There are a heap of third party options that allow you to monitor your call and data usage in real time, but today Optus has moved to crush them like this thing crushes cars thanks to their free app.
The ‘My Account’ app is available from the app store now as a free download. It will let post-paid customers view their unbilled usage for eligible iPhone plans, view their last four bills, or pay their bill by credit card. Pre paid customers also get the option to view their balance, view up to 100 of their most recent transactions or recharge their account via credit card or recharge voucher.
The app also doesn’t count towards your data cap when you use it on the Optus network (as opposed to overseas), which is something the other 3rd party options can’t offer.
Chris
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 3:51 PMAs far as I can see it’s not yet on the app store. Can you provide a link?
Nick Broughall
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 3:57 PMWhoops. Link now on the post.
Aaron Divitini
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 3:56 PMnow for Voda to catch up….. im surprised they didnt get in first
Cameron
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 3:57 PMHow long until we see:
a) Telstra/Vodafone/3 play catch up with a similar app for their iphones? A: Soon hopefully.
b) Telstra have a similar app for home phone. A: Never?
c) Electricity/gas companies doing the same. A: Maybe? Hopefully? (Would be great to monitor usage day to day!)
JB
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 4:10 PMa) I don’t see Telstra doing this anytime soon (unfortunately). Given their “we can’t brand this Telstra so we don’t care about it” attitude towards the iPhone.
Or maybe they will see it as a new source of revenue and charge users an insane amount of money for an app that should be free (and then charge you for the data access on top of that).
Chris
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 3:58 PMAh Ha – link is http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewSoftware?id=330227154&mt=8
Dan
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 4:02 PMwent to search for this app, not on the appstore under ‘My Account’ or anything optus related
attila
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 4:09 PMGood work Optus, and hopefully the others follow suit.
As a snarky aside though – does it measure data you didn’t download, or phone calls you couldn’t make, because their network was a piece of garbage? Is there an app for that?
dave
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 4:14 PMIt isn’t showing the “current data usage” bit that is shown in the article on my iphone.
Is there something wrong?
Simeon
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 4:15 PMIt looks no where near as good as iQuota. So, I won’t budge.
chris p
Monday, September 14, 2009 at 9:58 PMlong process on optus to register and then link account which haven’t yet finished. merely registering u get invalid mobile number message/error in the app
jess
Sunday, October 10, 2010 at 7:32 PMi need help!!!
I have created an optus account for my apple iphone and have no clue what it all means it lets me sign in and everything but i dont understand every thing.
some things i need help with.
ok on your ipohne screenshot on this website i don’t understand the total bit like is that the total for the month or what u haveto pay on top of your plan?
thank you so much =)