One of the key requirements under the new Telecommunications Consumer Protection Code is for mobile phone providers to specify how many 2-minute calls you could make on each plan they offer. That won’t be a requirement until March 1 next year, but we can easily perform that calculation ourselves right now.
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Just last week, our Planhacker column rounded up BYO contract deals. That full post is worth checking for all the details of each plan. Below is a more basic listing: what each plan costs and how many 2-minute calls you could make to an Australian standard number using that plan. That’s one of the key details required in the Critical Information Summary all providers will have to offer from March 1, 2013. But why wait?
Provider | Charge | Number of 2-min calls |
---|---|---|
Amaysim Flexi | $19.90 | 110 |
Amaysim Unlimited | $39.90 | Unlimited |
Boost Unltd | $40.00 | Unlimited |
Crazy John’s SIM-Only | $10.00 | 42 |
Crazy John’s SIM-Only | $15.00 | 84 |
Crazy John’s SIM-Only | $25.00 | 168 |
Crazy John’s SIM-Only | $45.00 | Unlimited |
Dodo Flexi | $9.90 | 46 |
Dodo Flexi | $19.90 | 93 |
Dodo Flexi | $29.90 | 232 |
Dodo Flexi | $49.90 | Unlimited |
Dodo Flexi | $59.90 | Unlimited |
Live Connected S | $7.99 | 76 |
Live Connected M | $11.99 | 232 |
Live Connected L | $17.99 | 325 |
Live Connected XL | $29.99 | 372 |
Live Connected XXL | $34.99 | 1395 |
Optus BYO | $14.00 | 6 |
Optus BYO | $19.00 | 83 |
Optus BYO | $34.00 | 255 |
Optus BYO | $69.00 | Unlimited |
Red Bull Access 30 | $39.00 | Unlimited |
Red Bull Access 180 | $199.00 | Unlimited |
Red Bull Access 365 | $365.00 | Unlimited |
Telstra Every Day | $50.00 | 252 |
Telstra Every Day | $60.00 | 336 |
Telstra Every Day | $80.00 | 378 |
Telstra Every Day | $100.00 | Unlimited |
TPG Starter | $9.99 | 83 |
TPG Medium | $17.99 | 255 |
TPG Heavy | $34.99 | 465 |
TPG Infinity | $45.00 | 1395 |
Virgin Mobile Big Plan | $19.00 | 189 |
Virgin Mobile Big Plan | $29.00 | 273 |
Virgin Mobile Fair Go | $39.00 | 168 |
Virgin Mobile Fair Go | $49.00 | 294 |
Virgin Mobile Topless | $79.00 | Unlimited |
Vodafone SIM Only | $20.00 | 76 |
Vodafone SIM Only | $30.00 | 127 |
Vodafone SIM Only | $35.00 | 233 |
Vodafone SIM Only | $45.00 | 317 |
Vodafone SIM Only | $65.00 | Unlimited |
Vodafone SIM Only | $85.00 | Unlimited |
Obviously there’s no restriction on unlimited plans, but if you don’t make a lot of calls, then a cheaper plan can make more sense — why pay extra if you really don’t make more than a handful of calls in a day? (Going forward, we’ll include the 2-minute calculation in all relevant Planhacker tables.)
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