After raising the price of its prepaid plans back in March, Optus’ post -paid plans have now received a price increase, although data deposits increase at the same time as some form of comfort.
The new input price for an Optus postpaid plan is AU $ 55 P/M for 50 GB of data – it is the small choice plus plan previously priced at AU $ 52 P/M for 50 GB of data. As a side note, a member of the Techradar AU team is currently on the small electoral plan and has been told that they will receive 70 GB of data when the price increases take effect. We haven’t seen the same change on Optus’ site at the time of writing, but we will update this piece if it changes.
The Medium Choice Plus plan has also gone up to AU $ 65 P/M for 200 GB of data (formerly AU $ 62 for 180 GB), and the big choice plus plan has risen to AU $ 85 P/M for 400 GB (formerly AU $ 82 for 360 GB).
The promo plan, which includes 360 GB of data for AU $ 69 P/M (for 12 months, then AU $ 79 P/M) has not been changed.
New customers pay these prices in the future. As for current customers, these price increases will come into force on June 4, 2025.
Inclusions have not changed – customers can still receive a 10% discount on eligible subhub subscriptions and will continue to save AU $ 15 P/M on Optus Sport along with unlimited international speech and text to 35 countries.
As prices rose by AU $ 3 per Month across the affected plans, Optus Middle Telco remains between Telstra and Vodafone when it comes to affordable prices. Telstra’s plans start at AU $ 65 P/M for 50 GB, while Vodafone plans start at AU $ 39 P/M (for 12 months, then AU $ 49) for 100 GB (usually 50 GB and available until withdrawn).
Do you have to change providers?
Optus’ mobile plans include generous data products everywhere, and among the plans that Telco offers, the unchanged promo plan is still an attractive option for its cost-to-data relationship.
That said, prices have risen across the other post -paid plans, and with a cost of living that seizes Australian households, these high costs may remove people from Teal Telco.
At the top of this, while Optus has increased data limits with this price increase, it is worth remembering that, according to accc, Australians use 17.4 GB of data per day. Month on average with a post -paid plan (and 9 GB of prepaid). While Optus offers a healthy part of data with each of these plans, it can be out of step with your usage habits.
So in the interest in saving money, we have chosen three alternatives on the Optus network that you need to consider. We also got 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, you can check out our guide to the best cheap phones in Australia.
