If you already own a wicked mobile handset you’re perfectly happy with, then there’s no need to enter into a long term contract. There’s also no need to go prepaid if that’s not your thing. There are plans out there which essentially take you through the month by month, so if you need to lower or raise the cost of your plan, you can do that; if you need to cancel to jet-off overseas or you just want to change providers, you can do that too.
Virgin Mobile
Virgin mobile are generous when it comes to BYO handset plans. The telco offers a BYO, no-contract option on any of their post paid plans, which are the same as their with handset-equivalents except you pay $10 less per month! This is available on any of their Fair Go, Big Plan or Topless plans valued at $25 or more per month.
Call Virgin mobile on 1300 768 103 to find out more about their BYO Fair Go, Topless and Big Plans.
Vodafone Infinite SIM Only Plan
$45 will give you 1.5GB of data, Infinite standard calls and text within Australia, plus unlimited Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare and MySpace.
Call us on 1300 850 518 to find out more about the Vodafone SIM Only plans.
TPG Mobile
At this point, all of the mobile plans TPG has to offer are on a month-by-month contract. You can choose between a normal SIM card or a microSIM card if it’s an iPad you have in mind. TPG’s mobile plans are some of the best-value offers there are on the Australian mobile market.
TPG uses the Optus network to provide coverage, so as long as you have good coverage in your area the service should be available to you.
If you plan on dialling international numbers on your mobile, you’ll be pleased to find that TPG includes international calls in your included value. Customers also get unlimited access to Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, eBay and Foursquare.
$9.99 $180 included value +250mb of data
$17.99 $550 included value + 1.5GB of data
$34.99 $1000 included value + 3GB of data
$45.00 Unlimited standard calls to Aus numbers + $3000 included value to 13/18 numbers + $100 value for international calls + 5GB of data
The call rates:
Flagfall for Standard Australian call 35c
Calls to Standard Australian Numbers 90c per minute
Calls to 13/1300 Numbers $1.02 per minute
Calls to 1800 Numbers $1.24 per minute
Included Mobile Data 5GB
Excess Data Rate 25c per MB (min 10KB session)
If you’re interested in any of the above plans, call us at Compare Broadband on 1300 850 518 and we will help you to choose the TPG plan that’s right for you.
iPrimus SIM Only Saver Mobile Plans
iPrimus offers generous call and text allowance for customers who bring their own 2G compatible handset to one of their plans.
Saver Plans (SIM only)
$9.95
Included call and text allowance: $75
Call rate: 40c per 30 sec + 35c flagfall
SMS: 25.3c
$12.95
Included call and text allowance: $180
Call rate: 40c per 30 sec + 35c flagfall
SMS: 25.3c
$19.95
Included call and text allowance: $350
Call rate: 40c per 30 sec + 35c flagfall
SMS: 25.3c
If any of the plans above make you just a little bit tempted, call iPrimus on 1300 798 605 to find out more about their contract-free offers.
Dodo
$9.90 $100 + 500MB
$19.90 $200 + 1GB
$29.90 $500 + 1.5GB
$49 Unlimited standard calls and text + 500MB
$59.90 Unlimited standard calls and text + 2GB
$69.90 Unlimited standard calls and text + $100 for international calls + 5GB
If you’re interested in any of the above plans, call Dodo directly on 1300 279 414.