Best Mobile Deals
The best deals on pre-paid mobile phone in Australia for February 2010 onwards.
The Christmas and January period has a lot of offers but did not result in any offers worth updating - which was disappointing. However thanks to various economic issues this month we have come of with a brand new list.
We have once again sifted through the press announcements and ads to bring you our opinions on what the best pre-paid mobile handsets are. Note that we are covering only the major carrier brands based only on initial price vs phone features.
We are DO NOT take the call prices or network features into account (unless a real standout) on this page purely because they change often. This recommendation is based purely on the best mobile phone for your dollars. That is the phone has the most features for the price.
Also be aware that many pre-paid deals that come with mobile phones that are network locked. It may be a better option to purchase a new phone outright and IF purchased from certain retailers are completely unlocked so you can use it on any network!
Overall Winner
The best mobile phone as part of a pre-paid package priced at sub $99 is the Nokia 6300. It is a GSM only phone but it can still go on the internet to get emails, Facebook, and so forth albeit at a slower speed. We’ve seen this priced at $79 at one point!
This package tied with the Nokia E63 priced at sub $199. The E63 is brilliant do it all phone and such a bargain compared to the competition. If you can come up with the cash you won’t be disappointed.
3 (Three)
There isn’t any really outstanding deals from 3 but the next best offer is the Nokia 2730 for around $129. It’s not a good looking phone but that’s the best there is at the moment. Mind you the Nokia 3120 for $139 is a better phone but has essentially the same features but looks a little better…
Vodaphone
The Nokia E63 from Vodaphone is priced around $199. It is by far the best value phone you can get at the pre-paid level.
There are others priced lower but in the long term the E63 will keep you much happier than the cheaper one
Optus
If you like taking pictures then Optus is offering the Sony Ericsson C903 for $179.
Being a 3G capable phone it got fast internet download speeds and the best camera in this price range. It’s also got A-GPS built in so you can find out where you are. Good phone!
Telstra
The best pre-paid and phone combination from Telstra for this period is the Telstra T106. Priced from $69 from various retailers its a very decent mobile phone for the price. It is not the best looking phone or featured one available but it does most things.
The next offering is the Nokia 6120 which goes from $149. This phone is not special to look at but it has all the feature you could want in a well priced package.
Both of these phones can use the 3G or NextG network so you can get data as well.
Virgin Mobile
From Virgin Mobile this period the Nokia E63 priced around $199 is the best pre-paid phone combo you can great phone for the price.