Just got an email JB HI FI offering $400 gift card to switch your number to Telstra under a 12 month contract for $69/month where you get 100gb data per month, unlimited call and text (min cost $828 over 12 months)
It says in-store and online, ends 14th December
They are also offering $700 if you sign up for 24 months to the same deal but I don't consider this a deal
They are also offering $99/month for 24 months where you get a $1200 gift card for 300gb data per month
Same drunken laws apply to distinguish between new and returning customer!
$65 or $60?
Min cost $828 = $69?
could have sworn i did it correctly the first time as I just copied the past deal title and pasted it here
Is the 100GB standard monthly data or standard plus bonus? Usually Bonus data ends after a period specified in the T&C.
Believe it is standard
Tempting. I'll hold out for the $500 gift card for 12 months tho, if it ever comes back.
Might be holding off for a while. I think it was already about two years ago.
Does anyone have that guide of signing up to a new service then changing it to your old number?
Live chat
think they also allow you to reduce the cost by $10/mnth as a porting in bonus or something
I asked and got $20 off per month on my most recent contract. I think it depends on who you get via live chat however
Ah so close
Is the 30 days still a hard rule? I've been off an old JB hifi plan for 15days now waiting on a good promo to get back in.
Unsure, when i did mine, i was off it for a day, went from boost to optus to Telstra
Yes. Most stores wont do it now as Telstra make the JB store pay back the bonuses out of their own pocket. Happened to the store I bought from, so I had to wait 30 days exactly
I did two numbers port in after port out for two day back in July. I think it depends on who you get at JB.
Probably more like how attentive they are to looking it up. I mean if they were super busy that day then they'll likely overlook it haha, on a quiet day I'm pretty sure they check.
Anyone had luck getting the $10 bonus from Telstra chat lately? Someone else posted the same item but it was a duplicate thread. They mentioned the $10 bonus, but I thought that had gone the way of the dodo. It would tip me over the edge if they were still doing it.
I got $20 off the $69 plan i signed up for 11 days ago, i just kept cycling through consultants till i got one who gave it to me.
if you get $10 you can always try and get another $10 a month after
What did you say to the rep that you were successful with?
"i got told to contact telstra once my plan was up and running for a 12 months port in credit of $20 per month"
@Wiadro: Used exactly this text “ Hello, I just activated my new service yesterday 04xxxxxxxx and got told to contact Telstra once my plan was up and running for a 12 months port in credit of $20 per month. Please can you help apply this and confirm” - And this worked nicely!! Thanks @Wiadro!!
May I know the process please? Sign contract in JB hifi first, then talk to a telstra online rep and ask for $20 off?
I got $20/month off too
reckon i could use the 14 day price protection policy to get an extra $100?
They need to bring in international calling and roaming like they used to in one of their classic plans, for the wide range of immigrant here.
Does Telstra allow you to share data between sims/devices on these plans? ie use the plan’s data across iphone + ipad
Nope
Does anyone know if you get the gift card immediately upon signing up, or does it take a couple of days?
depends i did when i signed up last year but heard some didn't get immediately when signing up at store
got my $300 card in the store
As soon as the port is processed/service is activated.
So can be a min or two or can take a few days.
The port needs to be confirmed, and they need to see your phone connect to telstra lol
Last time I had a nightmare porting back in, they had major hiccups. I did like 3 services, but 1 service was done with esim, while two was done with normal sim, esim was instant, physical sim was stuck….
Thanks, I'm just keen to use it tomorrow with the single day discount code. Will go in the morning and hope for the best
Can you use $5 one number for smart watch or need to be direct with telstra?
The JB plans are considered direct with Telstra, and yes smart watches will link in for the usual $5, have done it myself.
Been holding out to see the 12 month, $500 gift card, $69 per month plan.
Been searching through and unless I've missed one, I think last boxing day was the last time they had that offer.
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/673656
So do we wait for boxing day again to see if it's on offer or just jump on this deal?
Obviously your decision to make based on the info you have found, but previously it had been coming up every 2 to 3 months at $500 not just Boxing Day, however, in the past year this has no longer been a thing at all. To me that tends to indicate it is less likely to be $500 this Boxing Day.
Finger crossed for Boxing Day with $500 gift card, $69 per month plan.
Ok I'll wait a little longer!
When I spoke to a JB employee in store yesterday, he was strongly hinting there will be a Boxing Day offer but no specifics. I have to wait for that in any case because I only just ported out from a JB Telstra plan.
Maybe wait for the 89$ 1200$ GC deal again which happened during Black Friday. I was able to get that $89 down to $69 using the port in credit of $20 from Telstra chat.
Thanks OP! Got this deal in store this morning. Got $400 gift card immediately. Went on chat and the second consultant I spoke to gave me the $20 port-in credit. Got email confirmation for the credit for the year. Pretty happy with that!
Any idea who you spoke to who gave you the port in credit?
Marjorie Ann. Weirdly enough, the Telstra app didn’t show me the name of the consultant - it was only on my Apple Watch notifications that I got the name.
Thanks so much :)
How do you request the port-in credit? Is it just something you ask for directly, or as compensation for something? Im just trying to understand the approach so I can ask in the chat for the same. Thanks in advance!
I copied and pasted Wiadro's [comment] (https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/13109051/redir) above and answered any follow-up questions with as little detail as possible. This is because I used to say 'I only signed up because of this credit' and I found that I was always redirected back to JB if I did that.
Can you port in from boost?
No
I attempted for the $20 port in credit - was not successful. Was able to only manage to get $15 monthly credit.
Phone or chat?
chat - via the app
I was able to get $20 credit but only for 6 months. Used the chat via app.
If anyone else is trying to get the port in credit I suggest waiting a few days.
I tried on the day of activation and was just told that because it’s a JB hi-fi contract they can’t make any changes to it.
My guess is that I just need to wait a week or so till it’s fully active in the telstra system. Maybe a bill needs to be generated.
I will try and use the line from above
i got told to contact telstra once my plan was up and running for a 12 months port in credit of $20 per month
yep, I had to cycle through quite a few agents to get $10 a month off when signing up last year using basically that same line
Minimum cost of $828 over 12 months = $69 per month
Description text says $60 per month
Title says $65 per month
Am I having a stroke?