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David321

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#310540 30-Oct-2023 12:42
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Hi all,

 

 

 

I am looking at One's current mobile plans as my wife and I would benefit from having a little extra data every month.

 

To be honest I don't know a lot about it and I have probably changed a mobile plan once in my life and that was over 10 years ago!

 

We currently share a plan which is "RED+ Lite - SIMO", no idea what that means but I do know it gives us unlimited calls and texts with 10GB data to share, and we obviously have our own mobile numbers. 

 

This current plan costs us $55 per month and an extra $20 to have my wife's number added, but we get a $20 discount for having internet with One.

 

 

 

I am looking at new plans which will allow us to have more data and from what I can see there are only 2 options on their site, the "One plan" and the "Medium plan".

 

The medium plans looks the more suitable of the two but at $65 a month plus $35 a month to have my wife added id be looking at $100 per month or $80 per month if I can retain my $20 discount.

 

That's a fair bit more than the current $55-ish we pay per month now and it does not even say online how much data is provided, but I am assuming it is 12GB as a letter I got in the mail mentions a "medium" plan which has 12gb.

 

 

 

I just wanted to check if there was other options or if I have overlooked/missed something, as an extra $25 per month for an extra 2GB and endless data seems a bit on the high side?





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farcus
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  #3153681 30-Oct-2023 12:51
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Medium plan looks to be 15GB

 



Why not call vodafone and see what deal they can do?




David321

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  #3153685 30-Oct-2023 13:02
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farcus:

 

Why not call vodafone and see what deal they can do?

 

 

 

 

That is an option, but previous experience keeps that as my absolute last resort.

 

I was thinking about going into a One store, but I think I tried that a while ago and they said they do not have any discretion to apply discounts and could not really do anything for me.





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  #3153688 30-Oct-2023 13:11
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I don’t have any new recommendations, but would like to point out that on our current plans, the additional number (“companion plan” as we call them now) would get its own data allowance; i.e. you’d get 15GB each for that $100/month.




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  #3153709 30-Oct-2023 14:20
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I am on the same Red Share and every time I speak with them they push the "endless data" and I push back. I share with my mum and sister (who is blind), and between us, we use about 2-3 gig a month. If I changed to the medium I too would be way more like you. If you can stay on the old ones do. Up the use of wifi instead of mobile data if you can. That's why my data use is so low.  


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  #3153719 30-Oct-2023 14:36
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Quinny:

 

I am on the same Red Share and every time I speak with them they push the "endless data" and I push back. I share with my mum and sister (who is blind), and between us, we use about 2-3 gig a month. If I changed to the medium I too would be way more like you. If you can stay on the old ones do. Up the use of wifi instead of mobile data if you can. That's why my data use is so low.  

 

 

 

 

I didn't expect to find someone in the same boat! It seems todays plans are far less value than the old ones like ours. It seems to get marginally more data than I need I am looking at a significant price increase. (I know the new plans are endless data, but honestly 15gb between us would be more than enough.





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  #3153739 30-Oct-2023 15:47
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Have you checked this provider out.

 

 

 

https://www.koganmobile.co.nz/


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