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Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017

From "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com>
Newsgroups aus.computers, aus.comms
Subject Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017
Date 2017-10-11 09:06 +1100
Message-ID <f44uimF5d4mU1@mid.individual.net> (permalink)
References <ehtl5qFmnusU1@mid.individual.net> <59dc86db$0$11502$b1db1813$fea9e181@news.astraweb.com>

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"FMurtz" <haggisz@hotmail.com> wrote in message 
news:59dc86db$0$11502$b1db1813$fea9e181@news.astraweb.com...
> Rod Speed wrote:
>>
>>
>> "Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:gqdibclfttcvc5l62q19g8nctn84bp7df1@4ax.com...
>>> On Fri, 3 Mar 2017 08:09:30 +1100, "Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Petzl" <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:hsvgbchbl0be435m7uoerge8rb8079jl8j@4ax.com...
>>>>> On Thu, 2 Mar 2017 20:11:46 +1100, "Max" <max@val.morgan> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:ehkjgjFrunoU1@mid.individual.net...
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> wrote in message
>>>>>>> news:58b4cbe8$0$32630$b1db1813$19ace300@news.astraweb.com...
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> "Computer Nerd Kev" <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>>>>> news:o927cd$uk9$1@gioia.aioe.org...
>>>>>>>>> In aus.computers Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>>>>>>> Max <max@val.morgan> wrote
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> I don't understand how Amaysim won the Best-Value Prepaid Low
>>>>>>>>>>> Usage Mobile Plan 2017 for its Pay As You Go plan instead of
>>>>>>>>>>> Aldi.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I do.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>> Amaysim charges 7.2c/MB whereas Aldi charges 5c/MB.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> Amaysim uses the entire Optus network. Aldi
>>>>>>>>>> only has access to part of the Telstra 4G network.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> As someone who can compare both, Aldi's limited Telstra network
>>>>>>>>> is definitely better than Optus' full network in western Victoria.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Having used both, the word bargepole should be used with amaysim.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I use it all the time and you are just plain wrong, as always.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Looks like you are wrong on this one.  Are you to up yourself to use 
>>>>>> a
>>>>>> supermarket branded telco?
>>>>>
>>>>> For me Amaysim is the cheaper option.
>>>>> For others ALDI maybe.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How is it cheaper?
>>>
>>> My Amaysim cost $10 a month, tops.
>>
>> Yeah, that's normally what I average. Just got a bill for $30 but that 
>> was
>> unusual because I have just cut over to the NBN and chose to use the 
>> mobile
>> to get that activated as quickly as possible. Long time on hold with
>> MyRepublic
>> and needless to say that call to activate was the only one that has ever
>> dropped
>> out while talking to the phone monkey so needed to do another. Total
>> time was
>> about 1:10. $10ish. No big deal in the other costs, particularly the
>> break fee with
>> dodo of $99 but that saves me $6/month so will pay for itself in the
>> first year.
>>
>> But we'd both get the same cost with aldi.
>>
>> I really should change over to a $25/month unlimited national calls
>> and texts just for the convenience and wear the $15/month extra.
>>
>>> My Smartphone uses WiFi mainly,
>>
>> I don't get to do that here, only the library and the biggest mall
>> have wifi here that is any real use to me and even then, the only
>> time I actually use it is when twiddling my thumbs waiting for a
>> script to be filled for 10 mins and I should do that by ordering
>> it with the app and have it ready for pickup with no waiting.
>>
>> Drive thru pickup too if I change chemists.
>>
>>> only their (Amaysim) data I use on train to Sydney,
>>> means I never use my quoter Amaysim add what
>>> I don't use to my new $10
>>
>> I pay for the data I use at 7.5c/KB
>>
>> There is bugger all in it now between aldi and amaysim
>> but until there is something in it I'd rather stay with the
>> operation that put a bomb under the market first to
>> support them for doing that.
>
> Southernphone plan, sim only 12 month super 5 plan
> Unlimited talk, unlimited text, $50.00 international credit, 5GB data

No longer available. Best they have now is $12 a month. And its only 3G.

Jeenee is better at $10/month with a little less data than southern phone,
1GB instead of 1.5GB. But Optus 4G+. More data for more money obviously.

We've all moved to jeenee now.

 

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Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2017-02-27 16:59 +1100
  Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2017-02-27 18:48 +1000
  Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-02-27 17:39 +0800
    Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2017-02-27 21:13 +1100
    Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-02-28 05:56 +1100
      Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Clocky <notgonn@happen.com> - 2017-02-28 12:10 +0800
        Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-02 19:51 +1100
    Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-02 19:50 +1100
  Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-02-28 05:57 +1100
    Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2017-02-27 21:57 +0000
      Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2017-02-28 11:01 +1000
        Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-02-28 17:26 +1100
          Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2017-03-02 20:11 +1100
            Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-03-03 07:26 +1100
              Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2017-03-03 08:09 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-03-03 20:35 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Lucifer Morningstar <Barry@saymyname.com> - 2017-03-04 00:28 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 09:13 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 03:49 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 FMurtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-10-10 19:37 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 FMurtz <haggisz@hotmail.com> - 2017-10-10 19:42 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-11 09:07 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-11 09:06 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 SolomonW <SolomonW@citi.com> - 2017-10-11 10:07 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-10-11 11:54 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-10-12 11:19 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2017-03-04 09:42 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 19:37 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-04 19:49 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2017-03-04 18:57 +1000
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 20:12 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Jeßus <j@j.net> - 2017-03-06 07:01 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-03-06 07:07 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2017-03-04 20:23 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-03-03 20:43 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2017-03-04 09:44 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "SG1" <lost@the.races.com> - 2017-03-04 09:14 +1000
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 16:50 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2017-03-04 20:05 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2017-03-04 20:24 +1100
                Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-03-05 04:05 +1100
            Re: Money Magazine Best Value Prepaid Plan For Low Users 2017 "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2017-03-03 20:38 +1100

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