After several months in development and much, much longer in planning and design, we are very pleased to launch the new version of PhonePlans.com.au! If you were a frequent visitor to the old site, you’ll notice that the biggest upgrade is ability to be able to find, sort and compare the latest mobile phone plans in a much easier way.

We currently have mobile phone plans from Vodafone and 3 in the tables and are working with more providers to bring their plans onto the site. We are able to feature mobile phone plans from Apple, Nokia, Sony Ericsson, Samsung, HTC, LG, INQ and Blackberry.

We will continue to update the blog and the site with mobile phone deals, so you can take advantage of special deals offered by the mobile phone companies.

Thanks for continuing to support PhonePlans.com.au – we look forward to helping you compare mobile phone plans and deals! Once you’ve found the deal you want, just click ‘Sign Up’ to be taken to the mobile phone provider’s website where you can quickly and conveniently order your new phone and plan!

Of course if you have any feedback at all on the new site or suggestions of features you would like added please let us know.

Enjoy!

The PhonePlans.com.au team

Optus has a great new Xbox deal out at the moment! It’s the LG KF750 Secret with an XBox and 3 month free access fee! Click here for more details >>

This Deal Has Now Finished

You have to join up on the ‘yes’ $49 Cap for 24 months. In all the advertising now they tell you this means that the total minimum cost is $1,176 over 24 months and that cancellation fees apply. True, but boring.

You get a super cool Sony Ericsson W980 Walkman mobile phone for $0 upfront as well as a bonus Xbox 360!

The Plan

The $49 ‘yes’ plan from Optus is a good one too. For your $49 per month you get $330 of calls to any mobile network or standard landlines. Once you use that allowance up, calls revert to the standard call rate (of 80 cents per min plus 35 cent flagfall) but then then get another $350 of Optus2Optus value.

The plan is for a 24 month contract if you want to get both the Sony Ericsson W980 and Xbox 360 paying nothing upfront.

The Phone

The Sony Ericsson W980 has some great features including:

• 8GB Walkman music player
• 3.2 Megapixel Camera
• Very light – weighs only 100gm
• Stereo speakers
• FM Radio
• Dual Band for use in Asia Pacific and Europe
• Stereo Bluetooth

An Extra Bonus!

There is also an extra bonus for this already great deal. All new and existing customers who sign up for the Sony Ericsson W980 with a bonus Xbox deal on the $49 Optus cap, get a bonus $50 online sign up credit! You only get it if you sign up online! It may take up to 3 months to appear, but will come as a credit on your bill.

Click Here To Visit The Optus Site!

UPDATED DEAL

The Optus XBox Deal is now available with the LG KF750. Click here to read more about the latest Optus XBox Deal >>

So What’s The Deal?

On a $49 Cap you expect to get a really good phone for free – right? And the Sony Ercisson C902 is just that. It has a 5 Mega Pixel camera with Sony Ericcson’s Cyber Shot technology – it looks good and is easy to use.

Now Throw In An Xbox 360 Arcade!

That is the awesome bundle deal that Optus has put together with the C902 on a $49 Cap. They’re throwing in the Xbox 360 Arcade with Sega Superstars Tennis, 5 arcade games, a wireless controller and 256MB of memory – valued at about $300!

This offer is also available to existing Optus mobile customers. Just click below to go to the Optus website and if your plan has finished you can upgrade and get the Sony Ericsson C902 and the Xbox 360!

Now Throw in $50 or $100 Credit for Signing Up Online!

As if the deal wasn’t already way ahead of the competition, Optus is still offering a $50 credit for signing up online on the $49 Cap. Sign up on the $79 Cap or an Optus Timeless Plan and you’ll get $100 bonus credit!

Click Here to Sign Up on the Optus Website

So how does the competition stack up? Not very well. Virgin is offering the C902 for free on a $45 Cap plan, but no Xbox and no bonus credit. Three doesn’t give the C902 away for free until the $69 Cap. Also no Xbox, but you do get a $50 online bonus credit. It’s nowhere near as good as the Optus bundle deal.
If you want more information about the Optus Cap or Timeless plans or details on the C902 or you want to go ahead and order before stocks run out, then click the buy now button below and you’ll be taken to the Optus website.

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Vodafone Releases Unlimited Caps!

PLEASE BE AWARE: Vodafone has now removed the $114 Unlimited Cap and has replaced it with new plans.

Please click here to visit the Vodafone website for more information on the new plans!

It’s taken Vodafone a while to follow the Optus lead and come out with an Unlimited Mobile Cap. There are some striking similarities between the Optus and Vodafone Unlimited plans, but a few differences which make these plans by Vodafone great value if you are a high mobile user. In particular Vodafone is very generous with their data amounts – 2GB per month. Or you can also opt for an unlimited Blackberry service.

So What’s The Vodafone Unlimited Cap Offer?

There are three plans:

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What’s Included in the Vodafone Unlimited Cap?

The following are Included:

• Standard voice calls
• Standard video calls
• Standard & international SMS (TXT)
• Standard & International MMS (PXT)
• Standard & International Video MMS (Video PXT)
• 13, 1300, 1800 & 15 numbers
• Voicemail
• Customer Care calls

Do You Get a Free Phone on the Vodafone Unlimited Caps?

YES! You most certainly do. Vodafone is supplying a wide range of phones for free on the $114 Unlimited Cap. You could score yourself a free 8GB iPhone, a new Blackberry or a choice of Nokia, Motorola or Samsung Mobiles. Of course not all mobiles are free on this plan, but many are.

You also get a range of free phones on the Optus Unlimited Cap, although the Optus Cap only offers 500MB per month of data and no Blackberry option.

Click Here To Visit The Vodafone Website >>

Optus Phone Plans for the HTC Dream – the Google Android Mobile Phone

So how good are the plans for the HTC Dream? We’re impressed and we think there is a good array of plans which will cater for the light to medium mobile phone users up to the heavy users.

‘yes’ Internet Cap Plans

The HTC Dream is available on the ‘yes’ $59 Internet Cap and ‘yes’ $79 Internet Cap + Unlimited Text plans. These plans are the cheapest option for getting a high powered PDA mobile phone like the HTC Dream. There are additional handset repayments to get the HTC Dream on these plans:

• $59 Cap – $15 per month over 24 months or $51 over 12 months.
• $79 Cap – $13 per month over 24 months or $49 over 12 months.

The ‘yes’ Internet Caps includes:

$350 of included call and SMS value each month on the $59 Cap and $550 of included call value plus unlimited sms on the $79 Cap

500MB of data usage on the $59 Cap and 700MB of data on the $79 Cap

Optus ‘yes’ Time – free 20 minute calls to other Optus GSM mobiles from 8pm to midnight

Free 5 minute calls to other mobiles on your Optus account

Included in your Capped plan are standard voice calls – local, national and mobile and standard local and international SMS.

Visit the Optus website to sign up for the HTC Dream on a $59 or $79 Cap

‘yes’ Internet Timeless Plans

There are two options of plans under the Optus Timeless banner. FIrstly, the ‘yes’ Timeless $99 Internet Plan, which must be taken in conjunction with the $14.95 Internet Pack – so effectively you pay $113.95 per month. For this you get Unlimited* standard calls and SMS within Australia plus a huge 1.5GB of data. The handset repayments for the HTC Dream over 24 months are $9 or $45 over 12 months.

The second option is the ‘yes’ Timeless $129 Internet Plan, which includes the unlimited* calls and SMS as well as an incredible 3GB of data. The $129 Timeless plan also includes voicemail deposits and retrievals, whereas the $99 Timeless plan charges for Voicemail retrievals on top of the Cap. The handset repayments on the $129 Timeless plan for the HTC Dream over 24 months are $3 or $39 over 12 months.

Click here – Optus Timeless plans with Unlimited Standard Calls!

Online Bonus Credit

Optus has a great Bonus Credit for signing up online. Here is the exact description from the Optus site about the bonus credits you can qualify for.

$100 Online Bonus Credit: Offer available to new and recontracting customers who connect online to a 24 month Optus ‘yes’ Internet Cap ($79), or ‘yes’ Internet Timeless Plan ($99, $129).

$50 Online Bonus Credit: Offer available to new and recontracting customers who connect online to a 24 month Optus ‘yes’ Internet Cap ($59).

Online bonus may take up to 3 months to apply and will appear as a credit on your bill.

Click here to visit the Optus website for a $50 or $100 Bonus Credit!

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Optus has just launched Naked DSL, which gives you ADSL2+ broadband speeds without having to pay line rental each month. iinet, Internode, Exetel and a number of smaller providers have already launched it, but Optus is the first of the big telcos to move in this direction. AAPT has been rumoured for some time to be bringing out Naked DSL, but it hasn’t happened yet. And of course Telstra is holding on and defending their landline network – and charging everyone $30 per month for the privilege of being connected.

Bundle Naked DSL with your Mobile Phone

Optus has taken a different strategy from iinet and Internode, who are focusing on providing VoIP services to replace the landline. Optus is offering their best deal if you bundle your mobile phone with your Naked DSL service. With a great range of Cap and Timeless mobile plans, that will be great for you if you just want to make calls from your mobile. If you don’t bundle your mobile, then there is a $248 set up fee plus modem costs for joining Optus Naked DSL. That s hardly worth it, so if you want to get Optus NDSL, then you really need to combine your mobile too.

The bundled plans start at $49.99 for 7GB and $59.99 for 15GB with free set up and a free basic modem. Uploads and downloads are counted in the data allowance, but the data can be used any time – there are no peak and off peak times. There is also a $99.99 plan for 30GB, which includes free set up and a free Wi-Fi modem if you bundle.

Sign Up Your Mobile With Optus First

We’d suggest getting your Optus mobile online first – that way you will get the $50 or $100 Online Bonus Credit! Once that is approved, you will be an existing Optus customer and can start getting your Naked DSL organised. If you do it all over the phone at one time, you’ll miss out on the Online Bonus Credit.

You can see the Optus iPhone, HTC Dream and other mobiles on the Optus Website.

Compare Naked DSL Plans

If you want more information about Naked DSL plans, providers and comparisions, head over to www.Naked-DSL.com.au. You’ll find find far more information there about connecting to Naked DSL and what the best plans and offers are. Click through to read more about Optus, Internode, iinet and Exetel and compare Naked DSL.

Optus has just released a great bundle deal – they are offering a Free XBox 360 with the Sony Ericcson C902 – free on a $49 Mobile Cap for 24 months. You do have to pay $9.95 for the shipping, but I think you should be able to live with that

If you don’t know much about this mobile, here are some of the features of the C902. It has a 5 megapixel camera with Sony Ericsson’s Cyber-shot™ technology. The camera has a sliding lens cover, digital zoom, photo flash, auto focus and face detection. The C902 also has bluetooth, video calling and is 3G enabled for fast data and internet speeds.

The Optus $49 Cap comes with $300 of included value, with standard calls charged at 40c per 30 sec with a 35c flagfall – the standard rate for a capped mobile plan at the moment. SMS are 25c each. The additional bonus of the Optus $49 Cap is that ‘yes’ time is included for free calls to other Optus mobiles at night. As always we recommend you read all the terms and conditions about this deal on the Optus website.

So if you’re after a great new phone with an XBox 360 included for free, this is a great deal to get your hands on. Optus also offers their $50 bonus for signing up online on the $49 Cap and $100 bonus for signing up online on the $79 Cap or higher.

This deal is for a limited time only or until stocks run out, so get in quickly before they run out.

Order it directly from Optus online now.

3 has just released a great deal on the Motorola Razr2 V9 – it’s now free on the $29 Cap! You also get a bonus 100 text messages as well as fast, free delivery. This deal is only available if you buy online from the 3 website.

This is definitely one of the best mobile phone deals we’ve seen this month. Here are some of our favourite features of the V9:

It has a large 2 inch external colour screen, which is touch sensitive, allowing you to play music withoutout even opening the phone!

Ultra slim and sleek design

Bluetooth

2 Megapixel Camera

Video Camera

Speaker Phone

The $29 Cap Phone Plan gives you lots of usage each month. Here is a summary of what is included: $150 of calls, sms and more + $160 (200 minutes) free national voice calls to other 3 mobiles = $310 of total value!

With the current online deal, you also get 100 free text messages and free delivery! You can of course get the Motorola RAZR2 V9 free on the $39 and $49 Cap plans and above. You will also get the 100 free text messages and free delivery. On the $49 Caps and above you also get $50 bonus credit for signing up online.

Sign Up Now for the Motorola RAZR2 V9 on the 3 Website

Just in case you’re wondering what comes in the box with the V9 – here it is:

• Motorola RAZR2 V9 mobile
• Battery A/C Charger
• Mobile Phone Tools CD-ROM
• USB Cable
• Stereo Headset
• User manual

Optus has now launched the highly anticipated HTC Dream – the first Google Android Mobile Phone launched outside the United States.

If you’re a user of the Google search engine, Gmail, You Tube, Google Maps or Google Calendar, then the HTC Dream helps you bring all of that functionality onto you mobile phone. There’s one-touch access to all of these Google services.

The phone has a 3.2 inch touch screen which is fast and responsive. You can customise the home screen to alert you of email, SMS or Instant Messaging. As the picture to the right shows, there is a full QWERTY keyboard, which is consistent with many of the popular PDA/mobile phone designs from HTC over recent years. The HTC Dream also has a microSD (SD 2.0 compatible) expansion slot up to 8GB.

The Internet capabilities of the HTC Dream are fantastic. It runs on the 2100MHz 3G network for fast data speeds. You can also seamlessly transition onto available Wi-Fi networks so your data usage comes from the Wi-Fi network and not your phone’s 3G network.

One of the most exciting developments of the HTC Dream is the Google Android operating platform. The touch screen functionality operates extremely well. The Android Market is the place to download new applications to your Google Android phone. All Android applications are open source and totally free. Head over to the Android Home Page if you’re interested in learning more.

Click here to learn more about Google Android Phone Plans on Optus.

Here is a summary of the HTC Dream features (courtesy of the HTC website www.HTC.com)

We are currently taking pre-orders and expressions of interest in the new HTC Dream. This is the first mobile phone to be released in Australia with the Google Android operating system. The HTC Dream is exclusive to Optus and is available only on Optus plans.

If you would like to be kept up to date on all the latest details about the HTC Dream like the release date and plans, then please enter your details below. We’ll keep you in the loop!

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