“As a general rule, prepaid plans and long-expiry plans tend to be cheaper than postpaid plans,” Gibson said. The third option is switching to a different plan with the same provider, but you may be locked into a longer plan or get less data. Same provider, cheaper plan - $816/year savings Tangerine - 64GB for $29.90/month (includes 6 months of double data)ģ. Here are some examples of postpaid plans in the Telstra network:Įxetel - 80GB for $34/month (includes double data for first 6 recharges) “Others, such as Woolworths Mobile and Aldi Mobile, offer Telstra retail network coverage at supermarket prices.” TPG (Vodafone network) - 60GB for $20/month for 6 months, then $40/monthĬircles.Life (Optus network) - 50GB for $30/month for first 18 months, then $35 Moose Mobile (Optus network) - 55GB for $27/month for 1 year, then $35/month Here are some of the top deals with 50-60GB of data on WhistleOut:
But the main reason to switch networks is price,” he said. “Telstra’s median is 96 Mbps (megabits per second) versus Optus’s 91 Mbps, according to the Ookla speedtest - which is very close. Out of Telstra, Optus and Vodafone, Telstra still had the best coverage outside the cities, Gibson said, but there was very little difference in metro areas and speeds. “There are about three-dozen providers to choose from across three networks in Australia, and you can take your number with you, making mobile one of the simplest bills to switch,” Gibson said. Joel Gibson, author of Easy Money and Kill Bills, and telco comparison site WhistleOut shared three ways Aussies could beat the price hikes and save hundreds. This means customers of the telco giant will be hit with a bill increase of between $3 and $6 per month, depending on their plan.Īlso read: Telstra customers told to watch out for 'refund' emailĪlso read: Warning to Telstra customers: ‘Avoid disruption of your service’Īlso read: Telstra customer gets $707 refund for incorrect charges: ‘Check your account’ Millions of Aussies will be paying up to $72 more per year for their mobile phone plan, after Telstra, Belong and Boost Mobile increased their prices today.įrom today, Telstra customers will see their mobile plan increase in line with the annual consumer price index (CPI), which rose 7 per cent for the year to March. Telstra customers will see their mobile phone plans increase from today.
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