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Happy with your old phone? That’s cool, says Telstra who are looking to rival Virgin’s BYO offer with its own deal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
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The BYO offer on Freedom Connect plan out today are “specifically for customers who don’t want a new handset” and are looking for more bang for their buck. <\/p>\n

Bring a “compatible mobile to Telstra, and enjoy one plan that’s better value” than the equivalent Freedom Connect plan, it is urging consumers.<\/p>\n

This is also a bid to capture some mobile customers lured in by Virgin’s much publicised BYO offers. Optus also have similar deals ranging from $10 to $49 for 12 month contract.  <\/p>\n

Those who sign up to Telstra’s $59 BYO will enjoy the value of the $79 deal which includes $800 monthly calls, unlimited standard national SMS, unlimited messagebank retrieval and 2GB of data to use in Australia. <\/p>\n

The other plans are:<\/p>\n

·    $49 Plan with $550 monthly call allowance, unlimited standard national SMS and 1.5GB of data to use in Australia.<\/p>\n

·    $59 Plan with $800 monthly call allowance, 2GB of data use in Australia, unlimited standard national SMS and unlimited MessageBank retrieval.<\/p>\n

·    $79 Plan with $1,200 monthly call allowance, 2.5GB of data to use in Australia, unlimited standard national SMS and unlimited MessageBank retrieval.<\/p>\n

·    $99 Plan with an unlimited monthly call allowance for standard national voice and video calls, SMS and MessageBank retrieval, 3GB of data to use in Australia, $50 of international calling value.<\/p>\n

These plans include unmetered Green Dot BigPond browsing and free browsing on Facebook and Twitter.<\/p>\n

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 “Our Freedom Connect plans launched last month are doing even better than we’d forecast, with great call and data inclusions and an impressive line-up of mobile phones,” Telstra Consumer Exec Director, Rebekah O’Flaherty, said. <\/p>\n

“The new BYO plans acknowledge not everyone wants a new mobile phone.” <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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