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Boost Mobile 140GB 12-Month SIM for $170 (Was $200) - New Customers Only @ Boost

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Boost Mobile 140GB 12-Month SIM for $170 (Was $200) - New Customers Only @ BoostAffiliate
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vatican-embassy on 19/01/2023 - 21:23 boost.com.au (1625 clicks)
Last edited 20/01/2023 - 21:11 by 1 other user
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140GB 12-month SIM is discounted to $170 (was $200) as part of their back to school sale.

@SAL12 has pointed out that this deal is better: https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/750798 ($200 SIM for $163 via Lucky Mobile)

What's included

140GB for $170
140GB on your first recharge. 

Value SIM includes first recharge. Data offer valid for new customers only who activate by 30 Jan 2023. Terms Apply.

$200 SIM Sale: Online only offer, valid on $200 SIM purchases and for new customers only. SIM includes first recharge; discount does not apply to subsequent recharges. Limit to one promotional item per customer. Offer valid from 9 am 18 January 2023 and ends 11.59 pm (AEST) 31 January 2023, or when sold out. 

12 month expiry  
All for use within Aus 

Unlimited Calls & Text 
to standard national numbers

International Calls & Text
Unlimited standard calls to 20 selected destinations 
+ 1200 mins standard calls to 30 selected destinations
+ 1200 standard text to any country

On the Full Telstra Mobile Network

Covering more than 2.6 million square kilometres – that’s 1 million square kilometres more than any other mobile network

Critical Information Summary

Mobile Boost Mobile Prepaid Mobile Plan

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  • Public21 on 19/01/2023 - 21:26

    I gather they have taken a tougher stance on using these for recharges. Any experience on this?

    • mandelbrot on 19/01/2023 - 21:48
      +5

      I used one of these for recharge a few weeks ago. Online chat with customer service rep and no problems.

    • kiwibro on 19/01/2023 - 22:55
      +3

      On Monday I called customer service and told them my wife purchased this Boost 12 month pack for me thinking she had purchased a recharge pack. The customer service guy said no problem and set it up for me over the phone and transferred my number over to the new sim. My new was active within 10 minutes…..too easy just speak to them nicely and they are too willing to help

    • SAL12 on 20/01/2023 - 11:34

      Yes , customer service warned me thrice at my first instance of recharge.

      • Grazz989 on 20/01/2023 - 15:50

        I don't understand … They literally say 'new customers only' on the ad … Do they just ignore that and let you use it as a recharge if you ask nicely?

        • SAL12 on 21/01/2023 - 16:53

          i called them and asked to recharge. customer service said next time i need to recharge online not with a new sim.

  • MKBHD on 19/01/2023 - 21:34
    +1

    Any sick cashbacks?

    • moo on 19/01/2023 - 21:46

      Just a tad unwell. No explosive 💩 as yet…

  • ozblogger on 19/01/2023 - 21:40
    +1

    Waiting for cashrewards

  • vkjobyin on 19/01/2023 - 21:51
    +5

    Available $152 @ebay

  • Meaty on 19/01/2023 - 21:55
    +3

    It was $40 cashback last month so total cost only $130 and currently using it now. The 5G speed is really good.

    • Blorgglorg on 19/01/2023 - 22:11
      +1

      5g speed capped from Apr 2023 onwards - not sure if the uncapped speed was significantly more than 150Mbps

      • mandelbrot on 19/01/2023 - 22:27
        +5

        The cap doesn't apply if you recharge before 4th April.

        • GreenGuava on 19/01/2023 - 22:55
          +1

          Yep correct. Details from the horse's mouth here: https://boost.com.au/blogs/help-topics/network-speeds

        • ivyholmes on 20/01/2023 - 11:29

          But can you recharge with this 140GB package before April even though your expired dates would be somewhere in December 2023 to avoid the capped?

          • GreenGuava on 20/01/2023 - 17:40
            +1

            @ivyholmes: Yes, the way I see it, so long as you use this before the 4th of April, the speed caps won't apply until the next time you recharge.

            Note that the 140GB in this deal is time limited for activations by 30 Jan after which I think it drops back to 130GB (don't quote me though).

            So, in a nutshell, if you want to avoid the cap and also get the 140GB, then you need to activate by 30 Jan.

            If you don't care about the bonus data and just want to avoid the cap, then you have until 3 April to activate.

      • Keelix on 19/01/2023 - 22:37
        +1

        it doesn't matter, my reading/watching speed is way slower than the 'capped' download speed.

      • Public21 on 20/01/2023 - 09:37

        I can get 800mbs+ downloads when I am near the mast, so yeah! (Sadly that's not the same as in my house where it's barely 4G)

  • 191919 on 19/01/2023 - 22:31

    this is much cheaper on ebay isn't it?

  • kodoq on 19/01/2023 - 23:27

    How long you’re considered a new customer if you’ve used them before? Cheers

    • OMGJL on 19/01/2023 - 23:47
      +1

      you are buying a sim pack, it will be sold at that price and that's it. If you are with them right now either talk to support to transfer the new sim (as mentioned above), or just simply transfer to a cheap provider (e.g. Kogan ESIM for free) for a little bit, and transfer it to the new Boost SIM card.

      • kodoq on 20/01/2023 - 00:32

        Cheers mate

  • Ryder08 on 20/01/2023 - 01:48
    +3

    Says "valid for new customers only who activate by 30 Jan 23".
    If I buy now it may not arrive by 30 Jan but does it matter?

  • payless69 on 20/01/2023 - 07:01
    -2

    Gone Belong,
    Telstra guarantees ZERO carbon emissions !!!! I feel so great about that.
    Wait there is more:
    Ah speed is capped at 150MB/s
    But NO GST !!!! At least that is what the Coles docket tries to tell me.

  • An152 on 20/01/2023 - 07:35

    Boost's 4G network is very bad right now, I will lost signal in restaurant or shopping mall.

  • vatican-embassy on 20/01/2023 - 09:03

    I see a couple of comments mentioning it being cheaper on eBay. Does anyone have a link, because my search is only turning up ones that are over $170?

  • rain-e on 20/01/2023 - 09:46

    Got a similar deal as an existing customer as well - $170 for 130gb, although this may be because my plan is expiring soon.

    • 10muscat on 20/01/2023 - 15:04

      from where ?

      • rain-e on 20/01/2023 - 15:40

        Recharge tab in the app

        • fotski66 on 20/01/2023 - 19:16

          Hmm… mines expiring mid Feb but don’t see $170 if I look at recharge in the app.
          Maybe too early?
          How far away from expiry were you?

          • rain-e on 20/01/2023 - 19:18

            @fotski66: I got a promotional message about it exactly 21 days before expiry so I'm guessing that's when it triggers (if it isn't targeted)

    • sane on 27/01/2023 - 19:22

      I just asked them directly and no deals for existing users, the $170 new customer shuffle was all they would admit to.

      So dumped them, there are other offers out there and they won't learn to value what they have unless they start losing customers - and $200, or even $170, is too much for 140GB.

      • rain-e on 27/01/2023 - 19:30

        Yeah I agree fully. Even at $170 I'm done with Boost - moving to Woolworths.

  • lemewinks on 20/01/2023 - 11:10

    Literally just bought a new $200 card and ported over from telstra 2 hours ago. Anyone like my chances on asking for the difference of the $30?

    • lemewinks on 20/01/2023 - 11:34

      Just messaged them on their online chat and they were able to add $30 worth of credit (40GB) to the account for me!

      • 10muscat on 21/01/2023 - 02:50

        if you could give the link /page for online chat pls

  • SAL12 on 20/01/2023 - 11:37
    +1

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/750798
    seems better.

  • 10muscat on 20/01/2023 - 15:12

    how do you connect - chart with its customer service ?

  • Grazz989 on 20/01/2023 - 16:12

    Wait … It's 140GB … But it includes a free recharge? How does that work?

    Like, you sign up, you get 140GB, and then whenever you feel like it you can recharge for free and get another 140GB and 12 months?

    • GreenGuava on 20/01/2023 - 17:32
      +1

      The site says SIM includes first recharge, so I take it to mean that the initial 140GB on first sign-up /activation is considered the first recharge. Agree the wording is a bit clunky though

  • pn09 on 21/01/2023 - 13:35
    +1

    Hi all - can anyone explain how to get the recharge at the same $170 price? Do we buy the SIM and then get Boost customer service to port the number across?

    EDIT - just spoke to Boost on Livechat and they';ve made a note on my daughter's account and given me a reference number. So once I buy the new SIM (at the promo price) I can then contact Livechat again, give them the reference number and they will port her current number across to the new SIM

  • vaska124 on 23/01/2023 - 18:56

    Question so the total data for the whole year is 140gb? Is that enough. Any experiences?

    • vivchen8 on 24/01/2023 - 17:46

      also, once you activate the initial 140gb by paying $170, does that mean you won't have to pay again for the entire year? And once the year ends, can you recharge the same plan for another 365 days? or do you just have to buy another new plan? TIA

      • rhinda on 30/01/2023 - 14:52
        +1

        Yes, once you activate, it lasts for 1 year, and then you'll have to recharge, but you'll be paying the original price ($200), not the discounted price for this deal. Usually, people tend to just look around for other cheap sim plans and switch to another provider, rather than continuing their plan.

  • The General on 25/01/2023 - 11:12

    Just to clear this up as the add is quite misleading.

    This is NOT for a first recharge. This is for a customer activating a new Sim card.

    Got a phone for my kid for Christmas from Boost which included a Sim card with 28 days prepaid loaded on it. It expired yesterday. Tried to do our 'first recharge' on it, but it was unable to get it to include the $30 rebate. Jumped on the phone with them to sort this out. They consider the first ever activation as a recharge. Which by definition is wrong.

    Could only offer me the bonus if I bought a new Sim and could transfer the number over. Don't really have time to wait for that arrive in the mail.

    Shopping around now.

  • h3rbz on 25/01/2023 - 15:02

    If I buy this sim online. How long do I have to activate before it expires? Have some data on Belong I want to burn through first.

  • jezza p on 30/01/2023 - 09:37
    +1

    Price match at OW for $161. Just did that yesterday.

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