I was looking for new phone and this deals looks attractive, although Telstra's minimum plan is $50.00.
You can get $55 cashback from cashrewards
Or pay $30/month for 2 years. You end up paying the same amount - $720 and still get the bonus buds. thanks @bigAlOz
Total cost over 36 months $2520 and next to no data. No thank you
36 months is a pretty big commitment for a phone plan. Also, the $60 plan is probably better value at 60gb,instead of the $50 plan which gets you 15gb.
36 month phone plans are the worst idea in the world, unless you are a telco.
The $499 + $65 month plan over 12 months is better value but not great.
Or you can buy outright and go on a SIM only plan.
The phone can be had for around $800 if you have access to Samsung education / EPP.
Then you can buy 3 years of Boost 240GB for $705 if you know where. Much cheaper in the end.
Wouldn’t the boost be $450?
Well, it could be even less if you get it discounted. Ie Coles had it for like $135 for a year recently.
That's assuming you port in and out again I believe? Or is that an existing customer price too?
there's a telecom you can buy the 240GB/12 months for $235 shipped.
The 80GB pack is $130 shipped.
Or pay $30/month for 2 years. You end up paying the same amount - $720 and still get the bonus buds. Not a bad price for the phone and buds but Telstra plans aren't the cheapest
Might be worth hanging around for the upcoming s10 lite, which looks like it has a great feature set.
Better to phone at discount and get boost mobile
36 long months… yuck.
Not worthy of your L plates, forfeit your ozbargain licence.
Telestra sounds like Hong Kong accent
Milky way ;)
So you negging cos he made a mistake in the title originally? Any further reason to neg?
What is a "Samsung Galaxy"?
"Telestra"?
Missed out somehow, Updated now
I've said this since Vodafone started this stupid separating the phone and plan deals, who the hell pays full RRP for a phone, certainly not the bloody Telcos!
So instead of the Telcos getting them cheaper and selling them to us at the cheaper price in order for us to get a contract with them for a phone service, now we pay them more for the phone AND still have a phone plan with them. YAY.
This is a terrible deal.
Isn’t the idea to sign up and cancel the plan and be hit with the device repayments as 36*20 plus a prorata month of $50 for the plan for a few days. Total cost of phone with buds is $720-770. I’m not sure what this phone is worth but I saw some posts here for $1000 being considered a bargain. So perhaps this deal isn’t too bad.
Plus the earbuds
Nope, if you cancel the plan you don’t qualify for the subsidised handset repayments
Beware the t&c
Save $648!
Save $648 on Samsung Galaxy S10 128GB when you stay connected to any month-to-month plan for 24 or 36 months.
Discount applies as a credit over the device payment period. If you cancel your plan, the discount will not apply to any remaining amount outstanding
Also you have to pay for earbuds if you cancelled.
My big question about this is will the telcos provide 3 years warranty with phones that are on a 3 year repayment plan?
I've checked with telstra and they will givr 3 years warranty.
Well that's good, but I would definitely want that in the contract.
Only if the contract is 3 years, if your contract is 2 years, the warranty is 2.
9 days ago the phone was $900 at Telstra and you could cancel the contract with no repayment penalties.
They were pushing it hard every time you spoke to someone in sales about anything.
I didnt buy it, but I did get a 128gb 7th gen IPAD with wifi/4g for $732 using the same deal.
On Monday last week they further dropped the apparent price of the tablets/phones (S10 to $720 from $900) but changed the terms and conditions so if you cancel within 24/46 months the discounted phone / tablet goes back to full price :(
Since when they do 46 months?
People try to cancel and get the phone or tablet with heavy discount to exploit the system, good luck with that mate.
Sorry 46 was a typo, I meant 36 months
If you read my comment "mate" I am saying the T&C got changed 9 days ago. up until the change, you could cancel the plan immediately and still get the discounted price on the phone or tablet
I did have good luck with it, am using my $732 IPAD 7th gen 128gb 4G/wifi to type this message
36 months? Who commits to a phone plan for 36 months?! I don’t even know if I’ll be alive in 36 months.