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Choose the Cap that suits your budget
Caps are ideal if you use your phone mainly for standard calls and SMS.

$29 Cap = $130 included value. $49 Cap = $340 included value + Optus 'Yes' Time. $79 Cap = $650 included value + Optus 'Yes' Time. $99 Cap = $1000 included value Optus 'Yes' Time. $129 Cap = $2000 included value Optus 'Yes' TimeFree# 20 minute calls within Australia to other mobiles on the Optus GSM Network between 8pm and midnight, 7 days a week.


Then add a Mobile Internet pack
If you also want to send and receive email or browse the web on your mobile, add a Mobile Internet Pack and get more Internet for less!

$5 per month = 25MB of mobile Internet data. $10 per month = 100MB of mobile Internet data

 

Caps
Plan $29 Cap $49 Cap $79 Cap $99 Cap  $129 Cap
Minimum
monthly spend
$29 $49 $79 $99  $129
Included in your Cap
National voice calls including diverted calls, 13/1300 and 1800 calls 42¢
per 30 sec
40¢
per 30 sec
40¢
per 30 sec
35¢
per 30 sec
35¢
per 30 sec
National video calls 60¢
per 30 sec
50¢ per 30 seconds
Call connection 35¢ per call
National SMS 25¢ per message of up to 160 characters
International SMS 50¢ per message of up to 160 characters
National MMS 50¢ per message (audio, picture or video)
Voicemail Free to receive messages (deposits to your voicemail box)
30¢ per 30 seconds to retrieve your messages
Charged on top of your Cap
124YES $1.10 surcharge per call plus your standard call rate
1223 Directory Assistance 50¢ per call
Mobile Internet $1 for 2MB Daily Cap†
1.5¢ per KB, capped at $1.00 for the first 2MB of data each day.
Beyond 2MB, you pay 0.3¢ per KB for the rest of the day
International voice calls View our mobile international rates
International MMS  75¢ per message (audio, picture or video)
Minimum costs
12 month term $348 $588 $948 $1,188 $1,548
24 month term $696 $1,176 $1,896 $2,376 $3,096

Important Information

# ‘yes Time’ – free 20 minute calls to mobiles on the Optus GSM network made between 8pm and midnight. Calls must be made and received within Australia. No charge applies for the first 20 minutes of duration per call, after which the standard call rates of your plan apply. ‘yes’ Time is a promotional offer and available until March 31, 2010 (unless extended) and could be withdrawn at any time. Optus Fair Go policy applies up to 2000 minutes per month. ‘yes’ Time is not available on the $29 Cap.

§ If you connect on a month-to-month basis: If your service is disconnected for any reason or you switch providers within 3 months of activation we will charge you a $50 deferred activation fee to cover our costs of establishing your service. The total minimum cost to you for $29 Cap is $29; $49 Cap is $49; $79 Cap is $79; $99 Cap is $99; $129 Cap is $129; plus the deferred activation fee.

† $1 for 2MB Daily Cap is our default pay-as-you-go rate for Mobile Internet usage. For rating purposes a ‘day’ is defined as the period from 00:00:00 hours to 23:59:59 hours. Data includes both uploads and downloads. Daily Cap pricing is not applicable where you choose to add a Mobile Internet Pack.

1 Offer available to credit approved personal customers who connect on $79 Cap over 24 months. Minimum monthly spend is $79 excluding handset payment. Minimum cost to you over 24 months is $1,896. If you fail to port your number to us within 21 days of delivery of your handset or your service is disconnected for any reason or you switch providers within the minimum service term, an early termination fee of $40 per month for each remaining month of the minimum service term, plus any outstanding charges and any remaining handset payments (if applicable), is payable immediately. Some of the features of the handset may be limited or not supported on our network. To access 3G services you must be in a 3G or HSDPA coverage area with a 3G/HSDPA compatible handset or device. Standard rates apply once your Cap included value is reached. Offer subject to change and available until September 12, 2010 but only while stocks last.


Terms and Conditions

mycircle Caps are available only to new credit approved personal customers. Minimum monthly spend is $29 ($29 Cap), $49 ($49 Cap), $79 ($79 Cap), $99 ($99 Cap) or $129 ($129 Cap). You will pay the minimum spend amount each month even if you don’t make calls to that value. For a part month, you will only pay part of the minimum monthly spend and you will also receive only part of the Cap included value. Cap included value excludes some services. Unused Cap included value does not roll over into the following month and is not transferable. The standard rates of your plan apply once the Cap included value is exceeded.

Cap included value excludes some services such as operator assisted (including 124YES) and premium number (e.g. 1900) calls, international voice and video calls (including calls to fixed lines or GSM mobiles that then divert/switch or re-route overseas), directory assistance, international MMS, premium and third party SMS, Mobile Internet usage, Instant Messaging, Zoo and third party subscriptions and content.

Unused Cap included value does not roll over into the following month and is not transferable. The standard rates of your plan apply once the Cap included value is reached.

Minimum Costs

Plan
Minimum
monthly spend

Min. cost over
12 months

Min. cost over
24 months
Early Exit Fee
$29 Cap

$29

$348 $696 $25 x remaining months of service term
$49 Cap $49 $588 $1,176 $35 x remaining months of service term
$79 Cap $79 $948 $1,896 $45 x remaining months of service term
$99 Cap
$99 $1,188 $2,376 $50 x remaining months of service term
$129 Cap
$129 $1,548 $3,096 $50 x remaining months of service term

 

If you connect for 12 months the total minimum cost to you over 12 months is $348 ($29 Cap), $588 ($49 Cap), $948 ($79 Cap), $1188 ($99 Cap), or $1548 ($129 Cap) respectively, excluding any additional or Cap excluded service costs or any additional handset repayments (if applicable).

If you connect for 24 months the total minimum cost to you over 24 months is $696 ($29 Cap), $1176 ($49 Cap), $1896 ($79 Cap), $2376 ($99 Cap), or $3096 ($129 Cap) respectively, excluding any additional or Cap excluded service costs or any additional handset repayments (if applicable).

Early Termination Fees

If you fail to port your number to us within 21 days of delivery of your handset or your service is disconnect for any reason or you switch providers within your minimum service term, an early termination fee of $25 per month ($29 Cap), $35 ($49 Cap), $45 ($79 Cap), or $50 ($99 Cap and $129 Cap) respectively for each remaining month of your minimum service term, plus any outstanding charges and any remaining handset payments (if applicable), is payable immediately.

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Information is correct as at January 5, 2010 but subject to change. All pricing is inclusive of GST.

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