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My Mum (aged 71) was recently given an iPhone which consumed $50 worth of prepaid credit in a couple of days. I've just chased this up with Telstra and found that her current prepaid plan charges $22 a mb! Her new iPhone had, unbeknownst to her, been consuming the data over 3G.
Her old prepaid plan had really, really long expiry (like 2 years) but we obviously need to change it now she has some small data requirements. Which plan will still offer her long expiry but with a more reasonable data rate? She doesn't make a lot of calls, she might send one or two SMS messages a day, and she will need 3G data for the weather, iMessage and so on.
Prior to getting the iPhone a $20 credit could easily last her 6 months. Any advice would be most welcomed!
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Thanks to all respondants. I like the look of the pre paid Simplicity, and while 180 days expiry isn't as gernerous as her current plan, the 10c/mb data rate is is 220 times CHEAPER than her current rate, which more than makes up for it now that she has minimialistic data requirements.
MuchaS Gracias!
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Re: $22/mb for data!
You have 2 choices - bar the data and have a smartphone without the mobile data capability, and keep your Long Life Offer, or you can move to something like Simplicity
http://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/prepaid-mobiles/prepaid-offers/#tab-prepaid-simplicity
It doesn't quite have the same expiry time, but it's not bad and data is 10c a MB.
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Re: $22/mb for data!
Which plan will still offer her long expiry but with a more reasonable data rate?
Telstra Pre-Paid Simplicity Offer, if you recharge a minimum of $100 in one go in order to get a 180-day pre-paid credit expiry period. The data rate for that offer is 10c/MB.
Telstra Pre-Paid Data+ Cap Offer, if you recharge a minimum of $180 in one go in order to get a 365-day pre-paid credit expiry period. The data rate for that offer, for that specific recharge level, is 1.46c/MB. Some minimal allowance for call and text messaging is included.
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Re: $22/mb for data!
Gameboy wrote:
Also keep in mind that the Data+ Cap Offer is meant for tablets, not voice devices
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Thanks to all respondants. I like the look of the pre paid Simplicity, and while 180 days expiry isn't as gernerous as her current plan, the 10c/mb data rate is is 220 times CHEAPER than her current rate, which more than makes up for it now that she has minimialistic data requirements.
MuchaS Gracias!