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So what is the cheapest way to buy Google Play Credit?
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LMustResistPurchase on 31/01/2017 - 13:52
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- Telstra pre-paid starter packs. A $30 starter pack regularly goes on sale for $10. You can use the $30 credit to purchase things in the play store.
- I've seen google play gift cards on sale at Woolworths/Coles for 20% off
- Gumtree
telstra no longer does that
I don't think you can anymore, with Telstra. Only old Telstra Freedom Plus plans.
Depends what exactly you're trying to do.
The old plans gave you call + txt + $30 credit (which could be used on the play store) - these no longer exist. The current plans don't allow you to use the credit at the play store.
If you activate a prepaid sim on the 'long expiry' plan, you get $30 credit, which you can still use the play store. I did it a few weeks ago (early Jan 17), without a problem.
Oh I see. Thanks for clarifying!
thanks for the tip i have a $30 telstra sim expireing soon so i just activated it.
1min later telstra drained the entire $30 which according to the usage history was used for 15360Kbyes worth of data (though no web pages loaded)
in live chat now to fix this lol.
the sims here? I guess they aren't useful anyway unless they're on sale like the pre-paid starter packs were.
unless they're on sale like the pre-paid starter packs were
I still see pre-paid starter packs in lots of stores … no reason why they wont go on sale again, as they reach their expiry date.
Have you heard that they're getting rid of them?
@sp00ker: Even better, if you activate a $30 starter pack on the new Prepaid Plus option then you get 28 days call/text/data then on the 28th day change the plan to longlife or simplicity and spend the $30 credit in the play store. Best of both worlds!
Can you confirm that you have tried by yourself? 100% works for changing plan and keeping the credit?
I don't want risk my start pack for activating Plus plan at the first place.Yep 100% confirmed did it myself in Dec16. Check the Whirlpool threads about it - they tend to have more up to date info about Telstra starter packs. Was confirmed there by many users.
Is this the one you're referring to? https://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/prepaid-mobiles/off…
As I understand, I'll have to find a $10 for $30 credit sim recharge pack, then recharge it under the long-life plan as linked above.
Then pay in the Google Play by changing the payment method?
No this one: https://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/prepaid-mobiles/30-…
They sell them at lots of stores - KMart, JB Hifi, Harvery Norman, Officeworks
Typically they have an expiry date and store put them on sale close to the expiry date for $10.
What's with the neg vote? haters gonna hate
Have an up vote :)
Telstra pre-paid starter packs. A $30 starter pack regularly goes on sale for $10. You can use the $30 credit to purchase things in the play store.
Is there going to be any issues with activating a lot of them. Let's say you activate one per month, would this flag something in the Telstra system? Asking because that's really cheap for google play credits but I currently have a post paid plan with Telstra and don't want to "ruin" the account.
Is there going to be any issues with activating a lot of them. Let's say you activate one per month, would this flag something in the Telstra system?
No idea what you mean by a lot of them. 1 per month doesn't sound like a lot to me.
I activated 6 within a few minutes of each other in January 2017. Paid for 2 months of play music (gift subscription) and transferred the remaining ~$6 credit to another sim card via credit me2u.
I didn't get any calls/txt/emails from telstra about my usage pattern.
Asking because that's really cheap for google play credits but I currently have a post paid plan with Telstra and don't want to "ruin" the account.
If you have an old plan, you might be able to use some of your calling credit to pay for google play. I haven't read much about it, but the comment above about old prepaid plans got me thinking…
Cool, just checking. Cheers!
Google opinion rewards will slowly give you google play credit. Each survey pays ~ $0.10-0.40, I usually get one every couple of days.
The new Datapass II plan doesn't give you any credit :(
https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.google.and…
https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/290061
use the above offer to buy Woolies credit and buy the card instore.
I see a lot of ads, possibly every month, where coles and woolies offer 20% off Google play credit card