Bundling streaming TV services is 2015’s most common strategy by telcos to try and attract new customers. The latest version? Telstra is offering a six-month subscription to both Presto and Stan for new customers on its home broadband services.
To qualify for the offer, you need to sign up for a 24-month contract on Telstra’s M, L or XL bundles. Right now, Telstra is slicing $20 a month off the prices for those plans. (Incidentally, that has the effect of rendering the existing S plan irrelevant, since it now costs the same as the M bundle and has much weaker inclusions.) Here’s what you’ll pay over that contract for each of those bundles:
| Plan | Cost | Data | Minimum 24-month cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M | $80 | 100GB | $1979 | Calls to Australian landlines free; calls to Australian mobiles capped at $2 each |
| L | $110 | 200GB | $2699 | Calls to Australian landlines and mobiles free |
| XL | $130 | 500GB | $3179 | Calls to Australian landlines and mobiles free |
Six months of free Stan and Presto adds up to a total value of $149.94. That’s not a bad deal, but you need to weigh it up against being tied into a long-term contract.
Existing Telstra customers aren’t eligible for the offer, but may well find that existing broadband allowances for their plans going up.
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6 responses to “Telstra Is Bundling Stan And Presto For New Home Broadband Customers”
Wow those new plans suck, I swear to god they were better when I checked a month ago. I’ll stick to my old plan with 500gb for less than the L price, without being bundled with a service that only has tablet apps.
I wonder if they are going to offer Stan unmetered like they do Presto, because anything below 500 is kinda terrible for running streaming services
Terrible plans. Stan is not unmetered so you will burn through that 500gb in no time as you can’t change the stream quality like you can with Netflix.
Not sure if it’s different via the browser but in the iPad app you can definitely change stream quality on Stan.
As far as I can see the app on smartphones and tablets you can. You can’t on their site or through the ATV app.
it’s still cheaper to go with another ISP and buy stan and presto than it is to get them “free” through bigpong. Funny that.
So you need Stan and Presto to offset Netflix? Telstra’s plans seem out of touch with downward trends with the other gorilla.
Even with the discounts, they’re terrible prices. My NBN plan costs almost half of their “L” plan and I get more data.
Well done Telstra! Even with these 2 sub par streaming services for free you have less content available to you than Netflix + VPN (Better call Saul is on Netflix if you know where to look) So really the added value is far less than quoted.
Your service is not legitimate though. So don’t make out that, it is an option.