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The complete, straightforward communications solution. With a generous monthly allowance of minutes, text and mobile Internet, our TimeSmart plans are tailored for the latest generation of smart phones.
Talk
Use your minutes for standard national voice and video calls, anytime,
to any Australian network*, including 13/1300 and 1800 calls.
Text
For those with a global social network, international text messages are
included in your monthly allowance, in addition to national text.
Browse
We’ve placed the web at your fingertips with more than enough
megabytes for work and play.
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Minutes that don’t eat into your monthly allowance. From 8pm to midnight, we’ll pause the clock for the first 20 minutes of each call to another ACN or Optus GSM mobile within Australia# |
| Plan | TimeSmart $59 | TimeSmart $99 | TimeSmart $119 |
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| Monthly plan fee | $59 | $99 | $119 |
| Your TimeSmart plan fee gives you | |||
| Talk | 350 minutes |
850 minutes |
1700 minutes |
| Text | 100 text |
300 text |
500 text |
| Browse | 250MB data for mobile Internet |
500MB data for mobile Internet |
2GB data for mobile Internet |
| Bonus Value | 'yes' Time# | ||
| Use your minutes, text and data for | |||
| National voice calls, 13/1300 and 1800 calls | Calls (including diverted calls) reduce your minutes allowance in 30 second increments. Excess minutes are charged at 40¢ per 30 seconds, no connection fee | ||
| National video calls | Calls reduce your minutes allowance in 30 second increments Excess minutes are charged at 60¢ per 30 seconds, no connection fee |
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| National SMS | Each message of 160 characters reduces your remaining text allowance. Excess national SMS – 25¢ per message | ||
| International SMS | Each message of 160 characters reduces your remaining text allowance. Excess international SMS – 45¢ per message | ||
| Mobile Internet | Uploads and downloads count toward your monthly Mobile Internet allowance. Data usage reduces your Mobile Internet allowance in 1KB increments. Excess data is charged at 35¢ per MB | ||
| Charged on top of your plan fee | |||
| National MMS | 50¢ per message (audio, picture or video) | ||
| Voicemail | Free to receive messages (deposits to your voicemail box) 30¢ per call to retrieve messages |
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| 124YES | $1.10 surcharge per call. Your talk time is deducted from your minutes allowance in 30 second increments | ||
| 1223 Directory Assistance | 50¢ per call | ||
| International voice calls | View our mobile international rates | ||
| Minimum costs | |||
| 12 month term | $708 | $1,188 | $1,428 |
| 24 month term | $1,416 | $2,376 | $2,856 |
Important Information
§ 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 TimeSmart $59 is $59; TimeSmart $99 - $99; TimeSmart $119 - $119; plus the deferred activation fee.
* excluding satellite networks
#‘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.
1 Offer available to credit approved personal customers who connect on TimeSmart $59 over 24 months. Plan fee is $59 per month. Minimum cost to you over 24 months is $1,416. 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 Plan included value is reached. Offer subject to change and available until September 12, 2010 but only while stocks last.
Terms and Conditions
TimeSmart plans are available only to new credit approved personal customers. Plan Fee is $59 (TimeSmart $59), $99 (TimeSmart $99) or $119 (TimeSmart $119) per month. If your usage of the included calls and services exceeds the monthly allowance you will be charged, in addition to the Plan Fee, for any of the calls, text and data above the allowance at applicable rates. Plan included usage excludes some calls, text and services. You will pay the Plan Fee each month in advance irrespective of your use of the service. For a part month, you will only pay part of the Plan Fee and you will also receive only part of the allowance minutes, text and mobile Internet data.
Plan included usage: The following call and text types are eligible for deduction from the allowances of your TimeSmart Plan: standard national voice and video calls, calls to 13/1300 and 18 numbers, national SMS and international SMS. Calls and text must be made within Australia. Your Mobile Internet allowance includes a set amount of data per month to access Zoo services as well as browsing the Internet from your mobile within Australia. If your usage of the included calls, services and data exceeds the monthly allowance for any individual allowance you will be charged, in addition to the Plan Fee, for any of the calls, services and data above your allowance. Calls reduce your minutes allowance in 30 second increments. Each SMS of 160 characters will reduce your text allowance in increments of one. Mobile Internet data usage will be accrued and deducted from your remaining allowance in kilobyte increments, where 1024KB = 1MB and 1024MB = 1GB, and includes both uploads and downloads. Data usage over the included monthly data allowance (250MB on $59 Plan, 500MB on $99 Plan, 2GB on $119 Plan) is charged at $0.35 per MB in addition to your Plan Fee. Your minutes or text allowance cannot be used for excess data usage charges. Your unused allowance of minutes, text and mobile Internet data does not roll over into the following month and is not transferable.
Plan excluded usage: The following call, text and service types are not eligible for deduction from your minutes, text and mobile Internet allowances and will be charged at applicable rates in addition to your Plan Fee: 124YES (surcharge only, the duration of the call to the operator and any subsequent connection is eligible for deduction from your minutes allowance), operator assisted calls, directory assistance, international voice and video calls (including calls to fixed lines or GSM mobiles that then divert/switch or re-route overseas), calls to Premium numbers (e.g. 1900), national and international MMS (audio, picture and video), Zoo and third party content and subscription purchases, premium and third party SMS and international Roaming. Excluded call types and services are not deducted from your minutes, text and mobile Internet data allowance and are charged on top of your Plan Fee in arrears.
Where you are an existing customer and you request a change to or from a TimeSmart Plan we will process your request at the beginning of your next invoicing cycle.
Minimum Costs
| Plan |
Minimum monthly spend |
Min. cost over |
Min. cost over 24 months |
Early Exit Fee | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TimeSmart $59 |
$59 |
$708 | $1,416 | $40 x remaining months of service term | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TimeSmart $99 |
$99 | $1,188 | $2,376 | $50 x remaining months of service term | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| TimeSmart $119 |
$119 |
$1,428 | $2,856 | $50 x remaining months of service term | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
If you connect for 12 months the total minimum cost to you over 12 months is $708 (TimeSmart $59), $1,188 (TimeSmart $99) or $1,428 (TimeSmart $119) respectively, excluding any additional or Plan 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 $1,416 (TimeSmart $59), $2,376 (TimeSmart $99) or $2,856 (TimeSmart $119) respectively, excluding any additional or Plan 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 disconnected for any reason or you switch providers within your minimum service term, an early termination fee of $40 per month (TimeSmart $59) or $50 (TimeSmart $99 and $119) respectively for each remaining month of your minimum service term, plus any outstanding charges and any remaining handset payments (if applicable), is payable immediately
Information is correct as at January 5, 2010 but subject to change. All pricing is inclusive of GST.