Have the Optus $50 simply with 8gb data.
Planned to switch to the Telstra freedom plus plan $30 starter pack for a month(28 days)before taking up the Optus 10gbfor $70plan with 6 months at half price
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Optus now tell me there is an $8 charge for porting out.
Ivenever paid any porting fees before.
Anyone come across this.?
How to get it cancelled/waived?
Tried online chat and phoned. Both said No.
Better to stay prepay and no port out fees?
I suppose it depends on if you can take the $8 hit to save money in the long term, which is my rationale. I've got a voda sim on the way, and may just port over before my contract end date as i'll be saving over $40 a month on the new plan.
can you move the number to prepaid before you port it out?
I'm going to Telstra prepay, freedom plus and then to Amaysim
sorry, going to clarify what i mean
why dont you move your number to optus prepaid before you move it to telstra prepaid. this way i dont think they can claim the $8 from you if your number has a $0 prepaid balance. the downside to this is that you might be with a phone that cant do anything whilst its on optus prepaid.
Had to swap to the Telstra already. (or to anything else)
My new charge month starts tonight.
I'm already just now ported over to Telstra.
If you switch from Telstra postpaid to prepaid the $8 fee applies (Telstra now charge a port out fee also)
Optus is the same $8 fee applies if you switch from post to prepaid.
TPG were going to charge me $11 to port out and keep my number with another provider! - just to make a another buck i reckon.
Did you get it waived?
no i got a new number. I refused to pay
My Optus was postpaid, month to month sim only plan.
Wonder what happens if I refuse to pay.?
@albanyson: if they bill you and you never pay it they will default you and list it on your credit file.
I have the same thing on Telstra with my contract ending in 2 weeks. Seems common.