Phone · 21 Sep 2026
Phone plans
Why this matters. A plan that is cheap in the city can be the wrong plan for a rural term if the network does not reach. The prices are the ones frozen in the file, with the date on the page. Coverage is the carrier’s own description.
SIM-only and prepaid. Data, roaming, coverage for metro and locum towns.
Year bill (plan + roam)
Prepaid 28-day plans are × 365/28. Short data is flagged. Click a plan.
$900lowest year bill that fits21 Sep 2026
Next: Credit cards — A card with no overseas fee, versus $5 a day to roam.
What doctors often miss
The price is the plan in the file dated on the page. It is not a live quote, and it does not include a handset repayment you did not pick.
Included / Not included
Included
- The plan price and data allowance in the frozen file · date on the page
Not included
- A live carrier quote
- Handset repayment plans you did not pick
- Coverage at your hospital
- Handset insurance and inflation
Assumptions you can edit are the inputs on this page. This is a model, not a prediction, a tax assessment, or a recommendation.
A rough figure — not advice. Terms
Telstra full
Telstra
| Plan | Data | Cycle | Roam | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upfront Small | 50 GB | $74 / 30d | $10/day · 2GB | $900 | ▾ |
| Upfront Medium | 180 GB | $84 / 30d | $10/day · 2GB | $1,022 | ▾ |
| Upfront Large | 300 GB | $99 / 30d | $10/day · 2GB | $1,205 | ▾ |
Optus
Optus
| Plan | Data | Cycle | Roam | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Choice Plus Small | 60 GB | $60 / 30d | $5/day · 5GB | $730 | ▾ |
| Choice Plus Medium | 240 GB | $70 / 30d | $5/day · 5GB | $852 | ▾ |
| Choice Plus Large | 480 GB | $90 / 30d | $5/day · 5GB | $1,095 | ▾ |
Vodafone
Vodafone
| Plan | Data | Cycle | Roam | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small | 65 GB | $58 / 30d | $5/day · plan data | $706 | ▾ |
| Large | 420 GB | $78 / 30d | $5/day · plan data | $949 | ▾ |
Telstra wholesale
Belong
| Plan | Data | Cycle | Roam | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25GBshort on data | 25 GB | $34 / 30d | $30 / 15d pack | $414 | ▾ |
| 40GB | 40 GB | $39 / 30d | $30 / 15d pack | $475 | ▾ |
Telstra full
Boost
| Plan | Data | Cycle | Roam | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $28 prepaidshort on data | 8 GB | $28 / 28d | $10 / 7d pack | $365 | ▾ |
| $39 prepaidshort on data | 30 GB | $39 / 28d | $10 / 7d pack | $508 | ▾ |
| $74 prepaid | 100 GB | $74 / 28d | $10 / 7d pack | $965 | ▾ |
Telstra wholesale
ALDI Mobile
| Plan | Data | Cycle | Roam | Year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $29short on data | 29 GB | $29 / 30d | Confirm on carrier | $353 | ▾ |
| $39 | 75 GB | $39 / 30d | Confirm on carrier | $475 | ▾ |
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