Freedom® Connect Plans
$49 Plan
for 24 months.
Minimum cost $1176
to standard Australian numbers
Do you like to chat to or text your friends or family overseas? View our International Connect Pack
$59 Plan
in Australia
Do you like to chat to or text your friends or family overseas? View our International Connect Pack
$79 Plan
and text
in Australia
Do you like to chat to or text your friends or family overseas? View our International Connect Pack
$99 Plan
and text
in Australia
Do you like to chat to or text your friends or family overseas? View our International Connect Pack
$129 Plan
standard voice and video
calls, MMS and SMS to
international numbers
MMS to standard
Australian numbers
in Australia
Plan Details
| Plan term | 24 months | ||||
| Minimum monthly plan spend | $49 | $59 | $79 | $99 | $129 |
| Monthly included allowance for calls, text and MMS to standard Australian numbers | $450 | $550 | $800 | $1200 | Unlimited |
| BlackBerry® Individual Solution (BIS) at no additional charge | No | Yes | |||
| Unlimited text to standard Australian numbers | No | Yes | |||
| Monthly included data allowance to use in Australia | 1GB | 1.5GB | 2GB | 2.5GB | 3GB |
| Monthly IDD calling allowance for standard voice and video calls, text and MMS to international numbers | $0 | ||||
| MRO Bonus Credit for use towards cost of phone (when combined with an eligible MRO) | Up to $10 | Up to $15 | Up to $20 | Up to $25 | Up to $30 |
| Minimum cost over 24 months (plus usage in excess of, or excluded from, the Plan Allowance and any handset repayments) | $1176 | $1416 | $1896 | $2376 | $3096 |
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Call Costs
| Standard voice / video calls to standard Australian numbers (per 60 sec block) | 90c per minute plus 35c call connection fee | Unlimited | |||
| Text to standard Australian numbers | 25c | Unlimited | |||
| MMS to standard Australian numbers | 50c | Unlimited | |||
| MessageBank® connection fee (per call) | 35c | Unlimited | |||
| MessageBank® retrieval (per 60 sec block) | 90c | Unlimited | |||
| Excess data usage (charged per kB) | 25c per MB | ||||
Things you need to know
Excludes some calls / SMS; such as calls / SMS to premium numbers (eg 19xx numbers), calls to 1234, 12455 and 12456 numbers, content charges, some satellite calls, and use while overseas. Unused allowances expire monthly. Only available to new customers and existing customers with a 13-digit account number. Customers on a Freedom Connect Plan who cancel early are required to repay remaining handset repayments in addition to an early termination charge for their service. Customers on a Freedom Connect BYO Plan are required to have a compatible Next G® handset. The Freedom Connect Plans and Freedom Connect BYO Plans require paperless billing and electronic payment. This involves receiving an Email Bill or accessing your bill online and paying your bill via Direct Debit, BPAY®, telstra.com, over the phone, Centrepay or with a Telstra Bill Assistance Program Certificate. Paper billing and / or non-electronic payment options are available for a $2 (incl. GST) charge which will be applied a month in arrears if you receive a paper bill and / or make a bill payment in person or via mail. Some exemptions may apply. Visit telstra.com/emailbill to set up an Email Bill. To set up Direct Debit or for information on other payment options, go to telstra.com/billpay. ® BPAY Registered to BPAY Pty Ltd ABN 69 079 137 518.
BlackBerry Individual Solution
For customers with a BlackBerry handset, the $99 and $129 Freedom Connect Plans, and the $79 and $99 Freedom Connect BYO Plans, include a BlackBerry Individual Solution (BIS). Unlimited BlackBerry email experience may vary with large emails and attachments. Charges will apply for browsing outside the BlackBerry Browser, use of video streaming applications and for content / subscriptions. Our FairPlay Policy applies. If you move to an ineligible plan, the included BIS service will be removed from your service. If you have an existing BIS plan you must pay any early termination charges which apply.
BlackBerry®, RIM®, Research In Motion®, SureType®, SurePress™ and related trademarks, names and logos are the property of Research In Motion Limited and are registered and / or used in the U.S. and countries around the world. Used under license from Research In Motion Limited.
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