Bonus 1GB of data on Optus SIM-Only plans.

From today, Optus is offering a bonus 1GB data on SIM-only My Plan Plus phone plans. The extra 1GB will stack on top of each plan’s regular data allotment and will be available for as long as you stick with your plan.

Any new customers signing up to an Optus SIM-Only plan, or current customers that choose to sign up to a plan of equivalent or higher value, are eligible for the deal. The offer ends of April 6.

The plans

There are three Optus My Plan Plus SIM-Only plans. All of these include the bonus 1GB of data and no long-term lock-in commitments, so you can decide to leave at any time, so long as you pay for your current month’s service.

Bill shock is pretty much a thing of a past on My Plan Plus. If you go over your monthly data allotment, Optus will charge you just $10 and add another 1GB to your plan until the end of the month. This can happen any number of times. At the end of the month your plan reverts to its basic cost and data cap, after which you can start all over again. This is a much cheaper and easier to understand system that most Aussie telco subscribers have traditionally had to deal with.

Remember, these are SIM-Only plans, so you’ll need to bring your own phone.

$30 plan

The $30 plan offers up to 300 minutes of calls, unlimited texts and 1.5GB of data, up from just 500MB. Like with pushing your data cap, if you go over your 300 minutes of calls then you are charged $10 for another 200, or $20 to be upgraded to unlimited calls until the end of the month.

$45 plan

The $45 plan offers unlimited calls, SMS, MMS and 3GB of data, up from 2GB.

$60 plan

The final and largest $60 plan gives you the same unlimited calls, SMS and MMS, but with 6GB of data, up from 5GB.

More value, more coverage

This offer comes hot on the heels of Optus gaining access to the 700MHz 4G spectrum, which will be used to expand its 4G network significantly in 2015. Hundreds of sites have already been activated, with thousands more to follow as the year progresses.

Unlike the higher spectrum frequencies that have until recently been available to telcos, the low-frequency 700MHz band should provide 4G over longer distances and penetrate more effectively within buildings.

Not all phones are compatible with 700MHz, but if you bought a flagship device in 2014 then the chances are good you’re ready to go.

Alex Angove-Plumb

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Alex Angove-Plumb is a Digital Content Editor at WhistleOut and an award-winning journalist. He's been in the tech publishing industry since 2010, putting him a few short years away from the title of Grizzled Ancient in his chosen profession. He was an original WhistleOut-er before running NBN Co's corporate blog for two years, then moving on to a lengthy stint at CHOICE. Now he's come home.

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