Revised Optus Pre-Paid offers

http://www.optus.com.au/portal/site/...extfmt=default

FYI. If the link above doesn't work, try http://www.optus.com.au/prepaid
and click on 'Great rates'.

Free Calls & Text Anytime (new)
- free calls and text to other Optus PPM customers anytime (bit obvious,
eh?)
- 100 min + 100 text to start with, and same with each $30 recharge (double
for $50)
- important change: free call minutes, text and recharge credit only last 60
days

New Free Calls Anytime
- free calls to other Optus PPM anytime
- 100 min to start with, and same with each $30 recharge
- free call minutes last 60 days; recharge credits last 6 months

text+talk
- same as previously; 18c SMS and 18c/30sec (+ 25c flagfall) to any
Australian mobile

"Giles" <call125111@email.com> wrote in message
news:39i3k1F60hnsoU1@individual.net...
> http://www.optus.com.au/portal/site/...extfmt=default
>
> FYI. If the link above doesn't work, try http://www.optus.com.au/prepaid
> and click on 'Great rates'.
>
> Free Calls & Text Anytime (new)
> - free calls and text to other Optus PPM customers anytime (bit obvious,
> eh?)
> - 100 min + 100 text to start with, and same with each $30 recharge
> (double for $50)
> - important change: free call minutes, text and recharge credit only last
> 60 days
>
> New Free Calls Anytime
> - free calls to other Optus PPM anytime
> - 100 min to start with, and same with each $30 recharge
> - free call minutes last 60 days; recharge credits last 6 months
>

Not quite the way I read it. The fine print at the bottom, under "Recharge
Credits," says "new free calls anytime and text & talk - valid for 6 months.
Free calls & text Anytime - Valid for 60 days." So only one of the three
plans apparently has a 60 day limit.

Optus needs to clarify this.

> text+talk
> - same as previously; 18c SMS and 18c/30sec (+ 25c flagfall) to any
> Australian mobile
>
>

> > Free Calls & Text Anytime (new)
> > - important change: free call minutes, text and recharge credit
only last
> > 60 days
> >
> > New Free Calls Anytime
> > - free call minutes last 60 days; recharge credits last 6 months
>
> Not quite the way I read it. The fine print at the bottom, under
"Recharge
> Credits," says "new free calls anytime and text & talk - valid for 6
months.
> Free calls & text Anytime - Valid for 60 days." So only one of the
three
> plans apparently has a 60 day limit. Optus needs to clarify this.

I agree - my understanding is that only the Free C&T plan has a 60-day
limit for recharge credits (ie your $30/$50 of standard credits only
lasts 60 days). For the other two, your recharge credit lasts 6
months.

For the free calls balances on the other hand (on either of the
applicable plans), it looks like these only last 60 days. Similarly
for the free text balance on the C&T plan. That is, after 60 days,
your 100 min/100 SMS balance drops to nil, but your recharge balance
(ie $ value for standard calls/SMS) remains valid for another 4 months.

Seems to be a pretty complicated way to do things.

"Giles" <call125111@email.com> wrote in message
news:1110749754.737044.199900@g14g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > > Free Calls & Text Anytime (new)
> > > - important change: free call minutes, text and recharge credit
> only last
> > > 60 days
> > >
> > > New Free Calls Anytime
> > > - free call minutes last 60 days; recharge credits last 6 months
> >
> > Not quite the way I read it. The fine print at the bottom, under
> "Recharge
> > Credits," says "new free calls anytime and text & talk - valid for 6
> months.
> > Free calls & text Anytime - Valid for 60 days." So only one of the
> three
> > plans apparently has a 60 day limit. Optus needs to clarify this.
>
> I agree - my understanding is that only the Free C&T plan has a 60-day
> limit for recharge credits (ie your $30/$50 of standard credits only
> lasts 60 days). For the other two, your recharge credit lasts 6
> months.
>
> For the free calls balances on the other hand (on either of the
> applicable plans), it looks like these only last 60 days. Similarly
> for the free text balance on the C&T plan. That is, after 60 days,
> your 100 min/100 SMS balance drops to nil, but your recharge balance
> (ie $ value for standard calls/SMS) remains valid for another 4 months.
>
> Seems to be a pretty complicated way to do things.

Standard nowadays, for all companies, unfortunately

>

Am I the only one who thinks those offers are shit? dosn't compete with
telstra prepaid plus 1c per min or the $49 cap on voda.. all intranetwork
crap..

"Giles" <call125111@email.com> wrote in message
news:39i3k1F60hnsoU1@individual.net...
> http://www.optus.com.au/portal/site/...extfmt=default
>
> FYI. If the link above doesn't work, try http://www.optus.com.au/prepaid
> and click on 'Great rates'.
>
> Free Calls & Text Anytime (new)
> - free calls and text to other Optus PPM customers anytime (bit obvious,
> eh?)
> - 100 min + 100 text to start with, and same with each $30 recharge
> (double for $50)
> - important change: free call minutes, text and recharge credit only last
> 60 days
>
> New Free Calls Anytime
> - free calls to other Optus PPM anytime
> - 100 min to start with, and same with each $30 recharge
> - free call minutes last 60 days; recharge credits last 6 months
>
> text+talk
> - same as previously; 18c SMS and 18c/30sec (+ 25c flagfall) to any
> Australian mobile
>
>

That’s the Optarse/Telstra duopoly for you. Only budging when the
existing plans are ridiculously uncompetitive.

Seems like an attempt to stop migrations to Vodafone prepaid.


losi wrote:
> Am I the only one who thinks those offers are shit? dosn't compete with
> telstra prepaid plus 1c per min or the $49 cap on voda.. all intranetwork
> crap..
>
> "Giles" <call125111@email.com> wrote in message
> news:39i3k1F60hnsoU1@individual.net...
>
>>http://www.optus.com.au/portal/site/...extfmt=default
>>
>>FYI. If the link above doesn't work, try http://www.optus.com.au/prepaid
>>and click on 'Great rates'.
>>
>>Free Calls & Text Anytime (new)
>>- free calls and text to other Optus PPM customers anytime (bit obvious,
>>eh?)
>>- 100 min + 100 text to start with, and same with each $30 recharge
>>(double for $50)
>>- important change: free call minutes, text and recharge credit only last
>>60 days
>>
>>New Free Calls Anytime
>>- free calls to other Optus PPM anytime
>>- 100 min to start with, and same with each $30 recharge
>>- free call minutes last 60 days; recharge credits last 6 months
>>
>>text+talk
>>- same as previously; 18c SMS and 18c/30sec (+ 25c flagfall) to any
>>Australian mobile
>>
>>
>
>
>

> Am I the only one who thinks those offers are shit? dosn't compete
with
> telstra prepaid plus 1c per min or the $49 cap on voda.. all
intranetwork
> crap

Yep, I wouldn't choose any of the 'free to other Optus PPM' offers.

The '30for10 Night' deal would be my pick (still available when
activating online), then the '18c text+talk to any mobile' deal, which
isn't too bad for daytime calling, for people that wouldn't spend
anywhere near $50/month.

"John Smith" <test@test.com> wrote in message
news:d12l1a$j8m$1@bunyip2.cc.uq.edu.au...
> That’s the Optarse/Telstra duopoly for you. Only budging when the
> existing plans are ridiculously uncompetitive.
>
> Seems like an attempt to stop migrations to Vodafone prepaid.

Conspiracy theorist