New deal that has just started appearing in papers and in magazines from today.
The Deal: A Free 50GB Home Broadband Connection when you buy a range of phones on the $89 Unlimited Plan including the HTC One X.
- https://www.optus.com.au/shop/broadband/mobilefreebroadband/… (direct link)
- http://www.whistleout.com.au/MobilePhones/Free-Broadband-Opt… (affiliate link)
The only problem with the deal is that as a headline offer, it does not appear as a sexy deal.
BUT, and this is a serious BUT, we've had a look it in close detail and we've discovered that it does off some pretty amazing value. We got the heads up on this late on Friday night and have been trying to look for the best value saving in the deal (disclosure - we are a comparison site and we have commercial relationships with all the telcos including Optus).
Here's the best way we can cut it for maximum value. Assess the phone and plan costs and the equivalent costs for Broadband and come up with a saving…
The total cost of the deal over 24 months is $2,136 and you get three main components.
1 Phone: The HTC One X has received glowing reviews as the best Android phone on the market right now (open for discussion of course). It has an RRP of $669 on Mobicity.
2 Plan: You get unlimited mobile phone plan for $89 per month with 2GB of data.
3 Bonus Broadband Plan: You get a 50GB per month Naked Broadband plan for 24 Months whilst you have the timeless plan.
The key part of the offer is the Free 50GB Home Broadband. The closest equivalent broadband plan to this is going to be $49.99 per month for Naked Broaband for 50GB of peak allowance which is going to set you back for $1,199 over 24 months so this is significant incentive if you can ditch your existing ISP for the 24 months and just use this free connection.
How it Works…when you get the Timeless plan deal, you just ditch your existing ISP and your broadband is moved to Optus and you get 50GB of usage for 24 months whilst you have the $89 Timeless plan. Remember that this is a Naked Broadband plan you'll get. At the end of 24 months, you can leave and get your own standalone broadband connection again with another ISP or Optus will move you on to another equivalent broadband plan. Remember that this is a Naked Broadband plan so you'll have no home phone calls included, but you do have an Unlimited mobile plan so just use the mobile plan for all your calling needs.
COST ANALYSIS
Total Cost of the deal is $2,136 which gives you all three components.
Minus $669 for the free phone.
Minus $1,199 for the free broadband
This means there is $1,868 of incentives for a total cost of $2136.
So, this means that you are getting an unlimited plan with 2GB of data for $268 which is just $11.16 per month for 24 months. That looks like a very good deal.
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Note with Naked broadband you will actually lose your home phone number
Note with Optus Cable this will REPLACE your copper phone line so you can't have 2 services at once. During the install process for Optus Cable (not Telstra), they will physically sever the copper line, making it an expensive reconnection if you wish to change providers such as ADSL. Be prepared for a long term commitment with Optus at least until NBN is in your area with Optus. One the plus side Cable is very fast, faster than ADSL with speed pack, and fairly reliable so you probably won't want to change.