Telstra

telstra prepaid mobile plans - simplicity Our latest Pre-Paid Mobile Offers have something for everyone. So whether you like to talk, text, browse the Mobile Internet or just have longer credit expiry, there’s an offer to suit your needs. Plus, some of our offers give you FREE voice minutes and text every time you recharge. The higher your recharge amount the better the value. You simply choose the prepaid mobile offer that best suits you and recharge the minimum amount. You can get included benefits like FREE talk & text to any network, 1c text to Telstra mobiles, Bonus talk time to Telstra mobiles, and Longer credit expiry periods.

Quick Summary

Product Call rate1 Flagfall TXT Expiry2 MMS Internet Call Cap/Credit Voice mail1 Extras 2 Min Call3 More
Beyond Talk – $30 78c 39c 29c 30 50c 200MB $30 + 200 TXT + 200 minutes 78c 1c TXT to Telstra. Excess data $2/mb chg p/KB $1.95/115 calls Buy Telstra!
Beyond Talk $40 300MB $40 + 300 TXT + 300 minutes $1.95/170 calls
Beyond Talk – $50 Unlimited 400MB $50 + 500 minutes  Excess data $2/mb chg p/KB $1.95/275 calls
Beyond Talk – $70 600MB $70 + 700 minutes $1.95/385 calls
Beyond Talk – $100 1GB $100 + 800 minutes $1.95/450 calls
Simplicity – $20 15c 0c 12c 30 50c 10c/MB $20 15c Data charged p/MB 30c/66 calls Buy Telstra!
Simplicity – $30  60 $30 30c/100 calls
Simplicity – $50  90 $50 30c/300 calls
Simplicity – $100 180  $100 30c/333 calls
Browse Pack – $5
30 30MB Charged p/KB Buy Telstra!
Browse Pack – $10 200MB
Browse Pack – $20 700MB
Browse Pack – $39 1GB
Browse Pack – $49 3GB
Browse Pack – $59 4GB
Telstra Long Life – $20 78c 39c 29c (Int 35c) 60 50c $2/MB chg p/KB $20 78c Excess $2/MB chg p/KB $1.95/10 calls Buy Telstra!
Telstra Long Life – $30 180 $30 $1.95/15 calls
Telstra Long Life – $40 180 $40 $1.95/20 calls
 Telstra Long Life – $60 365 $60 $1.95/30 calls
 Telstra Long Life – $100 365 $100 $1.95/51 calls
Prepaid Cap Encore $30 89c 39c 29c 30 50c 400MB $250 credit 89c Excess data $2/MB charged p/KB + unlimited talk/text 6pm till 6am $2.17/115 calls  Buy Telstra!
Prepaid Cap Encore $40 600MB $550 credit $2.17/253 calls
Prepaid Cap Encore $50 800MB $1000 credit  $2.17/460 calls
 Prepaid Cap Encore $70 1.5GB $1500 credit $2.17/691 calls
 Prepaid Cap Encore $100 3GB $2000 credit $2.17/921 calls
Prepaid Mobile Review – Telstra Prepaid (April 2013)
Telstra’s Prepaid Mobile Offers are a lot more competitive today than they where a few years ago. Their recent hookup with Boost Mobile has shown their commitment to growing this client base. The range is broad and starts with Simplicity with its 15c/min calls and no flagfall which is essentially a PAYG rate plan. It offers no credit outside of the amount you recharge but rates are very cheap. Credit expiry increases with a higher recharge amount eg $30 gives you 60 days and $100, 180 days.

What Simplicity also comes with is a competitive international call offer. Now don’t expect Telstra to be the cheapest here but 15c/min is available to these countries Canada, China, France, Hong Kong, Germany, South Korea, India, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Singapore, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, USA, Vietnam.

Prepaid Cap Encore is the latest iteration of the Telstra Prepaid Caps. The value in the plans has improved quite a bit since they where launched and a major improvement has also been seen in the data on offer. Over the past few months they moved from per megabyte increments to per Kilobyte, which offers great value and in the world of prepaid is relatively unknown. The only disappointment I have in the Encore range is that the data allowance has actually been reduced for both the $30 and $40 recharge, going from 500MB to 400MB and 1GB to 600MB respectively. I don’t enjoy seeing data go backwards particularly from a large player like Telstra. The Encore has 5 entry points, the $30 recharge offers $250 in calls ($2.17 for a 2 minute call) and 400MB of data. The next step is $40 with $550 in calls and 600MB, then we move to $1000 in calls and 800MB at $50, $70 offers 1.5GB and $1500 in calls and finally $100 offers $2000 in calls and 3GB.

At the $40 range the Telstra offer is OK. Optus Prepaid Social offers 350 minutes to anyone, unlimited to Optus, unlimited TXT and 1GB (plus unlimited social media), Boost has unlimited calls and 3GB and Woolworths has $500 in calls ($250 to Woolworths) and 5GB for $29. The offer is competitive but not the best, although the per KB increments do offer you good value.

What the Prepaid Cap Encore is also offering at the moment is unlimited evening calls from 6pm to 6am every day of the week. It started as a promotion but has now become a standard part of the offer. I would really have loved more data with these plans, particularly because Telstra also offers 4G access with all of its prepaid plans, whilst Optus only offers it with the Prepaid Social plan.

Notes:
1 – rate per minute
2 – expiry period in days
3 – cost of a 2 minute call. Number of 2 minute calls made using credit provided to any network (excludes calls within network).
Where no minimum credit is indicated, $20 is used.

More details

Product Simplicity Beyond Talk Prepaid Cap Encore Long Life
Summary 15c calls and no flagfall. Expiry up to 180 days. You’ll get plenty of talk, text and data. Plus you can enjoy 1c text to Telstra mobiles Ideal for your smart phone if you are looking for data and call credit. I want to stay in touch with family and friends and have peace of mind that my credit will last even longer. Get up to 12 months credit expiry.
2 Min Call 30c $1.95 $2.17 $1.95
International TXT/MMS 20c/75c 35c/75c 35c/75c 35c/75c
Video Calls
Calls within Network 15c/min + unlimited b/w 6pm – 6am 78c/min + 39c flagfall 89c/min + 39c flagfall 78c/min + 39c flagfall
Credit Rollover Un-used credit expires on recharge
Plus Packs TXT Plus: $5 (30TXT), $10 (85TXT), $20 (180TXT), $50 (500TXT)
Pics Plus: $5 (12pics), $10 (25pics), $20 (55pics), $50 (150pics)
Talk Plus: $5 (10 mins), $10 (25mins), $20 (55mins), $50 (150mins)
Data Increments p/MB p/KB
Recharge locations Phone, mobile, online & retail
International Roaming International Roaming is automatically available on your Telstra Pre-Paid service so you don’t need to have it activated. More…
Website www.telstra.com.au
Phone 125 8880

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