365-Day Kogan Mobile Prepaid Plans: 300GB for $169 and 500GB for $219 @ Kogan

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  ozchobie on 28/01/2025 - 09:35

  +1

  This with 5G access is quite comparable. https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/888208 it’s now $169 Plus 15% cashback from Topcashback which brings it down to $143.65/year. 250GB vs 300GB though.

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  Man10United on 28/01/2025 - 10:31

  Any way to use their sim on the samsung watches as well?

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  trouble11111111 on 28/01/2025 - 10:50

  I don’t want to beg this deal because the price and the data were good but I must say Voda signal is poooooooor. Do you see how many Os I have got in there?

  A recent bad experience was I drove to Bowral last weekend. Everyone could use their phone and data. I couldn’t. No signal in most area in Bowral. You are right, I am with Voda.

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    scalebearer on 28/01/2025 - 11:06

    As explained in the body of OP.

    Uses Vodafone 4G network (5G is only for their largest monthly plan). Check the coverage in the areas you frequent before buying.

    Apparently Optus and Vodafone will be sharing their networks in regional areas some time this year to better compete with Telstra. Do your own research to figure out who owns the mobile towers in your area if you live outside of major cities. A good value plan is worth nothing without adequate coverage.

    From the sounds of it, Bowral doesn't have any Vodafone towers. If there are Optus towers, then things may get better later in the year.

    If Telstra have a monopoly over that area, then Boost or Telstra may be your only option.

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      sl2010 on 28/01/2025 - 11:47

      Bowral / Moss Vale area isn't great for Vodafone very slow data. I worked there and had to change to Telstra for best reception.
      Optus is a bit better, but still areas with no reception.

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  rootk1t on 28/01/2025 - 10:56

  I only wish some day people realise that their poor reception is due to them using iPhones, and not because Vodafone is bad…

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    Jonski on 28/01/2025 - 11:00

    Curious.. care to explain?

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    Churna on 28/01/2025 - 12:43

    -1

    what… you got any evidence or "trust me bro"

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  crankyjay on 29/01/2025 - 18:02

  -1

  I signed my wife’s number up to this and I accidentally removed the eSIM after adding it. The process to swap to a different eSIM takes 2 days; I’m still waiting on a “customer identification form” process to link her number with the new eSIM (yes her phone is still unusable).

  So if you want to use Kogan, either don’t pick eSIM, or remember to never delete the eSIM from your phone, or do it to your own phone instead of wife’s.

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    scalebearer on 29/01/2025 - 18:30

    From my experience, the initial provisioning of eSIMs is usually fairly smooth, but replacing it (especially if you don't have access to the original anymore) is supposed to be intentionally difficult in order to make SIM swap fraud more difficult.

    eSIMs can be convenient, but said convenience applies to bad actors as well.

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      crankyjay on 29/01/2025 - 18:40

      Yeah in this case I think it’s down to Kogan’s bad porting process, what they do is activate a new number first on the eSIM you activate, then you need to port your existing number to replace the new number.

      Problem is, this broke iMessage on my wife’s iPhone, cause the eSIM was still detecting the default new number rather than her actual number, even after port in has completed. The iMessage errors were what prompted me to delete the eSIM in the first place; I was hoping I could just scan the QR code again to added it back, but apparently it is a single use QR

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        crankyjay on 30/01/2025 - 18:03

        So update -> I'm now porting out of Kogan, cause iMessage simply will not work correctly with their eSIM, it sends from the default number instead of your actual ported number.

        Definitely stay away from Kogan, it is not worth the headache to save these few dollars.