Looking for The Cheapest Monthly 4G SIM Only Plan

LeifAlbor on 26/12/2024 - 11:03
Last edited 26/12/2024 - 13:18 by 1 other user

Hey guys, my pre-teen daughter got her first mobile phone for Christmas this year and I need to find a month-by-month SIM only plan for her.

I'm only really concerned about her having access to make phone calls and texts in emergency situations - as any data allowance she's given will only get wasted on YouTube anyway.

Any recommendations for the absolute cheapest way to get out of this month-to-month? I'm not really interested in any "50% off for first three months" promotions, I have no interest in jumping around between telcos every couple of months…

Front runners are so far either the $19 Aldimobile plan or the Aldimobile Pay As You Go plan.

Thanks!

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  firestormx on 26/12/2024 - 11:20

  +1

  Flip Mobile: $4 a month for 100 SMS/MMS, 100 minutes and 500MB data: https://www.flipconnect.com.au/mobile

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    sumyungguy on 26/12/2024 - 12:19

    +1

    I rate that plan for seniors but pre-teens will consume more than 100 SMS per hour unless you're an iOS family. CBA/More is doing 12GB $4 per month (12 months) for qualifying homeowners. Otherwise why not get a 365 day prepaid and port out annually?

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  WatchNerd on 26/12/2024 - 11:22

  +1

  If you're willing to pay $19 per month then maybe she might want to pay $2 more per month for the cheapest Belong plan ($21 per month) which will at least give her unlimited data at 1 Mbps if she goes over the 7GB per month.

  https://dam.belong.com.au/assets/belong-mobile-cis.pdf

  Aldi PAYG will be expensive if she turns data on so I can't imagine that would work.

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    LeifAlbor on 26/12/2024 - 11:24

    Sounds tempting - though that CIS notes "not available for new sign ups" for that plan.

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      WatchNerd on 26/12/2024 - 11:25

      +1

      That means you need to activate on a higher plan then drop down after that.

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        LeifAlbor on 26/12/2024 - 11:25

        That had never occurred to me!

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          WatchNerd on 26/12/2024 - 11:27

          +1

          @LeifAlbor: Yep so once the account is set up you can change to the $21 plan straight away so it's ready for the next payment date.

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  mnko on 26/12/2024 - 11:32

  I'd spend the $6 extra and get Felix mobile 25gb which has unlimited data at 1.5mbps - it may be useful to have the data for maps, device locator, or an extra way to get in touch in an emergency situation

  Circles.life has a $15 monthly plan but you're billed for data overage

  Lycamobile has a $15 plan, not sure what happens for data overage

  If it's really only for emergencies $13 total for 6 months https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/883607

  Otherwise one of the $99-$110 yearly plans from Kogan, Catch etc

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  Switchblade88 on 26/12/2024 - 12:28

  +1

  The Catch Connect plan is currently $120 for a year, so $10 a month

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    sumyungguy on 26/12/2024 - 12:32

    Another option: Kogan Small 140GB $119, same price as Catch Connect 120GB

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      Switchblade88 on 26/12/2024 - 12:40

      Kogan is Vodafone I believe, so reception is way worse (for us) but more data

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  soan papdi on 26/12/2024 - 12:58

  Woolies, link to EDR and get 10% back every month from bigw and Woolworths each. Maybe try for a month to see if coverage is good for your area