iiNet has had SIM-only plans for quite a while, but now it has started selling Android handsets for business customers. There’s a choice of three phones on offer: the Samsung Galaxy S II and the original Galaxy S, plus the Alcatel OT990.
If you sign up for a 24-month plan, the S II has a hefty $30 a month handset charge, the S is $20 a month and the Alcatel is $8 a month. The phones are also offered as outright buys, at $720, $480 and $192. We don’t normally focus on business-only plans here at Lifehacker, but seeing a major ISP move into phone sales seemed worth pointing out. Tempted?
Speculator
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 12:12 PMI’m afraid I don’t follow.
So, are these handsets only, or is this part of a plan? If it includes network access, who’s the carrier? Surely iiNet don’t have a mobile network.
L8r.
poedgirl
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 12:16 PMAhh, but they do. If you read the article, you would know this. I’ve been on their $20 plan for a few months now and haven’t had any problems.
Kai
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 12:26 PMThey use Optus’ network.
Nicholas
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 12:43 PMHmm, Optus, I’m not sure yet. Better get my ten foot barge pole and find out.
Lamul
Thursday, October 27, 2011 at 7:49 PMHow is 30 a month for an s2 a deal!? I can buy it cheaper outright? Isn’t the idea to incentivize people to lock in a 2 year contract?
Without any sort of subsidized handset good luck locking me in for 24 months.
Matt
Friday, October 28, 2011 at 10:32 AMHandsets cost money. Even Optus and Telstra have to cover the same value. Their plans just cost more, which means handset rental per month can be lower.