This deal is now $5 per month cheaper. CIS here. Enjoy :)
- Online only offer.
- Includes 80GB + 20GB bonus.
- Min cost. $540 over 12 mths (inc. discount).
- New and recontracting customers.
- Discount and bonus data for 24 months.
- Cancellation fees apply.
- Ends 30/06/19.
Note: $40 plan does not include international roaming data.
trying to read the up on international roaming, do u reckon its 4gig of data per month or daily? not very clear
Per month given the table of benefits is related to monthly inclusions
Why would you think per day? 4GB per day is more than the domestic inclusion.
Mitch means why would they give you more international data than domestic. If you think about it….
Can this be used as a e-sim?
Yes this can be.
I’m currently on the equivalent plan with Optus and am using it via esim in my iPhone XS
Does e-sim costs extra ? or you can just chose e-sim instead of conventional sim ?
As far as I know it would still assign you a physical sim but you can go to a store to be issued an esim. A month or so ago when I got mine they weren’t able to do it via email only in-store.
Just be aware the $40 doesn't include roaming data
Added to OP. Thanks.
I recently got the $40 80gb which included 4gb roaming.
Yes, that was a better deal and they had it for a while. Technically same $50 plan 20% off, this is 10% off but with bonus data
Yeah it's a crazy good deal :)
Same here. The good thing is you can combine with another number with $15 more, so $55 per month, two numbers and share 80gb data. Turn out to be $27.5 per month and 40gb.
How do you add a number with just $15? Min plan is $30.
I went to store and the staff ask me if I want to add a dependent number to this plan, just share data and add more $15. I agree this info does not show on their website.
@codinghelloworld: When did you add your dependent number? Their lowest plan is now $30. A $10 discount on a 2nd service equals to $20. Optus used to have the lowest plan at $25.
@BuyNow Think Later: About 2-3 months ago, I think you can walk to store and ask the staff. I tried to find info on Optus site for you but no luck :(
@BuyNow Think Later: I found this one, but it seems this deal is expired
http://smb.optus.com.au/opfiles/Shop/All/cis/Cis%20Documents…
It is the $25 plan, but with $10 discount as a 2nd service. I have 3 x $15 additional service for my family to share my data pool.
@nathanlim: Do those additional numbers have their own allocation of unlimited calls, minutes etc or are they just data sharing SIM's?
@codinghelloworld: Thanks mate. Was thinking of getting off Vodafone this month and this setup sounds like exactly what would suit the wife and I.
Is the $10 bundle discount still available?
This post seems to suggest that it’s not:
https://yescrowd.optus.com.au/t5/Mobile/bundle-discount/td-p…
Has anyone had success recently? And how - call or online?
How can you get $15 share sim with call? Last time I got a share sim is only share with data, any call or sms you make from that number ,you need to paid extra on it, did you check your account? And most of data sim is unable to call in ,even it comes with an individual phone number
Hoping that Fly Buys sends out an email which gives you 20,000 points, when you sign up to this plan like they did with the previous deal.
Use your previous Flybuys email and click the link;
It is a bonus 12000 flybuy pts and google home now (previously was $40 80gb 12000 pts and bonus google home)
As someone who uses all three big teleco, I'd say Optus is still better than Vodafone
Depends on your location. I was with Voda for over ten years, recently moved to Optus. I haven't noticed any difference in data speeds or availability for me in Sydney or in my travels around to Tassie, SA or VIC so far.
Sounds like any telco.
*teleco
Goodness. Harsh audience when you point out a typo from the OP as humour.
All those big 3 telcos are the same.
Unpopular opinion :o
Been with Optus, Telstra, Vodaphone honest i couldnt tell the difference regarding coverage…..
But i live and work in Melbourne metro area
i pick optus because of optus sports
In my own experience, Optus has been disappointing. Similarly, no matter how much I try changing, their direct debit doesn't seem to work for me.
Never had late payment charges tho, they're pretty consistent about letting you know its late.
Lol with their CEO calling his own staff ‘vermins’ and then getting fined $10 million for defrauding their own customers Just watch out.
i have had issues with there direct debit as well they are pretty useless in that department but you just have to pay on credit card. there service is pretty incredible in my area its worth the inconvenience for me
I have been with them for a few years , mobile service has been ok , NBN however worst NBN service in Australia hands down.
Had two TIO cases one took nearly a year as no one cared. No wonder lots of redundancies and lots of ACCC cases…
It's nuts that I cannot change from the $40 plan to the $45 (prev $50) plan without attracting the $250 termination fee. I understand that downgrading would attract the termination fee as I'm still under contract, but I am happy to give them MORE money each month and re-sign, but they won't budge…
Damn, was just about to trt this. I'm on the $41.25 or whatever plan.
Didn't work for me…. I might actually call them later today as my interactions this morning have been via live chat
Call them??.. nah Optus is busy with packing our phones 😄😄
Exact same plan, although I've been on it for like the last 3 months, so I don't believe they'll let me re-contract for free at this point.
just chatted to optus live chat… as i am halfway through my $41.20 plan and they wanted $160 cancellation fee for me to upgrade…
Go into an optus store,they are a lot more helpful. The store person explained to me that the early termination fee is waived after 1 month into a contract. I was on the live chat frustrated about why I had to pay the fee to upgrade and they didn't explain the aforementioned to me. Had to wait a couple of days to be 1 month into the contract and had no issues with the next live chat rep letting me re-contract with no fees.
Great explanation, I'll give it a go!
All good! It's worth mentioning though that the fee still showed up on my next bill. Thankfully I saved the live chat transcript and they admitted it was an error.
goood to know that, thanks. will give it a try after a month
the early termination fee is waived after 1 month into a contract.
Did you mean the additional contract/service? So you could not terminate it within its 1st month of contract?
Try talking to a real person. I used to work with Optus and there are no termination fees if you are changing 'UP' which, in this case, you are.
Unless they have changed their policies!!
***Just saw this has been answered above. All the best !!
Same issue here - no luck on phone to their overseas customer service
Want a solution?
Solution 1:
Solution 2: Find someone else to take over the Optus SIM.
Solution 3:
In other words, each month with Optus would have cost you $40. So you can save $35.10/m by buying $4.90/40GB/30 day Kogan SIMs instead. So…
Month 1: $250 cancellation fee, minus the $40/m you'll save, plus the $4.90 Kogan SIM = $214.90 lost by cancelling.
Month 2: $214.90 minus $35.10 ($40 - $4.90) = $179.80 remaining cancel cost.
Month 3: $179.80 - $35.10 = $144.70
Month 4: $144.70 - $35.10 = $109.60
Month 5: $109.60 - $35.10 = $74.50
Month 6: $74.50 - $35.10 = $39.40
Month 7: $39.40 - $35.10 = $4.30
Month 8: $4.30 - $35.10 = $30.80 ahead!
Perfect plan for travelling
…except theres no international roaming
but there is on the $45 plan….?
I personally find the Vodafone plans with it's $5 per day roam like it's home better for international travel as it includes all your local data to use overseas and you can call back home to Australia at no extra cost etc. YMMV.
Except the fact you have to pay 5 dollar a day? 10 days it becomes 50 bucks?
Will be good with my new Razer.
Can i use this for home internet on my pocket wifi and watch the streaming? this is even cheaper than my iinet.
Any advise guys?
You should be able to do this.
I have Optus 4G internet at home, and I was told when I signed up that it would use a different, data-only SIM. But when it arrived, it was a standard-looking Optus SIM, it even came with its own mobile phone number.
Try it and if it doesn't work, get a cheap mobile phone to use as a Hotspot.
And don't forget, streaming services like Netflix and Stan do not use metered data on Optus, so 100GB a month could be plenty.
Only when on your phone, if you are using your phone as a hotspot, netflix/stan will be counted.
Is unmetered streaming included on this plan? My quick Google suggests it's only included in some plans and can be added as a paid optional extra, so just want to confirm.
It’s a $5 a month add on for this plan
And don't forget, streaming services like Netflix and Stan do not use metered data on Optus, so 100GB a month could be plenty.
Only for SD content up to 1.5Mbps.
Does anyone know what happens in terms of data consumption if you have an HD/UHD Netflix plan? I'm contemplating the Optus 4G mobile BB option (to replace my iiNet snail-pace ADSL), but need to understand if kids watching Netflix will chew through my allowance.
Setup a seperate kids profile. Then through settings you can make this profile Standard Def only. I've tested and this works unmetered.
@Mr Simple: Agreed. I've been using an Optus sim only $60/200Gb plan for 7 months and we watch heaps of Netflix, all unmetered across multiple devices in the house using a cheap Optus wifi modem.
@QuicheLorraine: A bit off topic, but did you pay extra for streaming? The $65/200Gb and $85/500Gb MBB plans don't seem to include it, and Optus won't pool data with phone plans - different product families…
Online chat with Optus just now, I was told very clearly that I could NOT use this in my Optus Alcatel wifi modem.
Of course they could be wrong (I wish!), but I asked him twice to confirm it
That's not true. I have Optus standard sim comes with voice and data plan. I've been using on Alcatel modem and it works fine!
Yes. And if you're referring to any 'unmetered data' services, I did exactly that with Optus for two years, and the free data streaming services with my plan were free - NOT charged as Optus T&Cs state, and people claim it would be.
In fact I saw on Whirlpool NO-ONE had been charged for streaming free services by putting the SIM into a pocket wifi. (But obviously no guarantee.) People just kept warning about it just in case, because it's in the T&Cs.
Note: If you did it through a VPN the data would be charged.
I have 3 sims on optus and we data share. Does anyone know if the international data is eligible to datashare between SIM cards? I’m guessing not but it would be super helpful if it did
Nope you cannot share roaming data allowance.
Damn! Thank you
Does the Roaming calls while overseas include to mobiles back to Australia?
Yes.
Excellent if so as I was under the belief it did not from reading their t&cs.
I believe it includes all calls to zone 1 country and Australia.
What are zone 1 countries?
Any of the lighter green countries on this page - most of Europe, Asia and the Pacific.
I downloaded the critical information summary and don't see where it is mentioned it includes phone calls to and from Australia while roaming in a Zone 1 country. Only points you to the map where the Zone 1 countries are shown. Just would be good to have this in writing.
Have another read. It is in there. Near the end of the document. Applies to the $50 ($45) plan only.
Phone calls and SMS are free to Australia when in a Zone 1 country. Which is awesome as I hate when people SMS me when I am overseas. Costs me 55 cents per SMS to reply.
This plan is amazing value, especially if you head overseas regularly.
@gviddy: Thanks gviddy. Can you quote the exact section from the pdf please as I still don't see it in -CIS_12M_MPP_SIM_Only_0319_O.pdf
I have only ever ported over to a new carrier in store.
How does it work, do you tell them once you get the SIM in the mail and then they start the porting process? Or do you have to go into a store?
I'm sure you can activate the Sim online which would begin the porting process.
100 Gig a month sounds too good to be true. Do they have the bandwidth?
Depends where you are. They bet on people not using it.
It obviously depends on the network congestion where you live. But I was with Optus for 2 years until recently, with no problems. I did a test once and could run several youtube videos at once. Another example was I'd begin downloading a torrent of a new TV series episode, set the torrent software to download "in sequential order" and "download first and last parts first", wait a couple/few minutes, and I could watch it all the way through. i.e. It would be completed well before I finished viewing.
I changed a SIM over to the (then) $50 a month offer on 16/6 and tried today (unsuccessfully) to get them to give me the $5 discount. Apparently, this is impossible according to the person on the web chat.
I don't think I've ever heard anyone get a Telstra-like $5/$10 discount on Optus.
What I meant was that the same plan I signed up for three days ago is now $5 cheaper. I just wanted them to match the new pricing. They wouldn't do that. So I guess my wording was bad. I wanted a price match (similar to Costco's policy when they drop prices in a certain time period).
Mate same boat as you - signed up 2 days ago, then saw this. Difference is they did give me the $5 discount.
First chat rep was firm, then I asked for the cancellations team, cancellations team member gave me the $5 - and got an email and text to confirm.
That gives me hope. I might try again later today given that they were able to do it for other customers. Thanks for taking the time to let me know.
Good deal. Thanks for sharing!