Wifi & Mifi Plans
| With so many portable mobile devices filling our homes these days, laptops, iPads, iPhones, iPods, tablets the list goes on, consider a pocket wifi also known as a Mifi to keep them all connected at the same time. A portable way to wirelessly connect your devices to the internet, WiFi is a little portable modem and wireless router that broadcasts the internet wirelessly to multiple compatible devices. | ||||||||
| Compare All Prepaid Wifi & Mifi Modem Plans | ||||||||
| Product | Term | Network | Down/Uploads | USB Price | Excess | Devices | Expiry | Buy Now |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vodafone Pocket Wifi | Prepaid | Vodafone 3G | 4GB | $39 | Link up to five WiFi devices | 30 days | Buy Vodafone! | |
| Virgin Prepaid Wifi | Prepaid | Optus 3G | 4GB | $99 | Link up to three WiFi devices | 30 days | Buy Virgin! | |
| Optus Mini Wifi | Prepaid | Optus 3G | 6GB + unlimited Facebook/Twitter | $89 | Link up to five WiFi devices | 30 days | Buy Optus! | |
| Telstra Mobile Wi-Fi | Prepaid | Telstra 4G | 5GB | $99 | Link up to five WiFi devices | 60 days | Buy Telstra! | |
| Boost Mobile Wifi | Prepaid | Optus 3G | 5GB | $79 | Link up to eight WiFi devices | 60 days | Buy Boost! | |
| Vivid Wireless | Prepaid | Vivid Wireless 4G | 0GB | $99 | Link up to five WiFi devices | 30 days | Buy Vivid Wireless! | |
| Crazy Johns | Prepaid | Vodafone 3G | 3GB | $79 | Link up to five WiFi devices | 30 days | Buy Crazy Johns | |
Optus Mobile Broadband Terms & Conditions
*Online 1 month free access offer: ~ *1 Month Free Access offer is available to new Optus Mobile Broadband customers signing up between 10/11/10 and 31/03/11to a Data Cap, Data Cap Plus or Data Cap Plus Voice Plan for 12 or 24 months as applicable to the selected plan when signing up via www.optus.com.au. and is not available through other sales channels. The free month access is equal to the selected plan’s monthly access fee at time of sign up (does not include any additional Data Blocks) and will be applied as a credit after activation to your Mobile Broadband account within 3 months of the service activation. The credit is non recurring, non transferable and is not redeemable for cash.
Coverage: With these devices coverage is available through the Optus Open Network in 3G dual band areas, subject to network availability. Not available for sale in NT and TAS. See www.optus.com.au/coverage for more details.
‘yes’ Coverage Commitment (YCC): If coverage is not to your satisfaction, you will need to contact us within 7 days of activation to cancel your service. No cancellation fees will apply. You will only be charged for your usage, pro-rated access fee and device charges if applicable. You will need to return the device at your own cost. Optus will send you a letter instructing you on how to return the device, which you must return within 14 days of issue date of the letter to avoid equipment charges. For InZone and Voicebox, YCC applies to your nominated address only. YCC is available until withdrawn. Faulty devices are not covered by this YCC. Cancellation fees apply outside the YCC period.
Change Fee: Customers moving from a higher plan to a lower plan may incur a once off plan change fee of $100 pro rata.
Termination fees for Mobile Broadband Plans: If you choose to pay the cost of your device by the monthly handset payment option or have chosen a 12 or 24 month plan and you cancel your Optus Mobile Broadband Service or it is disconnected for any reason (“Termination”) you will be required to pay the remaining amount on your phone, if any, plus applicable “Termination Fees”. The Termination Fee is calculated as follows: for months 1-12 of a 24 month term, 100% of the Initial Termination Fee, for months 13-15, 80% of the Initial Termination Fee, for months 16-18, 60% of the Initial Termination Fee, for months 19-21, 40% of the Initial Termination Fee, for months 22-24, 20% of the Initial Termination Fee. For months 1-6 of a 12 month term, 100% of the Initial Termination Fee for months 7-9 70% of the Initial Termination Fee, for months 10-12 40% of the Initial Termination Fee.
Customers can expect average download speeds between 512kbps and 3Mbps. Actual speeds will vary and may be slower. Many factors affect speeds such as your distance from the mobile tower, the capacity and load of the mobile tower, which bearer you are currently using (GSM, 3G, dual band), your hardware and software, the source of your download, and general internet traffic. The service is subject to network availability. See www.optus.com/coverage for more information.
Optus Mobile Broadband: plans may only be used as a data plan. You should not use the supplied SIM to access (and may not be able to access) other services such as Voice calls, International voice calls, Voice Mail, International SMS, premium and Third Party SMS, MMS, International MMS, 1300, 1900. If you are able to access such services, your use of such services will be charged at prevailing rates. Data usage will be counted in kilobytes, where 1024kb = 1MB and includes both uploads and downloads.
For Data Cap $19.95, $29.95, $39.95, $59.95 and $79.95 your pricing plan sets out a maximum amount of included value in dollars that you can use to download and upload in a billing month. This included value is charged at $0.08 per MB or part there of during Peak time and $0.04 per MB or part there of during Off Peak time. Peak time is 7am to 11:59:59pm and Off Peak time is 12am (midnight) to 6:59:59am AEST. If you exceed your plan’s included value, your service will be restricted to those websites defined by Optus as being unmetered (a list of sites is available at http://memberservices.optuszoo.com.au) until the end of the billing month unless you purchase a Data Block which provides you with additional Mobile Broadband Usage. Refer www.optus.com.au/standardagreement.
For Data Cap $4.95 your service will be restricted to those websites defined by Optus as being unmetered (a list of sites is available at http://memberservices.optuszoo.com.au ) until the end of the billing month unless you purchase a Data Block which provides you with additional Mobile Broadband Usage. Refer www.optus.com.au/standardagreement. You are able to obtain an indication of your megabyte usage via the Optus on-line usage feature in member services. Any unused data allowance cannot be rolled over. If you connect onto a Data Cap $19.95, $29.95, $39.95, $59.95 or $79.95 plan, you will not be able to change plans mid billing month. A rate plan change fee may apply if you change plans. For full details and all fees that apply, please check your standard service description and pricing table If the supplied SIM card is used in an alternate device (such as a different Optus wireless device or in an Optus mobile phone), usage will count towards your plan’s usage allowance.
Facebook(R) and the facebook logo are a registered trademark of Facebook Inc. Twitter(R) and the Twitter logo are registered trademarks of Twitter Inc. MySpace Mobile requires an existing MySpace account. eBay and the eBay logo are trademarks of eBay Inc. LinkedIn and the LinkedIn logo are registered trademarks of LinkedIn Corporation in the U.S. and/or other countries. Foursquare and the Foursquare logo are registered trademarks of Foursquare Labs, Inc. All rights reserved. Use of the Facebook SMS alert service or any other social media alert service are not included as part of the service and will be charged separately.
General: Cancellation and plan change fees may apply. Offer cannot be combined with any other offers or bundled rewards unless stated. For full details on all fees that apply, and full terms and conditions, refer to www.optus.com.au/standardagreement. Information correct as of 12 December 2010. For full terms and conditions, refer to www.optus.com.au/standardagreement. SingTel Optus Pty Limited ABN 90 052 833 208.
Termination fees for Mobile Broadband Plans: If you choose to pay the cost of your device by the monthly handset payment option or have chosen a 12 or 24 month plan and you cancel your Optus Mobile Broadband Service or it is disconnected for any reason (“Termination”) you will be required to pay the remaining amount on your phone, if any, plus applicable “Termination Fees”. The Termination Fee is calculated as follows: for months 1-12 of a 24 month term, 100% of the Initial Termination Fee, for months 13-15, 80% of the Initial Termination Fee, for months 16-18, 60% of the Initial Termination Fee, for months 19-21, 40% of the Initial Termination Fee, for months 22-24, 20% of the Initial Termination Fee. For months 1-6 of a 12 month term, 100% of the Initial Termination Fee for months 7-9 70% of the Initial Termination Fee, for months 10-12 40% of the Initial Termination Fee.
