mobile phone caps
#1
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mobile phone caps
Hi all
Could someone please explain to me how mobile phone caps work? Can't get it no matter how many sites I check out. I know I must be being really thick here, but some help would be much appreciated
TT xx
Could someone please explain to me how mobile phone caps work? Can't get it no matter how many sites I check out. I know I must be being really thick here, but some help would be much appreciated
TT xx
#2
Re: mobile phone caps
I'm, on Vodafone's $49 cap, so each month I pay $49 and I get:
$700 Vodafone to Vodafone credit
$350 Flexi credit, which you use on calls to the other networks and all texts
3GB data
It's pretty good value I reckon. And with my iPhone I can tether the phone to my laptop and enjoy 3GB of mobile broadband
$700 Vodafone to Vodafone credit
$350 Flexi credit, which you use on calls to the other networks and all texts
3GB data
It's pretty good value I reckon. And with my iPhone I can tether the phone to my laptop and enjoy 3GB of mobile broadband
#3
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Joined: Dec 2006
Posts: 128
Re: mobile phone caps
Hi im on virgin big cap $29 a month and get $450 worth of calls, calls and text to other virgin users free includes international calls in the cap
and what ever i dont use gets rolled over to the next month, also as i bought the phone outright no contract cheers Paul
and what ever i dont use gets rolled over to the next month, also as i bought the phone outright no contract cheers Paul
#4
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Joined: Oct 2010
Location: Sydney, NSW
Posts: 50
Re: mobile phone caps
Effectively, the mobile providers provide you with a cap limit, say $500 for which you pay them $50 per month.
For example, say they charge you $1 per minute for calls within Australia and 50c per text. That means from your cap you can have up to 500 mins of calls or 1000 texts or a combination thereof until you reach the cap limit. Once you exceed the cap, then they charge you at those rates.
It's a bit of a pain if you're from the UK as it's not like the way we do our tariffs. Plus, it's marketing at its best/worst! The cap value isn't a real-world value that we recognise; it's a value in the mobile provider's currency (minutes) that let's them try to make people think they're getting $500 worth of stuff for $50.
I'm on TPG for $15 per month. 1Gb data and about $330 cap value (enough for about five hours of calls or 600 texts or combination thereof). TPG is a virtual mobile operator so it uses Optus's network. It's fine for my needs and very cheap.
Hope this helps.
LP.
For example, say they charge you $1 per minute for calls within Australia and 50c per text. That means from your cap you can have up to 500 mins of calls or 1000 texts or a combination thereof until you reach the cap limit. Once you exceed the cap, then they charge you at those rates.
It's a bit of a pain if you're from the UK as it's not like the way we do our tariffs. Plus, it's marketing at its best/worst! The cap value isn't a real-world value that we recognise; it's a value in the mobile provider's currency (minutes) that let's them try to make people think they're getting $500 worth of stuff for $50.
I'm on TPG for $15 per month. 1Gb data and about $330 cap value (enough for about five hours of calls or 600 texts or combination thereof). TPG is a virtual mobile operator so it uses Optus's network. It's fine for my needs and very cheap.
Hope this helps.
LP.