Great Mobile Plans & Prepaid

Are you paying too much for your mobile phone usage?  There are hundreds of mobile providers these days so you don't just need to go with one of the major Telco's. Check out some of the best value deals below in our mobile service provider comparison.

Amaysim

Amaysim is a great option that appeals to many. They keep it simple with three plans (As You Go, Flexi & Unlimited).

- Customer Service: Good

- Network: Optus

- Cheapest Plan: $1.66 per month ($5 per 90 days min spend)

- Unlimited Plan: $44.90 per month (includes 5 GB data)

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Vaya

Vaya has more plan options that Amaysim so may work out slightly cheaper for some users.  They are also on the Optus network. Note they charge a $20 sim card fee.

- Customer Service: Average

- Network: Optus

- Cheapest Plan: $16 per month (inc $200 credit & 300 MB data)

- Unlimited Plan: $57 per month (includes 3 GB data)

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Yatango

Yatango has a unique approach where it lets you build your own plan.  This is good if you know roughly how much minutes, SMS & data you use per month.  Or you can go PAYG.

- Customer Service: Good

- Network: Optus

- Cheapest Plan: $3.33 per month ($10 per 90 days min spend)

- Unlimited Plan: $27.90 per month (not including data)

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Lebara

Lebara is a prepaid option that especially appeals to users who make many International calls as they have cheap International rates.

- Customer Service: Average

- Network: Vodafone

- Cheapest Plan: $3.33 per month ($10 per 90 days min spend)

- Unlimited Plan: $49.90 /month (inc 2 GB data + Unlimited Intl Calls to 50 countries)

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Vodafone

Vodafone copped a lot of negativity previously due to their congested network.  Since then they have greatly improved their network in most areas (but not all).  In limited locations their 4G is faster than other networks.

- Customer Service: Average

- Network: Vodafone

- Cheapest Prepaid: $4.16 / month ($50 per year min spend) 

- Cheapest Billed Plan: $45 per month (inc $700 credit & 1.5 GB data)

- Unlimited Plan: $50 per month (inc 3 GB data)

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AUSTRALIAN STOCK  VS  IMPORTED

Australian Stock vs Grey Import

More & more online stores are now selling imported mobile phones which are sometimes referred to as "Grey Imports" or "Parallel Imports".  The main advantage of these are the cheaper prices.  Many stores will ship the products directly from an overseas location (usually Hong Kong or Singapore) to you.  Some will import the phones themselves and then ship the phones to you from Australia. 

Advantages of Parallel Imported stock:

  • Usually Cheaper
  • Some phones or colours are available that were not released in Australia
  • Some phones are released earlier in other countries'.
  • Phones that are discontinued in Australia may still be available overseas.

Disadvantages of Parallel Imported stock:

  • Longer warranty times.  As the warranty is usually only valid in the country where the phone was released for sale, usually you will need to send the phone to the Seller for warranty. They may send the phone overseas for warranty service.
  • Software differences.  Some phones may have regional content or customisations.  Advanced users can often change the software to the Australian version.

So the decision to purchase Australian stock or Imported stock may come down to your risk aversion regarding the warranty versus the price saving.  Often for cheaper phones ($200 and less), it may be better to purchase Australian stock as there may be little price saving.  And for more expensive phones ($500 and more), it may be worth to purchase Imported stock due to a price saving of possibly hundreds of dollars.