Mobile Phone Plans From Three Top Providers in Australia
Let's first clarify the difference between a mobile services provider and a mobile phone provider. Generally, the former provides mobile telecommunications services through multi-tiered monthly plans and rarely offers phone deals or bonus tablets. On one hand, mobile phone providers mostly offer monthly service plans with an option to rent a phone or buy one for a full cash payment. Some plans offer older models of branded units while other plans showcase the latest models of mobile phones. In Australia, there are six ideal plans for three leading mobile phone providers that currently offer value-for-money deals, freebies, or discounted services.
Telstra every day Connect Plans
Generally priced below $100 per month, these postpaid mobile phone plans offer data speeds at fast 3G or 4G rates with a cap of 1.0 to 1.5 GB per month. Local and national calls are uniformly charged at $0.99 per minute with a $0.40 flagfall fee per call. However, the Connect80 plan requires an initial payment of $1,920 to cover the monthly credits and the user's chosen phone. That's $480 more than the Connect60 plan whose selection of smartphones cost more. When you buy any of these two plans, you don't have to pay anything for the Nokia Lumia 800, the HTC Velocity 4G, or the Samsung Galaxy S II phones.
Yes Optus Plans Under Fifty
A couple of mobile plans from Optus have monthly rates under $50 with bonus features, such as unlimited mobile access to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, MySpace, eBay, and Foursquare within Australia only. When users select a phone, the minimum cost for any of these plans range from $730 to $850, but this could go up depending on the brand and model of phone the plan owner selects. A Nokia Lumia 800 costs only $5 per month for any of these postpaid plans.
Unlimited Social Networking from Vodafone
Vodafone's $60 monthly rate for a couple of postpaid plans seems a deal maker when both contracts include offers for unlimited social networking access to Facebook, Twitter, Foursquare and LinkedIn within the territories of Australia. Users may choose any of the phones offered with either a 12-month plan or a 24-month plan. The latter's mobile phone choices include Samsung Galaxy Nexus, Samsung Galaxy Note, or Samsung Galaxy S II free of charge. Other phones with zero monthly rates include the HTC One X, the HTC Sensation XL, and the Nokia Lumia 800.
