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iPhone 8, Pixel 3, Samsung S9 $59, iPhone X $79, Huawei Mate 20 Pro $69 @ Optus (24m Contract)

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iPhone 8, Pixel 3, Samsung S9 $59, iPhone X $79, Huawei Mate 20 Pro $69 @ Optus (24m Contract)
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jassssone on 14/01/2019 - 06:30 offer.optus.com.au (21135 clicks)
Last edited 13/02/2019 - 14:13 by 2 other users

Please click the link, there are more phones for this promotion campaign.
New service only.

iPhone 8 plus $69
Samsung S9 plus $69
Pixel 3 XL $69

From optus website:
Start fresh with a huge 30GB for only $59/mth.On selected devices. Start 2019 with great coverage and incredible value.

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Thanks for @skdreams
Huawei Mate20 Pro also comes up with free wireless buds by redeeming at https://www.huaweipromotions.com.au/promotions/huawei-mate20… only available for purchases till 15/01/2019. Needs to be claimed between 14 to 30 days from the date of your qualifying purchase.

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            • VLine90 on 07/02/2019 - 16:56

              @gobarney: Now I'm a staff member at a uni so I have an .edu email. Is it just a send or do they require anything further?

      • lakers1222 on 14/01/2019 - 10:51
        +2

        … then walk back to Harvey Norman and beat the student price by 10%

        mobileception

  • adamm12 on 14/01/2019 - 08:46
    +1

    Great deals, my wifes pixel 2 XL battery lasts all day, my shitty S9+ has to be charged in the middle of the day, usage is about the same… No more samsung for me i tell ya!

    • onlinepred on 14/01/2019 - 09:08
      +1

      It's worth looking into, my S9+ lasts a fair bit longer than my p2xl. Also p3 and p3xl has less battery life than 2xl.

    • Joey Jo Jo on 14/01/2019 - 10:07
      +1

      Lol, have you ever owned an iPhone?

    • mavis30551 on 14/01/2019 - 10:30

      My partners + lasts all day. Maybe dodgy battery?

    • darkmattersunB6c0MV on 14/01/2019 - 10:45

      Can confirm that Pixel 2XL ( which from memory, had a bigger battery than Pixel 3XL) lasts a long time, even after 14 months.
      Excellent phone, with amazing photos.

    • eye on 14/01/2019 - 11:26
      +1

      don't use top resolution. that drains battery

      • auna on 14/01/2019 - 20:12

        Hello? Police? This comment here.

    • Ononono on 14/01/2019 - 15:56

      The battery life has been tested to be similar, with the edge given to s9+. It's okay to have a preference but don't make up BS

    • currentfad on 14/01/2019 - 19:59

      Found it to drain fast until I logged out of my Samsung account so it'd stop auto-backups (since I've already got Google doing it for me).

  • opterown on 14/01/2019 - 08:50

    Does anyone know if the handsets would be locked to Optus?

    How does the Harvey Norman deal work?

    Also, I can churn a number to this, yeah?

    • farque on 15/01/2019 - 12:05

      Handsets are unlocked and just walk into any HN and say you want to connect and get the port in discount.

  • [Deactivated] on 14/01/2019 - 08:51

    If it's 31st of march, then the s10 would be included I suppose. I'll wait.

    • Binchicken22 on 14/01/2019 - 08:55
      +1

      I doubt it, the deal is for slightly older and/or less popular models. I.e the new iPhones aren't included, the galaxy note 9 isn't included.

      • [Deactivated] on 14/01/2019 - 08:58

        Mate 20 pro is newer than note 9

        • Binchicken22 on 14/01/2019 - 09:03
          +1

          "Or less popular models"… China phones still aren't big in the west, no matter what reviews will have you think. So they need to be discounted, they can't compete at Apple/Samsung prices.

          • [Deactivated] on 14/01/2019 - 09:13

            @Binchicken22: Fair enough. I guess I should take the mate 20 pro given that s10 would probably come out with high price tag.

            $1634 (after 10% student discount) - 1200 (last best ozbargain deal) - 100 (approx freebudz on ebay) = 334 = $14 pm for 30gb data. Not bad, not bad at all.

            Could be better if I get 10% off from Harvey too.

  • MadgeH on 14/01/2019 - 08:54

    Anyone know if recontracting is classed as a new service?
    Signed up to a plan for $105 on the iPhone xs on Friday and haven't received the phone yet so I'll need to find a way out of it (and minimal difference between X and XS)

    • timetoquit on 14/01/2019 - 09:23

      Nope not a new service. New service is either 1. Port in from another carrier or 2. Brand New number.

      • MadgeH on 14/01/2019 - 09:25

        Damn. Thank you

        • [Deactivated] on 14/01/2019 - 09:30

          You can upgrade your existing plan if you have student discount.

          Or pay $149 and return your old phone……

    • Joey Jo Jo on 14/01/2019 - 10:09

      How much data do you get on your $105 iPhone XS?

    • mymedicineisbargain on 14/01/2019 - 14:24

      You should be able to refuse delivery hence making the contract invalid and just sign up another one after. This would be the advice of the sales rep if you call them up to say you wish to cancel the Xs too afaik. Hope that helps

      • MadgeH on 14/01/2019 - 16:21

        Yep refused delivery this morning so that plan is dead. It's for the wife and she has agreed to take on a new number so I will just cancel the old one and go with a new one through HN.

        @Joey Jo Jo it was 200gb data so it wasn't a bad plan but it was a bit overkill considering she only uses 10-15gb per month

    • [Deactivated] on 16/01/2019 - 18:11

      Recontracted instore and it worked fine.

  • Slave1 on 14/01/2019 - 09:30
    +1

    Have Optus improved their customer service?

    • Obar123 on 14/01/2019 - 10:32
      +3

      Nope. Got a new service with them at beginning of January … After 4 phone calls and a week of waiting, I am now on hold for 45 minutes to speak to a technician because the service is only partially activated. Got data and texts, but no phone calls! But don't worry, they have billed me since the day the Sim arrived!

  • batrarobin on 14/01/2019 - 09:35
    +2

    A friend of mine ported from Optus to Amaysim and the next day went to Harvey Norman to sign up for one of these Optus plans as a new customer. All paperwork was completed pending port but then got a rejection on the following day saying will receive a letter from Optus explaining the reason. Probably was too soon to recontact? Does anyone know how long one should wait on a different service provider before trying to recontract?

    Edit: or can this be due to the reason that Amaysim uses the Optus network?

    • lachhelix on 14/01/2019 - 09:47
      +1

      I did the same but with Vodafone and waited 4 days and it went through just fine

    • Strahany on 14/01/2019 - 17:52
      +1

      Optus to Amaysim ports (and vice versa) can take up to 5 days to process. Ports between Optus and their MVNOs are manual, as opposed to the automatic process that occurs when switching between the 3 networks. On top of that, the worker doing the port may not close the case properly, which can cause issues when porting back in.

      Your friend didn’t do enough research - using Amaysim as a port out/in route is a terrible idea.

      • batrarobin on 14/01/2019 - 19:06

        Cheers Strahany, learnt something new today. Will pass this info on to him because he was going to try one more time to get the Optus Pixel 3 plan, will ask him to port out to Vodafone first and then go visit HN.

    • VLine90 on 07/02/2019 - 16:58

      My port from Catch Connect to Optus took a week but it's all up & running now.

  • Trying2SaveABuck on 14/01/2019 - 09:37

    im on a sim only plan anyone know if you can upgrade to this fee free?

    • solidussnake on 14/01/2019 - 09:40

      Why dont you ask them…

    • dharmesht on 14/01/2019 - 09:42

      No. I am in the same boat. Talked to their sales rep, she confirmed not possible. Deal is only applicable, if you port or buy new number.

      • Trying2SaveABuck on 14/01/2019 - 09:43

        Darn it is a good deal but that is life

    • Heybargain on 14/01/2019 - 09:43

      no. new services only.

      • triplenet on 14/01/2019 - 10:31
        +1

        Try with billing team, they usually waived the fees . i just upgrade my sim only plan. so gotta wait another month. Pixel 3 is very good value if I can stack with student discount :D

    • Kanjus on 14/01/2019 - 16:29

      For some reason my sim only was recognised as prepaid. So try selecting existing prepaid customer in online form. YMMV

      • triplenet on 14/01/2019 - 21:41

        u will have to pay early cancellation fees if u do it by urself .

        • Kanjus on 15/01/2019 - 06:32

          I am out of contract anyway but no fees if moving to a higher tariff

  • carling on 14/01/2019 - 09:53

    I'm currently on a $30 month to month optus plan. What would be the best way of porting out to another provider and then porting back in before the offer expires in March? It's ridiculous they don't look after their existing customers!

    • TheContact on 14/01/2019 - 10:01
      +1

      It's ridiculous they don't look after their existing customers!

      Do any telcos not do this? Getting sick of it and don't want to support the ones that do if possible.

      • juph0rry on 14/01/2019 - 12:11

        Kogan seem good, I buy their 365 day plans, and it's being constantly upgraded data. I think when I first got it, it was 1.5GB a month, it's up to 13 or 15GB a month now.

        Good deal for $17 a month as long as you have a phone

    • watson4884 on 14/01/2019 - 10:04

      get a free sim or two dollors starter sim
      port out then apply for this plan？

    • sauce2k on 14/01/2019 - 11:42

      if you are on a m2m plan you should be able to port out any time you want.

      get a start pack sim with say telstra/voda, port out then port back in.

      • carling on 14/01/2019 - 12:02

        thanks mate i'll give that a go!

      • profeeder55 on 14/01/2019 - 14:21

        I've asked a Harvey norman rep about this and he mentioned that optus has been catching on port outs then port ins. Wonder how long is a long enough period to be ported out before they stop flagging this….

        • sauce2k on 14/01/2019 - 15:53

          Honestly I doubt they will do anything about it..their fault for not looking after existing clients lol.

          Still count as new business if port out then in for them, all revenue after all

    • Fancydancer on 14/01/2019 - 17:35

      Kogan give and give and give ;)

  • QuicheLorraine on 14/01/2019 - 10:00

    Do Optus still offer the $10 bundle discount if you already have another service with them? (eg, mobile broadband)

    • triplenet on 14/01/2019 - 10:34

      yes , i have 1 nbn and 1 phone service with them , got 10$ discount on NBN plan 60 pm on their speed pack 3 plan

    • tempco on 14/01/2019 - 13:03
      +1

      I asked about this in an Optus store and all they could offer was $5 off per month one plan if I signed up two plans. I already have an Optus internet + phone bundle with Optus. Was disappointed!

    • CanadaAye on 15/01/2019 - 09:34

      Not for what they term "special offers". They couldn't do it for me with these offers.

  • uder on 14/01/2019 - 10:11

    My wife's finishing up a Virgin plan next month. Does that count as a new customer?

    • aspirepranesh on 14/01/2019 - 10:30
      +1

      Yeah mate. i moved my wife's Virgin service over to Optus during the Christmas HN offer.

      Also, you dont have to wait until the end of the contract with Virgin IF you are moving to optus. They won't charge you a cancellation fee, provided you move only to optus

      If you have an existing optus number, you can also get a $10 port discount on your wife's number.

      • van123 on 14/01/2019 - 11:02

        Are you sere about this ? I have 400 remaining amount.
        Would they waive this amount if I move from Virgin to Optus?

        • aspirepranesh on 14/01/2019 - 11:11
          +1

          Forget about how much you owe Virgin for cancellation.

          The cut off period is 6 months or less with Virgin if you want to move over to Optus.

          You can contact Virgin customer support to confirm this. I called them multiple times and moved successfully to Optus.

          When I moved the services, I had 5 months & 3 weeks left on the Virgin 24 month contract.

          Within your Virgin account, there would be an option to look at Optus offers and it would also show a message saying that the fees would be waived off if it is under 6 months left on the contract

          • [Deactivated] on 14/01/2019 - 11:49

            @aspirepranesh: Hey mate is this buy or lease plan

            • aspirepranesh on 14/01/2019 - 12:02

              @[Deactivated]: The plan I signed up for my wife in Dec was a buy. I am sure this post here from OP is also a buy plan.

          • van123 on 14/01/2019 - 11:59
            +1

            @aspirepranesh: Thanks Mate!

          • azm on 14/01/2019 - 12:51
            +1

            @aspirepranesh: Thanks for The tip. The call centre girl in Phillipines checked with her manager and she said it is possible to switch.

            • aspirepranesh on 14/01/2019 - 13:13
              +1

              @azm: No worries mate. Check with HN, they can offer a 10% possible porting discount on the cost of the plan as well

      • uder on 14/01/2019 - 22:18

        Thanks for that. Would you suggest contacting Virgin or Optus? Or are they the same now.

        • aspirepranesh on 15/01/2019 - 10:22
          +1

          Virgin first if you still want a confirmation about no payments to them. Once confirmed, either call optus to sign up or go to HN for a further 10% off and they will speak with optus and sort out the porting for you.

  • Joey Jo Jo on 14/01/2019 - 10:12
    -7

    iPhone 8 and iPhone X are the same price?

    • Joey Jo Jo on 14/01/2019 - 13:57
      -3

      Lol why am I being begged? Am I missing something?

      • ericshurn on 14/01/2019 - 14:10
        +1

        It's in a previous comment, pretty much on the mobile website, when you're scrolling through the price stays the same, however if you continue through the process the price will change

        • Joey Jo Jo on 14/01/2019 - 14:20
          -5

          Hardly a reason tonne negged. iFruit fanboys are a sensitive type. Can't blame them though.

      • zorrt on 14/01/2019 - 16:13

        Please

  • ClintonL on 14/01/2019 - 10:13
    +3

    I'm with optus already and on sim only plan but finished my contract. Can i add this plan then swap numbers between the 2 plans before cancelling the other one?

  • punter1 on 14/01/2019 - 10:20

    Anyone going for Razer Phone 2?
    Most value for your bucks

  • Capo93 on 14/01/2019 - 10:27
    +1

    Tried to get Telstra to match, best they could do was:

    "Ryan, upon checking the only thing we can price match for iPhone 8 64gb on 24 month is for M plan $94 less $10.00 disc. total of $84 a month with 20gb. of data."

    Even when I threatened to take my NBN to Optus also they said they cant because Telstra has better "quality in terms for service."

    I wasn't after an exact price match but even what they offered is crap.

    • Capo93 on 14/01/2019 - 10:39

      Agent: I'm sorry to say, that what plan bundle and mobile plan you had right is the best price in our market. However Telstra is doing something in next couple month, to reward those customers being loyal.

      Me: Well that's about time! Can you advise on what that is cause if its something good I might hang around and not port over to Optus?

      Agent: Yes, because our higher management talked about the loyalty the last time we had town hall meeting and they discuss about the giving a loyalty reward to those customers whose been with us for 24 months.

      Me: What type of loyalty reward?

      Agent: They don't disclose about, what are the specific reward. Something about the monthly cost and inclusions on the plan.

      I find it funny he claims Telstra has better service yet his sentences don't even make sense.

      • Snoopy113 on 14/01/2019 - 13:19

        To be fair - He could be speaking Italian and it would be better service than Optus.

    • mthomas87 on 14/01/2019 - 11:07

      Telstra chat offered me $69 p/month for an s9 and 30GB data with peace of mind. They should be able to do a similar price for the 8 I'd think. It's always just random luck with Telstra chat so try rolling the dice again. This is just a recontract too, they would do an extra $10 off p/month for a port in.

      • Capo93 on 14/01/2019 - 11:50

        Honestly if they offered me the 8 for $69 I would take it.

      • Capo93 on 14/01/2019 - 11:57

        Trying again as we speak and here is a new one, can anyone shed any light on the following?:

        Thank you for waiting. I've checked optus offer and yes, it's really a great deal. Unfortunately we can't match any other provider's offer since that's against consumer law. We can provide you what's available with Telstra. For your data usage, have you ever gone over 15 GB of data per month?

        "Unfortunately we can't match any other provider's offer since that's against consumer law."

        How on earth could matching another provider be against consumer law?

        • manshrew on 14/01/2019 - 12:57

          I'm not sure where they're finding their scripts these days.
          I had one tell me that "all other providers are just renting Telstra's old equipment so they can offer plans at a lower price"

  • b0nd007 on 14/01/2019 - 10:46
    +1

    Bummer, I signed up on their $77.10 (with 10% discount) deal for pixel 3 during the boxing day sales with 100GB of data. I barely even use 5Gb a month. This is a much better deal.

  • webtherapist on 14/01/2019 - 10:47
    +2

    I would wait till Harvey Norman offers $200 port in ;)

    • Binchicken22 on 14/01/2019 - 12:14

      Speculation or do you know something…?

      • webtherapist on 14/01/2019 - 13:08
        +2

        $200 bonus coming soon, that what I was told by a rep as I normally sign a few contracts when promo is on, signed 5 contracts with Pixel 3 last time which were pretty good value for my crews :)

        • Binchicken22 on 14/01/2019 - 13:22

          Cool, so I assume this $200 bonus replaces the 10% discount…? so about another $60 value.

        • uder on 15/01/2019 - 12:23

          Any idea when? Wife's S7 has a smashed selfie cam, want to sign up asap.

  • John on 14/01/2019 - 10:49

    Was trying to compare how much Telstra is charging for iPhone X plan.. and mind blown that it is $10/mth more than the iPhone XS (both with Telstra)… where's the logic in that :|

  • MushuPork on 14/01/2019 - 11:39

    If i'm with Optus on a month-to-month plan, can i port to another provider for one month then go back to Optus to claim this deal?
    Wanting to retain my number, so buying a new sim won't be suitable.

    • jassssone on 14/01/2019 - 11:40

      Should be fine

    • MushuPork on 14/01/2019 - 11:47

      do you think it's something that's frowned upon by Optus, or is it pretty much the norm to do this to benefit from these deals?

      • Frozensage on 14/01/2019 - 11:52
        +1

        they should be ashamed that you as an existing customer have to go through the trouble just to get the same benefit as a new customer. Loyalty is dead these days.

        • MushuPork on 14/01/2019 - 11:58

          can't argue with that haha

  • [Deactivated] on 14/01/2019 - 11:47
    +1

    Is this buy or lease and can i combine with my ipad pkan to get 10 off

    • CanadaAye on 15/01/2019 - 09:37

      No can't get $10 on these offers unfortunately.

      • Xenocaust on 17/01/2019 - 12:45

        Are you sure?

        When I was looking at them in an Optus store yesterday their web kiosk with the details seemed to give the $10 discount for a second service.

  • Frozensage on 14/01/2019 - 11:51

    current plan has the student discount, do I need to re apply? or will that be carried over when I sign up?

  • keishton on 14/01/2019 - 11:52

    79/mth is pretty good considering ipx is still going for like 1.4-1.5k here and there

  • Binchicken22 on 14/01/2019 - 11:55
    +3

    Looks like you should also get 12 months of free HD Netflix plan (13.99pm x 12 = $167.88 value) with the S9 & S9+ plans on offer here according to this page https://www.optus.com.au/shop/deals-bundles

    • OBAR on 16/01/2019 - 12:11

      Yes, got Netflix code through webchat. thanks

  • Grasshopper75 on 14/01/2019 - 11:56

    I just jumped on webchat to Telstra to request a deal to match Optus. No dice :(
    The best they would offer me is a $10 discount on their Mobile M plan. No deal.

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