Woolworths Mobile Raising Price of Prepaid Plan

lgacb08 on 23/03/2023 - 07:37

Just got an email from Woolworths mobile announcing that they'll raise price of some prepaid plan from 24 April. Plans affected are mostly budget long expiry plan: $10/ month, 6 month and 12 month plans). The 12 month will pretty much be more expensive than something like Boost with less value. Personally I found the only perks with 10% off shop being not very annoying to use. Unless you live in areas where they're the only major supermarket within an hour drive, you'll get slugged badly if your once a month savings with them worth the value of the plan with except to the extremely low data 6 month plan.

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  • bdl on 23/03/2023 - 08:03
    +3

    Probably Telstra wholesale being Telstra.

    Details here
    https://mobile.woolworths.com.au/plan-changes

  • USER DC on 23/03/2023 - 08:22
    +1

    Personally I found the only perks with 10% off shop being not very annoying to use.

    Coles is little better in the sense that you don't specifically have to use it on any shop, it automatically should give you gift card on your highest purchase (aka you wont regret it being used on a lower $ value transactional amount) whereas with woolies you never really know if you gonna spend more next week, or next day etc. and may use discount on smaller value transactions. (FOMO).

    Also you are probably better of changing sim to woolies every 5 months or so, on their starter kit to get discount, rather than buy for full year

    • Stopback on 23/03/2023 - 09:15

      Coles has a 10 percent off?

      • USER DC on 23/03/2023 - 09:20
        +1

        https://colesmobile.com.au/home/page/shop-save

        its not a upfront discount on shop but like a gift card of that amount given to you I think.

        • Stopback on 23/03/2023 - 09:24
          +3

          To be eligible for the Coles egift card worth 10% of your largest single shop, simply:

          Buy and activate a $35 or $45 Coles Mobile month to month SIM plan by 31/3/23.
          Link your Flybuys member number at point of activation (within the offer period).

          Not worth it.

    • mbck on 23/03/2023 - 11:15

      6 months only.

      And cheapest plan is still more than 12.50 (for me)

  • sane on 23/03/2023 - 08:24

    Hey, those interest rate rises are really working to reduce inflation by monopoly companies out to make a quick buck.

    Recession by economic opportunism and incompetence.

  • Nugs on 23/03/2023 - 08:30

    Being a $150, now $170 customer it will take another month of 10% off to break even
    .

    • bdl on 23/03/2023 - 15:23

      Or increase your monthly supermarket spend from $150 a month to $170 a month (which is what Woolies wants, I'm sure)

      • Nugs on 23/03/2023 - 16:18
        +1

        Ahem, monthly? Weekly plus half that again at Coles.
        Five adults including an 18yo who is trying to bulk up
        .

  • djkelly69 on 23/03/2023 - 09:16
    +7

    Unless you live in areas where they're the only major supermarket within an hour drive, you'll get slugged badly if your once a month savings with them worth the value of the plan with except to the extremely low data 6 month plan.

    WTF is this actually supposed to mean?

    • bdl on 23/03/2023 - 10:56

      OP is unhappy with plan changes. :)

      • lgacb08 on 23/03/2023 - 15:03

        Doesn't bother me, the reason I stick with it is hanging out to get on the next boost sim. I still make some money out of it and probably ended up paying about $30 for usage in the last 6 months but it's quite a hassle to deal with the limitations.

    • Guybrush57 on 23/03/2023 - 11:19
      +7

      OK. Picture this. You live in a house. Woolworths is your nearest supermarket but it's a 50-minute drive away. There is no Coles or IGA. You do a big grocery shop and get 10% off the total shop. The value of your phone plan with except to the extremely low data 6 month plan will slug you badly and nope I got lost sorry.

      • Stopback on 23/03/2023 - 11:44
        -1

        You can sell the ten percent off

    • lgacb08 on 23/03/2023 - 14:53
      -5

      If you're in the game you'll understand, otherwise don't bother. If you find value in it, you're probably get slugged very badly without even admitting it.

      • djkelly69 on 23/03/2023 - 14:55
        +3

        I believe I am in 'the game', and I don't understand what that sentence means. Have you re-read it?

        • CheapskateQueen on 23/03/2023 - 21:21

          lol

          perhaps a few full stops and word check would help

  • soggypotato on 23/03/2023 - 09:52
    +1

    this signs goodbye for me, anyone know other long-term plans that are within the testra network and is cheap?

  • tim9800 on 23/03/2023 - 10:46
    +1

    I just switched over from belong fml, should have seen this coming

    • OMGJL on 23/03/2023 - 11:29

      SIM slutting is never too late.

    • Shoocat on 23/03/2023 - 11:50

      Still good value if you shop big once a month at Woolworths. If not, then yes no point in hanging around.

  • blahhhhh on 23/03/2023 - 12:36

    thinking of switching to amaysim $99 or coles $99 (both 60gb) - any other similar recommendations?

    • sane on 23/03/2023 - 12:48

      Coles regularly have 120GB for $119 - probably better value

  • j4cst4r on 23/03/2023 - 14:17

    You can get 10% off 2 shops a month if you do your online order (with click and collect) first using the promo code.

    This means I end up with a free phone plan ($150) even with the price rise. Also, I'm pretty sure you can recharge with your current plan on the 23/4/2023 and then at least the increase plan won't hit you until next year.

    • hayfeverman on 23/03/2023 - 14:39

      Does paying for a $150 recharge now simply extend your renewal date by 365 days? Or does it reset it, e.g. to 23/4/2024 (in which case you double pay for some months and it wouldn't be worth it depending on your current renewal date)

      • hayfeverman on 23/03/2023 - 19:29
        +2

        Confirmed with customer service that a recharge resets the renewal date from when you recharge, so you would be double paying for months unused.

        • j4cst4r on 23/03/2023 - 22:35

          My current plan expires mid May so I would benefit from recharging earlier.

    • lgacb08 on 23/03/2023 - 14:58

      I know this but online grocery order is still light year behind in terms of stock availability and choice of freshness.
      You won't get much cheaper recharge unless you recharge before 23 Apr, some of the soon to be obsolete even forced you to set up auto recharge to keep the plan AND you still have to pay the new rate after the date. I don't think Woolies do voucher recharge either.

      • jackychen on 23/03/2023 - 21:09

        I think woolies does have voucher recharge? On the website it says: "Recharge your Woolworths Pre-Paid Mobile service using your credit or debit card or apply your store bought recharge voucher to connect and save."

        • jackychen on 01/04/2023 - 21:39
          +1

          Can confirm woolies does have recharge voucher, just bought a $150 voucher today.

          • hayfeverman on 06/04/2023 - 08:41

            @jackychen: Nice - where do you do that? Would love to lock in the price and use it in June when my plan expires

            • jackychen on 15/04/2023 - 21:42
              +1

              @hayfeverman: Unfortunately I don't think we can lock in the recharge price by buying the voucher before the price increase, because it sounds like if we recharge after 24 Apr we will still need to pay the difference (I think voucher works similar to the starter pack): "This plan will increase in price on 24 April. To not miss out on this plan, please activate your starter pack by 23 April. You can still use your starter pack credit towards our new plans from 24 April."

  • happydude on 23/03/2023 - 15:34
    +1

    These are the changes. I am not all that happy. I don't need any data, I just want calls, texts, and 10% off my shop.

    Current plan* New plan*
    $10 Prepaid plan, a 30 day plan that includes 1GB data ($10 per GB) $12.50 Prepaid plan, a 30 day plan that includes 2GB data ($6.25 per GB)
    $60 Prepaid Long Expiry plan, a 180 day plan that includes 12GB data ($5 per GB) $75 Prepaid Long Expiry plan, a 180 day plan that includes 21GB data ($3.57 per GB)
    $65 Prepaid Long Expiry plan, a 180 day plan that includes 15GB data ($4.33 per GB) $75 Prepaid Long Expiry plan, a 180 day plan that includes 21GB data ($3.57 per GB)

    A 25% increase is pretty dam shit.

    • Guybrush57 on 23/03/2023 - 16:52

      $12.50 for 2GB seems good value but last I checked data cost extra if you go over. I hate bill shock.

    • HeyHi on 09/01/2024 - 15:16

      I can't see the $12.5 recharge option on their website

  • GordonD on 23/03/2023 - 17:33
    -1

    Woolworths uses the Telstra network. And Telstra increases its Telstra brand prices every year, so I'd expect it'd be doing the same to its wholesale prices. It has to otherwise all its customers would desert it to Belong and Woolworths and the others. Expect all the phone companies using Telstra to increase their prices for all their products over the next few months.

    In any case Woolworth has the problem that its losing money on its cheap plans because they entitle you to a 10% off (max $50) shop each month. That's a big loss to factor into the cost of cheap plans that have to be competitive with other companies prices to sell. A 6 month one off $75 plan can cost Woolworths $300 in discounts at the checkout. You have to suspect a lot of people were signing up to Woolworths long duration plans not to get a phone service but to get the discount on their groceries.

    • lgacb08 on 23/03/2023 - 19:36
      -1

      Mate, anyone who is not bound by Woolworths' monopoly will be fooling themselves thinking that they're winning when they save $50 a month with them when 75% of that grocery basket can be bought elsewhere for half the price and learn to make proper food. The half price specials are great but if you're not sticking to the principle you'll pay.

  • pdperth on 24/03/2023 - 10:21

    Still not bad for a security camera set up. If you get a half price Sim when available, say $40 for $20 and use that towards a 6 month plan, it will cost $55 effectively, that is about $9 per month. With the 10% shipping discount after 45 days it should be less. I'm a bit surprised they are still offering the 10% actually… It is also not bad if you like Sim slutting, you can use the 6 month plan as your main number and use the free Boost Sims etc as they come available. It doesn't work for me as I don't have a dual Sim phone at the moment but I might change that. Whatever happens it is light years ahead of telstra $150 for a 6 month recharge including 60 G of data. If you don't live in the bush or visit the bush regularly I don't understand how telstra keep their customer base.

    • cheap4321 on 04/05/2023 - 13:17

      Can you recharge with these starter packs?

  • 2esc on 24/03/2023 - 16:07

    Im currently happy with the Woolworths $25 a month plan for my son cheaper than telstra options and you actually get reception compared to all the others in my area in regional Victoria.

    Once a month we make sure to do a big shop ( a few extra of items on special) of at least $250 have spent up to $350 get our woolworths 10% off deal that pays for his phone service.

    Woolworths is in neighbouring town 20 minutes away we normally do our big shop their as the local iga is generally a lot dearer.

  • knobbs on 27/03/2023 - 23:27

    I guess I am moving to Coles mobile $99 plan, unless anyone can think of something better.
    I need minimal data, dual sim work plan for data. Just need unlimited calls/txt. I did like the occasional referral credit and 10% monthly discount from Woolies. However @$150 I don't think $51 extra worth.

  • MelBorn on 28/03/2023 - 23:53

    If you buy the woolworths prepaid sim now but don't activate until late April, are you moved to the newer plan?

  • branners on 13/04/2023 - 17:40

    Interesting that the website now says that none of the long-term plans are available to buy online…

  • Finner on 17/04/2023 - 21:04
    -1

    I was planning on switching to Woolies Mobile after my $1 Mate deal ran out - bugger. Does anyone know how much the $150 12 month plan will go up to? It might be worth moving across sooner rather than later to lock in the old price. Not sure that there's anything better on the Telstra network at the moment - looked at Coles but that's Optus.

    • javiba on 18/04/2023 - 15:13
      +1

      $150 12 month plan (100GB) increases to $170 (125GB)
      https://mobile.woolworths.com.au/plan-changes

      • Finner on 19/04/2023 - 16:05

        Ah, I missed that page - thanks. Went in store to pick up a starter pack, but none were available. Was told they can do it on the computer, but only up to $40.

  • outlander on 16/07/2023 - 22:59

    Ah man this stung me. I read it and thought 'oh a few extra bucks, no big deal' but it's gone from $65 right up to $100 for new users. I'm gonna half to review my sim slutting strategy to see if its still the best option

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