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Telstra Mobile Broadband Plans Free Extra Data / Small 10GB -> 20GB / Medium 50GB -> 60GB / Large 100GB -> 200GB

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Telstra Mobile Broadband Plans Free Extra Data / Small 10GB -> 20GB / Medium 50GB -> 60GB / Large 100GB -> 200GB
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nocure on 29/04/2020 - 09:56 exchange.telstra.com.au (1964 clicks)
Last edited 29/04/2020 - 14:06 by 2 other users

From last week, we’ve updated the domestic data allowance on Small, Medium and Large mobile broadband data plans to give you more data at no extra charge – and for the Large plan double the data for the same monthly cost. All our existing consumer and small business mobile broadband customers on these plans will automatically see this extra data from their next billing cycle, as will any new sign-ups.

Our $25/month Small data plan is jumping from 10GB to 20GB of included data, while $50/month Medium data plan customers also get the same amount of extra data – from 50GB to 60GB included. If you’re on a $75/month Large plan, your old 100GB of included data has been doubled to a massive 200GB.

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  • aja12 on 29/04/2020 - 10:00
    +37

    Thank goodness for this, Telstra wireless is currently my only usable internet option at home. 100GB/month was a struggle, this helps a lot.

    • ryang on 29/04/2020 - 10:06
      +1

      Oof. That sucks. No other provider has decent coverage in your area?

      • aja12 on 29/04/2020 - 11:29
        +5

        Yeah, not sure why someone would neg my comment, it’s just my experience. I’m not paying $75/month for 100GB by choice lol. No hard wired options where I am, so had to go wireless for now. Initially went with Optus, as their equivalent plan includes 500GB. Reception was not an issue, the problem was I was at the very outer of the tower signal. It was fairly usable off peak, but during peak times I couldn’t even crack 1Mbps. Get a minimum of 10Mbps during peak times with Telstra.

        • klaw81 on 29/04/2020 - 11:46
          +3

          I have seen people get significantly improved speeds by using a long-range directional antenna and getting reception from faster or less congested 4G towers that were further away. Might be worth looking into.

          • BlueSkyAPI on 05/05/2020 - 16:22

            @klaw81: any tutorials on how to do this? would be keen to learn more about this.

    • MMM on 29/04/2020 - 10:12
      +14

      Don't understand negs when one makes a comment of their unique experience?? have an up-vote to compensate.

    • BlueSkyAPI on 29/04/2020 - 10:40
      +1

      I am experiencing the exact opposite in my local area. Telstra mobile network heavily congested during WFH hours while Optus and Vodafone runs faster than 50mbps. Wonder what that says about the type of people who work/live in my local area.

    • sky6688 on 29/04/2020 - 11:03

      I know how you feel.

      When everyone home and hotspot seem to the only option for not getting any congestion when you need it to work from home.

  • Gaggy boy on 29/04/2020 - 10:02
    +1

    I wish if it could match with Optus 500GB !

    • no not me on 29/04/2020 - 10:20
      +9

      Me too, the service quality is totally not comparable. I had Optus for one month, it is absolutely shit, 0.5Mbps (yes, 64KB/s) to 20Mbps (2.5MB/s) depending on time. On Telstra 4GX, I get up to 240Mbps (30MB/s) and never below 50Mbps (6.25MB/s). I absolutely hate handing over cash to Telstra, but for this service, they are infinitely better.

      • hashtagbargain on 29/04/2020 - 10:29

        Just curious, what device do you use?

        • no not me on 29/04/2020 - 10:45

          Using a Nighthawk, the older model, on Telstra. On Optus I was using the Huawei modem/router combo.

      • ryang on 29/04/2020 - 10:36
        +1

        It really depends on a heap of factors.. Tower, density, terrain, etc.

        For comparison, I'm on Telstra 4G for work right now, and get 0-1 bar on the modem. Speeds max out at 10Mbps, regular drop outs as well. I'm just in a crap Telstra area.

        • no not me on 29/04/2020 - 10:45

          I had full bars on Optus, forced the modem to use the fastest band it was still terrible.

          • ryang on 29/04/2020 - 11:51

            @no not me: Yeh, congested/underprovisioned tower. Optus aren't alone in this regard. Pays to test before committing to any provider.

            • RPGPlayer on 29/04/2020 - 12:22

              @ryang: Hey ryang, and how would you test that when you generally have to purchase a modem? Cheers

              • ryang on 29/04/2020 - 13:44
                +1

                @RPGPlayer: Coverage maps, check with others in the area, friends mobiles on certain providers, etc.

                Bit more of a stretch, but Vivid used to offer refunds if coverage was terrible, could ask if anyone else offers the same?

                The TIO could be thrown around if service is too bad anyway, if you needed to break contract. Poor service delivery = exit clause.

              • elusive on 30/04/2020 - 14:45
                +1

                @RPGPlayer: Get a prepaid SIM and stick it in your phone for a speedtest.

                If you have any recent flagship, it'll support all the frequencies the AU networks use.

                The main caveat is your phone might be doing carrier aggregation (LTE-A) that cheaper modems won't support. Your basic cat4 modem (max 150Mbps down) probably doesn't do CA at all, while most cat6 modems (max 300Mbps down) usually do at least 2CA (usually enough). This might matter more if you're in a congested area.

      • aja12 on 29/04/2020 - 11:31

        I’m not getting the same speeds as you, but I had the exact same experience using Optus, forced to move over to Telstra. Night and day difference.

      • Fornax on 29/04/2020 - 16:47
        +2

        So much depends on signal strength and tower congestion I have Optus wireless BB and my top speed is 233mb. Average speed is 100-130mb lowest speed I have seen is 70mb.

    • N1NJ4W4RR10R on 29/04/2020 - 10:26

      It wouldn't matter as much if the speed post data cap wasn't so poor.

  • N1NJ4W4RR10R on 29/04/2020 - 10:24

    Should help a touch. This has to be my home internet thanks to there being no ADSL ports here and our NBN being the oh so great skymuster.

    Had seen it before this post but had no idea how to update it, nice to see it'll just auto change when it refreshes.

  • checkingthisout on 29/04/2020 - 10:37
    +3

    Incredible leap for those on the 50GB plan an extra 10GB at a cost of a few cents to Telstra. Telstra showing they always care about their customers. What a great company.

    • callum9999 on 29/04/2020 - 10:57
      +13

      I genuinely can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not!

      • checkingthisout on 29/04/2020 - 13:01
        +1

        I genuinely can’t tell if Telstra giving 100GB -> 200GB whilst giving only 10GB to users paying $15 less is a joke or not!

        • Nuggets on 29/04/2020 - 13:47

          $25 less

  • davo_4 on 29/04/2020 - 10:48

    Can you use the gen1 smart modem for this wireless?

  • mouse1442000 on 29/04/2020 - 11:00
    +2

    But nothing for Extra Small plans… Still stuck at 5GB.

    • bchliu on 29/04/2020 - 11:47
      +1

      I'm pretty annoyed about this too.. Should be doubled to 10GB

      • checkingthisout on 29/04/2020 - 13:02
        +2

        That would simply bankrupt the company. Bankrupt!

  • liquornoodlescabbage on 29/04/2020 - 11:12

    If I order now will it ever actually ship?
    Ordered a $40 SIM from Boost at the start of the month and it hasn't shipped nor have I heard anything from them, I've started a PayPal dispute.

    • Palamedes on 30/04/2020 - 16:11

      I ordered one ages back on the "Get the $300 sim for $240 new customer deal", when it had not turned up after a few weeks I phoned and they said on back order then they gave a code & said get a $2 sim, call them up during activation and quote it etc. I had not got around to doing it yet and then my sim finally turned up. It took quite a while.

  • antonthenet on 29/04/2020 - 11:22

    Just ready through these comments makes me realise how lucky I am.

    We have Optus Mobile Broadband 4G with a wireless modem and have been getting speeds of 55Mps.

    We live in a rural area but we are really close to the tower (I can see it from my house)

  • HiredGoon on 29/04/2020 - 11:37
    +5

    Still feeling like we all got shafted from their decision to stop allowing shared data outside of business accounts.
    My Nighthawk now sits unused while I hotspot off my phone like a pauper, feels bad.

  • alex123711 on 29/04/2020 - 12:10

    How does this work? I'm on the $80 100gb plan and I'm already over my limit, will it change to 200gb or will that start from next month? Also all the plans don't look like they've changed, still 100gb etc.?

    • b3au on 29/04/2020 - 12:37
      +1

      Sounds like you're looking at the mobile phone plans, which haven't changed.

      The mobile data plans have changed accordingly https://www.telstra.com.au/internet/data-plans

      • alex123711 on 29/04/2020 - 12:59

        Thanks, wonder if its possible to change from mobile to data only? As I only use the sim for data

  • BargainKen on 29/04/2020 - 12:25

    Why does the medium plan only get 10GB extra yet Small and Large get double allowance?

  • [Deactivated] on 29/04/2020 - 14:25

    I'm SO not impressed with Telstra!!

    Moved one week ago and can barely get 4G. Off peak (aka RIGHT NOW) I'm getting between 2 and 4 Mbps download… And I'm in SE QLD on the beach, not castaway on a remote island or outback. Using hotspot through iPhone Xs or Telstra 4GX dongle, same = BAD.

    Waiting to get a prepaid Optus to see if any better :(

    • mccarthyp64 on 29/04/2020 - 19:38

      And I'm in SE QLD on the beach, not castaway on a remote island or outback

      You are pretty much castaway at that point. Check for towers in your area as it's possible that Vodafone or Optus have one much closer, although I wouldn't keep your hopes up.

  • [Deactivated] on 29/04/2020 - 14:31
    +1

    Our 3 Telstra mobile plans doubled from 15 to 30gb, 90gb shareable on business. $50 plans with a $10 discount.

  • Associatedcoolsteps @ Telstra on 29/04/2020 - 14:34
    +1

    "ref All our current mobile data plans also include no excess data charges in Australia, so you don’t have to worry about what happens when you hit your plan’s included limit. If you exceed your data allowance, you will still be able to access data but your speed will slow to 1.5Mbps."" seems cheaper than signing up for a nbn plan

    • [Deactivated] on 29/04/2020 - 14:41
      +1

      Haha! That's the speed I'm getting have over 80GB left on my plan! Well… seems like I won't be able to go OVER my limit at that speed.

    • N1NJ4W4RR10R on 29/04/2020 - 17:58

      Cheaper? Yeah. But even the NBN goes faster then that. ADSL could probably manage.

  • the fig man on 29/04/2020 - 19:27
    +1

    Is this data deal permanent moving forward or just a temporary COVID thing ?

    • aja12 on 30/04/2020 - 10:50

      These are the permanent new plans, the additional COVID data (25GB/month for mobile broadband) runs through to June 30.

  • bazingaa on 29/04/2020 - 22:06

    I got extra 25GB for 5GB($15) package for 30 days after applying from My Telstra app link

  • Churna on 29/04/2020 - 23:19

    If your on sky muster but can get telstra youd be alot smarter choosing this rather then the satalite interent

  • Churna on 29/04/2020 - 23:19

    Does this data pool?

    • b3au on 01/05/2020 - 10:39

      Only for business customers - not personal/consumer.

      (Plans are exactly the same in terms of allowance and price)

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