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Hi, I would like your option on mobiles Sim only plans. My wife and I are currently with Optus $25 /month plan, each, paid monthly via credit card. Optus is cancelling our plan and putting us on a $49 Optus Choice (Oct22) plan. NOT Happy Jan!
We only use the mobile as a phone (whatsapp, messages, etc , NO steaming or large data downloads) . Which provider would suite our requirements, we are not sure which one?
We only want to pay the same or less for our plans.
Secondly, if we change plans to a new provider, how do we keep our existing phone number with a Sim only plan?
Many thanks.
Hi Victor,
If you look at how much data you use each month from your last few phone bills, you should be able to get an idea of how much data you require each month. You could then try and find a provider that would give you approximately that much data a month that also meets your monthly budget. Multiple providers tend to offer promotional periods, where you can get discounts for your first 6 months, so that will help your budget even more.
You can also head to this page to compare other phone plans: https://www.finder.com.au/mobile-plans
You can carry your existing number over to a new plan, even if it’s with a new provider, but just check first with the provider if they charge a fee or not for it. Most don’t charge a fee to bring your number over, but some do.
Hope this helps.
Hi. I am going to live overseas indefinitely. I have had the same phone number since I got my first mobile phone so I would like to keep it. I don’t need to make calls or use data. Ideally, I want to keep the number active and have voicemail to redirect people to alternative ways to contact me. So I just want the cheapest option to do this.
Hi Tony,
One solution would be to get a long expiry pre-paid SIM Only plan. You can get options for $10 and under which have a 365 day expiry. As long as you don’t use the phone overseas, you should only have to pay a small amount for the SIM each 365 days and can keep this going indefinitely.
You can compare some long expiry plans on our guide here: https://www.finder.com.au/best-long-expiry-prepaid-plans
Hope this helps.
I am interested in a sim only plan. I spent about 4 hours a day reading news and long form articles. Only reading, no videos or social media. How much GB will I need in a monthly plan?
Thank you.
Hi Michael,
Thanks for your message. Reading online doesnt take too much data compared to video calling, watching, net calling, sending pictures. Reading on articles is as low a requirement as net browsing. Somewhere between 2GB or 4GB would suffice but this will ultimately depend on your usage. What you can do is subscribe for the lowest data arrangement and see how it will reach you in numbered days and increase as you go along.
Hope this helps!
Best,
Nikki
Does SIM apply to mobile phones & does a 4G SIM plan cover my 3G mobile?
Hi John,
Thank you for getting in touch with Finder.
Yes. You can use a 4G SIM card in a 3G enabled phone, but you can not use 4G in it. To use 4G, You require a 4G enabled handset along with a 4G SIM. This is due to the reason that 3G phones work on WCDMA technology, which is different from LTE technology used for 4G connections.
I hope this helps.
Thank you and have a wonderful day!
Cheers,
Jeni