Belong launches mobile broadband plans with up to 500GB of data

Alex Choros - Managing Editor + Group Telco Editor

Last updated 01 April 2022

Telstra's budget brand Belong has introduced a range of SIM-only mobile broadband plans, including a massive 500GB option. The telco has three options you can pick from: a 20GB plan for $15 per month, an 80GB plan for $35 per month, or a 500GB plan for $70 per month.

The complete details are as follows:

20GB Data SIM Only

Mobile Broadband
20GB Data

$20/mth

Min. cost $20

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$20/mth

Min. cost $20

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Belong's mobile broadband plans are all contract-free. As with its mobile plans, you can gift unused data to other Belong mobile or mobile broadband customers. The plans are powered by the Telstra wholesale network.

Since Belong's mobile broadband plans are SIM-only, you'll need to bring your own device, whether it's a tablet or a portable WiFi modem. At present, Belong doesn't sell any hardware.

Belong's 500GB plan is especially notable as it's the largest mobile broadband plan available in Australia. Parent company Telstra has a 400GB option, but most other providers won't offer allowances larger than 200GB. For some, a 500GB allowance would easily make Belong's plan a viable alternative to a fixed line NBN connection.

Here's how Belong's 500GB plan compares to the competition:

#1	Tangerine Telecom Editor's Pick	Tangerine Telecom Editor's Pick 100GB Mobile Broadband Data Plan Mobile Broadband 100GB Data $34.90/mth Min. cost $34.90 Link not supplied	$34.90/mth Min. cost $34.90	Link not supplied
#2	Vodafone	Vodafone Large Data SIM Only Plan Mobile Broadband 140GB Data Deal: Get 140GB of data for 12 months (incl. 70GB bonus data) on the Large Data SIM Only plan. Ends 21.10.26. T&Cs apply. $40/mth Min. cost $40 Link not supplied	$40/mth Min. cost $40	Link not supplied
#3	Belong	Belong 100GB Data SIM Only Mobile Broadband 100GB Data $40/mth Min. cost $40 Link not supplied	$40/mth Min. cost $40	Link not supplied
#4	Lebara Mobile	Lebara Mobile Data Plan Large Mobile Broadband 120GB Data Prepaid (90 Days) Deal: Includes 30GB bonus data for first 3 recharges on Large Data Plan until 03.11.26 $50 Link not supplied	$50	Link not supplied
#5	amaysim	amaysim 100GB Data Plan Mobile Broadband 100GB Data Prepaid (28 Days) $50 Link not supplied	$50	Link not supplied
#6	Aussie Broadband	Aussie Broadband X-Large Data Only 5G SIM Mobile Broadband 180GB Data $60/mth Min. cost $60 Link not supplied	$60/mth Min. cost $60	Link not supplied
#7	Telstra	Telstra Upfront Data Plan Medium Mobile Broadband 100GB Data $68/mth Min. cost $68 Link not supplied	$68/mth Min. cost $68	Link not supplied
#8	ALDI mobile	ALDI mobile $240 Data Plan Mobile Broadband 185GB Data Prepaid (365 Days) $240 Link not supplied	$240	Link not supplied

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Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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