Author: Sibliss
Date: 10-10-2019 09:3
Updated: 06-02-2021 19:09

Prepaid Mobile Plans

Pre-Paid plans on the Telstra network
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### NOTE: 28 day billing cycle means they can charge effective 13 months year
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Telstra (listed for comparison)
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https://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/prepaid-mobiles/offers-and-rates

$150 6  months 60gb   rollover**  international  $50*
$300 12 months 150gb  rollover**  international $100*


$60 (28 days) x 13   months = $780 year  rollover**  international*           38gb per recharge period
$50 (28 days) x 13   months = $650 year  rollover**  international*           28gb per recharge period
$40 (28 days) x 13   months = $520 year  rollover**  international*           20gb per recharge period
$30 (28 days) x 13   months = $390 year  rollover**  international*           10gb per recharge period
$10 (07 days) x 52   weeks  = $520 year  rollover**                                    2gb per recharge period
                 
* international calls to 50 countries (subject to zones and prices per zone); 

**Data Bank lets you save your unused data up to 200gb when you recharge before expiry.


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Telstra network (MVNOs) - smaller providers re-selling services on the Telstra network(s). We know these as Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs)
https://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/prepaid-mobiles/offers-and-rates
https://whirlpool.net.au/wiki/prepaid_mobile
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Boost - http://boost.com.au/plans/
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unlimited and untimed Standard national Calls, SMS 7 day expiry, BYO number = yes, data rollover = no Apple Music Streaming Data Free = yes
$10 (3gb) x 52 weeks = $520 year 12gb   p/m  https://boost.com.au/shop/10-prepaid/ 

unlimited and untimed Standard national Calls, SMS 28 day expiry, BYO number = yes, data rollover = yes Apple Music Streaming Data Free = yes
NOTE: auto recharge has changed and is now working with no gap (this means you only need 12 months of recharges not 13 )https://boost.com.au/blog/2017/10/30/auto-recharge/

$70 x 13 months = $910 year 65gb   p/m  https://boost.com.au/shop/70-prepaid/ 
$50 x 13 months = $650 year 40gb   p/m  https://boost.com.au/shop/50-prepaid/
$40 x 13 months = $520 year 30gb   p/m  https://boost.com.au/shop/40-prepaid/
$30 x 13 months = $390 year 20gb   p/m  https://boost.com.au/shop/30-prepaid/
$20 x 13 months = $260 year 5GB    p/m  https://boost.com.au/shop/20-prepaid/ 


unlimited and untimed Standard national Calls, SMS 12 month expiry, BYO number = yes, data rollover = no Apple Music Streaming Data Free = yes

$200 (30gb)   12 month = $200 year 2.5gb   p/m  https://boost.com.au/shop/200-prepaid/ 
$300 (240gb) 12 month = $300 year 20gb    p/m  https://boost.com.au/shop/300-prepaid/


UNLTD international to standard numbers $15 add-on 
in Canada, China, Germany, Ireland, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Africa, UK and USA. $15 credit for calls to other countries.

https://boost.com.au/international


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They use the different networks :
Boost Mobile uses the full Telstra Mobile Network. If you choose a SIM from Boost, you’ll get access to what’s called the ‘Telstra Retail’ network.
That’s telco insider talk for the fact that Boost Mobile are the only phone company, other than Telstra themselves, who have access to the full Telstra retail network – all 2.4million square Kilometers of it.
ALDImobile for example uses the Telstra Mobile Network. It sounds like the same thing, but it’s not. The Telstra Mobile wholesale Network coverage footprint is not as broad as the full Telstra ‘Retail’ network.
Boost is fully operated by Telstra which explains the different treatment. other MVNOs get a subset of the Telstra (retail) national footprint.
Specifically called The Telstra Mobile (wholesale) Network, other MVNOs get population coverage of around 98.50% .
If you choose Optus – either Optus themselves or an Optus reseller(MVNO) like Amaysim you’ll get 98.50% population coverage of approximately 1.2million square Kilometers and growing.

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Aldi - https://www.aldimobile.com.au/plans
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unlimited and untimed Standard national Calls, SMS 30 day expiry,  BYO number = yes
data rollover on all

$45 x 12 months = $540 year 55gb  p/m    https://www.aldimobile.com.au/products/45-mobile-plan      international calls 300 mins *
$35 x 12 months = $420 year 40gb  p/m    https://www.aldimobile.com.au/products/35-mobile-plan      international calls 200 mins *
$25 x 12 months = $300 year 20gb  p/m    https://www.aldimobile.com.au/products/25-mobile-plan      international calls 100 mins *
$15 x 12 months = $180 year 3gb    p/m    https://www.aldimobile.com.au/products/15-mobile-plan      (no international)

*unlimited international calls to 15 countries plus minutes to a further 35 countries
https://www.aldimobile.com.au/plans/value-packs/#/overlay/international-countries

family pack does currently exist for 4 people (yourself and 3 users) here is the cost break down
https://www.aldimobile.com.au/family/

$80 x 12 months = $960 year(or $240 per person if yourself and 3 users) 80gb(or 4x20gb**) p/m 

**Data on a Family Pack is shared between the Owner and up to 3 Users which delivers great flexibility.
You can set data limits(quotas) for the Users via your app, to limit the amount of data they can access from the shared data pool. If you don't set limits, everyone shares the data until it has all been used.
If you don't use all the data allowance that the Family Pack gives you, then any leftover data will simply rollover, provided you recharge with another Family Pack within 24 hours.


DATA ONLY!

$95  x 1 year  =   $95  year 2.5gb  p/m    https://www.aldimobile.com.au/products/95-data-plan
$240 x 1 year  =  $240  year 15.4gb p/m    https://www.aldimobile.com.au/products/240-data-plan
$365 x 1 year  =  $365  year 30.4gb p/m    https://www.aldimobile.com.au/products/365-data-plan


RollOver Applies only if current Data Pack is eligible for rollover and an equal or higher eligible Data Pack is added within 24 hours of previous Pack expiry.
$95 plan = 30gb rollover
$240 plan = 50gb rollover
$365 plan = 100gb rollover

 

Woolies prepaid mobile - https://mobile.woolworths.com.au/Shop/Plans/Woolworths-Phone-Plans/c/postpaid?default=starterpackplans
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unlimited and untimed Standard national Calls and SMS 30 day expiry,  BYO number = yes

$50 x 12 months = $600 year 55gb  p/m Data Rollover+ up to 200GB, (no international calls) international and other non-standard national call rates apply
$40 x 12 months = $480 year 42gb  p/m Data Rollover+ up to 200GB, (no international calls) international and other non-standard national call rates apply
$30 x 12 months = $360 year 30gb  p/m Data Rollover+ up to 200GB, (no international calls) international and other non-standard national call rates apply
$20 x 12 months = $240 year 6gb    p/m Data Rollover+ up to 200GB, (no international calls) international and other non-standard national call rates apply
$10 x 12 months = $120 year 1gb    p/m Data Rollover+ up to 200GB, (no international calls) international and other non-standard national call rates apply


international call rates
https://mobile.woolworths.com.au/content/dam/Woolworths/Mobile/Legals/CallRates/International%20Call%20Rates%20-%20Pre-paid%20Mobile.pdf

long expiry
 $60  = 180 days 12gb  =    $10 for 2GB every 30 days     (data provisioned upfront)
$150 = 365 days 100GB = $12.50 for 8.3GB per month   (data provisioned upfront)
$200 = 365 days 150gb =  $16.67 for 12.5GB per month (data provisioned upfront)

DATA ONLY!
seems they don't do data only anymore

 

Belong mobile SIM only plans - https://www.belong.com.au/mobile/plans (owned by telstra but still wholesale network not retail)
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Unlimited national calls & text included, unlimited data rolloverver, Unlimited data gifting, 30 day expiry,  BYO number = yes

$40 x 12 months = $480 year 40gb  p/m  unlimited international calls & text to 30 selected countries
$25 x 12 months = $300 year 10gb  p/m  +$5/mth for unlimited international calls & text to 30 selected countries


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