Plan Details:
- 250GB Data
- $12.37 Setup fee
- Excess data usage charge: $10/GB
Note: Uses the Optus Network
250GB Mobile Broadband Sim 12 Month Contract Plan for $59.90/Month @ Jeenee Mobile
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Not Cheaper. These plans are not speed limited according to rep:
these new Mobile Broadband plans are not speed limited in any way and are capable of streaming multiple connections and 4K Netflix too
it shows as $69/month for me,how can I get it for $39?
Plan has recently gone up, missed it by about a week i think.
oops! thanks anyway for the info
This is a seriously good alternative to nbn
A RSP like AussieBB have a 25/5 250GB plan for $59 no contract. Considering this is Optus, who knows what the speeds will be, at least with AussieBB you can basically be guaranteed that speed 24/7. You’d have to have a very poor FTTN line to not be able to get at least 25/5, but can and does happen I guess.
Also let’s not forget this great money earner for them:
Data Data will be counted in kilobytes, and includes both uploads and downloads. Once you’ve used your monthly Data Allowance, you’ll automatically be charged $10.00 for an additional 1GB Top Up (for that month). A maximum of 5 Top Ups per month can be added in any billing month after which you’ll be charged at a rate of $0.02 per MB.
F**k that. So blow through your 250GB and then it can end up being $109.90 for 255GB!? Not a very good deal now is it?
Also something else you should be aware of:
Please note that Jeenee Mobile receives information regarding usage of your included Data Allowance up to 24 hours after you accrue it.
Therefore we may not be able to immediately warn you about heavy usage.I signed up to the optus 200GB sim plan last year I think and I am getting these type of speeds 24/7:
https://www.speedtest.net/result/8577875223
This is so much better than 25/5 250GB plan from AussieBB
To prevent me from going over the limit I use a router with custom firmware called Gargoyle Router Management Utility. It will completely stop or slow down my internet once I hit a predefined bandwidth limit.
Impressive! Which router are you using?
Linksys WRT AC3200
@triviums: does setup required for the 4g modem ?
or just pop in the sim and works straightaway like mobile phone
@dcep: You can use it in your mobile phone, there is no need for a 4G Modem if you don't want to get one.
Well done, for you. Problem with cellular is that it’s all over the place with speeds and coverage based on so many variables. Optus at my place can barely crack 10Mbps, yet my max FTTN sync is 120Mbps.
And that speed with a 250GB limit that charges $10/GB excess? LOL.
Edit:
To prevent me from going over the limit I use a router with custom firmware called Gargoyle Router Management Utility. It will completely stop or slow down my internet once I hit a predefined bandwidth limit.
So to save yourself from outrageous excess usage charges, you’d rather just go without a home internet connection for day/s at a time? What a time to be alive. Enjoy that whilst the majority of us can use our connections whenever we want to.
Congratulations on winning the nbn lotto with getting a really good sync.
Yes, mobile reception can vary from person to person. Same thing can be said for the nbn experience one will have on fixed wireless nbn, skymuster, fttn, fttb, fttp, fttc and hfc nbn. Not every gets as good of a sync as you do.
I have never gone over my 200GB limit. The bandwidth limit is just a fail-safe in case I do. If I ever do happen to go over, I will just pick up one of these:
Congratulations on winning the nbn lotto with getting a really good sync.
Thanks, I’ll assume my medal is in the post? You obviously completely missed the point I was making, no surprises there.
Yes, mobile reception can vary for person to person. Same thing can be said for the nbn experience one will have on fixed wireless nbn, skymuster, fttn, fttp, fttc and hfc nbn. Not every gets as good of a sync as you do.
I never claimed they did, but not everyone gets as good Optus wireless speeds as you do either. See how that works both ways?
At least with the NBN you can check what technology you’ll be on, as well as rough sync speeds before you even sign up for it (if on FTTN). If you’re stuck on FW or Skymuster then I’m doubtful you’d be in an area with good Optus speeds, and it’s not like Optus give you any indication of coverage/speeds you’ll get before you sign up
What’s the point of having those speeds where it’s such a small download limit? Going on 240Mbps download speed you’d go through your entire 250GB limit in 2.5 hours - web browsing generally isn’t any faster on 240Mbps compared to 25Mbps.
Get rid of the excess usage charges and/or increase the download limit and you may have a deal, until then this isn’t even remotely a ‘seriously good alternative to the NBN’.
@Nousernamehere: I agree with the overall argument you are making. This deal is not for everyone.
What’s the point of having those speeds where it’s such a small download limit? Going on 240Mbps download speed you’d go through your entire 250GB limit in 2.5 hours - web browsing generally isn’t any faster on 240Mbps compared to 25Mbps.
Downloads, I don't like waiting a long time. What average internet user downloads files constantly?? I personally browse the internet most of the time and download tv shows and movies every day once or twice.
I signed up my parents to the same 200GB plan I am on when the adsl connection they were on got cut off. They have access to skymuster nbn, which is expensive compared to other forms of nbn. Through optus mobile they are getting 50Mbps down, 10 Mbps up and a ping of 30ms. If they had gotten skymuster nbn they would be paying way more for a poorer service.
If your issue is with my comment "seriously good alternative to the NBN", then I will adjust it to "seriously good alternative to the NBN for those with a poor nbn connection"
Downloads, I don't like waiting a long time. What average internet user downloads files constantly?? I personally browse the internet most of the time and download tv shows and movies every day once or twice.
Heh if you claim so, gotta love those SD rips to keep you within that 250GB hard limit.
They have access to skymuster nbn, which is expensive compared to other forms of nbn. Through optus mobile they are getting 50Mbps down, 10 Mbps up and a ping of 30ms. If they had gotten skymuster nbn they would be paying way more for a poorer service.
Extreme edge case there as I’m going to assume they’re not in the middle of nowhere where Skymuster was originally designed for and just got shunted onto it as the change from the original NBN design to the MTM caused a number of people to be put on the FW/Skymuster who were never meant to be as they were just put into the too hard basket for fixed line.
If your issue is with my comment "seriously good alternative to the NBN", then I will adjust it to "seriously good alternative to the NBN for those with a poor nbn connection"
My issue is with the company advertising this service, charging incredibly high excessive usage charges and burying in their CIS that there can be up to a 24 hours delay with usage information. So as I said, this 250GB $59.90 can very quickly turn into a 255GB $109.90 plan.
Heh if you claim so, gotta love those SD rips to keep you within that 250GB hard limit.
Nope, all 1080p (HEVC codec)
Extreme edge case there as I’m going to assume they’re not in the middle of nowhere where Skymuster was originally designed for and just got shunted onto it as the change from the original NBN design to the MTM caused a number of people to be put on the FW/Skymuster who were never meant to be as they were just put into the too hard basket for fixed line.
It may be an extreme edge case, but it's more common than you might think. I can't find the source, but I remember reading multiple news articles about people in similar situation as my parents.
My issue is with the company advertising this service, charging incredibly high excessive usage charges and burying in their CIS that there can be up to a 24 hours delay with usage information. So as I said, this 250GB $59.90 can very quickly turn into a 255GB $109.90 plan.
I completely agree with you there, Jeenee should make it as clear as possible that there are excess charges. I don't think it's Jeenee fault for charging so much for excess charges. Optus also charges $10/GB and say that the data usage counter can take up to 24 hours to update. I will add that to the description of the post so it is clear that there are excess charges.
Average - The key word there. Some months my usage is over 1TB, others I barely crack 100GB, sadly this service doesn’t charge based on average months.
This basically goes into the "do I need an unlimited data plan?". Considering nbn charges CVC, it would need to be no from a business perspective for most people. Otherwise ISPs wouldn't be able to afford it.
Yes, data usage will vary from month to month, but for some the variation will be small.
How do you use so much data?? When I was on the Myrepublic $59.99/month 100/40 unlimited plan I would stream 4K content just for fun, I barely could break 400GB of data usage.
Miss the part as well where it increased by 30% from the year before? If that trend continues (which let’s be honest, fixed line downloads are always increasing massively every year), it’ll go right past the limit that Jeenee are offering.
Yes, data usage is going up year on year due to the overall trend of consuming more content over the internet. However, it's possible to keep data usage down if you know how to. My data usage has remained reasonably constant for over a decade (this goes back to when I first got ADSL2+). Since getting ADSL2+ I have followed the overall trend and consumed more and more content over the internet. Back when I had ADSL2+ I watched TV and now I don't remember the last time I turned on the TV other than to stream content or watched downloaded content. I watch youtube way more than I did when I had ADSL2+.
@Nousernamehere: Also, I thought I would just add that the national data usage average for September 2018 on the nbn was 213GB per month. Therefore, the average internet user according to the September 2018 average would not exceed the 250GB of data that this Jeenee Mobile plan provides.
Source: https://www.nbnco.com.au/blog/the-nbn-project/aussies-hungry…
Also, I thought I would just add that the national data usage average for September 2018 on the nbn was 213GB per month. Therefore, the average internet user according to the September 2018 average would not exceed the 250GB of data that this Jeenee Mobile plan provides.
Average - The key word there. Some months my usage is over 1TB, others I barely crack 100GB, sadly this service doesn’t charge based on average months.
Miss the part as well where it increased by 30% from the year before? If that trend continues (which let’s be honest, fixed line downloads are always increasing massively every year), it’ll go right past the limit that Jeenee are offering.
And then you’re locked in for 12 months on a service you can’t control the excess usage of (apart from rare people like you who have the knowhow and equipment to be able to) - so you either don’t use the internet as you want, when you want, so for all the speed you have, it becomes basically useless.
If you’re stuck on FW or Skymuster then I’m doubtful you’d be in an area with good Optus speeds, and it’s not like Optus give you any indication of coverage/speeds you’ll get before you sign up
I set up Optus for my parents who are stuck in a FW location and the speeds are always well in excess of what I can achieve with FTTN and often it exceeds 100Mbs. That is testing it in the evening at what I would consider to be peak time. In fact their speeds destroyed my Telstra phone speed tests. It really is a lottery but for them, going mobile broadband with Optus was the superior option.
@triviums: That is rich, talking about an NBN "lotto" when singing the praises of 4G, a technology that has an extremely variable speed due to the fact it is a shared medium.
@Namesareapain: Yes, I could have worded it better to say that we both won the internet connection lotto. @Porthos on getting a really good sync and me getting a really good 4G speed and I apologise for that.
Can the Sim be used in a phone without buying the modem.
Info page says nothing about buying a modem, so I assume it's a sim only plan
The excess charges are a concern to me.
For those concerned about excess data charges, activate a $4.90 40GB Catch Connect SIM midway through the month and you can use it across 2 billing months. If you still don't think that's enough, maybe this plan's not for you.
Can you please explain how this works?
they don’t bill for 1/2 month prorata only whole, months , so only bills from the start of a billing cycle ….i’ve found this with some sim services ( telstra cheapie brand) you can get get 27 days free if you start the day after a billing cycle ….and 2 nd month you get full bill.
found this when getting sim for someone else and activating it and asking online when bill starts…..i,personally am on prepaid as too busy to sim slut.Let's say your Jeenee plan starts on the first of each month. On September 20th, you get close to 250GB. Activate a Catch SIM and you can use it for the rest of September and the beginning of October, then put your Jeenee SIM back in your modem.
Some people missing the point in this thread. NBN roll-out isn't finished yet, some people don't have NBN.
My particular anecdote… I've moved into a new development in an area stuck in HFC NBN hell. No ADSL, no NBN, only option is mobile broadband. Telstra hellishly expensive with limited downloads, so that leaves Optus.
Yes, this is good value for full speed Optus 4G. Optus have changed their data and wireless broadband plans for the worst. For comparison, it's now $65 for 200GB.
Exactly my situation.
No nbn or adsl. Only mobile broadband.
And yes there are excess charges etc but I guess it just means I have to monitor my internet usage. 🤷♂️
$20 per month cheaper at Exetel (Have never used them) https://www.exetel.com.au/broadband/home-wireless
Please Note: 12/1 Mbps speed for Exetel. Jeenee Mobile doesn't mention any speeds.