Jb Hi Fi has $350 off Pixel 8 Pro but at the bottom of the page they have an addition $800 off if you sign up for the $69 JB Hi Fi phone plan.
Considering phone plans are close to $60/ month, this seems like a no brainer
Only issue its not open for existing Telstra customers
Phone plan minimum cost: $1,656 over 24 months.
These people are crazy
For some it's a good way to spread out the phone cost. Technically you are paying for the phone on monthly installments.
If one can't afford a phone then it's not for them.
Can I shine your shoes Gov? Us peasant folk need to make the readys anyway we can.
People can't afford food these days,maybe they should stop eating hey!
I know you can't compare, but it's a good budgeting mechanism.
There are tax/work benefit reasons to use this way to buy your phone. you don't have ti depreciation your phone over 3 years as you do using capital depreciation. Some companies pay your monthly phone bill, but not your outright phone costs.
Then of course there are people who can't afford the phone outright, which is what you're alluding too..I agree it's shortsighted, but as someone once said to me, "my $60 phone plan is less then what you spend on coffee every month, it's what I chose.". I can't argue with that.
I can't argue with that.
Sure you can, buy a phone you can afford and don't drink at cafes if you're broke.
$60 once a year or $69 a month, how does it spread cost?
If you already a $1350 phone acrus 24 months, that's 56.25 a month.
With this cost is $91 per month so technically you are paying $35 for the phone plan and 56 for phone repayment. Which isn't too bad to spread out the cost instead of buying a phone outright
o.O how?
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/803996
Wifi data then Dual Sim phone for my data while not on wifi which I make profit on with boost, so technically I pay nothing. Actually make money 💰
Can you elaborate?
I paid $4 this year for my 2nd number
Boost loop
I paid $60 for a year and got $35 cash back.
This is the way.
And my Hyundai i30 costs less than a Ferrari 488. You want to compare a plan with no data to a plan with 120gb/month of data
Yes, can easily get $100 profits from cashback
So it’s still over $2200+ for 24mths
Also this is good for those who can claim their phone bill through work but not the outright cost of a phone.
I asked before but no one knows in other thread so trying again :
Does anyone knows that if you buy something now from JBHifi and if they reduce price in next 4 week then will the store refund you the difference? like some stores like Ikea allow price match for 2 week if they reduce product price within 2 week of purchase.
I am asking as I prefer to buy now instead of waiting for Boxing day sale >…. ! if there is better deal on the boxing day then we can always claim the difference if JB is allowing it .. has anyone tried this ?
thanks,
Only if a drop occurs between when you bought an item and when you collect, it seems: https://support.jbhifi.com.au/hc/en-au/articles/360053852613…
They have some sort of unofficial/unpublished 14 day policy
Seems to be at the discretion of the staff/manager. I've had success with difference refunded, but that was about a year ago, just have to ask.
Discretion of the manager. 2 months ago i bought jbl 800 soundbar. 6 days after it went on 20% off. The manager gave me money back to match. Didn't have to do it.
You can get a refund of the difference within 14 days of purchase. Simple as that.
Since when did Belong mobile exclude you from Telstra sign-up bonuses? I thought it was only Telstra and Boost.
Any early termination fee? T&Cs only mention paying back a voucher pro rata, but this is a '$800 off', not an in-store voucher..
Even though JB are giving you $800 off, $600 of that is a gift card and $200 is a coupon. However, the gift card amount tied to your plan is only $450, which is the standard base amount before any offers, so theoretically you can cancel tomorrow for $450 plus your first month’s payment.
That termination fee of $450 goes down every single month and the termination fee is pro rata’d depending on when in your plan you cancel. The maximum cancellation fee on this plan is always $450, or $800 for the higher $99pm plan, irrespective of how much of a gift card you actually walk away with in store.
It doesn’t make sense but that’s the way it is.
Thanks for the explanation!
So one can get pro 8 for - $1499-$800+450+69 = $1218…. If you cancel the plan… Is that correct?
Yes.
I did this yesterday on a new phone number with the Pixel 8 128GB on $200 discount, so $999 - $800 + $450 + $69 = $718, the JB bloke asked what my main number plan was which was Telstra $72/month and he said you can switch that to the JB $69 plan and we will give you $100 voucher, so in total the Pixel will be $618. It felt like stealing. He even talked me through it being only $450 termination.
It felt like stealing. He even talked me through it being only $450 termination.
Nah it’s a win win
You feel like you got a great deal (you did)
And old mate gets to not get his arse kicked for not hitting an insane kpi, with a method that’s totally above board and fair game according to the t and c’s
@Bii: Sorry mate, not following you, which comment, which user? Per the description "Only issue its not open for existing Telstra customers"
@Arronaj: The person that I replied to
JB bloke asked what my main number plan was which was Telstra $72/month and he said you can switch that to the JB $69 plan and we will give you $100 voucher
@Bii: Ahhh, got ya, that is me, and that bit about moving my Telstra to JB was completely separate to the $800 voucher bit. So I was able to do the $800 voucher deal on a new number with a new $69 plan. In a separate transaction, JB dude told me that if I moved my existing Telstra number on a Telstra plan which I was paying $72/month to the JB plan for $69/a month as well, I could get an additional $100 voucher. So in total I got $900 in vouchers to offset the phone price.
Reading the contract it states that the voucher is $600, which means it is $600 (or 23/24 * $600 pro-rata) that is the voucher repayment fee. It specifically says that the voucher amount replaces the $450 figure in the master contact
It doesn’t state that it replaces it in the master contract, it states that it replaces the amount listed in the critical information summary which is information given to you to prior to purchase help you decide which plan is right for you. It is not your contract.
Your contact states the voucher as $450. You are given a voucher for more than this but your termination fee is still calculated on the “base” voucher. On none of your paperwork does it state $600.
The terms and conditions state this too. Check out section 6.3 here: https://www.telstra.com.au/content/dam/tcom/personal/consume…
I understand what you’re highlighting but it’s not correct.
My work pays for my mobile plan so could I go and sign up for a NEW number? Then just cancel it straight away? Or would I have to go get a cheap sim starter from ALDI to then port across for this to work?
Yep, can sign up for a new number, even if you have a Telstra account with an active service, and cancel it before the second monthly $69 payment. I've just stuck the new number sim in my phone and using it for the primary data, not that I even really need 120GB let alone 240GB with the two combined.
Yes. No need to port. Take a new number if easier.
Im still on my grandfathered $12 Woolies plan and still have so much data ill never used, because like most im at home on wifi most of the time.
I dunno who in 2023 still signs up to extortionate phone plans, but it aint me…you'd have to be nucking futs to pay $60+ a month
If you use this as your internet service and work phone where Telstra is the only option and claim it as a work expense
Mind asking if your grandpa still adopts a new grandson
$69 per month. Hilarious. That's 1/4 of my next Oppo.
Anyone successfully got a port in credit recently?
Or buy a $400 Phone, and use a $17 Aldi opt-out anytime plan,
It'll take 6 years on one of these plans to reach the mentioned $1,650 figure,
In 6 years, the guy buying a new plan every 2 years has spent over $5,000.
Even if you swap your cheap $400 Phone for something else, you're still in front and never locked into a plan or phone.
$69 a month I pay $60 for the whole year 😂