This plan has been discontinued. It’s no longer available to new customers or for existing customers to switch to.
This article provides important information about the plan inclusions to customers currently on Freedom.
How do I find out what plan I’m on?
See here for instructions on how to check and change your offer.
Recharge inclusions
When you recharge you’ll get data, Freedom Credit, your pick of Anytime Bonus or Nights Bonus, and Recharge Credit for premium usage.
Here’s how you use your included value:
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Anytime Bonus (if picked) |
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Nights Bonus (if picked) |
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Recharge Credit |
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Freedom Credit |
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Call and text charges within Australia
Here are the main charges that apply:
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National calls |
39¢ connection fee + 89¢ per 60 seconds or part A 2-minute standard national mobile call costs $2.17 |
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Call diversion (call forwarding) |
89¢ per 60 seconds or part |
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MessageBank® retrieval |
39c connection fee + 89c per 60 seconds or part |
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National SMS |
29¢ per message sent per recipient |
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National MMS |
50¢ per message sent per recipient |
Data charges
Included data is for use in Australia only. If you’ve used up all the data included with your recharge amount, extra data is charged from your Recharge Credit at the pay-as-you-go rate of $2 per MB. You can also purchase a Data Top Up (see Recharging less than $30).
To understand how much data you might need visit the Data Usage Calculator.
Rollover
Recharge before your credit expiry date and roll over your unused Recharge Credit.
Recharging less than $30
Customers on the Telstra Pre-Paid Freedom offer are able to recharge and get a Data Top Up for when they need an extra data boost.
20 recharges receive $20 Recharge Credit to use at the standard pay-as-you-go rates for calls, text and data in 28 days. All other recharges less than $30 will receive the equivalent amount in Recharge Credit to use at the standard pay-as-you-go rates for calls, text and data within 14 days.
Call and text charges within Australia to international numbers
Here are the main charges that apply:
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Connection fee (flag fall) |
39¢ |
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USA |
99¢ |
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China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Singapore |
$1.29 |
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Indonesia, Taiwan, Thailand |
$1.99 |
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United Kingdom, Canada |
$2.49 |
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India, South Korea |
$2.99 |
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Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, France, Germany, Japan, Philippines, South Africa, Ireland |
$2.99 |
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New Zealand |
$3.49 |
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SMS to international numbers |
35¢ per message sent per recipient |
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MMS to international numbers |
75¢ per message sent per recipient |
For other countries, see Our Customer Terms
Changing to a new plan
If you change to a different Pre-Paid plan you won’t be able to make Google Play purchases using included value. Rollover rules, inclusions (like Recharge Credit) and expiry periods may also be different. So carefully compare the new plan with your Beyond Talk plan before changing, to ensure its right for you.
When you do change plans, you’ll be warned about what balances you’re going to lose (like any remaining data, credit and bonuses).
You also won’t be able to change back toFreedom.
You’ll need to recharge to get the benefits of your new plan.
Check out our current Pre-Paid plans available to you, and see here for instructions on how to change your plan.
Call and data usage
You’ll automatically receive SMS alerts when you’re reaching or have reached your credit and data limits and when your credit is due to expire. To check your usage you can:
- Log in to Telstra 24x7 My Account online
- Download and use the Telstra 24x7 App
- Go to m.telstra.com on your mobile’s browser
- Dial #100# on your mobile
- Call 125 8888
Recharge
Credit or debit card – with My Account, Telstra 24x7 App, telstra.com/recharge, #100#, 125 8888.
Other recharge payment options are available including PayPal.
Visit telstra.com/recharge for more information.
Using your service overseas
You can use your recharge credit for making and receiving calls, SMS and data overseas. These costs are higher than in Australia.
International roaming is automatically activated on your service.
Here are the main charges that apply:
- Data while overseas - $3 per MB (charged per KB or part)
We recommend you consider one of our International Roaming Browse Plus Packs, which can be purchased using your Recharge Credit balance. These packs provide a set amount of data to use in selected countries for 30 days.
To deactivate international roaming, call us on 125 8880.
Unlocking fee
If you want to use your Telstra Pre-Paid device on another network, you’ll need to pay a network unlocking fee.
Recharge only period
To keep your service active, you’ll need to recharge six months from your last recharge expiry date. After this time, you may need to purchase a new SIM card. When your service is in recharge only period, you can receive calls, but you can’t make calls (except for calls to emergency services and some Telstra Pre-Paid service numbers) or use any other features of our services.
Other important information
This is a summary only – the full legal terms for your service are contained in your agreement with Telstra, including Our Customer Terms.
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