This one started today, but I went into my Optus App to get it and there was a 50% off data sim offer that stacked with the $0 Tablet.
Has to be 30gb data plan or above.
So my deal was
$12.50 x 12 Months
Tab A8 64gb 4G
30 GB Data added to my data pool
$150 total cost.
A bit of an update: the rep told me they were told not to take any more orders as the device won't be available before the offer period ends on 26 May so as long you managed to get a confirmation order number, you should be right. We won't get it for 6-7 weeks
Uh really? Gotta wait that long? Smh.
I got a pdf with a contract and a service number. Hopefully they will honour this deal.
My temporary order that I placed yesterday morning is now being cancelled because of no stock. Just talked to the optus rep
Try ordering through chorong's link on previous page. My order for 128gb has just gone through and I got an order number ending with A. I dont know how to link the comment. The link goes straight to checkout.
https://www.optus.com.au/checkout/customer-choice?&pid=35591…
https://www.optus.com.au/checkout/customer-choice?&pid=35591…
The 64 isn't on stock
Only the 128mb link works.
the 64gb link works but when added to the cart is says "The product is currently out-of-stock.". the 128gb link works
Placed an order using this link which seems to have gone through, however I can see in the contract that the SIM no and IMEI no are blank. Shouldn't those fields be filled in?
Well, they have not fullfiled your order yet, hence you are not able to see yet. Probably wait for few more days.
Thanks got 128gb one
Same, 128
Well, I think so.
Thanks @jamba. I got 128gb one.
I just got the 64gb one using your link in incognito mode. Took about three tries before it showed in stock. Got a confirmation email and number ending in A straight away.
Thanks!
I placed my order on the day of the deal being posted and the chat has just told me the same thing. Doesn't seem like many will actually get this deal.
As an edit to this comment, I decided to try again with a different support person and they instead just asked me some questions about my identification and updated my driver's license info on file and processed the order and I now have a bunch of emails regarding the order, so it looks like I might actually be scoring a tablet.
Just off Optus Chat progressing my order from "Temporary" to confirmed. Took a while - about an hour - wanted to be sure of everything regarding the contract.
Bloke told me that they couldn't upgrade my existing data-sim service service to this, it needed to be processed as a new order. I will jsut cancel my existing data-sim plan when that happens - that will achieve the same financial outcome - and I *might" qualify for cashback in this case as a new order. Just means that I probably lose Amazon Prime from my SubHub service, although that was due to run out in mid-year anyway.
Let's see when this thing arrives now….I won't be buying a case until I get a shipping order though!!!
You probably won't get a shipping order confirmation for 6-7 weeks according to the rep I spoke to
That's a long wait, hopefully not longer than that as I have travel plans for July!!
I had a submitted order number ending with an "A", just had a chat with an optus rep. their response "I see that your order has successfully placed and it's under delivery process."
fingers crossed
I haven't received a confirmation email for my order yet. (New optus signup here)
Just spoke to a rep in chat, took half an hour for them to tell me my order was confirmed and would be delivered in the next 3-5 days. They even wrote me an email confirming this..
When I asked for a copy of the contract, they then backtracked and stated my order hadn't gone through because I hadn't sent in my is for the credit check, which I was never prompted to do.
Really doesn't inspire confidence in their online chat staff…
I would take all their comments very lightly..
I had a rep tell me my order was 'in transit' literally an hour after my order was placed… After telling him that was impossible (so quickly & on a Sunday) he backtracked & said;
"apologies, after looking into this further, I will need to transfer you to an expert in this area"
😂
An expert in the areas of "days of the week"?
I had so much FOMO with this deal. I have no need for a tablet at all (I have an iPad I hardly ever use) but it was so tempting to get it anyway. I didn’t get it, but now that it’s out of stock, I regret not getting it, even though I don’t need it. I wonder if anyone else goes through this bargain-envy. And not to mention the hours I have wasted reading through this thread checking to see if Optus will honour the deal. Just part of being an ozbargainer I guess lol.
You'll know you have evolved as a seasoned OzBargainer when you're finding yourself bypassing the stage of considering whether to buy or not, and going straight to executing the purchase and thinking about it later on.
Very similar situation here. Had no real need for a tablet and also own an underused iPad. Having read a fairly thorough review of this A8 though, it seems to be a great media viewer, so can load up on movies/tv series before travelling, which is the plan soon. Apparently the A8 speakers are reasonably good stereo and loudness too, so a reasonable device for hotel rooms etc.
FOMO ended up winning over common sense on this occasion.
If nothing else, at least the 30GB of data will be useful.
At least, that’s how I justify it…..
This is the obsessive behavior bought about by browsing ozbargain… Should be considered a certifiable illness!!
I also don't need a tablet, i own an ipad before, rarely use it as well. But feel like if don't get this deal, i will be missing out. Saw this deal went online in the afternoon, keep telling myself that i don't need but at the end, surrender myself to ozbargain, lol.. just thinking of so much bargain out of this deal, should worth it. Optus sport, amazon prime, 30Gb data, and tablet, lol.. at the moment, just waiting game whether i will receive the tablet.
haha, whenever I tell my cuz prices of my stuff, he is always like WTF! this is not possible..
64GB still/back in stock for $25/month plan, while stock last. Prob go back and forth for some time.
https://www.optus.com.au/mobile/tablets/samsung/galaxy-tab-a…
Screenshot:
https://files.ozbargain.com.au/upload/226746/95488/screensho…
When Optus delivers this, does the courier ask for the last 4 digits of the drivers license number? Because I know that for the more expensive devices they are required to ask
Just got an iPhone 13 pro max delivered. No one asked for anything.
That's so odd, my brother had a iPhone 13 pro max delivered from Optus on launch day and they asked for last 4 digits of the drivers license. courier was StarTrack, how about yours?
Star track as well. No license or signature.
Ordered this on the same day deal was created. I wanted to change the delivery name to my partners name because I am travelling overseas this week.
Had a chat with Optus rep. they asked me for my partners drivers licence last 4 digits. He mentioned that will the passcode to the delivery guy. So I am guessing its up to star track guys to verify licence or just ask passcode or not bother at all to verify.
Anyone got a good case for this tablet
Is the 128gb at $18.32 a month good value?
Can you hotspot from the tablet
Thinking back, I should have gone for the 128gb for the extra $6p/m as system/OS will probably take up at least 10% of the storage.
Can't you talk to the cs rep to upgrade it?
Just buy a SD card. They are pretty cheap nowadays
Nah all good, I'll use it for work email, teams etc only.
I have the Lenovo X Pro 2021 for media.
It's just more of a longevity thing.
Just making sure about plan cancellation after 12 months.
So given that this is a postpaid plan, we get charged at the end of the month or monthly billing priod, correct?
So, we'd have to cancel during the 12th month of the plan, before the last bill, to not be strung on for an extra month of $25, is that correct?
Because the last thing I want to do is cancel too early and have to pay for the damn device lol.
you should get charged in advanced. your invoice will show how many device repayments you have made. once you have received your last bill (device repayment 12/12) you can cancel.
Right I see. So when my order gets processed I'll be charged immediately for the upcoming month / next 30 days, instead of paying it afterwards?
Awesome cheers.
i think they invoice you when the next billing period occurs. when i signed up my billing period got adjusted to the end of the month. i think i read somewhere in the correspondence that if your sim arrives before the first billing period then data usage is free up til then. so if your sim arrives wednesday then you might get a couple of days free until the end of the month and you receive your first invoice for may sometime around the start of the month and have about 2 weeks to pay
in my experience delivery is blindingly fast, next day if order placed before 12pm. so i imagine things will get processed on tuesday and delivery on wednesday unless there is some massive backlog for samsung tablets :)
in your optus account there is an option for seeing how much it costs to cancel a plan, so just wait until that says $0
I got given a temporary order, but I only realised that I should've called them straight away rather than wait when it was too late.
Just went into store and they couldn't give me the original deal but got the tablet and sim on the spot for $25/month.
Figured it was still a good deal at that price and I'll try and argue the toss when they follow up with the online temporary order.
$25 a month for 12 months?
May not be too bad considering that will be $300 total and the tablet can accept sim
Congrats, actually getting the device in hand is more important. If you feel like it then you can always cry T-I-O to try and get the original deal.
What's your impression of the device so far?
Well built, nice screen and quick enough. Samsung also had a couple of software updates already once turning on. Pretty happy with it even at this price and at $12.50/month it's a steal.
I was at JB for something else and spotted this tablet. I thought the build is really good. Not too sure about the screen though. With my very limited time I did not notice any pixelation on texts but have found the colours muted
Meh, this is what Optus is counter-offering now
Currently we'll unable to place the order at the moment, we'll notify you once the device are back on stock and we don't have an Eta for that.
But we've huge offer a the moment and you can get a new Oppo A16s 64GB black for just $0.50 per month under 36 months repayment plan.
You can sign up under $45 SIM only plan with a new phone number or you can transfer your number from other service provider.
You'll be getting Unlimited Standard National Calls and SMS
20GB Data
Endless Data - With Endless Data, you don't pay excess data charges, instead slow down to a maximum of 1.5Mbps.
Set & forget with hassle free automatic payments
Additionally, you'd also get subscriptions to:
Optus Sports
OS Fitness
Amazon Prime Video - 6 months sub hub subscription on us
Calm - 3 months subscription on us
BritBox - 1 months subscription on us
MasterClass - 3 months subscription on us
How does that sound?
they are trying to suck you into a 36 month contract with them when you can get the phone for $1.50 a month for 12 months instead and be stuck with them for less time for basically the same amount of money.
the phone deal has been around longer than the tablet deal and isn't popular since you are stuck paying full price which is not good deal at all
Got temp order number on 23/4. Contacted today online help
1st chat - no stock. Wait for further instructions
2nd chat - informed me that order didn't go through at all. temp order number shows nothing.
3rd chat - wait for 5-6 days without checking order number
4th chat - placed new order over chat (matched with original temporary order) verified id, terms and conditions, payment setup etc. Got order confirmation ending with A. Got chat reference id. Sent chat history in email. Was told ETA 1 - 3 days
Will see what happens this week
I ordered on 23 too. Only attempted one chat. Guy said to go about my day and he will reply when he have all the information. I will try what you did tomorrow.
Interesting to see what happens here. I don’t think forcing an order through solves the stock issue but keep us posted.
Can this sim be used in a phone instead for data? (Thinking of replacing the sim in my car phone)
Yes
if u dont want to use calls and sms. The data part will work in phone.
I believe it works well for dual sim phones.
I got confirmation for 9 orders, but none of them is yours.
Alright, the weekend and public holiday is over.
Let's see if Optus is ready to send over 9000! tablets D:<
976 ozbargainers who upvoted should get the priority.
I do think there should be a requirement to join to see popular deals.
you should start getting confirmations of order delivery shortly
Your Optus order is on the way
Hi xxxxxx,
Your mobile broadband order for 04xxxxxxx is ready for delivery and will be delivered shortly to xxxx. Your order reference number is xxxxxxx
Yours is shipped?
yeah just got the email now
How long after the deal was posted did you place your order?
@RogueWolf: Great, looks like they're not even processing them in chronological order. So it's a pot luck of whose order goes through… Disappointing.
Same. Just got the message. Ordered on 23rd 6pm.
Same, existing customer ordered around 6pm on 23rd (300 votes that time)
Just wondering does it mention the tablet anywhere? When I track order now there is no mention of the tablet anymore.
edit: Ah, it shows the tablet on my mobile, but not on desktop, all good!
Use myoptus app and the tablet is still there.
I think most important is to receive the sms confirmation, that means your tablet is actually on its way, the email is only confirming the order, haven't received the sms yet
Just got sms and email saying order is on its way
i only got sms from my cc chasing for payments :(
I got an email from optus asking to call them over the weekend. Spoke to an agent today and they processed my order. My email address did not match my official Optus email hence the temporary order.
Just got email and SMS telling me my order has shipped
Received email and SMS
Also received sms and email for delivery
Why do I get the feeling Optus will honour the Data Sim order but not the tablet?
That will lead to a lot of angry people
Under Track My Order in app the status is cancelled but under service activation it shows pending 🤦♂️
I read somewhere in the comments that the app order shows as cancelled where you had a temporary order number that turned into an actual order number.
Not gonna happen, as it's a bundle they cannot just go and do it. If Optus is to void the tablet, they will void the entire contract which includes the data plan.
This is what I am hoping for All or Nothing. But the order status is confusing. Will just have to wait it out.
Don't worry, even if that happens you won't be the first one to get to the TIO.
💯% 😁
Ones with order dispatched, is it the 64 or 128GB version?
Got an email and sms regarding delivery. I ordered when the votes were 200+ around 6 PM for 64 GB.
Got my sms saying tablet ready for delivery with delivery partner and will get soo
Ordered 750pm
Correction dirst order 441pm, being delivered, second order 751pm not yet
Doesn't look good for people who only got temporary order numbers then.