There are dozens of prepaid plans on the market which offer “unlimited” calls in Australia without tying you to a contract, but which offer the best value? Planhacker rounds up every deal currently on offer. More »
From now until next Tuesday, Woolworths is selling the prepaid Virgin Mobile dongle with 4GB of data for $19. This deal comes up pretty frequently: I think it’s now official Lifehacker advice to never purchase a full-priced Virgin dongle. [Woolworths via OzBargain]
OK, it only runs Android 2.2 and it’s hardly a new model, but the Huawei Ideos U8150 is a solid basic Android phone, and we suspect ALDI won’t have too much trouble selling it for $59.99, a deal that kicks off tomorrow morning (November 5). More »
Virgin Mobile’s new Simple plan is clearly aimed at people who use phones as, well, phones: the big selling points are no flagfall and a flat 15 cent/minute rate that applies to 105 international destinations as well as Australia. Just don’t make the mistake of using it on its own with a smart phone. More »
Virgin Mobile has introduced a new plan, Pick & Mix, which combines a basic $19 a month charge with a series of add-on options for voice calls, texting and data. We’re all for customisation and flexibility, but it has to be said that in many cases you could get a better deal than this by going elsewhere in the first place. More »
It has barely been a month since we last saw this deal, but here it is again: from today, Coles has a Virgin mobile dongle with 4GB of included data for $19, down $30 on the usual price. [Coles via OzBargain]
We mentioned last week that Virgin Mobile 3G broadband goes on sale a lot, but this Coles deal is still pretty good: $19 for the dongle with 4GB of included data. Deal starts tomorrow and runs for a week. [Coles via OzBargain]
From now until August 15, Virgin Mobile has half-price deals on all its prepaid modem models. A potentially appealing deal if Optus’ coverage meets your needs (albeit one that appears quite often). [Virgin Mobile via OzBargain]
Virgin Mobile is trimming down its range of postpaid plans, with five aimed at smartphone buyers and two for your text-shy, browser-nervous elderly relatives. What do the new plans offer? More »
If you’re contemplating mobile broadband and are happy to use the Optus network, Virgin Mobile has a potentially appealing special — 50% off hardware costs for its prepaid mobile broadband. You’ll need to get in quick though — the deal closes at the end of Monday. [Virgin Mobile via OzBargain]
