The 24-month plan includes:
New and Recontracting Services Only
Offer Available Online Only
Offer Ends 20/05/2018
Minimum Total Cost $1,176 over 24 months.
Better off doing the pixel 2 xl deal. Works out $3-10 per month on the telstra network depending on how much you sell the pixel for….
More info on Pixel XL deal please
Nah cause resale value of the pixel 2 xl is higher. Approximately 950-1050 people are selling it for.
Ah - thanks for that. I actually want the phone and don't really care about the plan :-)
Nice. I sold mine got a s9+. Very happy considering the plan is only $3 a month for me.
That's awesome - where did you get the S9 from and for how much. It's really the phone that I want but can't justify the $$ from the prices that I have seen.
Good Guys 64GB S9+ for $1250. Expensive but local brick and mortar. + Coles Mastercard Price protection
Would this come out better than the S9 deal they had a couple of weeks back? Any major difference to the S9?
I've tried both and prefer the S8. There's really no major difference even if someone were to argue for the S9 being superior.
since S9 has come out my S8 has started taking crappy photos.
Update your phone software, this was supposedly an Oreo issue, which is an update you would have received about that time.
The S8 lack compared to the S9:
Indeed the S9 is ‘betterer’ in many ways
Dual aperture is pretty useless in a phone camera. I would almost always want to have as much light going into the sensor as possible given how tiny they are. That said, the version of S9 that we get here is the Exynos version which is average performance wise and worse when it comes to battery life.
Literally every point you have made is wrong.
The aperture adjustment does bring more light in than what is standard on phones
The Exynos version has superior single core performance compared to the Snapdragon chip, and is basically the envy of the entire Android phone ecosystem
The Exynos version has superior battery life to the Snapdragon version
The only drawback of the Exynos is an inferior GPU, but this only matters to those who are playing high-detail mobile games. The Exynos S9+ is a direct competitor to the iPhone X, with the only exception being you're trading in FaceID for better low-light photography and superior multi-tasking.
So unless Apple are cranking out ways to use their front-facing sensor array to create less clunky AR experiences (which is literally an arse-backwards way of doing so), you've got yourself an iPhone X killer.
When you get to a really wide aperture like F 1.5, you're gonna get a lot softer corners than on a smaller aperture. The smaller aperture really helps improve sharpness in daylight conditions.
I think you really need to see a low light shot comparison of a s8 versus the s9 phone. The dual aperture capture much more details with less noise. Saying it pretty useless is not the truth.
@jasswolf: I dont think the Exy/SD differences are THAT striking TBH. Single core performance crown still goes to Apple. It's not something you're going to notice unless you're benching the phone.
For custom ROMs on the other hand, Exynos is the only way to go.
@jasswolf:
If your information comes from a review site like gsmarena i dont blame you. Here is the "most" definitive review of the latest Samsung's https://www.anandtech.com/show/12520/the-galaxy-s9-review
"The aperture adjustment does bring more light in than what is standard on phones"
My question was why would I use F2.4 ever and not F1.5 all the time given the sensor size is really small and I would want to capture as much light as possible.
"The Exynos version has superior single core performance compared to the Snapdragon chip, and is basically the envy of the entire Android phone ecosystem"
The Exynos version is crap. Please read the article shared above.
"The only drawback of the Exynos is an inferior GPU, but this only matters to those who are playing high-detail mobile games. The Exynos S9+ is a direct competitor to the iPhone X, with the only exception being you're trading in FaceID for better low-light photography and superior multi-tasking.
So unless Apple are cranking out ways to use their front-facing sensor array to create less clunky AR experiences (which is literally an arse-backwards way of doing so), you've got yourself an iPhone X killer."
I dont want to turn this into iPhone vs Samsung war of words but you only need to look at their AR Emoji implementation to figure out that Samsung can never hope to anywhere near Apple. For the rest go through the article. The Exynos is the biggest piece of garbage from the biggest KIRF company on the planet.
@ccsvchost: A F1.5 aperture in a camera phone is a whole different ballgame to F1.5 aperture in a DSLR. What you are quoting is photography 101 but in a sensor this small, its pretty much useless.
@dealsucker: I've seen a few image comparisons in daylight and looking closely at the images you can definitely see the difference. Yes, the difference is not anywhere near as big as it would be on a DSLR, but it is there. It's there to push the limits of such a small sensor and to have a tiny edge over some of its major competitors. I'm not a fan myself as I'm waiting for a phone like the 808 pureview (the p20 pro is a bit disappointing imo).
@dealsucker: so you're citing a scheduler issue (that is exploited by select synthetic benchmarks) they can fix, and the lack of an expensive IR array for two marketing tools as the things to hang your hat on?
Come on…
If we're talking the current mobile king of AR, it's undoubtedly the SD845. Given the strides they've made with their Adreno GPU series, I see that continuing into the future, but that's not a primary use-case for a phone.
If we're talking real world usage instead of constantly trying to max out performance and the GPU, then the Exynos is the better daily driver. That's what I've seen on the more generic performance tests rather than the traditional synthetic benchmarks. Here's what it looks like when the scheduler is adjusted, using your own source no less:
https://www.anandtech.com/show/12620/improving-the-exynos-98…
Eh i say its a more refined version of the s8, lets just say the s9 is a s8s lol
But i love my 8
Hmmmm, I wonder if I can get Telstra to do the same deal (Family and Friends offer). I missed the one last year for around the same price.
Any changes for the people who bought this at $59/month in december?
I wouldn't think so, as 1. You signed a contract and 2. Surely you know that technology devalues with (a relatively short amount of) time.
Can you use the 10% student discount to get it down to $45?
Looks like it is available after clicking through here: https://offer.optus.com.au/student-hub
$44.60 after discount. seriously tempting to upgrade from my current $36 sim only plan… could flog the phone off for $600 or so and would only need to pay ~$20 a month for two years!
I've just done exactly that. Was on the $36 student plan with 17gb of data (because it wouldn't let me upgrade to the recent $36/20gb student deal) and just signed up to the S8 plan.
did this work online? how did you do it through chat?
@campo123456789: I just signed up through the student hub page. I only used the chat to confirm that there won't be any additional charges for changing out of my other plan before the contract was up.
I can't seem to find the offer in the Student Hub? Have they removed it. I cant used my student promo code in the regular checkout.
How did you manage to do it through the student portal? It seems like they might have taken away phone plans and left only the sim only plans
@teadonna: Yeah it appears that it's no longer available but if you scroll down a bit it look like some people have managed to get it working through a HTML hack
the only issue with this is that you lose unlimited video streaming (netflix/stan)… its the only thing holding me back at the moment…
Yes, I signed up and successfully got this deal with the student discount for $44.60/mo includes S8, 20 gb/mo, unlimited calls, free music streaming, only cons I really noticed was no intl calls and the data-free netflix streaming is not included. I got the sim and gave the phone (which was unlocked) to my partner - IMO the S8 appears to be an amazing phone, and this is coming from someone who has had an S7 for 2 years happily.
Does this s8 version have the optus bloatware on it?
All Optus plan phones have bloatware. Pretty sure every carrier has bloatware.
Not Woolworths 😀. Though it's annoying these days that the unbranded phones now get updates last, it used to be the other way around. I ended up just flashing a UK firmware on and I get updates straight away, i.e my S8+ is on April 2018 security patch.
Do you have a good link on how to flash Samsung S8's safely? I wouldn't mind getting my bloatware off.
No bloatware on Virgin
My S8 from Optus had the myoptus app (checking data limit etc) and a splash screen on boot. Nothing else IIRC.
No international calls… Deal breaker.
Extra $5 for 150 mins international call.
Brings it over that magical 50 mark. Messes psychologically with me😄
Damn…. This deal is good
Should also be noticed OP that this deal extends to the iPhone 6 32GB model, at the same price. But at the end of the day, the price is just not worth it.
Who the hell would want an iPhone 6 over a galaxy S8 at the same price? Two iPhone 6’s don’t have the combined worth of one galaxy s8
There is always an apple fan saying that iphone 6 could run for another year while galaxy s8 would go laggy after few months…
I get the upvotes for it, but I'm just trying to add all the information to the deal. There will be someone that does get the iPhone 6 over the S8.
Does sign up post paid mobile plan affect ur credit score or serviceability?
No. Why?
Yes, it is marked on your credit file but it shouldn't affect it too much.
I'm on a sim only $40 plan, Is there any chance i can upgrade to this??
Try your luck on online chat.
Yes you can. I was told by optus sales that I can upgrade from sim only to a phone plan anytime. I just did that from sim only plan (still under contract) to iphone plan.
Awesome! Thank you. I'll hit em up now. :)
I did the same. Just swapped over from $36 student plan to this and was told there would be no cancellation fees by Optus sales reps.
Did you get the student discount on this deal ?
@Leadingfoot: Yeah I sure did. Just make sure you go through the student hub so that it gives you the option to type in your student discount code. Works out to be $44.60/month
@Never pay retail: I'm on the $36/month now, this is probably the cheapest way to get a S8. Thanks mate.
@Never pay retail: I am trying to do exactly what you did and the online agent said that I couldn't get it with the student discount. So you went through the student hub? Did you log in to your account first?
@BTaylor300688: So if you go onto the student hub page, first type in your .edu email to get your code sent to you. Then once you have been emailed your code, select 'phone with plan' navigate to the S8, then click Buy Now on the $44.60 plan. Click through the 2 next button, then press buy now again and then it'll ask you there to give your discount code.
Are you able to replicate this because I dont have an option for Phone with Plan - just Sim Only.
@Cantstandya: Damn, definitely doesn't work anymore. My guess is that Optus never planned for it to be available on the student deal but forgot to take it down and that'd be why people were getting told by Optus support that it wasn't available on the student deal.
Yeah I figured it out - they were blocking it in the HTML… i just removed the block and ordered it anyway. I got a confirmation email.
I wouldn't go for lock in contracts.
Just chatted with Optus via online chat. They don't apply the student discount to this. Spewing!!!!!
I got a g6 and a 36 dollors sim only plan. I think S8 is not a major upgrade from G6 and S7…
Just to confirm, this is for 20GB total data over 24 months not per month, right? Thanks.
It is per month according to the Critical information summary. They say total data 20G I assume it means 10 plus 10 bonus.
Cool. Thank you for the confirmation. Missed that info.
No it is each month mate
Thanks mate :)
Thanks OP. Signed up for 2.
Is data-free Netflix included?
No it's not.
I'm pretty sure it is included.
No it's not.
You can add it for $10/month.
Yep, it's only on the more expensive plans. If you check out this page you can see there's no blue TV icon on the $49 plan under "included entertainment"
https://www.optus.com.au/shop/mobile/phones/samsung/galaxy-s…
does anyone know if you can unlock this phone and use another provider with it? or are you solely locked into optus?
Unlocked to any network staright out of the box. Confirmed this with an optus rep today
legend thank you
Not a uni student but have edu email address. Would it still work?
I just read the T's and C's of the uni offer "You must be a current university student to be eligible for the discount. Optus reserves the right to remove the student discount from your account if you are unable to verify your student status."
Sign up, sell phone for $600, pay it into bill, $576 remaining = $24pm x 24m for 20gb plan