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Live Connected Discovery $11/Month and $15/Month CAP Plans with $330 Calls/Sms +500MB/1GB Data

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Live Connected Discovery $11/Month and $15/Month CAP Plans with $330 Calls/Sms +500MB/1GB Data
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bennib0i on 28/08/2010 - 17:48 liveconnected.me (1327 clicks)
Last edited 30/08/2010 - 12:02

Continuing on from http://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/30165 which was before it became available.

Great for those who want a cheap monthly plan with data and only a 12 month contract. Note: Early termination cancellation fee calculated as $14.99 x number of months remaining.

They are on the optus network so you'll get 3g data speeds.

Plan Detail——————————Discovery 11:——-Discovery 15:
Plan cost
Monthly Cost——————————$10.99——————$14.99
Contract Duration———————-12 months————-12 months
Talk & Text Value to Anyone———$330———————$330
Talk Value to Live Connected——$400———————$400
Total Talk & Text Value—————$730———————$730
Included Data—————————500 MB——————1 GB
Total Monthly Value

Your Talk & Text to Anyone value can be used on:

  • Standard voice calls within Australia (local, national, GSM mobiles)
  • Standard national SMS & MMS
  • International SMS
  • National video calls
  • Voicemail
  • National diversions
  • 13, 1300 and 1800 numbers

Your Talk to Live Connected value can be used on:

  • Standard voice calls within Australia to another Live Connected mobile

Call Rates
Voice & Video call Rate (per min) 85c
Flagfall 35c
Standard National SMS 25c
International SMS 35c
Standard National MMS 50c
International MMS 75c
Voicemail Free deposit & standard call charges for retrieval
Data per Mb (6) 45c

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  • camelgrass on 28/08/2010 - 17:58
    +1

    Quote:
    They are on the optus network so you’ll get 3g data speeds.

    Which is very slow/unreliable in some areas. Never had much luck in Brisbane with Optus 3G speeds/connection.

    Still a good plan for those on a tight budget.

    I still can't get myself to vote positive though; have heard too many bad stories about LC customer service/billing issues. Also, go over your data limit and you're in for massive charges. Per minute billing is not great either. Would rather pay a few more dollars for TPG mobile.

  • JordanM on 28/08/2010 - 18:13

    These are resonable deals, would go on them if I wasn't under contract with Virgin.

    Dont always believe what people say about the Optus network, perhaps in CBD but on the Gold Coast have rarely had a issue.

    • BigglezThePigglez on 28/08/2010 - 19:21
      +1

      Pffft, it is a phone service. Save your uber downloading for your home PC.

      BTW: Three is 50c/mb.

      • RNDM on 28/08/2010 - 20:24
        -1

        Smart phones … and there's a reason why phone companies have moved to shaped plans after customers have racked up excessive usage.

        Just be aware.

        Phone service it is, but its become more than that … everyone uses each service differently whether they're aware of it or not.

        • massari on 29/08/2010 - 00:11
          +4

          Its 1 gig man, learn to control your usage and you wont go over your limit nub

          • theguyrules on 29/08/2010 - 13:03

            @massari: Seriously even with heavy iPhone use I wouldn't go over my 1.2gb a month

  • Wildesy on 28/08/2010 - 18:40

    Looks pretty comparable to TPG mobile, the main difference is that you don't have to commit to a contract with TPG though.

    • A Banana4scale on 28/08/2010 - 21:37

      OP says 12 month contract
      plus no free fb, twitter, ebay, foursquare
      although 13/18 numbers are a plus

      Seems comparable since fb uses up at least 500 megs for me in a month! I watch vids and use mostly my phone

  • sk1ppy on 28/08/2010 - 19:01

    Cheaper than TPG and includes 13/18 in the cap which TPG does not. Not a massive downloader so 1GB is PLENTY for me, no chance of going over! For me 15 bucks a month for all of that is for nothin. A choice of phones coming in a couple of weeks too. Optus signal great in my part of Brizzie. Cant wait to sign up!

  • lovedeals on 28/08/2010 - 20:19

    Who hit the neg button? Any reason for this?

  • camMMM on 28/08/2010 - 21:11
    +2

    i am with live connected and i love it. you cannot fault them, i currently pay $20 a month for like 300$ worth of calls to anyone and 300 mb's of data. i was with 3 and they were wayy to expensive. so yeah. i recommend them. and for those who say they dont want advertising, you dont actually get any, i think ive only recieved like 2 adds for the 5 months i have been with them.

    i really cant fault them for the price.

    like common, 3's 19$ cap is a load crap and ur locked in for 24 months, this is like awesome.

    • pull the lever on 29/08/2010 - 08:13

      I'm on this plan too. They no longer send ads - how mad is that!

  • murkywater on 28/08/2010 - 21:33

    Some loser is always giving liveconnected a negative for some lame reason. It's pretty stupid…

  • KLoNe on 28/08/2010 - 21:48
    +1

    I've has some run-ins with LC, but it's been sorted out since & they never over CHARGED me just over INVOICED me.
    I'm in North Brissy & my Optus signal is pretty poor here unfortunately. I'm still thinking of swapping over to TPG or not…

  • curiousman on 28/08/2010 - 22:34
    -1

    Their flagfall is 35cents. Does that mean for every standard text msg u send, you will be charged at 35+25, equating to 70cents per txt msg?

    • BartholemewH on 28/08/2010 - 23:26

      SMS are not subject to flagfall on any network. The flagfall applies to calls. SMS are 25 cents.

  • dmc900 on 28/08/2010 - 22:57

    You'd have me on a $20, 2gig for 6 months otherwise it's getting a little deep. I could never trust contracting your mobile with these guys. To risky compared to the customer service and billing issues.

    It is good value though. AND for those complaining about other mainstream providers caps Telstra, Optus, Virgin, Vodafone. I'd consider their plans cheaper if your on a contract as you basically pay for the phone and get the calls for free.

    Getting the N97 mini on Vodafone. It's $0 on a $29 cap. That's $696.
    The phone retails for $749, I'm sure Vodafone only pay $450 per handset.
    So then your only really paying $250 for 24months calls and data on the $29 cap.

    I know it's still in Live Connected favor because of the data. But virgin have some pretty competitive contracts with their Smart Caps.

    If you already have a mobile and looking for good value at a risk, then go ahead and try LC. But beware I warned you (:

    • massari on 29/08/2010 - 00:25

      How much do you pay for phone calls ?

      I bought my nexus one for 600$ AUD = 25$/month for 2 years

      • this 11 $ cap = 36$ / 2 years

      Much cheaper than vodaphons 79$ cap, or even the 49$ cap (for a desire)..

      This is MUCH cheaper then any carrier.

      Only comparable cap would be the virgin / vodaphone unlimited (voda to voda / virgin to virgin) if everyone was on them (well who you call)

    • illumination on 29/08/2010 - 02:35
      +1

      I completely understand what you are saying and you're not wrong, but it doesn't always work.

      I find that, in general, if you're looking for a really crappy/standard/basic phone, you're better off buying the phone outright and getting a plan which is BYO (like this, and TPG's ones).

      If you're after a newer, 'top of the range' phone, then getting a contract MAY be more worthwhile (value-wise). However, I actually believe even if it means spending about $50 more by buying it outright vs a 24 month contract, it may be worth it just so you are not on a contract. I don't know if people realise how long 24 months is, especially in the industry of technology. So much can happen, so much can change, and not being locked down to a contract makes you as a consumer very powerful.

      I'll give a simple example. Lets use, iPhone 4 since it's popular and quite new:
      - iPhone 4 outright, unlocked, 16GB from Apple - $859
      - iPhone 4 outright, unlocked, 32GB from Apple - $999
      - Compared to all the 24-month contracts available for iPhone 4
      - The CHEAPEST cost for any 24-month contract is $1176 with 3 ($39/month + $10/month for phone).

      Say for example, you buy a 16GB from Apple, $859. Add on 24 months of a plan from either LC or TPG, say, $15 per month = $360. 360 + 859 = $1219

      For $43 more, no contract, but you get, arguably, more.

      Information from:
      https://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=0Am_nJ4W2zV-YdDBfdlF… - Spreadsheet comparing iPhone 4 plans
      http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1497043 - Whirlpool forum post

  • illumination on 29/08/2010 - 00:31

    Once again, good value from LC.

    What concerns me:
    - 12 month contract - I hate contracts, and this has no phone (but, for this price, you wouldn't really expect it)
    - Live Connected credit? To be completely blunt, I don't think many non-OzBargainers have heard of LC. Personally I have not met anyone who has heard of them, so I don't think the LC credit is at all useful.

    UNLESS… LC credit happens to be able to be used like TPG to TPG's 20 minute free calls? Which actually work to people on Optus and all of it's subnetworks (including Virgin). If that's the case, then this is pretty damn good.

    • massari on 29/08/2010 - 01:04
      -1

      Just to fix this.

      Live connected Apollo plans come with 1000 mins TPG / LC to GSM

      Their TPG to TPG is just TPG to TPG, nothing else.

      Any with the whole LC to LC credit, most my family have moved to it so its used to call them :D just gotta convert people :p

      But TPGS credit is not To anyone. Only the 1000 minute plan ;)

      • illumination on 29/08/2010 - 02:40

        Oh? Ok, I actually got TPG's plan when it was still advertised as 'yes' time. I was under the impression that their TPG to TPG free calls were just a change of name with a limit of 1000 minutes per month (on most plans anyway, previously they only had a 'fair go' policy).

        With my TPG plan, I am able to call people on Optus, Soul, TPG, Virgin (basically anyone on the Optus subnetworks) using these free minutes, and I have been able to since I joined (March 2009).

        • massari on 29/08/2010 - 12:24

          Yep its a good deal :D I waswith TPG but jumped to LC apollo plan for the data. But I still use lots of the free minutes :D

      • camelgrass on 29/08/2010 - 17:28

        I gave up long ago trying to convert people to the same network as mine. :) It's especially difficult to get people to convert to LC, a company that most people have never heard of.

        LC has been around for less than a year, who knows if it will still be around in a years' time. Compare that to TPG, that has been in operation for 18 years.

        Anyway, I use my phone for a lot more than just calling my family.

  • BargainMe on 29/08/2010 - 13:24

    Another day, another 'deal' from LiveConnected

  • CVonC on 29/08/2010 - 14:23
    -1

    keep in mind that excess data is not included in the cap and they bill per minute apparently

    • massari on 29/08/2010 - 14:50
      -2

      Sigh, TPG excess data is also not included in cap.

      And yes on the minute billing.

      • CVonC on 29/08/2010 - 15:01
        -1

        yup but excess data is included in the cap saver plans for TPG, but not their talk and text plans

        • massari on 29/08/2010 - 15:06
          -1

          Exactly..

    • CVonC on 29/08/2010 - 15:13

      oh and international mms too

  • raydragon on 29/08/2010 - 19:38
    +1

    Title is incorrect. Should read:
    ….Calls/Sms +500MB/1GB Data

    not 500GB data

    • bennib0i on 30/08/2010 - 12:02

      opps >< changed bro. thx

  • machej on 30/08/2010 - 00:14

    These people don't contact you fast. :(
    If you go over your 1GB data does it take it out of the cap or do you have to pay real money? I don't get it.

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