2 weeks Ago By Dylan Crismale
If you’re looking at the household budget looking for areas to cut spending, it’s worth taking a look at your mobile phone plan. When was the last time you actually used all your mobile data? Are you paying for 50GB per month but only using 16GB? According to the ACCC that’s the average a postpaid plan customer uses per month while prepaid customers use on average even less, just 7.5GB per month.
It’s also worth noting that most telcos have some sort of introductory offer usually a discount that lasts between three to six months. If you truly want to maximise your savings its worth comparing your options every six to 12 months. Know the news with the 7NEWS app: Download today Here’s a look at the cheapest plans across a few common price points.
Cheap mobile plans under $20 Most plans in this price bracket start at around $12-15 dollars per month while the introductory offer is in place but will then jump above $20 per month after six months. A few with very little data – between 4-6GB per month don’t increase in price too much. The cheapest plan in WhistleOut’s database for under $20 per month is from Circles.
Life. This plan runs on the Optus network and comes with 6GB of data with 4GB of bonus data bringing the total to 10GB for the first six months. You’ll pay $12 per month for the first six months and then $15 per month ongoing.
iiNet and TPG’s cheapest plans come next. Both offer 25GB of data for the wallet-friendly price of $12.50 per month, for the first six months.
After that, the data inclusions will stay the same but you’ll pay $25 per month. Both run on the Vodafone network. Cheap mobile plans under $30 There’s a lot of competition at this price point with several telcos offering plans at the $20 to $22 per month mark.
It’s worth watching out for how high costs jump after any deals end with some providers jumping their price up to $45 per month. The cheapest plan in Whistleout’s database here is from Moose Mobile. Moose’s plan comes with 40GB of data for $21.
80 per month for the first six months before and the ongoing price of $33.80. Moose runs on the Optus network.
amaysim which also uses the Optus network comes next with a 20GB plan for $22 per 28-day recharge. With a deal, you’ll pay just $10 for the first recharge but it’s worth noting that with a prepaid plan like this one with a 28-day recharge you’ll pay your bill 13 times a year. numobile and Tangerine also start at $22 per month, they both operate on the Telstra wholesale network (which has coverage slightly less than what Telstra itself offers).
Both plans come with 12GB of data. If you are after a heap of data but want to pay less Circles.Life’s 30GB plan currently comes with 75GB of bonus data for the first six months.
You’ll pay $22.50 for the first six months before the full-ongoing price of $30 per month. Circles.
Life uses the Optus network. Cheap mobile plans under $40 If you are after a lot of data you’ll find it at this pricepoint. Lots of plans start at around $33 to $35 dollars but there are fewer introductory deals.
The cheapest plan in WhistleOut’s database here is from Tangerine. Tangerine’s plan comes with 32GB of data for $33 per month, again it uses the Telstra wholesale network. You’ll get double the data for the first three months.
Dodo’s 40GB plan is 25% off for the first three months, you’ll pay $24.75 per month before the regular ongoing price of $33 per month. Dodo uses the Optus network.
Another Optus network provider, Southern Phone offers 80GB of data for just a dollar more a $34 per month. Looking to save on your internet too? Check out these NBN 50 plans, which are the most popular with readers this week. Dylan Crismale is Digital Content Editor at Reviews.
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