What Good Deals Do Telstra Have For Pre-Paid Mobiles?

[Robbo VS3]

I never get time to go to the telstra shop as i finish work at 5pm every day and they are always closed. Just wondering how many of you guys use a Telstra pre-paid phone and what deal have you got going on it. I don't play with phones much so i just recharge it with $20 or so when i need it, BUT, it goes so quickly and i don't even use it that much. I made a call the other day and i talked for 1 minute max, and i check my balance, it had just cost me $3.00!!!!! Thats just bloody ridiculous and im sick of it..!! Can't i get like 150 minutes free calls or something?? I just need some sort of idea what deals i can get.


Help please.
Cheers

[Robbo VS3]

Why did'nt i check the telstra site first.

All good guys!

[hsvpunk]

its the flag fall that gets most people on pre paid plans.

when you say 150 free mins to others, it depends on which company the other people are with to if you will use your minutes.



Mobile Phones from Telstra

[azza77]

Why did'nt i check the telstra site first.

All good guys!

Not sure if you can still get this one, but on my phone i have the freedom offer plan. You select 5 other telstra numbers to add to your 'freedom list' and you can call those number anytime for an unlimited amount of time for free. Only catch is you have to recharged atleast $30 a month or the calls will be charged. So i have free phone calls all month, and with the $30 i buy $20 worth of text messages (180) with the plus packs.

[scruffy]

Hey mate,just wondering if it HAS to be Telstra.I've had Telstra ,Vodaphone and Optus and am now with 3.I drive from the Gold Coast to Cairns almost every week and have found that 3 has a better coverage than Optus and Vodaphone, as it piggybacks the Telstra network. I am on a plan which includes an 16gig Iphone at $54 a month so, it's not too bad.

Just my 2bobs worth,happy hunting.

[Adza75]

The answer is they don't have good deals!! Well not compared to other carriers anyway!

[CommVTS]

Agreed with Adza, telstra charge the most out of all companies.
I recommend Virgin Mobile or Optus, heaps cheaper than the rest.

[Robbo VS3]

The answer is they don't have good deals!! Well not compared to other carriers anyway!

Good point

[Chilli_Red]

Unless coverage is an issue i'ld recommend optus.

[Adza75]

Even then, Optus has the second biggest network in the country, and as long as you get a dual band 900/2100 3G phone, you will have 3G coverage in most areas.

[STEALTHY™]

telstra and good deal in the same sentence

[MasterOfReality]

Sometimes its worth paying the extra for decent coverage.

I live 25km from brisbane cbd, and my optus phone is shocking. Drops out all the time, doesn't connect etc etc. Tower is just over a km away.

Before that I was with telstra - not one single issue with their mobile coverage.

[ClairBear]

telstra and good deal in the same sentence

What he said!

I would go without a phone and the net if hellstra became the only provider again.

[NORTI]

telstra and good deal in the same sentence

What he said!

I would go without a phone and the net if hellstra became the only provider again.

you are both fanbois in disguise

Even then, Optus has the second biggest network in the country, and as long as you get a dual band 900/2100 3G phone, you will have 3G coverage in most areas.

true, however they also have the most congested network, so more users experience drop outs & slow data transfer.

Telstra never claim to be the cheapest

[STEALTHY™]

Yeah, i secretly want bad service, and to be charged for full broadband speed but only given dial up.

[alien]

telstra and good deal in the same sentence

I must agree when your talking about Prepaid Telstra. But Telstra plan mobiles are a lot better. Always in service no matter where i go, only stuff up has been when the old SIM card died and i needed a replacement, the girl didn't know what she was doing, but it was all sorted out with a $10 bill for 2 months when i was only without a phone for a maximum of 5 days

I dont send many SMS's from it, so i have 50 free SMS's and i used to make around $1.5k of calls every month that Telstra would pay for. They got their backs up because i'm only paying $20 a month, so it's now toned down to about $600-700 a month charged to them.

[ClairBear]

you are both fanbois in disguise

Damn. You have seen right through my thinly veiled disguise