers for 2FA. Current plan is $55 for 200 GB with a $5 credit per month. Not bad really.
What would you use that is better value for regular overseas use?
Dual sim might be cheaper, depends if you are overseas in one specific country.
I don't think it costs anything to receive texts whilst abroad? So any plan should be suitable, assuming the only reason you need to use it overseas would be for receiving texts.
Get a phone plan/prepaid that supports WiFi calling, you can receive SMS and make calls like you are in Australia over WiFi.
One option is using dual sims (if your phone supports it). You can configure your Australian SIM to be an eSIM and then use a local sim for your overseas location. That may or may not be cheaper?
With that being said, prior to Covid, I was using Vodafone for precisely the reason you mentioned. Prior to Covid, I don't know if eSIM was widely supported (if it was, I wasn't aware of it), and as a result I would roam with my Vodafone sim and pay the $5 per day. I noticed that I would sometimes not be billed the full $5 per day amount anyway, so it often ended up much cheaper than that. Local tourist data plans were typically around or more than $5 per day anyway at the destinations I was at.
I've recently switched to Google Pixel 6 Pro. Primary (physical) SIM is Boost (12mth prepay), plus I have two eSIMs installed (Optus Prepaid - not usually active, and Vodafone, usually active, 12mth Prepay (with 5G access, 150GB I think).
With Boost (and Telstra) you can use WiFi calling and WiFi SMS for free worldwide - thankfully they don't block it overseas like Optus and Vodafone do. I'm not an expert, but on the Optus eSIM, they have $20 data roaming add-on which gives 10GB data access for 14 days. I wonder if you can use the data from this eSIM overseas to make WiFi calls/SMS via Boost when you're out and about overseas?
Disclaimer - sorry for the ramble - this should be on Whirlpool!
Hey - as long as the Boost sim is in the phone and the phone is connected to the Internet by either wifi or the other sim card data connection, vowifi sms and calls will work.
Used this setup overseas and works perfectly using my french ssim card with data roaming and my Boost mobile sim card in my iPhone.
When I used to travel a lot I was with Voda solely for the $5 roaming. I’m too lazy to bother with dual sim and have to worry about another number and what not (I tired it but got sick of having two numbers very quickly)
If you travel that much and live in a capital city I’d stick with Voda. Sadly that does mean living with the crappy reception and customer service
Some Optus plans include 1-4GB of roaming data per month, so if I was you, I'd be looking into that.
My 2c, if you don’t need a phone to contact people/be contactable go with Vodafone, otherwise, go with one of the other two.
I find that with 4 bars of coverage, I can SOMETIMES make a call with Vodafone. On Telstra if I have any bars at all, I can be confident I’ll be able to make/receive a call. Optus sits somewhere in the middle
“if you don’t need a phone to contact people/be contactable go with Vodafone.” I cannot stop laughing as that’s the main reason for having a phone. Is Vodafone really that bad even in the metro areas and CBDs? I was with Vodafone about 10 years ago found it ok in the Perth CBD but that was 3G era.
Glad, at least someone else agrees with me for the purpose of having a phone.
The trouble with Voda is that you don’t necessarily know you have had an issue because the call might get missed, and the message to say you have missed a call may never arrive. Not until you actually talk to people later and the conversation oh I tried calling you on such and such, happens that you realise just how rubbish it really is.
I keep thinking it was fine as I was able to make cals, but didn’t realise just how many calls I was missing and not realising
Just wait for Telstra JbHiFi deal. I got iPhone 13 with $800 off on 12 months $69 plan for my wife in Dec and got 13 pro for myself for $800 off on $79 ($99 - $20) 24 months plan in late Jan. Just walk into store and talk to rep, they always have something that is not advertised on their website.
$800 off on 12 months $69 plan
Certain that's the 12 month plan? Seems too incredible to be true - that means Telstra is only charging you $28 for 12 months service!
The jb hifi deal runs like once/twice a year. It's a legit deal, I'm on it myself.
Yep, was Boxing day special. It’s not advertised anywhere, need to talk to rep directly.
Yeah I have done this as well in the past. It is true. Mine was for iPhone XR and discount was $500 back then
What are the cancellation fees? I'm tempted to go on this deal, but I might be moving overseas around August and definitely don't want to be paying crazy fees to stop the plan.
Great offer Op. Thank you. One thing to think about for those who are interested is that apparently the iPhone 14 comes out in September…but then again, it is next to impossible to stay current of the tech arms race…<sigh>! I just told myself last night to wait till Sep, and then this offer comes out!
I’m currently on both Boost (using Telstra) and Kogan (using Vodafone), here’s my piece of advice:
- Vodafone is showing the full 4 bars while Telstra is on 2 bars. But it depends on where you are and the bar signal increases if I move elsewhere
- I did a speed test on both networks and Boost still came out with higher download mbps despite with the 2 bars.
Only reason I switch from Optus to a prepaid Boost is because you can get deals on and off from eBay when on sale. Much cheaper overall if you buy your phone outright with stackable discounted gift cards. There’s one atm with getting 20x FlyBuys if purchasing an Apple gift card
Except for iPad, I've always been an off the plan + prepaid sort of a guy for iPhones. Unless you get covered major portion of the monthly bill by office or work, or if you don't have wifi available for most of the things you do, I think prepaid + off the plan would serve most people better.
e.g.
prepaid -> iPhone 13, 128GB off the plan + prepaid boost mobile for 2 years on discount would be : $1350 + $300 ($150 x 2 years) = $1650
optus deal -> iPhone 13, 128GB + optus deal : $1350 - $650 + $65 * 24 = $2260
vodafone deal -> iPhone 13, 128GB + vodafone deal : $1350 - $1000 + $69 * 24 = $2006
Interesting the rebate difference between vodafone and optus for the 150gb plan; add to that the $16/month price difference and you're spending $734 bucks more to go with optus than vodafone.
Either optus is overpriced, or vodafone really is that bad that they have to discount further.