Long story short(ish), I have been with Vodafone around 13 years, not sure if that means much these days, but anyway.. in July was a month away from my current plan finishing (120mins, 3gb data, too many texts and a best mate for $60/month). I was looking to switch from an iPhone 4 to an HTC One, and happy to resign on contract to get a good deal on a phone, but wanted plenty of data still.

Alongside this, two people I work with had been given $250 and $950 vouchers respectively, to resign with VF and buy new phones. I emailed VF and asked s what they could offer me, and was told I could have the deals t they were offering to all new customers, and nothing more. So I went out and bought an HTC One for $800 plan-less, and just stayed on my current contract.

I had a call from a VF representative today who was very helpful, and seemed dissapointed with the reaction I'd had to my initial email, promising to look into it. I've now been offered the $139 Red plan for $99 on a 12 month term. Obviously that's a good discount, but given that I never get through my texts or minutes, the unlimited amounts won't be particularly useful for me, the data drops to 2gb, but I get 4G when available and calls to Aus (only mildly useful for me personally, can live without that no problem, but would use it if I had it).

I'm not sure what I would be getting would be worth an extra $39 a month. Are there any benefits I'm missing here? If I bring my own phone to the plan I assume the replacement phone deal each year doesn't apply?