Kogan are they a Vodafone MVNO and if so any gotchas?

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#302279 12-Nov-2022 09:23

I'm currently on a Vodafone monthly account for $30 and 4G data.

Kogan has a plan for $35 for 15G or $330 for 180G so.$27.5 a month. Apart from paying a year in advance can anyone see any issues with this deal ? I'll lose access to a person for customer support but having hardly ever called Voda not sure that's an issue. And if they are a Vodafone MVNO I presume I still get 5G?

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#2995042 12-Nov-2022 09:39

Yes access to 5G and you get 4GB not 4G on your plan (talking about data bundle size not technology access)

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#2995043 12-Nov-2022 09:40

Been using them for a couple of years. No problems at all. I get 5G, not sure on wifi calling as my phones not compatible. Especially good when they have the 2 for 1 deals which they will probably have again around Christmas time. Downside is you cant txt to chargeable sms services. Past that no issues what so ever.

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#2995046 12-Nov-2022 09:47

Swapped from 2degrees to Kogan at the end of September - pretty happy with things so far.

Uses the Vodafone network so you get 5G (where it's available), although I found out that running the speedtest app on 5G uses about 1 GB of data 😆

Second the 2-for-1 deal above - a good thread about that here and how people have found the transfer process etc: https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=164&topicid=299144

Two sims and plans for the price of one, so if you split with someone cost works out at $12.75 a month for 15 GB.

While the 2-for-1 deal is not currently available, it might be worth waiting and keeping an eye out for a cheaper deal either as part of Black Friday or Christmas (unless you really can't wait).

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#2995056 12-Nov-2022 10:04

I’d second the comments above, and agree it’s worth waiting (if possible) for the BOGOF offers or similar.

Also recently it’s been synced as just prior to renewal time of our plans earlier this year they offered the same deal, so renewal has also been at the same discounted price.

It’s also a pretty generous plan compared to other cheap prepaid plans, eg inclusion of MMS and not charging for voicemail, if you want to use that (I recall these weren’t included when I was with Skinny).

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#2995166 12-Nov-2022 15:46

askelon:

Been using them for a couple of years. No problems at all. I get 5G, not sure on wifi calling as my phones not compatible. Especially good when they have the 2 for 1 deals which they will probably have again around Christmas time. Downside is you cant txt to chargeable sms services. Past that no issues what so ever.

Can confirm that wifi calling works too.

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#2995178 12-Nov-2022 17:17

backfiah:

askelon:

Been using them for a couple of years. No problems at all. I get 5G, not sure on wifi calling as my phones not compatible. Especially good when they have the 2 for 1 deals which they will probably have again around Christmas time. Downside is you cant txt to chargeable sms services. Past that no issues what so ever.

Can confirm that wifi calling works too.

Thanks to all that responded. I didn't know there was a BOGO offer (or was) so given Xmas is close might wait for that. Might involve moving my wife back from Skinny but for that price it's worth doing. I confirmed that on mhy OnePlus9 I get WiFi calling on Vodafone so I presume I will get that on Kogan also.

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#2995193 12-Nov-2022 19:45

On my phone, I ONLY get VoWiFi and VoLTE on Kogan. Neither of these work on Skinny, 2 degrees or Vodafone (surprisingly), but does work correctly on Kogan.

Normally they have bogof deals on their anniversary and on black Friday I have found, so not too long to wait.

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#2995221 12-Nov-2022 22:42

Just looking at Kogan's website - they don't sell phones, only connections, right?

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#2995230 12-Nov-2022 23:41

There are phones for sale, but I think it's more-or-less separate to the mobile division.

https://www.kogan.com/nz/c/phones-tablets-wearables/shop/category/smartphones/?page=1

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#2995975 14-Nov-2022 13:06

I'm very happy with the Kogan after getting a deal with the BOGOF offer recently.

Only issue I found is you cannot reply to the short 4 digit SMS's (eg send Y to confirm you appointment).

But I can live with that.

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#2996063 14-Nov-2022 15:36

I would call out that they do NOT support texting or calling premium numbers, so if you use providers or services that text you from a shortcode and expect a response, you're SOL. Not even an option to add $5 credit to pay for them or anything. This is the reason we're moving back off them, it's counter-useful for me to have to go back to phoning places back to confirm everything when a text would work. Value seemed good otherwise.

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#2996070 14-Nov-2022 16:12

Its ridiculous that places expect you to send a paid text to them to confirm things. I refuse to do it with places and wait for them to call me to confirm it. Cost the more in labour than they save by cheaping out and using a shortcode for delivery.

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#2996123 14-Nov-2022 18:24

Inphinity:

I would call out that they do NOT support texting or calling premium numbers, so if you use providers or services that text you from a shortcode and expect a response, you're SOL. Not even an option to add $5 credit to pay for them or anything. This is the reason we're moving back off them, it's counter-useful for me to have to go back to phoning places back to confirm everything when a text would work. Value seemed good otherwise.

i just checked and I do receive texts from 4 digit senders asking me to confirm my appointment etc. But they usually supply a regular number to call back. But I am receiving SMS from New World that I have reply STOP to cancel and here does not appear to be a number I can call.

Out of interest if they are Vodafone MVNO, why can't they support short codes?

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#2996260 14-Nov-2022 22:07

Oh, one thing to be mindful of is there’s no ability to purchase additional data if you run out before your monthly cycle is over; may not be a biggie - I very rarely get near to finishing the 4GB I have, though could well do this month given the lack of home internet at the moment!

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#2996313 14-Nov-2022 22:35

jonathan18: Oh, one thing to be mindful of is there’s no ability to purchase additional data if you run out before your monthly cycle is over; may not be a biggie - I very rarely get near to finishing the 4GB I have, though could well do this month given the lack of home internet at the moment!

I was actually looking at the 15g plan so I don't think that would be an issue

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