I am in the market for an S10+ and was not keen on buying it upfront even though I can avail of the 35% off via the EPP program,
Optus have a few deals running with their 'buy a mobile phone with plan' deals. 15% off their top plan of $125 makes it $106.25.
It can be combined with other existing offers like:
Free Galaxy Tab A for plans >$85/month
Flybuys bonus points
With the international roaming and a lower outlay than owning your own phone upfront, it may be a compelling option for a few.
So you'd rather pay approx $70/month for the phone plan over 24 months?
($2550 total - $876.85) / 24 = $69.71/month for 200GB data
For $50/month over 12 months you could get 100GB/month, which should surely be sufficient and leaves you open to jumping to a better deal in 12 months