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Optus prepaid, and definately recommend.
why? You only need to recharge once every 2 months as opposed to every month (so for people like me who can sometimes go $15 per month, this is great). Optus also has turbocharge which ROCKS, gives you basically the same amount of credit to play with as a plan, but is still pre-paid.
why? You only need to recharge once every 2 months as opposed to every month (so for people like me who can sometimes go $15 per month, this is great). Optus also has turbocharge which ROCKS, gives you basically the same amount of credit to play with as a plan, but is still pre-paid.
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hYperTrOphY
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It's good to be 3 
I pay $29 p/month and get $120 worth of calls/msgs. Paid nothing for the phone and they send me a monthly bill which includes the date they are going to remove the 29 from my account.
This is the first plan I have been on - prior to turning 18 I was always on pre-paid. So, while I don't have much to compare it to, I believe its a pretty good deal!
I pay $29 p/month and get $120 worth of calls/msgs. Paid nothing for the phone and they send me a monthly bill which includes the date they are going to remove the 29 from my account.
This is the first plan I have been on - prior to turning 18 I was always on pre-paid. So, while I don't have much to compare it to, I believe its a pretty good deal!
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Optus Turbocharge is a bit like that, except it's all prepaid I think it;s $120 credit from $30 recharge but can't be sure... you need to recharge once a month though.
I think it;s $120 credit from $30 recharge but can't be sure... you need to recharge once a month though.
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You can't sign up for turbocharge anymore. Optus blokes I talked to around a month ago now told me that they no longer sign up new customers under the turbocharge, but keep up the service for those already on.
I'm with vodafone, on a plan. Quite happy with it, mostly for the flat 22c vodafone to vodafone call charge, which I make extensive use of.
I'm with vodafone, on a plan. Quite happy with it, mostly for the flat 22c vodafone to vodafone call charge, which I make extensive use of.
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Whaaa? I just saw the add for turbocharge on TV today!!!nwatts said:
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Really?glitterfairy said:
Bastards. I was fully ready to get the turbocharge but they refused me.
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Serious. They have this cute little penguin add where one's hyper and bounces around to boppy music. *bops*nwatts said:Really?
Bastards. I was fully ready to get the turbocharge but they refused me.
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Mate im on this same plan, but are you sure its unlimited voda to voda? ive always thought it was like 20 minutes at most.nwatts said:
are you on the business plan or the normal one? i dont make friends with people who arent on voda anymore
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I signed up less than a month ago and they extended i'm sure I saw it on the latest ad.nwatts said:Really?
Bastards. I was fully ready to get the turbocharge but they refused me.
Its great $30=$120 so its like all those call caps but prepaid, only problem for some is u must recharge every month but ur unused credits roll over
melimoo
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hmmm virgin has stopped giving me $20 credit every month
vodaphone sounds smarmy
what happens if you don't recharge every month?
vodaphone sounds smarmy
what happens if you don't recharge every month?
alby
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i'm on a virgin cap. they went very non-cool 3 days before i changed over without any warning, so not cool it used to be virgin to virgin rates or extra credit, and now its just the one gay amount, and no v to v rates (eventhough the calls to my bf came up cheaper on my bill, he's on virgin *shrugs*), and higher flagfall
i've checked the other caps (and turbocharge-esque ideas) out, but i seriously dont use that much money a month - my bills on my last plan (orange) were only ~$20 ($30 max in the past 6mths to year). and the only reason i had to change to someone else is caus my bro offered me his old, still quite sexy 6230i for only $200 (though i only really payed $100 caus he gave me $100 for my bday), including a bluetooth adaptor for the comp & a headset for the radio.
other than boring $20+ a month prepaid (which arent that good imo), is there anything that's cheap and gives good rates and/or extra credit (that i will actually have a hope in hell of using)??
it used to be virgin to virgin rates or extra credit, and now its just the one gay amount, and no v to v rates (eventhough the calls to my bf came up cheaper on my bill, he's on virgin *shrugs*), and higher flagfalli've checked the other caps (and turbocharge-esque ideas) out, but i seriously dont use that much money a month - my bills on my last plan (orange) were only ~$20 ($30 max in the past 6mths to year). and the only reason i had to change to someone else is caus my bro offered me his old, still quite sexy 6230i for only $200 (though i only really payed $100 caus he gave me $100 for my bday), including a bluetooth adaptor for the comp & a headset for the radio.
other than boring $20+ a month prepaid (which arent that good imo), is there anything that's cheap and gives good rates and/or extra credit (that i will actually have a hope in hell of using)??
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i still have a old-2001 optus pre-paid sim that i use as my primary .. recharge 6mthly.. and its 22c/10mins.. (7pm-7am @night..) lolz...
i have another fone too ... but i can never remember its details.. virgin plan me thinks
.. recharge 6mthly.. and its 22c/10mins.. (7pm-7am @night..) lolz...i have another fone too ... but i can never remember its details.. virgin plan me thinks
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My plan ran out in april and I want to go prepaid. I send about 1238964928457029348029457 text messages per month, and my phone bills were constantly around the $90 mark - fairly impressive considering there was $45 "free". Is voda redsim any good?
vodafone or optus are great choices
i'm with vodafone prepaid. i need to recharge $30 every 2 months (not 1).
with the $30 recharge, i get 2 hours free talk to any-one on any other network from 8pm to 8am.
i also get 100 minutes (1 hr 40 minutes) free vodafone-to-vodafone network only.
this is the night-talker plan by the way.
you can also get the texting one, it gives like 120 free text messages with every $30 recharge, and 100 free voda2voda minutes.
optus gives you 5 hrs free talk (but u gotta pay 30c for it) optus prepaid to optus prepaid only.
i'm with vodafone prepaid. i need to recharge $30 every 2 months (not 1).
with the $30 recharge, i get 2 hours free talk to any-one on any other network from 8pm to 8am.
i also get 100 minutes (1 hr 40 minutes) free vodafone-to-vodafone network only.
this is the night-talker plan by the way.
you can also get the texting one, it gives like 120 free text messages with every $30 recharge, and 100 free voda2voda minutes.
optus gives you 5 hrs free talk (but u gotta pay 30c for it) optus prepaid to optus prepaid only.
i can only have telstra, since where i live i can only get next g reception. i have freedom list, which is where you choose 5 telstra numbers and can call or text them anytime for free. you recharge $30 and get the free calls and texts for 30 days. then you can use the $30 for calls and texts to numbers not on your freedom list. it works ok for me
hYperTrOphY said:It's good to be 3
I pay $29 p/month and get $120 worth of calls/msgs. Paid nothing for the phone and they send me a monthly bill which includes the date they are going to remove the 29 from my account.
This is the first plan I have been on - prior to turning 18 I was always on pre-paid. So, while I don't have much to compare it to, I believe its a pretty good deal!
They also have a a great Windows Mobile phone called the HTC 3600i for 10 bucks a month on this plan. I've used one for the last year and it's a fantastic phone. Does push email, MSN, you can even get a hosted exchange through a company in the states, so if you lose your phone you never lose your info. Three use Telstra as the backup network, do you always have coverage.
Voda have a month to month contract, so you can have the benefits of a contract, without signing for 24 months.kaylz said:
http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/plans/onaccount/index.htm
They also have month to month data plans so you can get your email without a massive bill. The data plants are really good, and then you can start using features on smartphones.
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3, I've been with AAPT, Optus and Telstra, 3 is the best by far.