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Telstra 6GB Data with Activation of $10 Prepaid Starter Kit (= $1.74 on eBay, Unconfirmed)

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Telstra 6GB Data with Activation of $10 Prepaid Starter Kit (= $1.74 on eBay, Unconfirmed)
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firstworldproblems on 06/07/2017 - 18:50 telstra.com.au (1803 clicks)
Last edited 28/07/2017 - 10:44 by 3 other users

If you have bought from the eBay seller, you might not receive the extra data bonus applied to your Prepaid plan. See comments below.

Telstra are presently offering 6 GB (1 GB + 5 GB bonus) when you activate a $10 Prepaid Starter Kit on their Pre-Paid Plus plan. This 6 GB data expires in 7 days. Promotion is valid until 4 September, 2017.

Alone, one might be inclined to consider this quite a nifty deal. But I dunno, I don't care too much for paying $10 for 6 GB. I think I'd prefer to pay something closer to… well, $1.74. If you are of a similar persuasion, you may wish to check out this eBay seller: www.ebay.com.au/itm/152029544293

If you carefully review the terms and conditions of the promotion, there is no obligation that the $10 Prepaid Start Kit is sourced from Telstra, though they certainly try to give you that impression.

I also believe that Telstra loosely enforce a maximum of 5 or so mobile services at any one time. However, you can promptly have staff kill any unwanted numbers on request.

CAVEAT. If you purchase your $10 prepaid SIM through the eBay seller, the bonus data won't automatically apply. As a consequence you will need to contact online support and have them apply the bonus data manually. I did this when the same promotion was running earlier this year. You may get considerable run around by staff as they try to work out what's going on, but it can be done. First time I had staff understand what was going on took me about 40 mins. After multiple activations, however, I was able to cut this down to around 10 minutes.

To be honest, I'm not entirely sure from where the eBay seller is sourcing the SIM cards. All I know is that they're $10 Telstra Prepaid Starter kits and as a corollary, fulfill all necessary criteria for eligibility for this promotion.

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  • [Deactivated] on 06/07/2017 - 19:04
    +1

    A few good uses, I can think of:
    - Use in a dual sim phone with the Amaysim 1.5gb plans that are practically free for 6 months.
    - I'm currently paying $59.99 to TPG for a crappy ADSL line. If you can make do with ~200gb/month, this is a pretty good replacement option. Much faster than ADSL (and probably NBN).

    • nzcoops on 07/07/2017 - 10:17

      The Amaysim plan might be practically free for 6 months but this deal only covers you with bonus data for 1 week of that 6 months.

      • [Deactivated] on 07/07/2017 - 11:08
        -1

        1.74 * 24 = $41.76 for 24*6GB=144GB of data on Telstra 4G network … still a pretty good deal by my standards.

  • Steptoe on 06/07/2017 - 19:11
    +3

    The ebay jobs are likely from Telstra Prepaid Phone/Tablets.

  • bargaino on 06/07/2017 - 19:30
    +7

    The ebay item is not the same thing. Says "14DAYS EXPIRY". Are these bundled with phones, lasts for about 10 minutes of calls?

    The retail ones are unlimited calls for 7 days.

    As a consequence you will need to contact online support and have them apply the bonus data manually.

    Sounds like you bullied them into giving you something free.

    All I know is that they're $10 Telstra Prepaid Starter kits

    No, they are SIMs taken from a phone kit, and never sold for $10.

    • firstworldproblems on 06/07/2017 - 20:07
      +6

      Sounds like you bullied them into giving you something free.

      My bullying… does that also extend to Telstra's online activation form…. The one that accepts the SIM serial printed on the SIM card as valid, allows the activation of a new Pre-Paid Plus mobile service and, upon logging in, displays the service as have $10 credit?

      If so, then it would appear that I am just as gifted in the art of coercion of machine, as I am of man.

    • Vladdo on 06/07/2017 - 22:46
      +1

      I remember going through the same hassle a little while ago. $10 sim from Coles for tablets. The automatic online activation thing didn't work. So I had to use online chat, and after waiting 90 mins to talk to someone, it then took another 45 mins to convince someone to activate the card. They had no idea of what the $10 for 6 gig tablet online card was and after much arguing, I had to state to them that I was going to use it only in my phone. However, I wanted to use it in a telstra mobile hotspot.

      I subsequuently bought a couple more packs and cut the time down to around 5 mins as I knew exactly what to tell them.

      • Agret on 07/07/2017 - 00:02
        +1

        I subsequuently bought a couple more packs and cut the time down to around 5 mins as I knew exactly what to tell them

        Care to share this info to save everyone time? Thanks

  • Targaryen on 06/07/2017 - 19:30

    Ebay seller advertises as 14 day expiry. Bought 3. Thanks OP.

  • fruit on 06/07/2017 - 19:36

    data expires in 7 days.

    Good for some, but not me sadly. Still nice deal.

  • netsurfer on 06/07/2017 - 19:51
    +6

    Need to watch out for some of those Telstra $10 SIM cards. Some of the $10 SIM cards included in prepaid phones are quite limited. I activated one while a bonus 5GB data was on last time. When I didn't get the bonus data, I contacted Telstra customer service. As soon as the rep found out it is a SIM that came with a phone, he refused to add in the bonus data.

    In short, a $30 SIM that comes with prepaid phones is equivalent to a $30 prepaid starter pack. The $10 SIM that comes with a prepaid phone could be a very limited SIM. Think of it as a $0 SIM with two useless bonus packs (ridiculously low data pack and $10 phone call credits).

    The eBay seller could be selling those SIMs from prepaid phones and honestly, those SIMs are not worth $1. I forgot to turn off data last time I activated one of those SIMs which came with a dirt cheap pre-paid phone. Within seconds, the credit went to $0. I hope I am wrong and the seller is selling normal $10 starter pack SIMs.

  • May4th on 06/07/2017 - 20:31
    +1

    thanks.. got one for buying cheap event movie tickets..

  • Stephanie828 on 06/07/2017 - 20:47

    So this is for a new number for the phone?right?
    If I just want more data for my number…..
    Maybe it doesn't work

    • jdogg on 06/07/2017 - 20:53

      Yeah you can't add it to your existing telstra number. But you can put it in a wifi hotspot device and then connect to it.

  • jdogg on 06/07/2017 - 20:51

    So is there any way for the telstra rep to know if it's a a free sim included with a phone or if you bought it from a retail shop?

    • easternculture on 06/07/2017 - 20:57

      Nope

      Just play dumb

      • jdogg on 06/07/2017 - 21:02

        Ok sweet. And I don't suppose you can activate on long life and have $10 credit for google play?

    • netsurfer on 06/07/2017 - 21:50
      +2

      Well, a Telstra rep did find out my $10 SIM was included with a prepaid phone. You can try to play dumb, but the bottom line is, unlike a proper $10 starter kit SIM, a SIM included with a phone won't get those bonus data pack (it comes with something like 50MB data).

      It didn't work for me when I talked to a customer service rep and it did not take him long to figure it out (less than 2 minutes).

  • xxau on 06/07/2017 - 21:11

    Just saw it at woolies

  • newozbargainermelb on 06/07/2017 - 21:31
    -3

    Activate on Simplicity plan to get $10 credit. Use it on google play to buy your favourite stuff.

    • philart on 06/07/2017 - 21:52
      +1

      No recharge dollars with a $10 starter pack, only the $30 item.

    • netsurfer on 06/07/2017 - 21:56
      +1

      $10 starter packs are actually $0 in real credit plus a bunch of bonus packs.

      The so called "$10" SIMs from prepaid phones are even worse. The are $0 in real credit with some really useless bonus packs (with very small amount of data).

    • newozbargainermelb on 09/07/2017 - 10:48

      Sorry, didn't know that.

  • philart on 06/07/2017 - 21:47
    +10

    I bought the so called starter pack sims from the same eBay vendor as shown above last year. On activation I only received something like 350MB data. I contacted Telstra 24/7 and asked them about the 6GB which comes with $10 starter pack and they said no the sim number you have is from a new pre-paid Telstra phone kit with $10 credit and is not the same as our starter pack.

    So anyone interested in buying the sims cheap please be aware they are not from $10 starter packs, but are $10 starter sims which for some reason have been removed from phone packs. I'll take a guess that the vendor is buying up Telstra branded phones/modems on special offer then unlocking them with the intention to sell the units - now suitable for all Telco's on eBay or Gumtree.

    Luckily for me Telstra did have an offer of bonus data running over Christmas on the starter sims which come with phones - 5GB bonus on the basic 350MB, so managed to get my money's worth that way, though still have around 10 cards for next christmas when hopefully they'll repeat the offer.

    • netsurfer on 06/07/2017 - 21:54
      +1

      My experience is the same. Once the support staff found out it is a SIM from a pre-paid phone, he/she won't add the 6GB bonus pack to it (whereas a proper $10 starter kit won't have the issue).

  • nocure on 06/07/2017 - 22:42
    +1

    Grabbed one, thanks FWP

  • dfaktz on 06/07/2017 - 22:50
    +14

    Negging based on the needs to lie to customer service to achieve the deals promises. (and even then, its a roll of the dice, especially when they get an influx of new (ozb users) asking the same question)

    • allenhori on 06/07/2017 - 23:32

      Agreed, lying or cheating in order to get a "deal" should not be encouraged.

      • [Deactivated] on 07/07/2017 - 00:13
        +1

        Technically, we don't know where the ebay stock comes from … plausible deniability…

  • OhNoUShiz on 06/07/2017 - 23:37
    +1

    Waste of time deal.

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