Whether you have a smartphone, or you spend all day on Facebook or YouTube, you may find that you’re using a large amount of data. There are mobile phone plans and browsing packages available for users who attempt to download the entire internet onto their mobile phone.

If you know you’ll be using your mobile phone for tethering, or if you spend a lot of time on the train watching YouTube clips, you could opt for one of the plans below:

Vodafone

$79 cap – 1GB
$99 Unlimited Cap – 1.5GB
$129 Unlimited Cap – 4GB

Large data packs: $19.95 for 1GB (or 2GB with a 12 month commitment period), and $39.95 for 3GB (or 6GB with a 12 month commitment period).

3 Mobile

$99 Unlimited Cap – 2GB
$119 Unlimited Cap – 4GB

Large data packs: $20 for 1GB (or 2GB with a 12 month commitment period), and $40 for 3GB (or 6GB with a 12 month commitment period).

Optus

Optus caps do not cater for heavy internet users unless you’re on a ‘yes’ Timeless plan, or if you purchase a data pack on top of your standard cap. Unfortunately, Optus does not offer a larger download quota if you choose to keep the data pack for 12 months.

$129 Timeless Plan – 2GB

Large Data Packs: $19.99 for the 1GB Ultimate Pack

Telstra

Telstra’s plans do not include a large amount of data, and most plans don’t offer any included data. However, there are browsing packs available.

Large data packs: The $59 Browsing Pack gives you 1GB, the $89 Browsing Pack gives you 5GB, or the $119 browsing pack gives you a massive 9GB to download. (Telstra refers to these packs as the ‘Mobile as Modem Browsing Packs’ i.e. tethering).

Virgin

Virgin Mobile has a few plans that will see to your YouTube or Twitter addiction.

$99 Topless Plan – 1GB
iPhone $70 Plan – 1GB
iPhone $100 Plan – 5GB

Large data packs: Virgin Mobile has a $15 data pack that will add an extra 1GB to your mobile phone plan.