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Telstra Prepaid Recharge Online for Bonus SMS and/or Cap Credit

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Telstra Prepaid Recharge Online for Bonus SMS and/or Cap Credit
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AssociatedHintswen @ Telstra on 02/03/2012 - 21:40 telstra.com.au (508 clicks)
Last edited 02/03/2012 - 21:44

For all the first time online rechargers, here is a great reason to top up your Telstra Pre-Paid service online and a reason to keep coming back for more.

You can earn up to 1,150 bonus SMS by recharging online using your Credit card, Debit card or PayPal™ account. Just recharge $30 or more online before 30 June 2012 and you will be rewarded with the following BONUS SMS:

Recharge number Bonus SMS
1 50
2 100
3 1,000

Whether you've recently joined us or you've been a loyal Telstra Pre-Paid customer for some time and you've never recharged online, here is a reason to try it.

Bonus SMS offer is only available to customers on Talk & Text+, Text & Data, Long Life and Telstra Pre-Paid SimplicityTM and customers who receive and SMS from Telstra. Bonus SMS can be sent to standard Australian numbers and expire after 30 days.

See also: http://www.telstra.com.au/misc/capbonus/
Recharge $50 or more on Telstra Pre-Paid Cap EncoreTM or Telstra Pre-Paid Cap+ for $50 bonus cap credit or recharge $100 or more for $100 bonus cap credit.

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  • IVI on 02/03/2012 - 22:16
    +3

    Expires in just 30 days?!? NOT a deal…

    Nobody with a Life is going to use up 1,000 SMS's in 30 days

    This is just another in a long string of "misleading" "deals" IMO.

    At least anyone who uses the Long Life pre-paid offer can get the usual 6 months + 6 months = 12 months' service, provided you:

    1. recharge by paying $30 before -each- 6 month period, &
    2. don't use up the total pre-paid balance over the 12 months
    • get-innocuous on 02/03/2012 - 22:30
      +1

      I don't think this offer will convince anyone to switch to Telstra, but if you're already Telstra prepaid, it makes sense to do your recharge online to get the freebies, even if you don't use them all, yeah?

    • AssociatedHintswen @ Telstra on 02/03/2012 - 23:52

      You know when I read it originally I thought the same thing. Who in their right mind sends 1,000 SMS's in 30 days. In fact, the prepaid 3GS Telstra sells comes with 1,000 SMS's for the first 30 days as well. I would love to see someone actually use them!

      BTW you know it's only the bonus SMS's that expire in 30 days right? the rest of your credit expires as per the normal offer you are on.

    • ejc84 on 03/03/2012 - 02:48

      I average about 25 text messages a day, which comes up to 750 per month and don't consider myself a heavy phone user, so 1000 isn't that many.

      • IVI on 03/03/2012 - 20:33

        In that case, Telstra's got a deal for you… :-)

  • johndoe123 on 02/03/2012 - 22:35

    Recharge on ebay for less. There are few reliable seller there

    • Belistic on 02/03/2012 - 23:35
      +1

      any recommendations?

  • s_agno3 on 02/03/2012 - 23:17

    I like using paypal on the phone because my credit expires 2014. I used to be on longlife plan and found it was silly because everything was so expensive and would get more use with free text plan. Then I used paypal once because of emergency and found it out. Now I essentially have longlife and free text and data (albeit for 30 days)

  • Associateddaver @ Telstra on 03/03/2012 - 00:22
    +1

    OMG. Never ceases to amaze me people still use the telco invented junk called SMS, let alone would come to value it. 1K SMS in these days of data? Way to innovate, telstra.

    • Diji1 on 05/03/2012 - 07:12

      Seriously? I use SMS all the time and I have unlimited calls.

      If you need to send someone information they need to remember, need to compose info to get it across, dont feel like talking to whoever you need to contact, don't want to put up with someone's reply etc etc SMS is very useful at least for me.

      Granted for Telstra to even limit SMS in this day and age, considering that it probably uses the least amount of network capacity of any service they offer is ridiculous.

      • Associateddaver @ Telstra on 05/03/2012 - 20:20

        Yes, definite. Your third para actually expounds my major point; yet (not so) sadly, would mean reversing the whole purpose txt messaging were 'invented'. At best, one might say the charging for SMS has helped(s) in recovering costs of building mobile networks.

        Turn rather to E mail (or online Chat application) transmission, I submit, for your non interactive communication events , it'll largely prove worthwhile and leave SMS (and specially, its ugly, latter sibling, premium SMS) in the seedy land of Telco greed.

        Is there anything TXTs can do that Email can't (do already better), besides work on non smart enabled devices.

  • wiz187 on 03/03/2012 - 03:12
    +1

    Agree, just get a app! My fav is "Whatsapp". Free SMS/calls - even overseas.. First started with the "viber" app…Soooooo many avail now.
    Remove Flagfall and then it would have been a interesting offer, not this though……..

  • Geewhizz on 03/03/2012 - 06:28
    +1

    Not everyone has a smart phone. For people who use their phone for communication instead of entertainment, many probably don't see the need to switch, or are still on contracts that Telstra may or may not have deceitfully made for two years instead of one (don't get me started grr)

    Anyway, to get back on topic, if you recharge online through Telstra, don't forget their credit card charges, probably a paypal charge, and probably a charge for breathing as well. If your plan aready allows for as many sms as you tend to use, don't be conned into thinking this is a bargain.

    • wiz187 on 03/03/2012 - 10:17
      +1

      Fair call, those with a smart phone, get a app….
      Pretty sure if you don't have a smart phone in 2012, you WILL soon… Think about all the money you can save with the free SMS through apps:)

    • AssociatedHintswen @ Telstra on 03/03/2012 - 10:56

      Well if you are in contract this won't apply to you anyway because it is only for prepaid :P

      • wiz187 on 03/03/2012 - 11:33

        Byo, thanks :P
        Would not sign a 24mth contract….
        Tpg,red bull,live connected, just to name a few … Sure you familiar with the competition :)
        Keeps competition healthy…

      • Geewhizz on 04/03/2012 - 07:01

        What, you only have ONE phone? lol

        • wiz187 on 04/03/2012 - 12:55

          Not 3:) they don't fault and no need to buy another… Can sell you my old samsung omnia HD:P

  • StrickenAza34 on 03/03/2012 - 07:51

    I remember back in the days of Hiptop, me and my friends having "Hiptop SMS Races" seeing who could send the most texts in a month, ended up ~ 3000 SMS, pretty much using them like twitter, updating everyone, everytime. Hey - what else do you do when you work by yourself? Anyway, Telstra enacted their "Fair Go" policy, and asked me to reduce the amount of texts, or pay for them. 1000? I could do it, but why?

  • auna on 03/03/2012 - 10:31

    Dahm doesn't apply to Encore. I love my unlimited calls and texts.

  • kelsey2112 on 03/03/2012 - 16:16
    +2

    theres no way i would go over 1000 texts a month. I use whatsapp & facebook alot so it cuts down on the amount of texts i need to send.
    I also would rather recharge at Coles and get a petrol voucher & flybuys points than recharging online.

  • IVI on 03/03/2012 - 20:29
    -1

    Anybody who uses this, instead of getting 10% Off, eg, at (was it DSE?) may see the low value of this "deal", eg, 10% of $30 is $3, while the value of the first charge's SMS bonus isn't much more than that, IMO.

    How much can 50 SMS's cost on a pre-paid plan… :-/

    • AssociatedHintswen @ Telstra on 04/03/2012 - 21:43

      Talk & Text+ and Long Life
      25¢ per message sent per recipient
      50 SMS = $12.50

      Text & Data
      29¢ per message sent per recipient
      50 SMS = $14.50

      Simplicity
      12¢ per message sent per recipient
      50 SMS = $6

  • auna on 04/03/2012 - 00:49

    You'll barely get 5% off from a legitimate source, ever. If you ever get it cheaper, it's from a store that has gone bankrupt and are selling off their E-Pay vouchers at a small loss.

    In fact, the best deal I have seen for Telstra recharges is 20% off your third 30 dollar recharge, from Australia Post. That's $2 off each recharge.

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