Amaysim’s existing 1GB data bundles for $9.90 are already pretty good value for mobile broadband, but you can go through 1GB quickly if you’re tethering or downloading a lot of content. Amaysim has added three new data bundles to its range: 2.5GB for $19.90, 4GB for $29.90 or 10GB for $99.90.
The 2.5GB and 4GB bundles both have an expiry of 30 days (as does the existing 1GB plan), while the 10GB option has a 365-day expiry. If you use up all the data inside the 30-day expiry period, you can either upgrade to a higher value bundle (which resets the 30-day countdown) or pay the casual access rate of 5c a megabyte until the 30 days is up. Data on the plans can be used for tethering and in wi-fi hotspots or dongles, as well as in phones or tablets (including the iPad, as Amaysim’s standard SIM has a punch-out micro-SIM option).
For tablet owners who want a “set and forget” option for use when travelling or away from Wi-Fi (and who are happy with the Optus network which Amaysim uses), the 10GB bundle could be particularly appealing. Optus’ own 12-month expiry deal is more expensive at $130 (though it includes 15GB of data). The 30-day bundles could also be a good option for visitors to Australia who want a data-centric option.
huh?
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 10:53 AMwhy is this article ‘brought you by telstra’ when Amaysim is ‘Powered by the Optus 3G Network, covering 97% of Australians’?
Danny Allen
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 12:58 PMBecause Telstra is currently sponsoring the ‘Mobile’ category, but not individual stories. So Giz remains free to write about whatever we want.
Luke
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 12:50 PM“Optus”
Whoops, I just lost interest.
Danny Allen
Wednesday, September 7, 2011 at 1:00 PMOptus surprises you? I mean given that Telstra doesn’t wholesale next G (yet), who did you think Amaysim used?
Laggard
Friday, September 16, 2011 at 12:40 PMAmaysim’s fine print state’s data usage is calculated in 1MB increments per session. Even finer print states “A data session is a data transaction between your smartphone, tablet PC or modem and an Internet destination such as a website or a database for a smartphone application. Your hardware controls when a session starts and when it ends. amaysim cannot influence this. For example, depending on how your hardware operates, browsing a series of webpages may be a single session, or a session may start and end each time when your hardware is updating your email or you activate a smartphone application”.—
How does that relate to low/medium/high users? I am intending on checking e-mails once a day. Your thoughts?