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$1000 off iPhone 16/16 Pro with Vodafone $69/Month for 24-Months BYOD Plan (New Vodafone Customers Only) @ Apple (in-Store Only)

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Similar to the other deal on the $75 BYO plan, except $69 per month for new customers only. Includes 150GB per month instead of 200GB.

Get $1000 off any iPhone 16 when signing up. This equates to $27.33pm for the carrier service after taking into account the handset discount. Not bad for 150GB pm. Note, you must waive the Vodafone network guarantee, so make sure you are happy with Vodafone coverage before signing up.

This plan is particularly good for those who have their mobile usage covered by their employer, since the whole monthly bill is technically for usage, and there is no device repayment component.

Inclusions:-
24 month BYOD Plan | Total min cost $1656

No excess data charges
First use 150GB data, then keep using data in Oz at slower speeds

Standard int’l minutes from Oz
1000 mins to Zone 1

Standard national calls & texts
Unlimited standard national calls and text, and unlimited standard international SMS

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  • jv on 18/09/2024 - 11:23
    +15

    It's not really $1000 off as you are overpaying for the plan.

    • OZBMate8911 on 18/09/2024 - 11:28

      Yes, but is it really overpaying if you're not the one paying for it?

      • jv on 18/09/2024 - 11:29
        +6

        You're always the one paying for it…

        • JDMcarfan on 18/09/2024 - 11:52
          +3

          not if work compensates for a plan.
          Sometimes makes these deals worthwhile.
          Get plan (use as work no.) and if you value your privacy from the office buy an ALDI PAYG sim (or other cheap sim) to maintain personal number. Use the work sim for all regular outbound calls and data.

          Old work used to pay $40p/m if you had a phone number listed on profile and opted out of work phone (no one called personal as everything was MSTeams). I did this for the old $500 GC deals for the cheaper 12m plans from JB.

          In this instance:
          Net Cost to me would then be $29p/m, or $300 profit over 24months considering phone discount.
          Could also claim the personal outlay of $29p/m as tax expense for work (given number is solely used for work) for extra ~$12 p/m profit.
          If someone is pedantic about personal data use, then I'd just hotspot from phone instead of wifi when WFH to use most of the 150gb.

          • vchar on 18/09/2024 - 11:56

            @JDMcarfan: you are right but the majority people who buy into the phone plans aren't even aware of what you are talking about.

            • ATangk on 18/09/2024 - 13:38

              @vchar: Even if claiming personal work expense, youd tax deduct the $69/month rather than $29/m buying the phone elsewhere.

          • ASR-Briggs on 18/09/2024 - 11:58
            +2

            @JDMcarfan: You’re really not understanding. There’s no such thing as a free lunch. Your employer has factored the cost of the plan into your total remuneration. They could just as easily be paying that money straight into paycheque. And yes, you’d pay tax on that. But it’s a much of a muchness as you can claim work related mobile use on tax anyway.

            • gentlecrack on 18/09/2024 - 13:10
              +1

              @ASR-Briggs: No you won’t always. I have successfully churned 2 year plans for a number of years with my previous organisations and got them always reimbursed (strike the right balance between your max allowance and tenure in the org) with no tax implication. Also, most of the medium to big orgs have standard policies around the claimable amount for each level which doesn’t really depend on individual’s total remuneration.

            • JDMcarfan on 18/09/2024 - 13:16

              @ASR-Briggs: dont think you are really understanding what im saying (this is common across corporate aus)
              they may have factored it in sure but it was never going to be reflected in my paycheck.
              It was either $40 compensation for a phone bill (work) or take a useless work phone. Policy dictated that you needed to be reachable (via phone) and have hotspot capability if needed, The work phone was nearly always dead and the data was never used.
              My employer realised the utilisation of the work phones were abysmal, so we're proactive in offering people a subisidy on their personal if they listed that to continue compliance with company policy.
              If I were to receive the $40 p/m Id lose a share of that to tax, so I'd rather direct compensation.
              And I couldn't really claim work related mobile use otherwise, as I said above everything was MSTeams based and so my only expense related to work was home wifi (which you had the COVID WFH deduction for anyways).

        • vchar on 18/09/2024 - 11:54

          it is a matter of fact that vendors always play number with buyers and they always win those buyers who are not care about the number. the vendors just shuffle the number around to get their sale successful ie. moving the device costs to their service plan is one strategy for an easy win. everyone knows do a bit of math will realise that they pay more than they should in any phone plans but they convince themselves to buy with the data allowance that hardly anyone really needs while some of them, worse yet, even have high-speed broadband at home :D.

          guys don't fall for it.

    • Gervais fanboy on 18/09/2024 - 11:30
      +1

      This plan is particularly good for those who have their mobile usage covered by their employer,

      • jv on 18/09/2024 - 11:31
        +2

        They'd be better off with the extra pay they are forgoing.

        • djsweet on 18/09/2024 - 11:35

          Maybe. Although if it was included as pay you’d be giving a fair chunk of that to the ATO.

          • jv on 18/09/2024 - 11:37
            +2

            @djsweet: and then claiming a fair chunk back of the phone and usage as a tax deduction…

            • djsweet on 18/09/2024 - 11:41

              @jv: Not really.. because the advantage of it being included in your pay is that you are going to pocket most of it. In which case you can’t claim a deduction on it. If you are going to spend it on a phone plan anyway $27.33 for 150GB is pretty decent.

              • jv on 18/09/2024 - 11:41

                @djsweet: You can claim business calls and business phone as a tax deduction if you paid for it.

                • djsweet on 18/09/2024 - 11:45
                  +2

                  @jv: Yeah but if your employer gives you $69 per month extra pay, you pay 37% of that as tax. Then you take out a $200 per year prepaid (for example) and claim a total deduction on that, your deduction is only $74 for the year. For many people $69pm tax free but forced spend on mobile services (for which you are copping a $1000 phone discount as a perk) might be the better deal.

                • Gervais fanboy on 18/09/2024 - 11:45
                  +1

                  @jv: Imagine the additional headache of keeping track of all that and then claiming it.
                  You’ll just keep arguing rather than just concede or agree,

        • Gervais fanboy on 18/09/2024 - 11:40

          Not necessarily
          Different employees have different employment structures

    • Murkymerv on 18/09/2024 - 11:40

      Vodafone!
      Which is okay for us but this is considered a deal or not ?

      • gingerscale on 18/09/2024 - 11:49

        $27pm after the $1000 taken off for 150gb of vodaphone 5g (and soon to be full use of Optus network aswell) is not bad.

      • Daabido on 18/09/2024 - 12:08

        It depends on your frustration level, although others would have you believe wherever they travel Vodafone isn't a problem. No signal, no wukkas,

    • jay889344 on 18/09/2024 - 12:37

      True but these are folks already overpaying for a phone that has seen very little change in the last 4 years, so they're probably not too stressed by that.

  • MauTauAja on 18/09/2024 - 12:05
    +6

    Buy cash and saved on the sh1t plan.

    • Fredfloresjr on 18/09/2024 - 12:21

      How? I need at least 150gb per month. I watch horse racings most of the time, plus NBA and other sports. Not to mention my kids Youtube hotspotting.

      Can you direct me how to save? When the phone itself is already interest free. Currently paying $75 with Telstra for 180gb.

      • life is suffering on 18/09/2024 - 12:36
        +1

        You don’t have NBN ?

        • Fredfloresjr on 18/09/2024 - 12:38

          I do, but how do I bring it outside especially on a weekend where kids are out? Lol, not to mention my desktop job Mon-Fri with phone just hooked on a charger. So yeah, my question is straight forward, if I buy the phone cash, how do I save?

  • sicaboy on 18/09/2024 - 12:10
    +15

    The only thing I can’t use Vodafone is there is zero signal in my company toilet

    • OZBMate8911 on 18/09/2024 - 12:23
      +8

      Deal killer. What a pain in the arse.

  • Trueno on 18/09/2024 - 12:10

    So for a base iPhone16 and the plan it will effectively cost $85.62 per month for 24 months?

  • yajman on 18/09/2024 - 12:21

    Does anyone know what constitutes a new customer? Can you port out and in to qualify if you are already on Vodafone or is there a waiting period?

  • jaejae69 on 18/09/2024 - 12:23

    Does anyone know if this is combinable with their business offering of $25PM for each extra sim with a split data allowance?

  • matbargain on 18/09/2024 - 12:33
    +1

    How does the $1000 credit work - is it equivalent to a “gift card”, or a discount? Wondering what the receipt will show as the total price paid

    • jay889344 on 18/09/2024 - 12:41
      +2

      Discount off the phone on the Apple receipt. I did it 2 years ago and it reduces my iPhone 14 Pro Max cost from $1899 to $899 on the receipt

  • kristiantt on 18/09/2024 - 12:52
    +3

    I took up this offer last year with my iPhone 15pro. My employer is covering the plan, so I was attracted to the big discount on the handset.

    I was previously on a comparable $69 Telstra plan.

    The coverage on Vodafone in metro Sydney area has been OK. Definitely not as good as Telstra, but it’s fine, and for $1000 off I think probably worth it to be locked into their network for 2 years (in my case at least, with employer covering the plan).

    The 5g coverage where I live was substantially better with Telstra, but in reality it hasn’t resulted in much inconvenience as I’m always on Wifi when I’m at home. When I head into the city for work the 5g coverage has been good.

  • Wiadro on 18/09/2024 - 12:58
    +2

    24 months of Vodafone? No thanks

  • thomalfa on 18/09/2024 - 13:16

    Any idea how much would cost to break contract?

  • cloudmonk on 18/09/2024 - 13:17

    This or the Harvey Norman deal for $200 on Optus.

    Any benefits to using startlink via Optus for calls outbush?

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