[LINK] 'Aldi low-cost mobile phone network'

[sylvano]

Some points from their FAQ around data.

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How is my usage calculated?
https://www.aldimobile.com.au/help#support-437

The table below shows you how different call charges are billed and
deducted from your mobile credit.

Standard charges		cost

All standard calls		billed per minute
Standard TXT (national)		billed per 160 chararcters
Data 				charged at 5c/MB, billed per MB
Call connection fee 		No charge
(national calls)		
Calls to Sensis			billed per call and per minute

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How is my data measured?
https://www.aldimobile.com.au/help#support-349

The data supplied with your ALDImobile service is measured in Megabytes,
which means if your internet session transfers 490 Kilotbytes (about
0.49MB) of data, then an entire megabyte is counted.

If you are on a PAYG plan, and find you are going through your plan
value too quickly from data usage, consider upgrading to our Unlimited
plan, which has 5GB data allowance, or buying a 2GB Data Bolt-on for
your PAYG plan.

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What happens when I use all my data? Do I get charged for excess data?
https://www.aldimobile.com.au/help#support-427

If you are on a Pay As You Go plan, data is deducted from your available
credit balance. When you run out of available value on your credit
balance, data, and all other service types (Outgoing calls, SMS & MMS)
will not be possible unless you recharge.

If you have an additiona Bolt-on such as the 2GB Data Bolt-on, or the
Unlimited Bolt-on (includes 5GB), then your data will be deducted from
the included data allowance on your Bolt-on until you have used it all
up (or it expires).

If you have used all of your available data allowance from your Botl-on,
or it has expired, data will then be charged and value will be depleted
from your credit balance from your Pay as You go Plan (provided you have
available value).


On Fri, 2013-03-08 at 12:32 +0000, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
> Aldi has switched on its low-cost mobile phone network, Aldi Mobile
> 
>  https://www.aldimobile.com.au
> 
> By Ross Catanzariti (ARN) 06 March, 2013
> 
> 
> . The Aldi Mobile network launched across Australia today uses the Telstra
> wholesale network to provide its service.
> 
> Aldi Mobile customers can recharge their prepaid service online, via an
> upcoming mobile app, and through all 300 Aldi supermarket stores across
> Australia.
> 
> SIM cards for the service are available in standard, micro-SIM and nano-SIM
> sizes to suit all mobile phones and tablets on the market. Aldi Mobile
> starter packs ($5) and recharge cards will be sold in all Aldi Stores.
> 
> Users of the service can track their credit online, through the upcoming
> iPhone and Android app, or over the phone.
> 
> Aldi confirmed that all customers will receive a text message notification
> when they have reached 50 per cent of their credit usage "in order to avoid
> any unexpected bills."
> 
> Aldi Mobile offers two pay as you go plans, $15 and $30, along with a $35
> unlimited plan that includes 5GB of data. There's also a $15, 2GB data-only
> plan with a 30-day expiry for tablet devices.
> 
> The $15 and $30 pay as you go plans both have a 365 day expiry. Standard
> national calls, mobile calls, calls to 13, 1300 and 1800 numbers and
> voicemail are all charged at the flat rate 12 cents per minute.
> 
> SMS messages are charged at 12 cents each, MMS messages at 35 cents each
> and data is billed at 5 cents per megabyte (MB) on both plans.
> 
> Aldi confirmed that customers will be able to switch between plans, for
> example moving from a pay as you go plan to the company's $35 unlimited plan.
> 
> Users on the unlimited plan will receive up to $10 to use on premium
> services including international calls and customer call numbers.
> --
> 
> Stephen
> 
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> 
> 
> 
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