One of the many forms of iffy commercial behaviour the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) frowns on is not making the conditions of a contract, and the potential overall cost, crystal-clear. That appears to have been the case with pay TV provider Austar, which has agreed to smarten up its act after some questionable practices were unearthed by the regulator.
Hey Lifehacker, Back in October last year I picked up the Samsung Galaxy Tab for $0 upfront on the $59 Optus cap, because at the time the Tab was $999 outright, so $1,100 over 24months for the Tab plus 10GB of data a month was a pretty good deal. Then in January I found out I was moving to America in July for 12 months, so my plan was to sell my Galaxy Tab for around the $700 mark and pay out the rest of my contract.
Unlimited plans have their own traps, so many people prefer to stick to traditional postpaid cap plans, which promise large amounts of call value for a fixed monthly payment and will usually throw in a handset as well. But just how do they compare with each other?
To say that Vodafone’s decision to charge extra for if you use the data allowance on its Infinite plans for tethering was unpopular would be an understatement. So it’s no big surprise that Vodafone has now backtracked on that proposal, and says that tethering won’t attract additional fees.
“Unlimited” mobile phone caps generally offer free calls to Australian phone numbers, but beyond that the conditions and details vary widely. Planhacker examines the traps associated with the unlimited deals on offer from Australia’s major carriers.
