This is currently the cheapest way to port out and back in to something like Boost. It's also the cheapest way to park a number for 3 months, or get a temporary number for 3 months as a secondary SIM on the Optus network.
Each month, you get $5.99 worth of credit to use at the PAYG rates which are cheap for $1 a month, e.g. the data is the cheapest PAYG rate available in the country. Rates are:
- Data $0.01/MB
- Standard national calls $0.01/min
- SMS $0.25/sms
- Int'l calls from $0.10/min
- $0.25 flagfall applies to all calls
Tip: There's no port out fee when you port in your number. There is a port out fee IF you create a new number with ETel, so if you're getting a new number, treat it as disposable after the 3 months and end it.
Your first monthly fee and all your service inclusions are adjusted on a pro-rated basis (proportionally) depending on the remaining days of your service start month.(e.g. If you join on the 26th of August, your first month's charge, data allowance and allowance for included services is multiplied by 6/31 (6 = remaining days in August, 31 = total days in August).
Any excess usage over the included value will be billed at the end of the current month.
25c flagfall, what a blast from the past.