Telstra has altered charging on most of its prepaid mobile broadband plans, expanding the data allocation on the cheaper plans and offering longer expiry dates for the pricier options.
The table below outlines the changes, which come into effect from October 21 (click for a larger version):
For an “insurance policy” mobile broadband service or one you’ll only use when travelling for work or holidays, paying $150 for a guaranteed year of coverage isn’t a bad deal. Sneakily, the cheapest plan now has a shorter expiry (21 days instead of 30).
You can compare Telstra’s pricing to other options on the market with our Planhacker prepaid 3G broadband guide (which will, of course, need updating to incorporate these new prices).
Travis
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 4:44 PMDoes anyone know if these plans can be used on the iPad, or if the iPad prices are getting revised?
10GB for $150 with 365 day expiry wouldn’t be too bad for access to NextG.
Mark Cahill
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 5:14 PMAlso note the change from kb charging to per Mb
Paul B
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 7:14 PM“All prepaid data sessions will be charged per megabyte”. So that means connect, disconnect. 1MB?
Not great for checking email.
Gus, Got any suggestions for someone looking to use prepaid broadband in a (now) semi-retired 3G iPhone?
James B
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 7:21 PMDoes this apply to the iPad microsim plans as well?
Angus Kidman
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 8:21 PMNothing specific in the announcements, but the iPad plans have always been treated as separate so I’d be surprised if the changes apply. I’ll ask tomorrow.
warcroft
Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at 7:46 PMI got a letter in the mail today from Telstra saying they are increasing line rental and all call charges.
Then they go on to tell me about all these great Telstra products, like Foxtel, Tbox, Thub, etc. . . for hundreds of dollars a month extra!
Rich P
Thursday, October 21, 2010 at 12:36 AMSeems like a smart move to may, the market is heading more and more towards prepay for mobile broadband so this should help Telstra grab an even bigger slice of what is a growing market.