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Free Telstra Air Wi-Fi and Domestic Calls from Telstra Payphones, 24/12/2019-01/01/2020

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Free Telstra Air Wi-Fi and Domestic Calls from Telstra Payphones, 24/12/2019-01/01/2020
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Associatedwindowshopper @ Telstra on 16/12/2019 - 23:05 crowdsupport.telstra.com.au (949 clicks)
Last edited 16/12/2019 - 23:39 by 1 other user

Same as the previous years deals but a larger timeframe of Christmas Eve to New Year's Day (9 days)

For the Christmas season, Telstra to give you free Telstra Air Wi-Fi (from selected access points) and also free domestic payphone calls. These calls can be to landlines or mobiles.

You can find a local payphone here: http://envinsaonline.mapinfo.com.au/ppol/

PLEASE NOTE: The free Wi-Fi deal is for Telstra Air payphone hotspots only, not Fon Wi-Fi residential hotspots.

T's and C's Apply. See https://crowdsupport.telstra.com.au/t5/News-Feed/Celebrating… for details.

free local and national calls to standard fixed lines and calls to standard Australian mobiles from selected Telstra-branded payphones around Australia, and free Telstra Air® Wi-Fi data from selected Telstra Air hotspots in Australia from Christmas Eve to New Year's Day

Free calls exclude international calls, 13 numbers, premium numbers (eg. 19 numbers, 1234, 12456 and directory services. Satellite numbers are not standard mobiles. Excludes rented payphones. Telstra Air available for Wi-Fi enabled devices only.

Can I access free Wi-Fi at Fon spots or Telstra Air homespots?
Unfortunately free Telstra Air Wi-Fi is not available at these hotspots. Head to Telstra.com/air(telstra.com) to find eligible hotspots. Please note, Telstra Air Free Wi-Fi may not be available at all hotspots.

Where can I find a Telstra branded Payphone?
There are more than 16,000 Telstra branded Payphones scattered around Australia. To find a Telstra branded Payphone nearest to you click here(envinsaonline.mapinfo.com.au) and search on your address.

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  • funnysht on 16/12/2019 - 23:32
    +30

    It's time…

    For payback against the telemarketers

    Tonight, we shall dine in phone booths

    • CereaL on 16/12/2019 - 23:41
      +3

      lol

      • WoodYouLikeSomeCash on 16/12/2019 - 23:42
        +2

        And we can eat:

        CereaL

        In the booths…

        • funnysht on 16/12/2019 - 23:53
          +3

          And before the new dawn the world will know that free men(and women) stood against a tyrant, and before this call is over, evens telemarketers bleed.

    • macrocephalic on 19/12/2019 - 12:15

      But phone calls are already free from your mobile phone (for most people), and you can turn off caller ID from the handset.

  • ChesoRepresent on 16/12/2019 - 23:36

    Oh cool. My home Wi-Fi can pick up the Telstra Air bands, so I guess that's essentially free home broadband for a period of time. I'm guessing this might be the same reason why it's so exciting for others?

    • Diji1 on 16/12/2019 - 23:38

      Isn't it already free if you had Air enabled (which it is by default)?

      • ChesoRepresent on 16/12/2019 - 23:41

        I never quite used it because the signal is fairly weak, but I believe using Air still counts towards your normal home broadband usage. So, it's more designed for when you're out and about on your mobile and want… high quality video streaming, without killing the mobile data cap which is very likely lower than the cap for your home net.

        • burgermaniac on 17/12/2019 - 07:38

          Depends where you are. For example, in a suburban hotspot, you're looking at 1 down 1 up. In the city, you could be pushing 100 down 40 up. This gets slightly crazier when you go to a McDonalds who recently changed their internet connection. Then you're getting 100 down 100 up for free, being a Telstra Air customer.

      • CereaL on 16/12/2019 - 23:42

        pretty sure it uses your home broadband data allowance ..

        • toobzy on 17/12/2019 - 01:28
          -4

          That's impossible. If you aren't connected to your home router there's no way your ISP even knows you're connected to something else.

          • Agret on 17/12/2019 - 01:44

            @toobzy: Telstra Air is open authentication wifi network and when you connect it redirects you to a login screen where you enter your Telstra username and password to sign into it. It's pretty easy to tie your Telstra login to your internet usage.

          • CereaL on 17/12/2019 - 01:45

            @toobzy: To be able to use Telstra Air you either need to have a Telstra mobile number or a Telstra Broadband account. If you login to Telstra Air using the broadband account details, it deducts the data used from your home account allowance. If you login using your mobile account, it doesnt seem to deduct from your mobile allowance however

            • toobzy on 17/12/2019 - 01:54
              -1

              @CereaL: So with this deal there will probably be no login screen since it's open to everyone so won't deduct your allowance. And even if you were a telstra customer outside of this deal just use your mobile account or if you only have broadband with telstra then register a prepaid $2 sim with no credit on it.

              • CereaL on 17/12/2019 - 01:57

                @toobzy: my original comment relates back to @Diji1 who said isnt it already free if you had Air enabled ..

                theres a difference between the Telstra Air from payphones and Telstra Air from people's home broadbands …

                this deal only relates to the payphone version. not the home version

    • Associatedwindowshopper @ Telstra on 16/12/2019 - 23:48
      +4

      If your home can pickup a signal from a Telstra Air Payphone then it's free data. Unfortunately the ones from your neighbour's T-air routers are not included.
      - You'll know because the hotspot will be called “Telstra Free Wi-Fi” and when you choose it, your browser will redirect to a their free sign in page

      • muncan on 17/12/2019 - 07:09
        -1

        How many homes across Australia are within wifi range of a Telstra Air Payphone? 42?

    • JIMB0 on 17/12/2019 - 06:22

      The one near me always has too many user on it and won't let me login.

  • capslock janitor on 17/12/2019 - 00:10
    -5

    SRSLY abolish all those payphones in CBD they are an unsightly eyesore with so many advertisements

  • jv on 17/12/2019 - 00:24
    -1

    Free Telstra Air Wi-Fi

    It's been working for me for free for the last 2 days.

  • sween64 on 17/12/2019 - 08:02

    They should at least include calls to 13 11 14.

  • ireadtermsofuse on 17/12/2019 - 08:28
    +3

    Hello I need the biggest seed bell you’ve got….

    No, that’s too big

  • loginid on 17/12/2019 - 09:00
    +2

    Literally the only people who I see using pay phones these days is junkies (no idea why?!)

    • kiteo on 17/12/2019 - 15:54
      +1

      that's sarcasm right

    • anastasiastarz on 17/12/2019 - 23:51

      I only see people charging their phones there.

      Also if they wear a cap, hoodies and sunglasses harder to identify.

      • Agret on 25/12/2019 - 10:51

        How long have phone charging usb ports been available at pay phones? I never knew about this

  • outlander on 17/12/2019 - 09:29

    The ones near me are all limited to 12mbps.

  • elitedude on 17/12/2019 - 09:49
    -1

    Can someone tell me what a payphone is? :P

    • kiteo on 17/12/2019 - 15:55
      +6

      like a public toilet except not free & you phone instead of shit

      • macrocephalic on 19/12/2019 - 12:19
        +2

        Like a public toilet, except with more piss on the floor.

  • tanastra on 17/12/2019 - 12:47

    Any free access for Boost Customers too ? Thx

  • AbucklingNMS on 24/12/2019 - 09:21

    Hi,
    I get a 404 error from T&C links (no longer Telstra user - so might be why), searched All crowdsupport/Telstra for celebrating christmas, only found 2017 & 2018 posts (same details, maybe?).

    Anyway finally found an exchange post from head of Telstra Foundation :-

    https://exchange.telstra.com.au/more-free-calls-and-data-ove…

    Exchange Post Details :- by Jackie Coates Posted December 18, 2019

    Only T&C's I could access :-

    Free calls around Australia to local, national and standard mobiles from Telstra payphones from 24 December 2019 – 1 January 2020 inclusive. Free calls exclude international calls and premium services (19x), Mobile Satellite, and 1234, 12456 directory services. Excludes Telstra rented payphones. Free Wi-Fi data at select Telstra Air payphones and Telstra Stores, in Australia only. Telstra Air available for Wi-Fi enabled devices only.

    Hopefully "select Telstra Air payphones" means any with the pink thingy on top.

  • Gigrantor on 24/12/2019 - 19:58
    +1

    Now after all these years, I can finally…

    Phone home!

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