This may interest some: Aldi have a limited offer for what they call a "Super Pack" which is unlimited standard calls, SMS and MMS plus 12GB data all lasting 12 months for $99.
Aldi run on the Telstra network. The full story is at aldimobile.com.au
Good Luck.
Jamjar said
11:19 PM Nov 13, 2018
Yes, its the Telstra network, but it doesnt have the coverage of Telstra.
This I know because I have Aldi mobile and when I travelled from NSW to QLD, across to Uluru, down to SA, into VIC and home to NSW, I was often next to folk who where using their phones on Telstra when I had zero reception.
I also have a mobile Internet device with Telstra SIM card and it worked in areas that my phone had no reception.
There is nothing wrong with my iPhone.
Jamjar
-- Edited by Jamjar on Tuesday 13th of November 2018 11:19:48 PM
-- Edited by Jamjar on Tuesday 13th of November 2018 11:20:34 PM
Meredith said
12:56 AM Nov 14, 2018
Aldi uses part of the Telstra network, on the east coast you won't see much difference, as you get more remote the difference becomes very apparent. Could still be a good choice for some people depending on where they travel, but should always check the coverage maps if you intend to use it when travelling.
Desert Dweller said
05:14 AM Nov 14, 2018
OK for city slickers, useless out in the bush.
Mike Harding said
06:30 AM Nov 14, 2018
Jamjar wrote:
There is nothing wrong with my iPhone.
Apart from it's being seriously overpriced.
To ensure your network test is valid ensure the device containing the Aldi SIM is able to receive the same range of frequency bands as the iPhone.
SouthernComfort said
07:59 AM Nov 14, 2018
No issues with Aldi/Telstra reception on my Samsung Galaxy. Way better (read: wider coverage) than previous Optus based plans I've had.
Yes, there's always someone eager to announce "they're useless in the bush", but if you're rarely in the real bush, if at all, it doesn't matter! Get a plan that suits your majority needs, not hard to change temporarily if necessary since no-one needs to be locked in for more than one month at a time these days.
brickies said
08:46 AM Nov 14, 2018
Telsta rent out there old network to whoever wants it , If you want up to date network go with Telstra if you dont care buy cheap network .
Paul said
08:51 AM Nov 14, 2018
Does anyone know if the Aldi sims actually work in a Telstra locked device or do they just use a part of the Telstra network and we need an unlocked device.
robertmac66 said
02:56 PM Nov 14, 2018
I had a package from Optus 140 gig a month it was a special deal they had, it was great while travelling around OZ, cost $70 a month which I thought was a really good deal, and I could have internet anywhere in Australia while travelling, It was a 4g sim card and 4g WiFi modem that could connect up to 10 devices at once, I have NBN at our Townhouse in Mandurah and the 4g was just as fast as I am getting now, I could watch Kodi or freeTelly from anywhere, and the new programe now is Stremio where you can watch any latest movie or tv series for free, just download onto you computer or laptop and use your HDMI to connect to your TV, if you need help just ask and I will try and be of assistance.
Thanks Robbie
PeterInSa said
03:11 PM Nov 14, 2018
In the Bush I will try my Aldi phone first, it's a Blue Tick Phone that I can connect an external aerial to. Calls are free/covered by $15/month with 2Gb of Data. If no reception will use my Telstra Long Life phone also a Blue Tick $100 a year and calls at 30c a minute.
From memory had to have the Telstra phone unlocked to use an Aldi Sim.
At Nullabor Station had 5 bars on the Aldi phone, but was blocked by Telstra, ditto at Willcania.
Peter
aussie_paul said
03:13 PM Nov 14, 2018
SouthernComfort wrote:
No issues with Aldi/Telstra reception on my Samsung Galaxy. Way better (read: wider coverage) than previous Optus based plans I've had.
Yes, there's always someone eager to announce "they're useless in the bush", but if you're rarely in the real bush, if at all, it doesn't matter! Get a plan that suits your majority needs, not hard to change temporarily if necessary since no-one needs to be locked in for more than one month at a time these days.
Excellent common sense statement SouthernComfort.
Aussie Paul.
Whenarewethere said
03:31 PM Nov 14, 2018
brickies wrote:
Telsta rent out there old network to whoever wants it , If you want up to date network go with Telstra if you dont care buy cheap network .
We had two instances in WA where we were getting travel information from other nomads and both parties looking at our phones, they were with Telstra and we were with Boost (which is the Telstra network).
They had a maximum signal and we got nothing, & I tried hard moving around & standing on the car roof. I thought a bit later on that because we were not paying Telstra directly we may be getting a nobbled service.
I have no more evidence than this, but it may be that third party providers are only able to provide a service at a limited degrees of what you would get if you paid Telstra directly.
???
Paul said
05:01 PM Nov 14, 2018
Thanks Peter
RosieW said
11:06 PM Nov 15, 2018
I'm on Aldi, and while I can get coverage in Roma, I can't get it 5 minutes west. With Telstra, I actually get onto the Mitchell-Bollon Road before I lose coverage (roughtly 100km west of Roma).
I'm sticking with Aldi for now though because they are cheap, and I can't get coverage out here, no matter who I am with.
Murraman said
05:46 PM Nov 16, 2018
I did a trip to white cliffs at the time I was with Aldi and I had zero signal, People on Optus had nothing. Telstra and Boost both had full signal. We headed off to Tibooburra about 31 km down the road we broke down and had issues but I still had no signal both mates one on Telstra and Boost had good signal.
I have since changed to Telstra as lately we have been to a lot of country towns in NSW, QLD, VIC and Tas and only once did no one have any signal. I have just changed onto the new max plan which is $30 month unlimited calls and txt plus 8 gig and all unused data goes into a data bank to a max of 200 gig, Mine is up around 70 gig. It works for me.
RosieW said
10:56 PM Nov 16, 2018
Paul wrote:
Does anyone know if the Aldi sims actually work in a Telstra locked device or do they just use a part of the Telstra network and we need an unlocked device.
Needs to be unlocked. I had my phone for 3 years, so technically, it should have been unlocked. It wasn't, so I went on eBay and bought an unlock code for $5.
This may interest some: Aldi have a limited offer for what they call a "Super Pack" which is unlimited standard calls, SMS and MMS plus 12GB data all lasting 12 months for $99.
Aldi run on the Telstra network. The full story is at aldimobile.com.au
Good Luck.
Yes, its the Telstra network, but it doesnt have the coverage of Telstra.
This I know because I have Aldi mobile and when I travelled from NSW to QLD, across to Uluru, down to SA, into VIC and home to NSW, I was often next to folk who where using their phones on Telstra when I had zero reception.
I also have a mobile Internet device with Telstra SIM card and it worked in areas that my phone had no reception.
There is nothing wrong with my iPhone.
Jamjar
-- Edited by Jamjar on Tuesday 13th of November 2018 11:19:48 PM
-- Edited by Jamjar on Tuesday 13th of November 2018 11:20:34 PM
Apart from it's being seriously overpriced.
To ensure your network test is valid ensure the device containing the Aldi SIM is able to receive the same range of frequency bands as the iPhone.
No issues with Aldi/Telstra reception on my Samsung Galaxy. Way better (read: wider coverage) than previous Optus based plans I've had.
Yes, there's always someone eager to announce "they're useless in the bush", but if you're rarely in the real bush, if at all, it doesn't matter! Get a plan that suits your majority needs, not hard to change temporarily if necessary since no-one needs to be locked in for more than one month at a time these days.
Thanks Robbie
From memory had to have the Telstra phone unlocked to use an Aldi Sim.
At Nullabor Station had 5 bars on the Aldi phone, but was blocked by Telstra, ditto at Willcania.
Peter
Excellent common sense statement SouthernComfort.
Aussie Paul.
We had two instances in WA where we were getting travel information from other nomads and both parties looking at our phones, they were with Telstra and we were with Boost (which is the Telstra network).
They had a maximum signal and we got nothing, & I tried hard moving around & standing on the car roof. I thought a bit later on that because we were not paying Telstra directly we may be getting a nobbled service.
I have no more evidence than this, but it may be that third party providers are only able to provide a service at a limited degrees of what you would get if you paid Telstra directly.
???
I'm on Aldi, and while I can get coverage in Roma, I can't get it 5 minutes west. With Telstra, I actually get onto the Mitchell-Bollon Road before I lose coverage (roughtly 100km west of Roma).
I'm sticking with Aldi for now though because they are cheap, and I can't get coverage out here, no matter who I am with.
I have since changed to Telstra as lately we have been to a lot of country towns in NSW, QLD, VIC and Tas and only once did no one have any signal. I have just changed onto the new max plan which is $30 month unlimited calls and txt plus 8 gig and all unused data goes into a data bank to a max of 200 gig, Mine is up around 70 gig. It works for me.
Needs to be unlocked. I had my phone for 3 years, so technically, it should have been unlocked. It wasn't, so I went on eBay and bought an unlock code for $5.