After having increased the price of its prepaid plans in March, postpayed optus plans also received an increase in prices, although the data inclusions increase at the same time as a form of consolation.
The new entry price for a postpayed Optus plan is $ 55 at P / M for 50 GB data – it is the Small Choice Plus plan, which was previously at a price of $ 52 to for the data of 50 GB. In the following, a member of the Techradar UA team is currently on the small choice and has been informed that they will receive 70 GB of data when the price increase will take effect. We have not seen the same change on the optus website at the time of writing, but we will update this piece if it changes.
The average plan Choice Plus has also increased to $ 65 at P / M for 200 GB of data (previously $ 62 at for 180 GB) and the PLUS Plus plan has increased to $ 85 at P / M for 400 GB (previously $ 82 at for 360 GB).
The promotional plan, which includes 360 GB of data for $ 69 at P / M (for 12 months, then $ 79 in / m), was not changed.
New customers will pay these prices in the future. As for current customers, these price increases will take effect on June 4, 2025.
The inclusions have not been changed – customers can still receive 10% reduction on eligible subhub subscriptions and will continue to save $ 15 in Optus Sport, as well as international discussions and text unlimited to 35 countries.
Prices have increased from $ 3 to per month in the affected plans, Optus remains the intermediary Telco between Teltra and Vodafone with regard to affordability. Teltra’s plans start at $ 65 at P / M for 50 GB, while Vodafone plans start at $ 39 in / m (for 12 months, then $ 49 at) for 100 GB (normally 50 GB and available until they are removed).
Should you change suppliers?
Optus mobile plans include generous data allowances at all levels, and among the plans that Telco offers, the unchanged promotional plan remains an attractive option for its cost-aux data ratio.
That being said, prices have increased in other postpayed plans, and with an aggravating life crisis of Australian households, these high costs could extinguish the people of the Tel.
In addition to this, although Optus has increased data limits with this price increase, it should be kept in mind that, according to the ACCC, Australians use 17.4 GB of data per month on average with a postpayed plan (and 9 GB with prepaid). Although Optus offers a good part of data with each of these plans, it can be out of step with your usage habits.
So, in the interest of saving money, we have selected three alternatives on the Optus network that you should consider. We also have a more complete list of the best telephone plans in Australia if you want to venture away from the Optus network.
If you are on the market for a new smartphone, consult our cheap phones guide in Australia.
