It appears that these plans aren't on Vaya directly (I think you may need to login) so I have posted the Whistleout page. These plans seem like the old LC plans before the price hike and they also have phone support which is a plus.
MOD: Link directly to Vaya.net instead.
$10 credit for both referrer and referee for mobile plan.
The referrer must be an UNLIMITED mobile plan customer with auto-renewal turned on. Referee must sign up to an UNLIMITED mobile plan or AS YOU GO and activate the service. Referee needs to provide referrer with their email address.
Optus. Most MVNOs are Optus. (Few use Voda)
It is on their homepage as well now, on the top slider thing.
Looks like a new entrant in the market, people were discussing Vaya just a few days ago: http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/archive/1962309
How the hell do they do it for $11?
Probably the same way LC does it.
It's only $0.99 cents cheaper than Live Connected's $11.99 offer…
If you go onto the vaya website it says they are by optus
Is this just a one time offer or will it stay this price?
look carefully at "additional charges"
http://www.vaya.net.au/?option=Additional%20Fees%20and%20Cha…
disconnection fee: $30
port out fee: $30
that would be auto NO for most people, jeez
"Port Out Fee $30.00
This covers our cost of handing over your account to your new mobile provider.
Disconnection Fee $30.00
This covers our cost of closing your account. You will receive an invoice the next billing period after you leave us."
Does this apply if someone get a $2 a prepaid sim then port-in with other provider?
So it takes a monkey 2 hours at $15/h to port out/close an account.. wow.
Of course not… Fees charged has to do with what User monkeys are (unknowingly) willing to pay… not the cost of the puted "service"
I clarified with them on Whirlpool there is no disconnection fee $30 if you port out the disconnection fee is if you sign up for say home phone or tablet plan & then disconnect or you disconnect your mobile. If you port out there is no fee (other than excess use use or use outside your cap).
As for port out fee I can see that listed under additional fees and charges only the $30 disconnection fee as expalined above.
does not include international call, cannot beat TPG
Anyone find the initial fee? like SIM, Postage and Handling costs?
isn't it $20 + your chosen plan?
i didnt find any info about this, but i guess it is…
It does not appear to be listed on its website but I clarified with there rep on Whirpool its $20 sim including postage like LC & also no credit card surcharge fees also like LC. Same to be basically identical to LC before LC price hike. With the exception that have call centre & per 30 second billing. There website is missing some info but I don't think its been long up & I'm sure it will improve over time & add info there is a great thread on Whirpool about these guys with lots of additional info. Yet another MVNO via Optus.
Not a deal based on the $60 fee for closing the account and porting out…geez…Hiding it in the fine print too…so dodgey…
Agree horrible sneaky fees = a preview of their operating style.
Screw 'em.
AND there's a $20 start up fee for the SIM (which is not unusual for resellers I know)
So yes they're cheap, but there's an $80 fee for using them!
I didn't realise these sneaky fees. Thanks for the heads up.
Wow $60 just to close your account.really bad
Fee would be either/or surely. You either port out or disconnect, not both. Either leaving costs $30 regardless.
I still don't think any of these post-paids are worth changing from Woolworths pre-paid, which costs from $18/month base. (29-10% 45 days)
But if you go over-quota, you just apply another recharge coupon instead of risking a huge excess bill.
And no sneaky join/exit fees.
Too right about Woolworths, even better when they do the 1/2 price…
Wasn't the half-price just a one-off when they started? I'm still using those vouchers.
Surely LC Large plan is better value for ~$18. If you get by on woolworths plan inclusions, LC Medium is only $12.
Check the fine print. $450/GB excess data. I had a buggy app download 15GB once.
Negging just because of this.. holy crap!
lol, LC is more when you go over. LC is 45 cent/mb.
But LC there is an option to get alerts when you go close to your cap. Doubt this company will do that.
Also with Android ICS/JB there is an option to limit mobile data direct from your phone.
But they probably bill you the $450 after your first kb over cap, as opposed to after a full GB.
yep, woolies is the deal.
i use the 17.99 TPG package , fits my needs perfectly
I have tried a few others including LC and got bitten by their excess usage even with a usage cap of $20 max. No more would I trust them. And now this Vaya deal with $20 startup and $60 closing and worst yest a $450/GB excess OMG. NEGATIVE ALL THE WAY.
Do they have prepaid as well?
Who are LC?
Live Connected
they have start up fee for $20… do they charge any closing/port-out fee?
No. Just for the SIM initially.
that's good. thx~
Thanks
Overage $450pGB what a scam. Rate them with the worst of the worst.
Obvious lesson is to keep away from the shysters/unknown companies.
I signed up with them - quick delivery - so far so good. Not sure why people are saying $450/GB? Am I missing something? It's only 25c/MB?? Half the price I was paying with Optus!
You high bro?
" It's only X/MB "
…and on likewise terms: a fool & his/her money.
Here, grab this better idea:-
"0.9" (ie. after OPTUSWoolworths 10% discount) X "$29.00" (standard voucher) = $26.10 over 45days
Standardised to monthly terms will mean $26.10 / 1.5 = $17,40 per month /or freely exit;
17.40 less 11.00(plan) would give $6.40 'buffer' for "overage MB's"-arising out of this assumption that from 1.5GB(dubiously set quota), somebody , most probably yourself, will go over it.
The '$6.40' is just for illustration;
6.40 div by 0.25, gives YOU =25 MB; for about equivalent to 1 clip that's potentially DL'd 'by accident'.
those "spillovers" don't - and cannot - occur on generously provisioned plans, taking 5000MB standard per my outlined example: 'woolworths'.
2610c div by 5000MB, puts ME with 0.522cents-a-MB and then I'm stopped; instead of scammed.
Comprende?
My max usage with Optus was 500MB/month - avg was 350MB (iPhone 4S and no, I don't tether) so to get 1.5GB for $11/month is already a saving. I spoke with them and they said I can have data auto barred should I ever hit the 1.5GB ceiling to avoid overspend.
Looked at:
LC 45c/MB = $460.80 /GB
Optus 50c/MB = $512 /GB
Vaya = 25c /MB = $256 /GB
As long as it get's barred, should be irrelevant
hardly a deal
hows this compare to LC, what network they use?