Salesperson at my local JB showed me this today, I believe I have all the correct details
Can be an existing customer, just has to be a new service
Max 1 per customer
Update 24 Oct 9:40am: Judging by this comment, the deal was changed around 8am this morning to require the purchase of a device. Deal expiry set to 8am.
I signed up for month to month plans before with Vodafone and they did a credit check.
I think the logic is since it's postpaid. They want to make sure you can pay the bill off each month.
So many JB Offers (Samsung, Pixel 4, $500 GC and this etc)
No energy left to do the math so appreciate if someone can suggest the best options to combine and go.. :-)
look! The King of bunnings drone deal here！ Hi BA.:)
Someone answer his Q plz
Hi 👋 Whats up..
I think I will go with this first to get $300 gc & then buy pixel 4 deal with this GC ;)
I suspect JB and live chat will be flat out tomorrow…
Is this plan advertised anywhere in the store? I want to see T&C's
Just to confirm if I already have a mobile sim only 12 month contract, I can still sign up to this right?
I believe so
So many upvotes yet no proof of this being legit
Read comments above @dvsx signed up today got gift card & canceled sim
I am not seeing any link between live chat and the gift card images posted above, are you?
There is a guy above who posted screenshot of livechat and giftcard above…
There was a picture of a gift card and cancelling a contract - no proof the two are linked. Plus it’s meant to start tomorrow. Not saying it’s not legit but some proof would be good
Yeh still doesn't deserve a neg until further verification tomorrow…
Which was also for an entirely different plan; 75GB not 100GB. Nonetheless, I guess we'll find out soon enough. Fingers crossed!
@gheygan: Sorry guys, it was the same plan. I got the numbers mixed up. Here is a pic of my friend cancelling his. I was just as skeptical.
How do i get it if its true. Should i go down tomorrow to JB and ask any salesperson they would know?
Wait for further reports on this page if you want to save yourself a trip just incase it isn't.
Yup probably i should wait
How do JB gift cards work? Can you use it to buy something for $300 and return it the next day for a cash refund?
No, you cant do that with any store giftcard. Refund goes back to the same form it was purchased on
Doubt that. Generally stores refund according to original payment method so you'll likely receive store credit if you use a gift card.
Let me know if you need help. Post the GC to me and i will do the hardwork.
Does Telstra do a credit check when you sign up?
I know Vodafone does a credit check even for month to month plans..
Edit: don't worry, read previous posts.
Does a credit check affect your credit rating?
It does, negatively, but not by a lot. Though if you make multiple "hard" enquries within a short time period it does significantly affect your credit score.
Also depends on the type of credit applied for… even if it’s over a long period
Does anyone know if this actually works?
Where is ant evidence of this deal on their website?
Can confirm this is legit. It's similar to a Telstra 'Casual' plan, month to month payment with cancellation at anytime.
How do i get it? Do i just walk in the store and ask a salesperson?
Yeah friend works for JB in telco, said he signed up a few people to this today. He also mentioned this deal may not be active tomorrow so just wait until someone reports back to this thread with their experience.
I am unable to find the link… To purchase the card …
Is $300 really worth a credit check?
It's ozbargain, so yes
Uh yes? There are literally 0 long term consequences to a soft credit check.
This will not be soft enquiry as its month by month.
What will it be then?
The number of people raising the question about credit check is quite concerning…… are you in need of a perfect credit score? Call JB HiFi today, get them to do a credit check for you so you’ll know whether you’re in a good position!
If it’s not locked in then why do they need to do a credit check I wonder.
It's just standard Telco stuff because if the customer later wants to sign up to a contracted plan they won't have to do another credit check.
I already have a telstra service on a contract. Will they do another credit check on me?
It says for the 12 month plan 65 a month you only get a 400 gift card, the 500 is for the 24 month contract.. but I read people getting the 500 with the 12 months contract, did the staff made a mistake, the site says differently to what I’m reading n comments, also can the gift card be used to pay for the plan? Or can it only be used on physical products in store.
That offer was only effective on 22nd and 23rd of October.
Will be checking back later to see how this pans out today. Might have to jump on this to go with my $500 GC from other day.
I would be shocked if more than 10 get this. Assume it will be shut-down pretty quickly.
There must be some sort of mistake. I mean you’ll pay 75 dollars and get 300 back? It seems very unreal. Imagine if thousands, millions of people do that?
It's a secret govt ploy to stimulate the economy :)
Yes, jbhifi prices are inflated four fold
There's actaully something wrong with the title, there's no minimum charge of $75, it's actually only going to be a fee of $2.50 if you cancle on the first day of signing up. The sales person told me this when I was getting it on Wednesday that they charge prorated rates and they only charge you for the days you use their service, so it's $75/month (30 days) which equalls $2.50 a day.
haha that's so accurate
if so I should cancel by midnight!
Correct.
So I lose $2.50 and gain $300? Awesome!
I will try this today and report back.
The gentlemen said this deal was true up until yesterday (started Tuesday) but as of today you must get an ipad with it.
I suspect this posting may have been timed perfectly since this deal was on since Tuesday and OP or someone could have posted it then.
(started Tuesday)
wasn't that the $500 one that got changed to in-store purchase only on the day but then changed back to giftcard by 4:30 pm?
I plan to go in a 9. So will also report back
That's the spirit!
See you outside @ 8.59
You guys east coast daylight savings time?
How does cancelling not actually paying the $75 work? Do you not actually pay anything in store when you're signing up for the plan, and then you just cancel with Telstra before they charge you for the month?
Correct.
Sign up.
Collect gift card.
Go home
Jump on the online chat and cancel.
Wait for your pro-rata bill to arrive tomorrow.
Pay the $2.50
Spend your $300 gift card with joy.
does anything happen to your credit score if you do this?
Been discussed elsewhere in the thread. Consensus is no.
No idea.
Not sure why everyone is paranoid about their credit score.
@edrift: To be honest, I don’t know what a credit score is and I’m nearly 19 lol. That’s why I’m wondering. I don’t have a credit card, only debit
Is the pro-rata based on time or data used? So, if I waited 15 days and used 99gb of data I still get $37.50 back. Or I use 99gb of data in one day and there goes my $75. I'm assuming it's based on time.
Couldn't find any pro-rata info in the CIS.
Time only. You could use the 99gb in 1 day then cancel.
Most telco work this way, but the new startup Circles Life pro-rata data with time too.
JB stores gonna be sick of ozbargainers today.
This plan is on the Telstra website. Clearly mentions no lock in contract, no excess data charges in AU and 5G network access included.
Also mentions Month-to-month plans: If you cancel your service, you will receive a pro rata refund for the remainder of your month. If you have any device, accessory or service add-ons attached to your plan, you will have to pay any remaining amount owing on your next bill.
Plan details here:
https://www.telstra.com.au/internet/data-plans
Still not advertised on jb hi-fi website.
If this lasts till the end of the day I'll be amazed.
i guess today is going to be an OZB meetup at all JB hifi stores
Waiting till 9:30 for when all the negs and reports start rolling in that this deal has been changed or cancelled.
Hahahah… called it. Came back to check on it. Just before 9am 205 upvotes, 0 downvoted. 9:05 and the complaints and negs start rolling in. Ya’ll got trolled. :D
Well, 40minutes to go before we know what's going on….lol… so exicted…
Thanks OP.. Btw your OZB ID gives me headache :p
congrats on 1st post & very popular
Currently doing it at the Galleries stores in the CBD.
Was it advertised in store or did you have to ask about it?
In the same line haha
Pics or it didn't happen
bloody hell…how big is the line…post a pic…
7 ppl. Some getting the pixel 4 deal as well
6 in the line, they got 2 staffs to process our order but the it system is a bit slow
They got a call from HQ while processing my order, the offer changed to gift card for iPad purchase but they honoured my order as they were already processing it. Only me and 2 others guys got it honoured.
Wow just like a James Bond movie.
Was one of the luck ones there (Hi!) - managed to score the $75 MBB / $300 GC deal, then used the $99 from the GC to pay for the $65 12mo/S10e deal.
They cut others looking for the same deal off just after me. I guess the early birds get the worm. And in this case, the worm is a series of corporate errors resulting in free JB money.
Don't forget to cancel the $75 plan!
Count me too. The email form head office came in like 30 sec after I signed up.
JB still honoured it. Thumbs up from me :)
Hopefully they don't shut this down before QLD JB's open….
Think of us Perth people!! It's only 6am here haha
why u up lol
The joys of children :/ what's sleep?
@haemolysis: The 12 month contract I sign up to, JB did a "hard" enquiry. And yeah like koOl said below, that's most likely because it's a postpaid thing. My guess is that this will also be a hard enquiry given you don't pay the $75 before the plan starts (for these so called Telstra prepaid plans, the bill actual comes to you a few days after you start your service).