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50% off The First 5 Months Access Fee, Virgin Mobile Postpaid Excludes Apple & BYO, EXP27/2/13

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50% off The First 5 Months Access Fee, Virgin Mobile Postpaid Excludes Apple & BYO, EXP27/2/13
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ZRXS12 on 27/01/2013 - 22:24 virginmobile.com.au (996 clicks)
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The deal is quite simple get 50% off the access fee for the first 5 months on your Virgin Mobile Postpaid account, EXCLUDES APPLE PRODUCTS and BYO.

Available are a range of Samsung (Note 2 4G, SGS 2,SGS3 3G or 4G), HTC quite a few and a Sony Xperia™ acro S

The T&C of this deal also say NEW SERVICES ONLY, however existing customers should just ask when you use the upgrade number and all should be good.

In my opinion this a good deal as far as Postpaid services are concerned, also the OPTUS Network which Virgin Mobile operates on is quite reliable in my experience.

T&C
The Fine Print: ^5 Months 50% off access fee: Savings of $222 available on Topless $89 plan. Offer only available online. New services only. Excludes BYO plans and all iPhone plans. Offer available until Midnight 27/02/2013 unless extended. Five months’ free access will be applied as a credit of 50% off your access fee for your first five monthly bills. Your first bill will contain access fee on a pro rata basis from the date you connect to the start date of your next bill. Offer applies to access fee only. Any charges for additional or excluded services will still apply. Offer not transferable or redeemable for cash. Cancelled services will forfeit offer.

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  • Bot_1 on 27/01/2013 - 22:50

    Seems that they switch it now and then between the 5 months half off and the 3 months full off.

    • ZRXS12 on 27/01/2013 - 22:56

      Yeah they do swap it around a bit, I think in the past I've had 6 months 50% off also.

  • [Deactivated] on 28/01/2013 - 00:48
    +1

    applied for samsung galaxy 3, hopefully will get the item next week=)

  • choofa on 28/01/2013 - 07:39
    +3

    Given that this is their standard deal and regularly offer extra gigs of data I don't believe this is a bargain.

    • ZRXS12 on 28/01/2013 - 11:29

      You mean the extra GB of data on their BYO plans which are not included in this offer?

      Yes I realise that they regularly run specials like this, I'm not sure that impacts on it's status as a bargain.

      For that matter we see items such as Coca Cola products on here, yet you could consider their prices to be regular as they are always that price at one retailer or another.

      Anyway I posted it seeing as someone had posted an offer from Vodafone to show their are deals available on a superior product.

  • macharmaine on 28/01/2013 - 10:28
    +1

    thank you for this, I was just about to start looking at mobile deals.

  • Atre on 28/01/2013 - 11:10
    -3

    I just buy the phone outright online then get one of their cheap monthly plans ($19 a month). It works out so much cheaper, anyone on a pay as you go plan is wasting money.

    • ZRXS12 on 28/01/2013 - 11:19
      +1

      It really depends upon your circumstances, postpaid is not for everyone.
      But I really like the larger data quotas on Virgin.

    • monicaaar on 28/01/2013 - 11:45
      +1

      I'm on a pay as you go plan, where i pay $19 a month with Virgin (handset included), so i don't see how "anyone on a pay as you go plan is wasting money"…

      • Atre on 28/01/2013 - 12:22

        because after 24 months you end up paying far more than the retail value of your phone. I can't afford to pay for a full 24 months since my work isn't stable so it works better for me.

        Paying month by month also gives you greater flexibility, now I am currently on the long expiry plan ($20 for 3 months). After that I am going overseas for 2 months so won't have to pay anything.

        Also according to the virgin site the minimum spend is $29 per month handset included.

        • ZRXS12 on 28/01/2013 - 12:48

          Well your comments on your own situation begs the question of why are you on postpaid at all when there are numerous prepaid deals which should suit you better.

        • monicaaar on 28/01/2013 - 23:47
          +1

          I used to pay $19 a month on pre-paid and get under $200 credit and little Internet usage, with the $19 plan I get $450 credit + 2GB Internet so I don't see how I'm paying for more than the retail value… I got the plan last year. I'm just objecting to your statement "anyone on a pay as you go plan is wasting money"

  • leasaunce on 28/01/2013 - 12:02

    is virgin any good? i'm assuming since they are using optus then it shouldnt be as bad as Vodafone, right??

    • ZRXS12 on 28/01/2013 - 12:46

      In my experience it's good, it has full use of the Optus Network.

      Of course most networks have their black spots so it's best to check your address or areas where you are regularly http://www.virginmobile.com.au/coverage/

      Telstra of course has the best data speeds that I am aware of, but you also pay for that privledge.

      I just did a Speedtest.Net and got 6894KBPS/807KBPS on Virgin in a large rural centre.

    • sol3x on 29/01/2013 - 22:54

      No Im a past virgin user, I will say whatever they offer just don't fall into the trap. their service is crap. Although they use Optus network I believe they do not use all the Optus bands. My friend used to work for Optus, he told me that. Problems I had were: sometimes not able to call out (in a capital city, urban area) and receive calls (my friends just straight went to my voicemail box). I would advise u to use boost/amaysim or the new kogan mobile. Just for ur reference.

      • ZRXS12 on 29/01/2013 - 23:31

        I think this link speaks for itself http://www.virginmobile.com.au/coverage/ if you have some proof that they don't use the full network I'd be interested to see it :)

        On a side note my friend used to ………….. lol reliable sources.

        • sol3x on 30/01/2013 - 00:37
          -1

          On a side note that every Optus reseller shows the same coverage map.. Every one claims they have 97% coverage. So don't fool us, rep.

      • ZRXS12 on 30/01/2013 - 01:28

        I did have my first SGS2 DOA, and the operator I spoke to initially was just stupid, then again operators everywhere have gone down hill.
        Anyway jumped on whirlpool started a new thread and had it sorted in a day plus i got a few extra bonuses :)

  • ZRXS12 on 30/01/2013 - 01:21

    Damn I typed a response then I accidentally closed the tab.

    As far as I know Optus has no deals with re-sellers which don't include full network coverage.

    Virgin is Owned by OPTUS.

    It's all about marketing really Virgin has become known for cheap rates and good service across all the various Virgin operations (my opinion), so Optus pays to use the name.

    By the way I'm not a rep, I hate customers :)

    Here's a link with a good bit of information http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_Australia

    And I stand by what I said before about proof on not using the whole network, then I'll kick up a stink and get another discount on my account :D

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