Vodafone launches Australia's first unlimited '5G' mobile plan for AU$85p/m

Date:
Fri, 10 Sep 2021 02:10:27 +0000

Description:
Vodafone's Ultra Plus plan doesn't have a data cap, so you can download endlessly at the maximum available speed.

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While each of Australia's major telcos has toyed with 'unlimited' plans in
the past, they were usually still limited in some way in fact, the ACCC had to warn telcos not to mislead customers with this claim .

Vodafone Australia has now launched a SIM-only plan that is truly unlimited, not long after the telco rolled out its first 5G home internet plan offerings .

The Ultra Plus plan offers the top available speeds no matter how much you've already downloaded, and does so for AU$85 per month. It also features unlimited standard talk and text, as well as unlimited international SMS and calls to Zone 1 countries.

This marks the first unlimited plan to be launched in the market by a
provider with 5G capabilities, although admittedly Vodafone's coverage isn't nearly as good as Telstra or Optus. Best Vodafone mobile plans in Australia

Vodafone Ultra Plus Plan | Unlimited data | AU$85p/m

For those looking for a plan without a data cap offering the fastest speeds possible regardless of how much you've downloaded the Ultra Plus plan is for you. For AU$85 p/m, you get unlimited data, unlimited, standard national
calls and texts, unlimited standard international SMS, unlimited
international calls to Zone 1 countries, and 300 minutes of calls to Zone 2 countries. You also get 3 months of Amazon Music Unlimited (valued at aU$35.97).

Total cost over 12 months is AU$1,020 Tethering remains tethered

Although we mentioned that this Vodafone plan is truly unlimited, there is
one slight caveat for those looking to use their device to hotspot .

While you can enjoy maximum speeds when tethering another device to the one that houses your Vodafone SIM, you'll only be able to use 30GB of hotspot
data before this speed is capped at 2Mbps.

Admittedly, this is better than the 1Mbps or 1.5Mbps of previous speed capping, but as Vodafone states, it won't be fast enough for streaming HD video and "isn't a substitute for a home internet service".

One day, we hope to see an unlimited plan that doesn't actually have any limits, but until then, Vodafone's offered us the closest thing to infinity. NBN plans: compare providers and best deals at every speed



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