Choosing the right plan is hard. There are SO MANY providers, and it can feel like the market changes on a day-to-day basis. To help, every month our expert team picks out the best phone and internet plans across a wide range of categories.
This gives us a whole lot of data on which telcos consistently offer great value plans, which leads us to the WhistleOut Awards.
The WhistleOut Awards - now in their third year - recognise and celebrate the companies that have consistently provided the best plans across the last 12 months (July 2019 to June 2020) across a whole range of categories.
In addition, the WhistleOut awards also cover phone manufacturers, highlighting the best devices launched in Australia across the last financial year.
The 2020 WhistleOut Award winners are as follows:
Best Phone Plans
- Best SIM-Only Provider, Value Plans: Circles.Life
- Best SIM-Only Provider, Large Plans: Circles.Life
- Best Prepaid Provider, Value Plans: ALDI mobile
- Best Prepaid Provider, Large Plans: amaysim
- Best Provider, iPhone Plans: Optus
- Best Provider, Samsung Plans: Optus
- Best Provider, International Calls: amaysim
- Best Provider, Plans for Kids: amaysim
- Best Phone Plan Promotion: Circles.Life
Best Internet Plans
- Best Unlimited NBN Provider: Tangerine
- Best Premium NBN Provider: Tangerine
- Best Fixed Wireless NBN Provider: Tangerine
- Best Satellite NBN Provider: SkyMesh
- Best Mobile Broadband Provider, Everyday Use: Vodafone
- Best Mobile Broadband Provider, High Use: Optus
- Best Home Wireless Broadband Provider: Exetel
- Best Internet Promotion: Vodafone
Best Devices
- Best Phone Camera: OPP Find X2 Pro
- Best Phone Design: Samsung Galaxy Fold
- Best Smartwatch: Apple Watch Series 5
- Best Value Phone: iPhone SE
- Best High Performance Phone: iPhone 11 Pro Max
- Phone Manufacturer of the Year: OPPO
- Phone of the Year: iPhone SE
The WhistleOut Award categories for phone and internet plans were judged by awarding 3, 2 and 1 points to the providers of the three best plans in each category on a monthly basis, between July 2019 and June 2020. The award winners are the providers with the highest number of points at the end of the 12-month period. In case of a tie, winners are chosen based on the number of 1st positions, then 2nd positions, then 3rd positions they achieved in that category over the course of the year.
The two exceptions to this judging process are the Best Promotion awards for Mobile and Internet. These awards are given to the single best promotion over the 12-month period as judged by us.
The WhistleOut Phone Awards were judged by our editorial team, considering price, performance, battery, screen, camera, design and the overall user experience.
Alex Choros
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