ADSL Plans/$10 - $25 Per Month Discounts

[vbap]

Click the 'per minute' plans tab.

Yeah, I looked at those too. For my wife, who is very low user (< $5/m), the vodafone Mobile 1 is still a better option. Particularly if she gets into more data usage. M1 is 7c/MB, and only charged if a session is > 60kb (or something like that)- so she could use several MB of data in a month, and still pay nothing nothing. This is ideal usage for "session"-based data like syncing email, calendar and contacts.

Optus is 24c/MB (SMS is cheaper, calls a little bit cheaper - but these aren't significant enough yet).

So, currently, not worth the $20 fee and $5/mo minimum spend to switch. Will keep watching though.

[toast]

Thanks for the clarification about the 13/1800 numbers.

I've moved my TPG CAP49 (that includes 13/1800) to the Exetel CAP35 plan. Both effectively $20, except for the new exclusions.

I've also noticed that the newer TPG plans exclude 13/1800 numbers in their caps.

What would be the motivations of Optus Wholesale for doing this? Besides catching customers unawares and in my opinion, greedily getting more money from customers.

I'll have to try out the Exetel's MoIP app over the Optus Internet access point, that would be one way to try to get around the strange exclusion

[ExetelVoice]

What would be the motivations of Optus Wholesale for doing this? Besides catching customers unawares and in my opinion, greedily getting more money from customers.

13,1300,1800 and other special calls are generally not included call types on mobile services. As mentioned previously, a high call volume to these numbers is out of the ordinary. I don't know why this is such an issue? Why are you making more calls to these numbers than to other mobiles and landlines? If so, then I suggest you use your home landline, which is what they were originally designed for.

These inbound service numbers really are legacy services or may well be soon from a)before mobile handsets were invented and b) before VoIP. It was (and still is) an incentive for people calling from STD areas on landlines to pay a local call rate or a zero call rate (1800).

This, however, has never been the case with calls from mobile numbers to these services. As VoIP takes over I dare say these numbers may fade away completely as generally a call to any landline from a VoIP service is a cheap per call rate these days (and cheaper than a per call rate to 13,1300 numbers now). Albeit it will probably take a while because people are so used to these numbers.

[toast]

My concern is that I'm not near a landline or VoIP phone and need to call a 13 number. I won't have the opportunity to search the internet to find their 'real' number. Over the last 2 months I made four 13/18 calls totalling 19 minutes. So that means that if I continue that tiny trend, I will pay $20 for those calls.

On the facilities there is a 'ban premium calls' can there also be a 'ban 13/1800 calls' too?

Are there any other ways besides the website above (seems hit and miss) to discover the real phone number?

[Dazzled]

I dare say these numbers may fade away completely

Au contraire, this 13 disease has reached epidemic proportions. Try and speak to any government body, insurance company, bank, post office etc. It gets worse every day. Some of us keep the white pages from a few years ago just for the "real numbers" of places.

One of my mates often points out that his VoIP bill is dominated by them.

[sable]

"Real" numbers can often (not always) be found from the orgaisation's website.

Look for "International callers" or words to that effect.

I have only failed on very few occassions, mostly where the orgaisation is using the 1300 number as a bridge to an overseas number, used by some IT support services.

[ExetelVoice]

On the facilities there is a 'ban premium calls' can there also be a 'ban 13/1800 calls' too?

Not possible as yet.

[ExetelVoice]

Au contraire, this 13 disease has reached epidemic proportions.....

What I meant was that they will probably keep these numbers but bring them more in line with the rating of VoIP calls. ie cheaper.
I'm sure they will have to, to compete in the future.
Until then, they are a convenience, which of course you pay more for....if you call them via a mobile service.

[David R]

Anyone tried Optus' product yet ?

• ....Some speedtest.net samples would be worthwhile to evaluate.

viewtopic.php?f=4&t=36911&start=60#p282159Fri Oct 01, 2010 9:03 pm

Edit). Please post in Data-Recharge HSPA vs. CAP-Mobile HSPA Exetel customers and or engineer.

[Shrude]

Bundling was created when VoIP became popular.

I'll stick with my VoIP provider and avoid bundling, its cheaper.

[rm555]

I have a question regarding switching from one of your vodafone plans.

If I order this and activate mid-month, I assume both monthly fees (for the old vodafone plan and the new optus plan) will be adjusted pro-rata?

Will I also get a pro-rata ADSL discount for that month for the new Optus plan?

Thanks.

[bodogbodog]

Can I get clarfication please on how the CAP35 ADSL rebate works? (and a couple of other questions)

I am about to refer a friend to sign up for ADSL2 + Voice - probably OF200 plan - so $49.50 + $20 for voice per month - total $69.50 and they will also order 3 x CAP35 plans - my question is do they get a $15 rebate against their ADSL2 account for EACH CAP35 plan - in this case $45 off the $69.50 - so would they then pay net $84.50 per month for the ADSL2 OF200 + Voice + 3 x CAP35 plans?

Is that correct?

and while I'm asking questions what is the situation with a referral bonus on that scenario - is it a $30 referral bonus for me and do they get anything as a sign n bonus - am I better to use my Exetel Lite Agent reference or my ADSL2 Service number

I'm looking forward to moving my friend across - he's currently getting gouged by Helstra

[stevecJ]

Can I get clarfication please on how the CAP35 ADSL rebate works? (and a couple of other questions)

I am about to refer a friend to sign up for ADSL2 + Voice - probably OF200 plan - so $49.50 + $20 for voice per month - total $69.50 and they will also order 3 x CAP35 plans - my question is do they get a $15 rebate against their ADSL2 account for EACH CAP35 plan - in this case $45 off the $69.50 - so would they then pay net $84.50 per month for the ADSL2 OF200 + Voice + 3 x CAP35 plans?

Is that correct?

and while I'm asking questions what is the situation with a referral bonus on that scenario - is it a $30 referral bonus for me and do they get anything as a sign n bonus - am I better to use my Exetel Lite Agent reference or my ADSL2 Service number

I'm looking forward to moving my friend across - he's currently getting gouged by Helstra

1) Yes, they get 3 x $15.00

2) I have asked someone more competent to answer your other question.

[dbr]

my question is do they get a $15 rebate against their ADSL2 account for EACH CAP35 plan
Is that correct?

Yes. I have three caps and receive the cumulative discount off my ADSL.

[thejeg]

Can I get clarfication please on how the CAP35 ADSL rebate works? (and a couple of other questions)

I am about to refer a friend to sign up for ADSL2 + Voice - probably OF200 plan - so $49.50 + $20 for voice per month - total $69.50 and they will also order 3 x CAP35 plans - my question is do they get a $15 rebate against their ADSL2 account for EACH CAP35 plan - in this case $45 off the $69.50 - so would they then pay net $84.50 per month for the ADSL2 OF200 + Voice + 3 x CAP35 plans?

Is that correct?

and while I'm asking questions what is the situation with a referral bonus on that scenario - is it a $30 referral bonus for me and do they get anything as a sign n bonus - am I better to use my Exetel Lite Agent reference or my ADSL2 Service number

I'm looking forward to moving my friend across - he's currently getting gouged by Helstra

Member facility should now indicate the correct information.