I was sent an email from Seniors Card N.S.W offering me a discounted mobile phone plan.
When i checked it out, the plan i had was on is a better deal, so what plan are we all using?
I have a $25 per month plan with Aldi. They use the telstra network.
My plan gives me 25 gig of data every month, plus the usual free calls and texts etc
Because i use Wifi at home and at work, i only use the phones data when i am away for rides on my bike.
Unused data rolls over if not used, so my data bank has 222 GB of data to use. That will come in handy when i need it.
Whenarewethere said
11:11 AM Mar 2, 2021
We don't use much data & are on Boost's 12 month $150 pre pay, 80GB, it includes unlimited calls to the countries we need.
Cupie said
11:13 AM Mar 2, 2021
I use Boost. They use the FULL Telstra 3G/4G network, which is handy in the country. Other resellers use only part of the Telstra network.
My plan is $150/year for 80gig which is more than enough for us as we have unlimited NBN at home. I think that new customers can't access this plan but can get 100gig for $200.
Meredith said
11:54 AM Mar 2, 2021
Depends a lot on where you travel, for us the full Telstra network (which is only Telstra or Boost) is a must, so we have a Boost, as we stream a bit these days have the $300 for 240gb 12 month prepaid. Aldi only uses part of the Telstra network and is very different away from the east coast.
Trevor 57 said
11:57 AM Mar 2, 2021
Another Boost user here. $30 pm pre-paid unlimited calls and texts and 20gb pm which rolls over to a cap of 100gb
If you ring Boost Telstra answers, I think it is the Jetstar of Qantas
Tony LEE said
12:01 PM Mar 2, 2021
Boost - biggest 12 month plan
gdayjr said
02:18 PM Mar 2, 2021
Well there you go. I am ok with Aldi until i hit the road full time, then it looks like Boost is the way to go.
Buzz Lightbulb said
04:14 PM Mar 2, 2021
I use the $9.90 monthly Cmobile plan. I think it's an on seller of Vodafone and Optus. It's unlimited nation phone calls and text with something like 1Gb of days which I've never used up because I use the home WiFi.
Switching to Boost sounds like a good idea for travelling and getting the Telstra coverage.
Trevor 57 said
10:32 AM Mar 3, 2021
and buy your phone outright directly from Samsung, and don't do what everyone else does and spend thousands. I recenly bought my wife (directly from Samsung) a Samsung A12 delivered for $299 (not an overly expensive S series)
-- Edited by Trevor 57 on Wednesday 3rd of March 2021 10:33:17 AM
Trevor 57 said
10:34 AM Mar 3, 2021
Buzz Lightbulb wrote:
I use the $9.90 monthly Cmobile plan. I think it's an on seller of Vodafone and Optus. It's unlimited nation phone calls and text with something like 1Gb of days which I've never used up because I use the home WiFi.
Switching to Boost sounds like a good idea for travelling and getting the Telstra coverage.
just be happy with pre-paid. You can set up your bank to just direct pay them monthly so it is like being on a plan
Aus-Kiwi said
11:09 AM Mar 3, 2021
Unfortunately Telstra is about the only plan . As reception is useless with anything else out of population . Cheap but unable to use !! Unless they are linked to Telstra .
oldbloke said
12:04 PM Mar 3, 2021
I have tried Aldi and boost and I'm now on a Telstra prepaid $30 for 8 GB. Not a lot but i get by. Although Aldi and boost good and provide a lot of download consistently I found that once you get out of town you are low priority and Telstra users get the highest priority. I used to often find on boost or Aldi that it would drop out but on Telstra it is far more reliable.
I'm currently sitting in the spot I have never got internet using aldi or boost, but on telstra its a ok.
Trevor 57 said
12:09 PM Mar 3, 2021
Boost is Telstra, like Jetstar is Qantas - same company but 'cheaper' brand. When you ring Boost Telstra answers
-- Edited by Trevor 57 on Wednesday 3rd of March 2021 12:09:26 PM
Cupie said
01:52 PM Mar 3, 2021
Trevor 57 wrote:
Boost is Telstra, like Jetstar is Qantas - same company but 'cheaper' brand. When you ring Boost Telstra answers
-- Edited by Trevor 57 on Wednesday 3rd of March 2021 12:09:26 PM
Boost is a completely separate company from Telstra. The Telstra owned 'reseller' is Belong.
Boost have purchased a package from Telstra, just as many telephone resellers did in the past.
The Boost package includes such things as of course access to the full 3G & 4G network; Access(connection) alterations & Disconnection services; Perhaps Telstra's wholesale billing system & their Reseller/wholesale Customer interface / Call Centre services.
This is why some of the communications that Boost customers receive has a Telstra letterhead.
I am well versed in these arrangements as I was a Senior Telstra Wholesale Manager back in the day when we first established these contractual arrangements for Telephone & Data services.
oldbloke said
02:09 PM Mar 3, 2021
Trevor 57 wrote:
Boost is Telstra, like Jetstar is Qantas - same company but 'cheaper' brand. When you ring Boost Telstra answers
-- Edited by Trevor 57 on Wednesday 3rd of March 2021 12:09:26 PM
That is a great anallagy Trevor. Sitting in the telstra shop the woman had issues trying g to swap me from boost to telstra. I asked why?
A. Because I was with boost which is owned and run by telstra was the reply.
Cupie said
03:39 PM Mar 3, 2021
oldbloke wrote:
Trevor 57 wrote:
Boost is Telstra, like Jetstar is Qantas - same company but 'cheaper' brand. When you ring Boost Telstra answers
-- Edited by Trevor 57 on Wednesday 3rd of March 2021 12:09:26 PM
That is a great anallagy Trevor. Sitting in the telstra shop the woman had issues trying g to swap me from boost to telstra. I asked why?
A. Because I was with boost which is owned and run by telstra was the reply.
Well she was WRONG.
Telstra does NOT own Boost.
Just search 'does Telstra own Boost' and look at a few of the results.
All confirm my previous statements.
Trevor 57 said
08:03 PM Mar 3, 2021
So, explain to me that when I ring Boost Telstra answers?
I get it that there is another 'owner' with a CEO, so does Jetstar
oldbloke said
08:43 PM Mar 3, 2021
Trevor 57 wrote:
So, explain to me that when I ring Boost Telstra answers? I get it that there is another 'owner' with a CEO, so does Jetstar
Correct telstra answers and bank account indicates telstra gets paid.
Qantas 1st class.
Jetstar 2nd class.
Telstra 1st class
Boost 2nd class.
Aldi 3rd class
Its all about signal strength and who gets priority at busy times.
If you pay less you get less.
Cupie said
12:32 AM Mar 4, 2021
Trevor 57 wrote:
So, explain to me that when I ring Boost Telstra answers? I get it that there is another 'owner' with a CEO, so does Jetstar
Are you guys for real or just trying to wind me up.
As I tried to explain, if Boost has 'contracted' or paid Telstra to provide a range of services like Call Centres, when you call the 'Boost Call Centre' number a Telstra employee will answer & attend to your enquiry as they are contracted to do.
Perhaps you aught to google 'Does Telstra own Boost' as I suggested in an earlier post.
cheers ..
yobarr said
04:31 AM Mar 4, 2021
Cupie wrote:
Trevor 57 wrote:
So, explain to me that when I ring Boost Telstra answers? I get it that there is another 'owner' with a CEO, so does Jetstar
Are you guys for real or just trying to wind me up.
As I tried to explain, if Boost has 'contracted' or paid Telstra to provide a range of services like Call Centres, when you call the 'Boost Call Centre' number a Telstra employee will answer & attend to your enquiry as they are contracted to do.
Perhaps you aught to google 'Does Telstra own Boost' as I suggested in an earlier post.
Truthfully I would try to separate myself from Telstra too
dorian said
07:53 AM Mar 4, 2021
I wonder how many people still harbour a hatred of Telstra that dates back to its Telecom days. I can never forget how Telecom screwed us for everything.
Wanda said
09:00 AM Mar 4, 2021
The other advantage to Boost I have found is, if at the end of your monthly plan you don't recharge you can still receive calls, you just can't make them. This is on one of their plans that "you" recharge NOT the auto recharge. Choice is $20-30-40 monthly plans
Your phone will "receive calls" for up to 6mths before it cancells, handy if you have access to another phone.
By the way, the "who owns Boost" has been done and dusted several times and on several forums and NO Telstra does not own Boost
cheers
Ian
Jaahn said
10:34 AM Mar 4, 2021
Hi
Well I have an Amasim plan. It was offered to me as I was an Amaysim energy customer. It has been free for the past 12 months. Free calls etc etc and 200Gb data/mth. It is nominally a $40/mth plan but $0 to me ! Actually just now it is finishing as they sold the Energy retailer to AGL. I am on the last free month, just renewed, but they are offering me $10/mth same plan for a while as I am a good customer ?? It uses the Optus network. We have been away in Vic on and off for the past year and a half and I used it exclusively for my phone and computer needs as well at back home. No problems in central Vic and coming up the Hume in the last couple of days.
Just sayin'
Jaahn
Trevor 57 said
10:35 AM Mar 4, 2021
dorian wrote:
I wonder how many people still harbour a hatred of Telstra that dates back to its Telecom days. I can never forget how Telecom screwed us for everything.
it is because the culture hasn't changed. There is a theory around the '5 monkey's experiment' that I reckon suits Telstra. Their customer service, whether face to face, phone or online is abysmal
When I read people complaining about issues with NBN, when I push them for who their internet provider is, it is ALWAYS Telstra. I explain to people that the NBN is just optic fibre and wire (yes a lot of technical stuff in the background). I tell them to change providers, and when they do, they can't believe the difference. I don't understand why people tolerate Telstra
Trevor 57 said
10:38 AM Mar 4, 2021
Jaahn wrote:
Hi
Well I have an Amasim plan. It was offered to me as I was an Amaysim energy customer. It has been free for the past 12 months. Free calls etc etc and 200Gb data/mth. It is nominally a $40/mth plan but $0 to me ! Actually just now it is finishing as they sold the Energy retailer to AGL. I am on the last free month, just renewed, but they are offering me $10/mth same plan for a while as I am a good customer ?? It uses the Optus network. We have been away in Vic on and off for the past year and a half and I used it exclusively for my phone and computer needs as well at back home. No problems in central Vic and coming up the Hume in the last couple of days.
Just sayin'
Jaahn
Optus is OK, we used them for years before moving to Boost, but their service is intermittent
On the risk of changing topics, about power retailers, Origin is like Telstra, it is left over from being the Gvmt owned SEC and have the same attitude as Telstra AND they are one of the most expensive resellers on the market. I use Red Energy, 100% owned by the Snowy Mountain Scheme - so an Aussie company, they are one of the cheaper ones out ther
I was sent an email from Seniors Card N.S.W offering me a discounted mobile phone plan.
When i checked it out, the plan i had was on is a better deal, so what plan are we all using?
I have a $25 per month plan with Aldi. They use the telstra network.
My plan gives me 25 gig of data every month, plus the usual free calls and texts etc
Because i use Wifi at home and at work, i only use the phones data when i am away for rides on my bike.
Unused data rolls over if not used, so my data bank has 222 GB of data to use. That will come in handy when i need it.
We don't use much data & are on Boost's 12 month $150 pre pay, 80GB, it includes unlimited calls to the countries we need.
I use Boost. They use the FULL Telstra 3G/4G network, which is handy in the country. Other resellers use only part of the Telstra network.
My plan is $150/year for 80gig which is more than enough for us as we have unlimited NBN at home. I think that new customers can't access this plan but can get 100gig for $200.
If you ring Boost Telstra answers, I think it is the Jetstar of Qantas
Well there you go. I am ok with Aldi until i hit the road full time, then it looks like Boost is the way to go.
Switching to Boost sounds like a good idea for travelling and getting the Telstra coverage.
and buy your phone outright directly from Samsung, and don't do what everyone else does and spend thousands. I recenly bought my wife (directly from Samsung) a Samsung A12 delivered for $299 (not an overly expensive S series)
-- Edited by Trevor 57 on Wednesday 3rd of March 2021 10:33:17 AM
just be happy with pre-paid. You can set up your bank to just direct pay them monthly so it is like being on a plan
I'm currently sitting in the spot I have never got internet using aldi or boost, but on telstra its a ok.
Boost is Telstra, like Jetstar is Qantas - same company but 'cheaper' brand. When you ring Boost Telstra answers
-- Edited by Trevor 57 on Wednesday 3rd of March 2021 12:09:26 PM
Boost is a completely separate company from Telstra. The Telstra owned 'reseller' is Belong.
Boost have purchased a package from Telstra, just as many telephone resellers did in the past.
The Boost package includes such things as of course access to the full 3G & 4G network; Access(connection) alterations & Disconnection services; Perhaps Telstra's wholesale billing system & their Reseller/wholesale Customer interface / Call Centre services.
This is why some of the communications that Boost customers receive has a Telstra letterhead.
I am well versed in these arrangements as I was a Senior Telstra Wholesale Manager back in the day when we first established these contractual arrangements for Telephone & Data services.
That is a great anallagy Trevor. Sitting in the telstra shop the woman had issues trying g to swap me from boost to telstra. I asked why?
A. Because I was with boost which is owned and run by telstra was the reply.
Well she was WRONG.
Telstra does NOT own Boost.
Just search 'does Telstra own Boost' and look at a few of the results.
All confirm my previous statements.
Correct telstra answers and bank account indicates telstra gets paid.
Qantas 1st class.
Jetstar 2nd class.
Telstra 1st class
Boost 2nd class.
Aldi 3rd class
Its all about signal strength and who gets priority at busy times.
If you pay less you get less.
Are you guys for real or just trying to wind me up.
As I tried to explain, if Boost has 'contracted' or paid Telstra to provide a range of services like Call Centres, when you call the 'Boost Call Centre' number a Telstra employee will answer & attend to your enquiry as they are contracted to do.
Perhaps you aught to google 'Does Telstra own Boost' as I suggested in an earlier post.
cheers ..
Never ever had an issue and been a Boost customers for a couple of years, but I do live in the Regions
Hi Trevor...I simply had a Google.Cheers
-- Edited by yobarr on Thursday 4th of March 2021 06:03:12 AM
Belong are worth a look - data banking and the ability to switch between three plans monthly:
Belong
Your phone will "receive calls" for up to 6mths before it cancells, handy if you have access to another phone.
By the way, the "who owns Boost" has been done and dusted several times and on several forums and NO Telstra does not own Boost
cheers
Ian
Hi
Well I have an Amasim plan. It was offered to me as I was an Amaysim energy customer. It has been free for the past 12 months. Free calls etc etc and 200Gb data/mth. It is nominally a $40/mth plan but $0 to me ! Actually just now it is finishing as they sold the Energy retailer to AGL. I am on the last free month, just renewed, but they are offering me $10/mth same plan for a while as I am a good customer ?? It uses the Optus network. We have been away in Vic on and off for the past year and a half and I used it exclusively for my phone and computer needs as well at back home. No problems in central Vic and coming up the Hume in the last couple of days.
Just sayin'
Jaahn
it is because the culture hasn't changed. There is a theory around the '5 monkey's experiment' that I reckon suits Telstra. Their customer service, whether face to face, phone or online is abysmal
When I read people complaining about issues with NBN, when I push them for who their internet provider is, it is ALWAYS Telstra. I explain to people that the NBN is just optic fibre and wire (yes a lot of technical stuff in the background). I tell them to change providers, and when they do, they can't believe the difference. I don't understand why people tolerate Telstra
Optus is OK, we used them for years before moving to Boost, but their service is intermittent
On the risk of changing topics, about power retailers, Origin is like Telstra, it is left over from being the Gvmt owned SEC and have the same attitude as Telstra AND they are one of the most expensive resellers on the market. I use Red Energy, 100% owned by the Snowy Mountain Scheme - so an Aussie company, they are one of the cheaper ones out ther