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iPhone 7 128GB $74/Month 3GB Data + Unlimited Calls/SMS + $100 Int'l Calls/SMS 24mths @ Virgin Mobile

1290

Seems reasonable for the new iPhone 7 128GB and a touch more data than others in that price range.

iPhone 7 128GB - $24 per month
$50 PLAN W 1GB BONUS - $50 per month
$74 MONTHLY
Min total cost over 24 months is $1776.00

Inclusions:
UNLIMITED STANDARD NATIONAL CALLS & TEXT
$100 STANDARD INT’L CALLS & TEXT
3GB TOTAL DATA
2GB + 1GB online bonus
Ends 31/10/2016. Extra data $10/1GB.
All for use within Oz

Nice bonus with the free music streaming as well: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/264068

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  • -6

    That phone in idling mode will eat up 3gb,then what?

    • +3

      $10/GB I suppose :P

      • +2

        I am currently with Virgin, unfortunately they don't work like Telstra, they charge per MB out of bundle, crazy stuff. I once had a $36 out of bundle cost (600MB @5c per MB). Telstra would have added 1Gb blocks for $10 out of bundle.

        I was not impressed, luckily they overturned it on good faith.

        • +3

          Not anymore - all plans have $10/GB top-up now.

        • I reckon it goes to show that they're decent to deal with if they overturned what was in their contract on good faith.

          And now they've changed their plans so that it's the same deal with the $10 per 1GB extra

        • +3

          mattswart is wrong. I've been with Virgin for years… and they certainly don't charge per Mb.

          matt, if they are still doing that for you, you must be on a really old shitty plan from years ago. You need to update it big time.

          Different data packs available, and obviously the more you spend the better value you get.

          And you get rollover from month to month on unused data.

        • +1

          @UFO: yes, double checked, charge for per KB. https://www.virginmobile.com.au/data-explained/

    • alz - care to elaborate?

    • +1

      Why would that happen?

  • +11

    mobile $1229, phone plan $23/month,Inclusions:
    UNLIMITED STANDARD NATIONAL CALLS & TEXT
    $100 STANDARD INT’L CALLS & TEXT
    3GB TOTAL DATA

    no bad but not worth for a 24 months contract.

    • +6

      +unlimited music streaming.

      To be honest, it's impossible to get a better deal for just the service alone.
      Comparatively, I'm on the $18 Jeenee plan with 300 minutes call and 1.8Gb / month. For an extra $5 a month I would get an interest free phone, unlimited calls, unlimited music streaming, $100 international calls and roughly 2x as much data.
      How is it not worth it?

      • -2

        The $24 is for the handset alone plus the $50/month phone plan so total $74 each month. You'd be paying an extra $56 each month for everything you listed

        • $24 is subsidised price of the handset. Actual cost if $51.21 x 24 = 1229

        • +2

          Not sure what you are talking about. Jeenee plan is a BYO, while with Virgin I get an iPhone 7.

        • +5

          Cost of the handset = $1229.
          Divided by 24 months, that is nearly $51.21 a month.
          So you are essentially paying $23 a month for the plan (51+23 = 74).

          This was ocoolio's point.

          If you prefer iPhone to Android (and not everyone does) this seems like a decent deal.

        • @ocoolio: I understand that; but you said for an extra $5 a month on top of what you're already paying with Jeenee you'd get the phone and all the other inclusions but it's actually another $56 a month compared to what you're paying now. It's $74 a month with Virgin for phone and plan. Not $23 a month.

        • Yeah, i'm not really sure how it's a fair comparison. They can play the actual 'plan' off as however much or as little as they want to, but you're still paying the bulk sum regardless, and you're getting a phone with that so it's a completely different kettle of fish.

      • +5

        Because I have to be locked in for 24 months, and I can fore-see mobile plan will drop price (or increase data allowance) greatly after 12 months.
        If i have to have 3gb data, I will go for kogan annual plan which is prepaid. For 12 months lock I will pay $1 more per month, without international call and streaming.
        Any way, this plan looks the best atm but I opt out for my personal preference.

        • TBH I've been with virgin for quite some years now, and their best deals seem to be in the 3 months period after the new iphone comes out. You'd think that the prices would drop dramatically after the phone is 9 months old, but in fact they're generally worse deals at this point in time.
          They only get cheaper when they're not the newest phone anymore. Otherwise, it's far better to just get the latest phone when it's new (in this case) and enjoy being up to date for what is going to be one of the best deals available for the phone over it's life as the latest phone.

        • @rhino015:
          my concern is not the phone which depreciates, but the plan. In the last 12 months, plan value changes dramatically.

    • Exactly!! (That stupid tank negged you.)

    • Where did they mention of the $1229 for the mobile? It is the maximum cancellation fee mentioned somewhere? I can't find it anywhere in the fine print or summary.

      • apple au.
        I am calculating the plan cost.

    • Agree. Good plan but I'd like the "freedom".

  • 1gb in 2016 is still fine for some. I personally am on a 1gb plan with Kogan.

  • THis is a really good price for an iphone.

    My Note 7 and S7 edge plans are much higher.

    • +12

      To be fair the Note 7 and S7E are more comparable to the iPhone 7 Plus models, which are more expensive.

      • Oh right. I forgot about the plus sized iphone.

        How much is that?

        • The iPhone 7 Plus 32GB starts at $79/month on Virgin.

        • @WoodenSpoon: Sold out already

        • @ozmu: that was quick

  • +5

    It is good plan. The only issue will be data if charged per MB. I was struggling with 7 GB data with Optus charged per MB, now 3 GB Telstra data has lasted for whole month with some left. iPhone normally use more data than Android if not careful.

    • +2

      Data is to use in Oz, is counted per kilobyte and includes uploads & downloads.

      Just found this in t&cs

      Also Virgin has rollover for the data from the previous month too.

    • +1

      Sheep?

      Go back under the bridge troll, on one will be feeding you here today.
      Oh wait, didn't your bridge burn down when you took your Samsung home :) ?

      too bad so sad.

      • -1

        Oh come on, now! lol

        • +2

          Why do Samsung Users always comment on Iphone deals? Move on, enjoy your phone and let others enjoy theirs

  • +7

    For those wanting the 256gb model it's $5 a month more @ $79 a month with the same 3GB - https://www.virginmobile.com.au/Shop/iPhone-7-256GB-Black

    Min total cost over 24 months is $1896.00

    • I think the $79 over 2 years for 256gb is a good deal

  • Their site inspires such confidence in me: showing IIS errors straight to users?!? https://www.virginmobile.com.au/Shop/iPhone-7+-128GB-Blackds…

  • +1

    personally I don't see why people buy phones as they come out. you pay literally thousands on something that will depreciate quickly in the first 6 months of ownership. i currently pay $33 a month for a nexus 5x, 5gb data and $500 calls. just wait 6months and these things will be on $60 plans.

    • +4

      For iPhones, there are a few reasons: (1) show off (2) contract is due for renewal so might as well get the new phone (3) user is on the new phone feeling plan. Also, there have been cases where buying iPhones right away turned out to be a good move due to AUD dropped in value and Apple ended up revising the price upwards.

      • New phone feeling is Telstra only? So you wont be able to do it with this phone.

        • +4

          New phone feeling is Telstra only, yes.

          Looks like some people are upset with my comment. Let me try again.

          We buy iPhones right away because that's what Apple fan boys and fan girls do (I am one of them). I also buy Google phones as soon as they are available because I am a Google fan boy too.

          Honestly, jokes aside, it is not a big deal. It is just a phone. I am on 2-3 year phone upgrading cycle. They have been years where the cleaners at my company have better phones than I do. Lots of students have better phones than me.

    • +1

      It doesn't make sense with Android phones. With iPhones it does, because the iPhone 7 will retain it value for the next 12 months.

      • +5

        This.

        I don't want to sound bias but Android phones generally depreciate faster than iPhones. With iPhone plans in the past, one is better off getting new contracts the first 3 months when the new iPhones come out. If you wait past December, most palns would have actually gone up in price. I'm guessing whenever a new iPhone comes out, the carriers have to compete with each other for customers. But when the hype dies down, they bump back up the prices.

        • You mean Optus Pre-Order Galaxy S7 $64/mth, S7 Edge $71/Mth or $100/Mth with 18GB Data? https://www.ozbargain.com.au/search/node/galaxy+s7+planhttps…

          How does it compare in value/features. Plus is OK but 7 has inferior screen & non standard h/phone connectivity. If it had USB-C maybe OK.
          Good luck.
          I prefer to think x2 before I jump to preorders.

      • Retain all or part of it's value after 12 months ? And then what after 12 months ?

    • -1

      It's poor form to have the previous iphone when the new one is out, so apple/followers believe.

      • The reality is that iPhones are made by (constructed) Foxconn or some other manufacturers. The battery doesn't last forever. The Apple home button is not that good if you use the device a lot. Also, the iOS upgrades do make old phones run slower.

        A few people are on plans. If you are on plans, wouldn't you want your upgrade cycle to start around the time of a new phone release? Some people have business phones, I doubt they care about saving some $$$.

        • Battery doesnt last forever

          Wow that was very insightful. Btw which battery for which phone lasts forever.

          the iOS upgrades do make old phones run slower

          https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZBtIZf_LRg

        • @RockyRaccoon:

          For other phones you can easily switch out the battery, additionally you can carry around a couple of spares.

        • @RockyRaccoon: I have iOS devices and the old devices run slower on newer iOS. My iPad 3 is slower on iOS 9 than the original iOS it was on.

          iOS 9, even the phone dialler, due to the additional transition animation (or whatever extra bits Apple decided to throw in) launches slower than iOS 8. On launching the phone app, my iPhone 5S trumps my iPhone 6S+ simply because iPhone 5S runs on iOS 8.

          As Apple users, I don't see us being special or better. We are just normal like other people. Apple is just another company and like every company and every person, Apple can make mistakes too. Apple and Google now copy each other regularly on the mobile OS space. I support Apple, Android phone makers, Windows phone makers.

          How about Apple removing apps I purchased from AppStore? Now, I cannot put those apps on my new devices (and I paid for that app - Apple took their cut too).

    • +4

      I work it out like this. At the very worst, i would get a new phone every 2 years.

      2 scenarios - buy the new iphone and sell my current phone every year, or hold onto current iphone for 2 years, and buy the new phone in the second year, selling my existing phone in the second year

      Scenario 1:
      Year 1 (-1229)+750
      Year 2 (-1229) + 750
      = -$958

      Scenario 2:
      Year 1 0
      Year 2 (-1229) + 500
      = -$729

      Therefore, its only an extra $229 over 2 years to get the new iphone, rather than wait another year, and you get the new tech, new phone smell, new 'oh my god you got the new phone' gawks (good and bad of course), for an extra $200 bucks every 2 years.

    • Where did you score that deal Droidyy?

    • Apple don't erode their prices until the model is superseded - then everything takes a bump down to the previous models' price. For instance, you'll see the 6S now priced at the same level as the 6 was.

      There was an adjustment last year (around March from memory) where, due to the tanking Aussie dollar, all iPhone prices actually increased around 15%. So in that case you were actually much better off to have purchased at launch than six months later.

    • With apple devices, they hold their value a LOT more than android phones. So the difference in waiting a year and having a generation behind in device isn't worthwhile really. Maybe it's because many people think that's the way to go, and that's why they hold their value?
      But i've found many of the deals they use to compete for market share between carriers when the new iphone comes out, are actually better deals than you can get for the same phone new 6 months after release. And then you only have the latest phone for half of the annual cycle, so you may as well get it when it's new and be cutting edge for longer.

      I get the new iphone every 2nd year, so I keep my phone for 2 years and get a new one when my plan runs out. I've been with virgin for several years now, and I've always found their deals in the 3 months around the release date to be the best deals for the life of that iphone. I've had friends get the older phone just before the new one comes out, and they pay no less than me for something that's obsolete the next month. Not that the phones are useless after a year, but when they could wait a month and get the new one for the same price, why not?

    • I pay for a good phone just because of a good camera. I like to photograph and take videos during special occasions and a good photograph is priceless for me and will remain with me for a long time if not forever. Capturing those moments brings back a lot of memories and I have a bad and unreliable memory. Rest of the features are not that important to me but having a good camera phone is very important. I guess many people have different needs and smart phones satisfy them similarly. I don't look at my phone as a depreciating asset because I am not using it for business purposes, I think it adds things of great value to my life.

      PS: Re-read your comment, misunderstood it when I wrote my comment. I agree that people should wait for 6 months till the price drops. However with Apple, the price does not drop till the next version launches. I think that next year will be big for iPhone because it would be it's 10th anniversary.

    • +1

      yeah, ozb rules (or actually common sense rules):
      - dont buy newly released products. wait few months what can it make difference to your life?
      - dont get into contract. freedom is priceless!
      - check ozb :)

  • haha iPhone 7

    • -1

      yeah more like iPhone 6 (2016 edition)

      • -6

        Still hoping 2017 Android to catch up 2015 iPhone tech, e.g 3D touch screen with System support

        • iLove the "3D touch screen with System support" feature on the iPhone.

        • +4

          that's because we don't need it on most phones, it's a showoff feature.
          meanwhile iPhones are still missing wireless charging, fast charging, proper system-wide NFC support (sending contacts, etc), dual speakers, having a resolution above 768p, etc, as well as only just getting widgets.
          apple is out of ideas.

        • -1

          Its true that any feature Apple adds.. the other phone companies will try to replicate that feature.. Heck if Apple marketed shoving the phone up your butt and making it come out of your mouth as healthy, you can bet samsung and go will follow suit and try to copy the shoving the phone up your ass to make it come out your mouth..

        • +1

          @centrelink:

          You can't be serious? Other firms copy apple?! Hate to break it to you pal but nearly every new feature apple have introduced since the iPhone 3g have been features ripped from other manufacturers phones.

        • @bloobat:

          No I didn't say that, I meant that Apple makes other companies duplicate features they have.. No one gave a crap about touch screen before iPhones.. same goes with fingerprints and siri.. no one gave a crap about them before it (and applie certainly are not the first to do it), but Apple markets in a way that makes people want them and as a result other companies have to duplicate their features as said above.

          And if Apple wants to make a phone that you can shove up your ass and its healthy.. you can bet samsung will make one of those too..

        • +1

          @arnomic: I do use this feature all the time as most of iPhone users - Press to switch tasks; quick access to certain features; checkout the photo I just took. Now imagine mouse without right click button ;)

        • +1

          @centrelink: And what about Water resist, NFC, bigger screens etc. Others copy apple and apple copies others. Or maybe a more simple answer is all the companies are trying to improve their product. No phones have unique ports like apple or locked down connectivity like Bluetooth. The reason is apple profits from those features and damaging for any other company.

          Apple don't make other companies duplicate features they have. Everyone tries to make what consumers love and will buy. Apple is no exception.

        • @Droidyy: Wireless charging is true, although those tend to be 0.5A and therefore annoyingly slow for my uses anyway.

          Fast charging, not so much. I plug mine into 2.4A and it charges heaps fast. They just don't have a branded name for it. When i play pokemon Go with friends on Android, their devices charge slower and last less time per charge. Mostly because, while they have a larger battery, the OS chews power far more, so it just takes longer to recharge and lasts less time, which is the worst of both.

          Sending contacts via nfc, apple just choose to do this stuff differently, also with file transfers, airdrop is pretty sweet for ios to ios.

          Dual speakers is in the new one, and dual rear cameras in the plus.

          The plus has 1080 resolution as well.

          The whole removing the 3.5mm phono jack is a new idea lol. Quite a controversial one, but you can't really say they're out of ideas lol.

          In the end, the selling point of an iphone is predominantly the OS, rather than the phone. It's just more polished.

        • -1

          @dadeadman: Again, I never said Apple was the first this and that. We all know they wern't the first to make a touch screen or make a phone in a gold shaded color. I am saying Apple is good at making people want things and it quite obvious that companies are using iPhones as a blueprint for their design. If they really wanted, they could make a phone where you shove it up your butt and come out of your mouth and no doubt competitors will be doing it.

  • +3

    iPhones are tempting but damn they are expensive. $1270 for the 32GB plus…for comparison that's almost double the 32 GB 6P at launch ($744).

    • +1

      It's ridiculous expensive. For conversion that should equate to AUD 987:(

      • +1

        US price doesn't include GST. Plus the mandatory "you're not in the US, let's screw you a bit tax". It's not Australia specific. A lot of countries suffer that last one.

      • You're forgetting the fact that a) the AU price includes 10% GST and b) the US price does not include any sales tax (and yes, there are places in the USA that don't have sales tax but not many). It's around 12% more here than in the USA which is to be expected with the way Apple hedge their currency.

        • I'm off to the US in a week, can I buy a new iPhone there without a contract and it'll be the same as buying one here but cheaper?

        • +1

          @Meconium: If you buy one here, you can claim the GST back via TRS as you leave.

          If you buy it in the USA, you can purchase one without Sales Tax, but only in areas that don't have it. Of course, you're subject to forex fees if you buy on a CC (and don't have a 28º Card, etc). If you buy here and claim the GST back, it's much of a muchness IMHO.

        • @drewbles: Awesome, thanks for the quick reply, knew I'd get a better response in the comments than if I'd posted my own question :)

          Pity I won't have it in my hot little hands until after I leave though. Also, it's only a short trip so I don't think I'd get the TRS refund.

        • +1

          @Meconium:
          You can claim the TRS for any item over $300 purchased within 60 days of departure. If it's over $900 (and you're travelling alone), you are technically required to declare it when you return, although there is an allowance for depreciation. If there's two adults travelling, then the $900 duty free allowance can be pooled, and you'd be fine (providing it's just one phone). I've never heard of anyone having any issues, as phones depreciate instantly, and by a lot (oh no it has a small scratch and I can't resell it for anywhere near $900 now!).

  • Any plans for 7 plus?

  • Does anyone know whether these handsets are network locked (as in cannot be used on other network providers)? Or that's not a thing any more? :)

    • +2

      Generally not a thing anymore with post paid devices, and if they are the carriers unlock for free.

    • Virgin's iphone are always fully unlocked as they come. I think that's mostly the same for other carriers as well.

  • Looks good . Waiting to see if telstra will come up with a better deal lol

    • +2

      Most likely they won't!

    • +1

      Tel$tra…. hm.. unlikely…

    • now that made me laugh… :)

    • No chance. And partially fair really. Telstra does have the superior network, which you do have to pay extra for. Although they charge a greater percentage of a premium than the difference in networks would justify, IMO.

      Virgin uses the optus network btw, which is the second best after telstra. Vodafone are the worst, but since they had all those issues and a mass exodus of customers, I've heard that their network is quite zippy now because there's less load on it haha.

  • Are bluetooth headphones included ?

    • No.

  • +4

    Headphone jack problem solved here. :)

    • +1

      i tried that but it didnt work. any other solution?

      • +2

        Glue the iPhone 7 to one of your ears so one of the speakers is facing your ear. No adaptor needed. No drilling needed.

    • You don't need an iPhone 7, just get these for your old iPhone and save heaps! http://appleplugs.com/

  • This is soo tempting, but wanting to wait for OPTUS so i can stream the EPL :(

    Now need to think whether its worth the extra $$..

  • +4

    True ozbargainers will wait for iphone 8 next year

    • u mean 7s. 8 is 2 years away.

      • +5

        It is expected that the next year, being the 10th anniversary of the iPhone, will feature a complete overhaul and upgrade, somewhat explaining why the iPhone 7 is not a huge upgrade and relatove lack of innovation (unless you count the loss of the 3.5mm jack) despite being a new number which historically signalled a significant rework (whereas the s updates usually feature updated internals only)

        Here is hoping (for apple fans) that they get with the times and move on from led and 750p screens.

        I cannot belive they are still using 750p screens.

        • Correct me if I'm wrong but oled screens are planned for next years model right?

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