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[Removed from website] Vodafone Red $50 SIM only — half price for 6mths via Allphones

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[Removed from website] Vodafone Red $50 SIM only — half price for 6mths via Allphones
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giles on 27/10/2014 - 21:36 compare.allphones.com.au (2587 clicks)
Last edited 28/10/2014 - 11:00 by 1 other user

Update: Looks like it's been pulled from the Allphones website. A screenshot of the offer as it stood at original posting is here.

50% off access fees: pay $25/month for a Vodafone Red $50 SIM only plan, for the first six months.

Another good deal, this time available for new customers. This is not the same as this deal, which is only available for existing customers.

Sign up to a $50 Red SIM only plan at Allphones, and you get all the standard features below, but 50% off your monthly fee for six months.
* $50/month $25/month for the first 6 months
* unlimited calls within Australia
* unlimited text/MMS to Australian and international numbers
* 3 GB of data
* 300 min of calls to international numbers
* 1 month minimum contract

Link to Critical Information Summary (PDF) on Vodafone's website

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  • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2014 - 21:58

    Good catch.

  • aiyoyo on 27/10/2014 - 22:02

    Thinking to transfer from Telstra prepaid into this plan for few months as it only cost $25 per month.Thanks.

    • delfredo on 28/10/2014 - 09:20

      If you're on Telstra Encore offer then you'll lose this if you leave for Vodafone. Encore is no longer available and the new equivalent does not allow you to buy additional data with the credits you have.

  • Myright on 27/10/2014 - 22:15

    Damm this is an incredible deal! 3gb data as well as the $5 a day overseas plan.. Def worth getting!!

    • Lukian on 28/10/2014 - 09:45

      Incredible deal is a bundled iPhone5 for $240 (earlier this year) and up to 14GB data for $44/m. (Similar deal was also available for a couple weeks three years ago)

      Not to mention the people on Vodafone flexicredit prior to July still being able to buy up to a similar amount of data with flexicredit.

      This is just a good deal :)

  • plasmapuff on 27/10/2014 - 22:27

    Can you actually buy this online? Redirects you to the main Vodafone site and asks you to choose a phone…

    • matt_will_fix_it on 27/10/2014 - 22:31
      +2

      No, you need to get it from Allphones

  • cloudbox on 27/10/2014 - 22:43

    great deal

  • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2014 - 23:01

    Can we call the vodafone to match it?

  • delfredo on 27/10/2014 - 23:18
    +1

    Can anyone on Vodafone in Sydney comment if there has been improvement on the data connectivity and speed?

    • Myright on 27/10/2014 - 23:23
      +3

      I'm always doing speed tests with my work telstra mobile and Vodafone personal phone all over the Sydney city cbd "cos I love technology and I'm a, little sad" and Vodafone consistently beats telstra with every speed test by at least 20%.

      • bonezAU on 27/10/2014 - 23:24

        Same here in Perth. Work phone is Telstra, personal phone is Vodafone. Telstra's in-building coverage is better but Vodafone 4G blows the socks off Telstra 4G in terms of data speed.

      • I-like-cheap on 28/10/2014 - 00:17
        +1

        I'm in Sydney, my 4G with Voda is appallingly slow and coverage is pretty crap too. Nothing ever loads properly unless I wait a minute…not sure if it has anything to do with my $30 plan and getting 300mb?

        • matt_will_fix_it on 28/10/2014 - 06:45
          +1

          It probably has more to do with your handset.

        • Boulders on 28/10/2014 - 09:25

          It probably does. If you are on an older Vodafone plan you do not get access to 4g data speeds unless you add a $10 data pack to your plan. Same thing happened to me when I tried staying on the old $45 infinite plan. Had to switch to a new plan to get 4g or pay for the data pack

    • youbeokay on 27/10/2014 - 23:24
      +1

      Good good, but in some locations the network coverage is very unsatisfied, take Macquarie university as an example, i don't receive any signal in the library.

    • tagrobert on 28/10/2014 - 06:37

      I have been told that the speed test is deceptive when comparing Telstra and Vodafone in Australia as they use 2 different technologies for 4G. "Apparently" Vodafone provides the fastest data in Australia if the number of users remain under a certain amount but then drops dramatically once it's loaded. Whereas Telstra are designed to carry more data at once but lower peak speed(not sure how much lower)

      Which means Telstra will be better for the end user unless you are in an area where there are very few people using data at that point in time.

      • samlor on 28/10/2014 - 09:29

        That's "interesting". Any references for technical details? I'd be curious to know more, thanks.

        • tagrobert on 28/10/2014 - 11:33

          Sorry I don't have evidence.

      • jimbobaus on 28/10/2014 - 12:42

        Telstra uses a system which spreads the load across their two spectrums but their total load is 10Mhz
        Where as Vodafone have a single 20mhz spectrum meaning they can have twice the users before affecting data speed
        Vodafone is launching 4g on their 850 frequency this year and this will further improve load however data speeds on the 850 is slower but not by much.

        • tagrobert on 28/10/2014 - 13:00

          Sorry, if I am understanding you correctly, you are saying: Telstra has 10Mhz total and Vodafone has 20Mhz total and Vodafone currently has twice the load capacity of Telstra? So Vodafone is better in every way when it comes to data? If this is what you are saying, then please let us know where you sourced the info?
          My info was sourced from a tech designing the technology, hence I can only provide a vague description as I am uncertain how confidential the info is.

  • hihi on 27/10/2014 - 23:24

    After 6 months, how can we can this plan?

    • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2014 - 23:29

      Change to a prepaid plan, you can always get a discount when you recharge.

      • hihi on 27/10/2014 - 23:42

        *cancel this plan. So just call Vodafone and tell them to cancel this or go to Allphones?

    • matt_will_fix_it on 28/10/2014 - 06:46
      +1

      Its only a 1 month commitment. Just port out to another provider when the discount finishes.

  • h3h3 on 27/10/2014 - 23:28
    +1

    seems like a good alternative to Amaysim (following their price rise) for the next six months

    • [Deactivated] on 27/10/2014 - 23:31
      +1

      Much better as IT includes international calls and message

  • R3XNebular on 27/10/2014 - 23:30

    Will be moving to this plan from rewardmobile. Paying $40 for 4 gigs but I think its billed per 10kb. This is per KB correcT?

  • tendliya on 28/10/2014 - 01:13
    -3

    Current Deal Save 50% on SIM Only Access fees for 6 months with the Vodafone $50 SIM Only plan. - -$25.00
    (For 6 months) -$150.00
    Grand Total $0.00 $50.00 $1,050.00
    * Contract term is monthly - this total represents the estimated cost if you stayed for 24 months.

    Doesn't this mean that the 50% off applies for the 6 months only if you sign up for 24 months? Am I missing a trick?

    • Ughhh on 28/10/2014 - 01:23
      +1

      O.o It literally means what it states.

      • Contract term is monthly - this total represents the estimated cost if you stayed for 24 months.

      The plan is monthly, the cost for 6 months is $150. If you stayed for 24 months (which is not required, its just an example), then its ($25 x 6months ) + (18months remaining x $50 ) = $1050

  • IVI on 28/10/2014 - 02:54

    I saw one like this !by same carrier & plan name) at an On the Run in SA, recently…

    but they listed ~ 8 countries, to which unlimited calls (incl to their mobiles) were included. Aren't all Red Caps the same with Voda…?

  • linius on 28/10/2014 - 03:27

    Damn, I just signed up 10 days ago on the Dick Smith $35/month promo for the $50 Red Sim plan.

  • timothy17 on 28/10/2014 - 09:16

    I went to a Vodafone store in Melbourne CBD (near Collins x Elizabeth) to sign up for the $50 SIM only plan and the same deal OP mentioned applies so you don't have to go to Allphones.

    I think this offer is running until the first week of November as mentioned on a leaflet they had in store.

    I was previously an Optus customer.

    • tychiang82 on 28/10/2014 - 10:02

      Did you have to be an existing customer?

      • h3h3 on 28/10/2014 - 10:07
        -1

        I was previously an Optus customer.

      • timothy17 on 28/10/2014 - 10:17

        You may be right, I was a Vodafone customer 2 years ago and my account still exists in their system.

  • rv6650 on 28/10/2014 - 09:18

    Just visited the all phone store
    Its for existing customers only wen they add second service..

    • aiyoyo on 28/10/2014 - 09:28

      Oh no! Are you sure?

  • peanut48 on 28/10/2014 - 09:40
    +1

    Is there a coupon code by any chance to use at the Vodafone site?

    • rxjb on 28/10/2014 - 17:22

      If one needs to be an existing customer, why dont we do the following:

      1) sign up on the $35 sim only plan. Apply the code save25. This will bring the cost down to $10 for the first primary service.
      2) Wait a few days until activated, and then apply for the $50 red sim and score the $25/month discount for 6 months.

      I did something similar for the 4g wifi modem which was advertised a few weeks ago. There is a big discussion on this. It worked fine. I just had to cancel the first service within the month to avoid any unnecessary charges etc.

  • sakinah on 28/10/2014 - 09:48

    the 300 min calls to international numbers, what countries are included?

  • SydChamp on 28/10/2014 - 09:49

    Looks like only at ALlphones.

  • rv6650 on 28/10/2014 - 09:55

    Yes sure
    I went to both all phones and vodafone

  • zada on 28/10/2014 - 10:28
    +1

    The Allphones page doesn't seem to mention anything about this deal today?

  • Alaisify on 28/10/2014 - 10:33

    They've actually just removed the deal from the AllPhones website, and when I called my nearest store, they kept insisting that it was only for a second service added to an existing account holder.

  • dangercharlie on 28/10/2014 - 10:35
    +1

    Yep. Page just updated when I was in AllPhones. So it was just a website error. Grrr annoying!

  • jindivikk2 on 28/10/2014 - 11:14

    Been to couple of allphones and vodafones. All said existing customers only. Not even prepaid account. Hehe

  • PaperplaneXXX on 28/10/2014 - 12:53

    ohh we should have had print screens of that offer redirected to the Fair trading office.
    not a good way of advertising.

  • absolutec on 28/10/2014 - 13:57

    Can confirm, you have to be an existing vodafone customer currently on a plan to be eligible for this. Biggest bullshit, as yesterday the ad mentioned it was for new customers.

  • tcat on 28/10/2014 - 14:24

    this is bullsh*t.. we just went in and it's only on the SECOND sim you buy.. what's the point of having two fones contracts just to get a half price second sim. ridiculous.

  • dvddirect on 28/10/2014 - 14:45

    Yeah I went down to the city this morning to get the deal and the Voda guy said it's for existing customers. It's not their fault and you can see the correct offer around the store so it's really on Allphones with this. I ended up switching anyways from Telstra and the Telstra service at home and the office is crap and the voda service was much better (just bought a $2 sim and tested it) . Will try out the $5 roaming when overseas next week which is a zillion times better than the bulldust telstra business international data packs!

  • Khaos920 on 28/10/2014 - 16:57

    I went into the Allphones store that is part of the Samsung Store on George St in Sydney CBD. After wasting an hour on identity and credit checks there, I was then told that the offer had been taken down (even though the original ad clearly says it'll be up until 4 November) and asked if I wanted to go ahead at the full price. I called Vodafone and they refused to do anything about it (no surprise). Long shot, but I've just lobbed a complaint into NSW Fair Trading together with a screenshot of the original ad (to my mind, this is a clear case of 'bait and switch' advertising - I just don't believe these things happen by accident).

  • Zen on 30/10/2014 - 19:38

    As an existing Vodafone customer, I've successfully changed over to this plan and here's how I did it.

    1. Refer to this 4G Pocket Wifi deal and get yourself one of those as an existing customer, preferably in store so you get the product and activate it almost instantly - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/167312

    2. Now that you have 2 services under Vodafone, port your existing number out to a pre-paid service. In my case I chose to port to Optus and did it free of charge by walking into an Optus store and asking for a $2 blank sim and tell them you want to port. (My Vodafone Postpaid to Optus Prepaid Port took under 20min to complete, cost $0)

    3. Walk yourself back to Vodafone store and ask to be connected to this $50 RED SIM 50% off MTM offer on the mobile number that you've just ported out. (Optus Prepaid back to Vodafone Postpaid Port took 10~15min to complete) - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/158268

    If you follow the steps above and manage to go between the two stores (eg. when they are next to each other in a mall) you should be able to do everything comfortably in less than an hour.

    All you need is to bring 100 Point ID and sign a few papers. Total cost of this is $20 by obtaining the 4G Pocket Wifi device and that gets you 2.5GB of data.

    Disclaimer This is how I've obtained it, does not guarantee it will work in your circumstances, please take my advice as a suggestion.

    • absolutec on 31/10/2014 - 07:51

      When you say 'existing Vodafone customer' does that mean your on a plan. I am a prepaid customer can i still do as you suggest?

      • daver on 31/10/2014 - 08:41

        They're still seeking lines of credit so unlikely, not generally available yet.

        • absolutec on 31/10/2014 - 11:25

          Sorry i don't understand, 'they're still seeking lines of credit'?

        • daver on 31/10/2014 - 12:11

          @absolutec:

          My bad. 1 mo is all it may take to get to an excess (bill) metering, to which end one may be charged an equivalent to many modems , perhaps in overreach. Staying prepaid FWIW

    • tio on 01/11/2014 - 16:30

      This is gold. Thanks for sharing. I followed the steps, and luckily, Optus is having promo for $30 mth2mth where first mth's free when you switch from another provider.

      • helloKitty2 on 01/11/2014 - 17:06

        What does the Optus promo have to do with this deal and the steps zen mentioned?

        • tio on 01/11/2014 - 17:37

          one wouldn't need to pay $2 just to get an optus sim?

  • Zen on 03/11/2014 - 11:20

    Glad my instructions were able to benefit you guys. I went on porting to a prepaid account route for simplicity and not having to go through a credit check procedure.

    In the end my $2 SIM didn't even cost anything as the Optus Store staff was kind enough to do it for free.

    • tio on 03/11/2014 - 22:01

      (T.T) should have gone the prepaid route, apparently there's a $8 fee for porting out of Optus network.

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