Internet coverage

the rocket · Guru

Internet coverage

oldbloke · Guru

Aldi.

www.aldimobile.com.au/plans/

vanman · Senior Member

Another plus for Aldi from me.

I don't use my phone very much so went from Telstra to Aldi and the pre paid plan with 365 day expiry. After you get to below $10 you get a text to say you may need to recharge.

I hope this helps

Regards Chris biggrin

the rocket · Guru

Thanks. does aldi do internet

vanman · Senior Member

Aldi does data packages. One of them is for 8GB per month for I think $45.

It's called the xxl value pack.

Regards Chris biggrin

vanman · Senior Member

www.aldimobile.com.au/plans/xxlvaluepack/

Sorry meant to add this rocket....

Reards Chris biggrin

-- Edited by vanman on Friday 7th of October 2016 02:59:00 PM

Explorer · Guru

Aldi and the many other Telstra resellers (& the Optus ones) are okay if You are sticking to the major centres along the coast.

Telstra does NOT offer their resellers full service. Have tried a couple and subscribe to the old saying about getting what You pay for.

Mike.

Ron-D · Guru

I can't see what's wrong with Telstra pricing our plan with them is a cracker wi fi modem supplied 11gb data $30 per month.

the mobile phone plan $70 mth unlimited calls, we have always been with them and my misses is a good negotiated..

Meredith · Senior Member

The Aldi coverage is NOT the same as the full Telstra coverage, it covers considerably less of their network. You can see maps of the Aldi coverage at www.telcoantennas.com.au/site/aldi-mobile-coverage-maps to compare to the full Telstra coverage at www.telstra.com.au/coverage-networks/our-coverage

oldbloke · Guru

Meredith wrote:
The Aldi coverage is NOT the same as the full Telstra coverage, it covers considerably less of their network. You can see maps of the Aldi coverage at www.telcoantennas.com.au/site/aldi-mobile-coverage-maps to compare to the full Telstra coverage at www.telstra.com.au/coverage-networks/our-coverage

Thats old news. They now use the same as telstra. Have done for about 6 months. Thats what they claim anyway.

https://www.aldimobile.com.au/faq/#collapse-three

jules47 · The Happy Helper

I have never had a problem with Telstra, never been with anyone else. We have two mobiles, internet 4g dongle, my tablet - the most expensive for us is recharge on the dongle - we get 16g for $140 (prepaid) use it quite freely, then recharge - 3 weeks, a month - who knows, depends on how much we use it - we enjoy the internet, so don't mind paying. Phones - mine $30 month, $700 calls, $200 texts, and generous data - the tablet is my new toy, and I am just learning what it can do - lots of fun! The first thing we look for when we get to a place - the internet!

Telstra have very rarely let us down, reception-wise. By the way, we do prepaid.

Meredith · Senior Member

oldbloke wrote:
Meredith wrote:
The Aldi coverage is NOT the same as the full Telstra coverage, it covers considerably less of their network. You can see maps of the Aldi coverage at www.telcoantennas.com.au/site/aldi-mobile-coverage-maps to compare to the full Telstra coverage at www.telstra.com.au/coverage-networks/our-coverage

Thats old news. They now use the same as telstra. Have done for about 6 months. Thats what they claim anyway.

https://www.aldimobile.com.au/faq/#collapse-three

As it says on that faq "use PART of Telstra's 4G and 3G mobile network" It is only part of it and if you compare the coverage map from the link you gave to the full Telstra coverage map it doesn't give the same coverage, for instance it doesn't give cover across the Nullabor and much of the WA coast and inland Queensland.

the rocket · Guru

Gee thanks everyone. you have given me some idea of where to start. Cheers. Rocket

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

On a slight different note : i have 3rd party bills on my telstra account i cannot seem to remove : $200 plus extra a month.. have no choice to move on :: My son is with Virgin and often i can get reception yet he can ;; Internet away from wifi is data via your phone :: if you have mobil recieption you have internet;; Just dont go over your data limit ,, Pay the extra its much much cheaper ::

nomadz · Veteran Member

Ron-D wrote:
I can't see what's wrong with Telstra pricing our plan with them is a cracker wi fi modem supplied 11gb data $30 per month.
the mobile phone plan $70 mth unlimited calls, we have always been with them and my misses is a good negotiated..

G'day Ron-D,

Could you you provide some details of this "cracker" package?

It does sound better than our current $140 for 16GB.

Regards,

Ian

Ron-D · Guru

We had a plan with Telstra where we had a new phone as part of the deal and only 4gb of data the phone was only a cheaper model IPhone 4 so the deal was 70 dollars for the phone and 30 dollars for the Internet..total 100 per mth..

Wifey who is the worlds best wheeler and dealer conntacted a Telstra call centre and negotiated a hot deal ,we now own the phone so that's not part of a contract ,the contracts up,the data is not enough ,if you want our business ect, ect ,yap yap, and that's the deal she squeezed out of em...

Ian Dont go to Telstra shops deal hard with there call centre it worked for us were very happy now with our deal..

-- Edited by Ron-D on Saturday 8th of October 2016 04:52:15 PM

Robshep · Member

I recently changed plans for our two mobile phones and laptop dongle.

These new plans aren't advertised - seems you have to go into a Telstra shop and they have them under the counter.

All three devices now share the WHOLE data available to all three; saves worrying about Telstra charging $10 for excess use on phone 1 whilst the other two have unused data.

Phone 1 is on Telstra's GO MOBILE BYO PLAN costing $50 per month with a $1000 allowance (16 hours) for calls to;
land lines
mobiles
13/1300 and 1800 numbers
SMS/MMS.
NOT INCLUDED ARE;
1234, 12455 or 12456 numbers (those horribly dear directory assistance numbers).
1900 premium numbers (why would you bother?).

Phone 2 is on Telstra's COMPANION PLAN costing $35 per month with UNLIMITED for calls as listed above;

It's all linked together by Telstra's DATA SHARE SIM PLAN which is $5 per month.

The three plans total $90 per month (less my $10 Loyalty Discount) and for the $80 a month I'm sharing 10.6 GB of data and don't have to worry about the $10 extra data on phone 1.

CC Bear · Senior Member

No mobile internet cover and very very bad mobile phone cover and that is 80 klm from Brisbanr and 25 klm from Caloundra in straight lines so much for Telstra complete cover.

-- Edited by CC Bear on Saturday 8th of October 2016 09:01:58 AM

PeterD · Guru

CC Bear wrote:
No mobile internet cover and very very bad mobile phone cover and that is 80 klm from Brisbanr and 25 klm from Caloundra in straight lines so much for Telstra complete cover.

No one claimed that Telstra has complete coverage of Oz. There was one claim that Aldi had complete Telstra coverage. That's two different things.

PeterD · Guru

Meredith wrote:
As it says on that faq "use PART of Telstra's 4G and 3G mobile network" It is only part of it and if you compare the coverage map from the link you gave to the full Telstra coverage map it doesn't give the same coverage, for instance it doesn't give cover across the Nullabor and much of the WA coast and inland Queensland.

Agreed, I don't see much difference between your Aldi map and the oldbloke's one. There is however a significant difference betwee the two and the Telstra map.

In particular note the differences between the two maps and the Telstra map from Kununurra to Perth down both main roads. Also the Aldi maps don't show much between Port Augusta and Kalgoorlie on either the highway or the railway line. There are also significant differences in the NT and outback NSW and Qld. There is not enough coverage in outback NSW and Qld to attract me away from Telstra.

Aus-Kiwi · Guru

almost no coverage through Stuart H Way . unless line of site with towns .. or Road House wifi .

NeilandRaine · Guru

BOOST

macka17 · Guru

Internet.
When we away. I just take Tablet and when near any service. Check my emails.
No service. Turned off.
Not really bothered. Use when avail forget about when not.

Phones. Both Telstra.
Mine $30 pm with $700 of calls. plus 1.5gig of Whatever. I never use it.

Di's Phone $30 per 2 month. no freebies.
BUT 15cents a minute per call.
All over the world.
I just transfer the $30 cash paid to my acc't each month,
and she normally carries around $250/310 credit in that phone.

We travel round the world and have family, Kids, O.S.
Works well.

the rocket · Guru

Thanks everyone. Have never heard of boost but will look it up.

Dougwe · Chief one feather

Just be careful you don't get an ear full of juice though Rocket.