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Virgin Mobile $29 Big Cap SIM Pack for $10 at Coles

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Virgin Mobile $29 Big Cap SIM Pack for $10 at Coles
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Pcpho on 25/06/2012 - 23:57 files.ozbargain.com.au (394 clicks)
Last edited 26/06/2012 - 11:05 by 1 other user

I know this is in the Coles catalogue starting Wednesday 27th June till July 3rd.
http://catalog.coles.com.au/default.aspx

But I've check with the Coles nearby and they've already started selling this. (my friend told me they picked up a couple because they have a 2 year expiry)

It's the $29 prepaid sim pack with $300 included credit and 1gb included data.
Credit & data rolls over if you recharge within 28 days

Fineprint from catalogue as follows:
Proof of ID required. 1c balance required to access prepaid services. Your Cap $300 included cap credit to others consists of $29 plan credit, $271 extra credit and $1gb of data.Extra credit and special offer bonus can only be used for standard voice calls, text, MMS, calls to 13&18 numbers (excluding calls to Virgin Mobile Customer Service), and are used first for eligible call,s services & excess data. No trade sales.

NOTE: I have no idea how the credit will work. The VirginMobile website says that the $29 prepaid comes with $500 credit & 1gb data. The catalogue says $300 credit & 1gb data. I have no personal experience in buying this. If someone does buy it, please let us know how it goes.

Mod: Edited title to remove 'recharge' as it seems to be a SIM starter pack

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    • FreaqyGeeq on 26/06/2012 - 00:08
      +5

      You serious? I've been with them for years, and works great for me. Very happy Virgin Mobile customer here!

      • jv on 26/06/2012 - 00:12
        -6

        So have I… It is so painful that sometimes I just want to end it all !!!

        • jv on 26/06/2012 - 00:29

          Does he work for Virgin?

    • siawkia on 26/06/2012 - 00:12
      +1

      I am using Virgin broadband (Optus network)and very happy with the performance. Before that, I had Vivid Wireless home gateway and Voda's pocket wifi, I cancelled both of them as their speed is similar to dial-up in my area, eventhough they checked that my area has good coverage.
      Now I am thinking of getting Virgin's big plan =) and say good bye to my Vodafail!

      • jv on 26/06/2012 - 00:16
        +1

        as their speed is similar to dial-up

        I find Virgin Mobile slower than dial-up some of the time…

        I'd say it is adequate about 20% of the time, annoyingly slow 70% of the time, and impossible 10% of the time, and i live about 10km from Melb CBD… Black spots everywhere !!

        • salem on 26/06/2012 - 10:53

          do you use the virgin APN or an optus one (internet or yesinternet, etc)? I read in a thread somewhere that the virgin apn is always congested, but the optus ones are usually better (and still work on the virgin plans)

    • cpho on 26/06/2012 - 00:20

      Can't win them all. unless you want to wait it out for telstra 4G to reach 100% coverage.
      There'll always be dead cities for some networks, some really good cities for some.
      I know my friend's uni Voda can get full bars while Virgin fails, but my uni I get full bars while Voda fails.
      Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose

      • jv on 26/06/2012 - 00:24

        yeah, just waiting for the next iphone to come out and will switch to Telstra… The pain of using the Virgin network is not worth the savings… thank god my contract recently finished…

      • jv on 26/06/2012 - 00:26

        I know my friend's uni Voda can get full bars while Virgin fails

        I get 5 bars on Virgin in Collins St Melb, but it's still unusable at midday due to the congestion…

  • Bullion78 on 26/06/2012 - 00:16
    +1

    amazing deal if you can buy 2 years with of vouchers!

    • jv on 26/06/2012 - 00:32

      how long are they valid for? I wouldn't have thought it was for 2 years ?

    • Steptoe on 26/06/2012 - 07:02

      It is a SIM kit, not a recharge voucher, so more that one and you have to play a porting game. With the ID requirements can you have 4 or 6 in 6 months, as it's pre-paid.

  • jv on 26/06/2012 - 00:22

    Also, customer service is really poor. People you call are clueless about any problems on the network.
    We had a 3G outage in Hawthorn/Kew for about 2 months last year. They denied any network problem, until a couple of months later, surprisingly they found a problem with some of the towers and finally fixed it…
    Try using the internet on their 2G network for 2 months…

    • cpho on 26/06/2012 - 00:25

      if youre so unhappy with it, why not change to telstra? full coverage everywhere.

      other than that, please take it elsewhere. none of us are virgin reps. go call them or email them about your problem.

      • jv on 26/06/2012 - 00:27

        why not change to telstra?

        just waiting for the new iphone in a few months to start a new contract with Tel$tra…

      • jv on 26/06/2012 - 00:40
        +2

        go call them or email them about your problem.

        lol, that's more painful than using their network…

        I'm posting my feedback so that people not yet on Virgin do some research first before commiting…
        If you're just going prepaid and no commitements, it's no big deal, but if you're signing up for a 2 year contract, do your homework…

  • dtalic on 26/06/2012 - 00:26
    +1

    I've been with Virgin for over 6 years now and found their service great in Sydney. I use data quite heavily (even used tethering as my main home internet for about a year) and find the speeds very adequate. I live in inner city atm and coverage is good.

    I'm on a plan so won't be taking up this offer, just don't get the virgin bashing that goes on around here…

    • jv on 26/06/2012 - 00:28

      I've heard it's better in Sydney, but it's really bad in Melb… especially CBD and inner east.

      • naira on 26/06/2012 - 08:14

        It's not that good in Brisbane either. I have a hard time calling during peak times. Internet is slow to medium, depends on the time you use it. I was thinking on getting telstra wifi 4g just for the data plan but prepaid is $180 good for 365 days. I guess you get what you pay for.

  • Dan_ on 26/06/2012 - 00:47
    +3

    Can this be used to recharge a prepaid number? Because the picture shows a SIM pack.

    EDIT: Why are you negging a perfectly legitimate question?

    If it is a recharge, what is the time limit for you to use the recharge?

  • wbeer on 26/06/2012 - 01:00
    -2

    meh….

    http://www.liveconnected.com.au/medium

    for $2 extra you get $500 credit, 1.5gb- no lock ins, and no 'recharging' every month. Optus network/same as virgin.

  • Dan_ on 26/06/2012 - 01:51

    So let me get this straight. People are talking about purchasing more than one of these. So can these be used to recharge an existing prepaid number or do you have to start a new prepaid service?

    • unity1 on 26/06/2012 - 02:04
      +1

      Start with a new number

      • Dan_ on 26/06/2012 - 02:09

        Ah, I'm getting confused by people calling it a recharge.

    • [Deactivated] on 26/06/2012 - 02:06

      it's the $29 prepaid recharge plan with $300 included credit and 1gb included data.

      • PainToad on 26/06/2012 - 06:02

        No, no its not. You recharge an existing plan. This is a startup pack with included credit. Big difference, unless no one actually ever calls you and you don't mind changing numbers.

  • PainToad on 26/06/2012 - 06:01
    -1

    Misleading title. This is not a "recharge", it's a sim startup pack. Neg.

    • Steptoe on 26/06/2012 - 07:09

      Agree. Change title to "SIM Starter", not recharge.

    • retiredfeline on 26/06/2012 - 08:14

      Yeah, the OP drew the wrong conclusion. Nowhere in the picture or in the catalogue is this described as a recharge. It's a SIM pack, as the picture states. That's why the credits don't match up with any offered recharge.

      • cpho on 26/06/2012 - 11:53

        The credits don't match up with the recharge on the Virgin site.
        http://www.virginmobile.com.au/shop/ProductSummary/9600/Prep…
        Regardless sim kit or not, you "should" get the $500 credit.
        hence why I said im not sure with this one

        • retiredfeline on 26/06/2012 - 14:59

          I don't think they will give you $500 credit because they know that these are the special SIM packs sold by Coles. It's not as if there is a voucher inside the pack for the recharge. The SIM ICCID is known to them. You will only get $300.

          Something similar happened to me but in the other direction. I bought the $20 Amaysim starter pack for $10 from 7-11 in the latest campaign, and when I went to activate it, the system knew it was a SIM with $20 value as well as where I bought it. They must have recorded in the system where the special packs were consigned to.

    • Moderatormoocher on 26/06/2012 - 08:55

      Please do not neg just because an item needs correction. Use the 'report' link instead.
      The title has now been fixed.

    • cpho on 26/06/2012 - 11:52

      My apologies. I didn't make it clear. Yes it's a sim kit, but you can just keep porting your number and just keep getting the recharge. Well, that was my impresion anyway.

      • retiredfeline on 26/06/2012 - 14:55

        So you think they will allow you to port from Virgin to Virgin the second time? Don't you need two numbers and another telco if you going to play that kind of game?

  • AlanHB on 26/06/2012 - 09:42

    I've moved to Virgin recently, was previously on Telstra for 6 years, then Vodafone for 4 years. For me in Canberra, the mobile internet is about double the speed of Vodafone, with better coverage too. In relation to Telstra, they have awesome reception but the amount of extra fees that I racked up whilst with them, paying an average of $100-$130 per month on an $80 plan made me vow never to go back to them.

    But it seems like we're always being screwed in some way no matter what mobile company you go with, it's more like a balancing act between your budget and what you care about than picking one company and saying "oh that's the best one".

  • Galaxyman on 28/06/2012 - 19:29

    Please be warned. I've just had a horrible experience with incompetent Virgin "customer service" and technical support when I couldn't get a data connection on my smartphone. They fumble around, ask you to change valid settings, reset the phone etc. until they give up. In the process, they completely disabled my mobile service then told me it would be another 10 days for technical support to respond to an issue, not necessarily fix it. This is their normal period you may expect to wait for your basic services to be restored. They send you emails saying the problem is resolved when it is not. They don't test before deciding an issue is fixed. I only signed up on the $29 plan 2 weeks ago with $5/month for a Galaxy S2 and I'll be using the ombudsman to get away ASAP.

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