New Optus MVNO gomo is offering three months free service

Alex Choros - Managing Editor + Group Telco Editor

Last updated 23 November 2020

Optus is launching its new MVNO gomo with a bang: if you sign-up to a gomo plan before February 28 next year, you'll get three months of free service after paying for your first three months.

While you have to spend cash on your plan up front, the deal still works out to be pretty good value. gomo's sole plan includes 18GB for $25 on a 30-day recharge. If you stay for the entire six months, you're effectively paying $12.50 per month for your first half-year with the provider. Since the plan is contract-free, you can always leave after your free months run out.

Here's are competing options in a similar price range:

#1	SpinTel Editor's Pick	SpinTel Editor's Pick $23 Mobile Plan 25GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Optus 5G in selected areas with 5G devices ex. NT WhistleOut Special: Enjoy $11 off for the first 6 months for new customers - $12/mth for first 6 months, then $23/mth $12.00/mth Min. cost $12 Go to Site	$12.00/mth Min. cost $12	Go to Site
#2	Moose Mobile	Moose Mobile Moose 23 SIM Only 30GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps On the Vodafone 4G Mobile Network Deal: Get 30GB for $14 – Includes $9 off for first 6 months, then reverts to $23. Offer ends 30.06.27 $14.00/mth Min. cost $14 Link not supplied	$14.00/mth Min. cost $14	Link not supplied
#3	Lyca Mobile Editor's Pick	Lyca Mobile Editor's Pick Unlimited Plan S 50GB data at download speeds up to 100Mbps Vodafone 5G Network in selected areas with 5G devices Deal: $15 for first 6 renewals when you activate this plan. Offer ends 31.12.26. T&Cs apply $15.00 Per 28 Day Renewal Link not supplied	$15.00 Per 28 Day Renewal	Link not supplied
#4	TPG Editor's Pick	TPG Editor's Pick 30GB Small Plan 30GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Vodafone 5G Network in selected areas with 5G devices Deal: 50% off - $15/mth for first 6 months, then $30/mth ongoing. Available until withdrawn. T&Cs apply. $15.00 Per 1 Month Renewal Link not supplied	$15.00 Per 1 Month Renewal	Link not supplied
#5	Kogan Mobile	Kogan Mobile Small Monthly Plan 25GB data On the Vodafone 4G Mobile Network $23.00 Per 30 Day Renewal Go to Site	$23.00 Per 30 Day Renewal	Go to Site
#6	Dodo	Dodo Small Mobile Plan 25GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Optus 5G in selected areas (exc NT) with a 5G device $25.00/mth Min. cost $25 Go to Site	$25.00/mth Min. cost $25	Go to Site
#7	Lebara Mobile	Lebara Mobile $25 SIM Plan 25GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Vodafone 5G Network in selected areas with 5G devices Deal: Get the $25 SIM for $9 online until 05.10.26. T&Cs apply $25.00 Per 28 Day Renewal Link not supplied	$25.00 Per 28 Day Renewal	Link not supplied
#8	Everyday Mobile	Everyday Mobile Pre-paid Mobile $25 Recharge 22GB data at download speeds up to 100Mbps Uses part of the Telstra 4G Mobile Network Deal: Get 10% off an eligible Woolworths shop in store every month when you link your Everyday Rewards card. T&Cs apply $25.00 Per 30 Day Renewal Link not supplied	$25.00 Per 30 Day Renewal	Link not supplied
#9	Tangerine Telecom	Tangerine Telecom 30GB 5G Mobile SIM 30GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps Uses parts of Telstra’s 5G and 4G mobile networks Deal: 50% off plan fees for 4 months - $15/mth for 4 months then $30/mth. Offer available until withdrawn. $30.00/mth Min. cost $15 Go to Site	$30.00/mth Min. cost $15	Go to Site
#10	felix mobile	felix mobile felix 25GB Mobile Plan 25GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps On the Vodafone 5G/4G Mobile Network Deal: Get 50% off your first 3 mths when you switch to felix. $15/mth for first 3 mths, then $30/mth. Use promo code FELIX50. T+Cs apply $30.00 Per 1 Month Renewal Go to Site	$30.00 Per 1 Month Renewal	Go to Site

TPG currently has the standout offer, offering 25GB for $15 per month for your first six months with the telco. You'll then pay $29.99 per month thereafter, but the plan is contract-free so you're free to leave whenever. TPG is powered by the Vodafone network.

Moose Mobile also has a standout deal, slinging 20GB for $21.80 per month. This data allowance will only last for your first two years, but two years is a hell of a long time to stay on the one plan anyway. Moose is powered by the Optus network.

While gomo doesn't quite stack up as well in terms of data per dollar, the effective price of your free three months does make it worth considering.

gomo's plan lets you bank up to 200GB of unused data and includes unlimited international calls to 15 countries. These are Canada, mainland China, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Thailand, the United Kingdom, and the United States. Note that you can't call any country not included on this list using your gomo plan.

If you need extra data, gomo offers 5GB top-ups for $5. Given the standard rate of excess data still tends to be $10 per gigabyte, it's a pretty generous offer.

gomo is powered by the Optus 4G network but doesn't have access to 5G at this stage. SpinTel is currently the only Optus MVNO with 5G connectivity.

The launch of gomo comes hot off the heels of Vodafone launching its own new MVNO last week: felix. While both gomo and felix are ostensibly budget brands that care not for the capitalisation of proper nouns, Vodafone has taken a different approach with felix. felix also offers just a single plan, but it includes unlimited data capped at speeds of 5Mbps. In practice, 5Mbps is still fast enough to browse the web, stream music and HD video, and fall into a TikTok spiral, but it's a far cry from full speed 4G we've come to expect.

You can read more about felix here.

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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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