Prices of postpaid and prepaid Telstra mobile plans are going up starting on 5 May, with the telco citing network investment as the main driver.
Most postpaid plans are increasing by $4 per month, while Telstra’s prepaid plans are set to increase by around $5 per recharge. Telstra is also no longer selling its $50 monthly Starter plan, the telco’s cheapest postpaid product, to new customers as of 5 May, but will allow existing customers to keep the plan at $55 per month.
Once the price increase takes effect, the cheapest Telstra postpaid option will be the Basic plan, which will cost $74 per month, up from $70, including 50GB of data.
On the prepaid side, Telstra’s seven-day plan will cost $15 per recharge, up from $13. It will come with an extra gigabyte of data, totalling 4GB, with each prepaid plan gaining higher data allocations along with the price hike.
Telstra’s cheapest 28-day prepaid plan will soon cost $44, a $5 increase per recharge over its current $39 price. It will also include 20GB of data instead of the existing 15GB allocation.
Along with the monthly plans and short-term recharges, the Telstra price increase also impacts the telco’s long-expiry plans. Its six-month prepaid plan will increase by $20 to $200, while the 12-month plan rises by $45, totalling $395.
How much will Telstra plans cost after the price increase?
Only one of Telstra’s mobile plans will stay the same price after May: the $99 Premium postpaid plan, with 300GB of data. Elsewhere, the cost of everything else is going up.
Depending on your existing plan, the price increase is proportionately different. For example, the new Basic postpaid price is nearly six per cent higher, but the cheapest 28-day prepaid will soon cost nearly 13 per cent more.
Here’s how much more Telstra’s postpaid mobile plans will cost after 5 May:
| Mobile plan | Included data | Old price | New price |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starter | 5GB | $50 | $55 |
| Basic | 50GB | $70 | $74 |
| Essential | 180GB | $80 | $84 |
| Premium | 300GB | $99 | $99 |
| Mobile Bundle | 25GB | $57 | $61 |
| Telstra One Number | N/A | $5 | $8 |
In place of selling the Starter plan to new customers, Telstra announced a new “Access” plan. Available to customers who apply directly to Telstra, it’s a lower-cost plan with 5GB and “connectivity for basic needs”. Telstra did not specify how much the Access plan costs.
On top of that, Telstra also confirmed a revamp to its concession discount. Previously only applicable to the Starter plan, a 10 per cent discount for concession card holders will soon be available across Telstra’s Upfront Postpaid plans.
And here’s how much more the telco’s prepaid plans cost:
| Plan | Old data allocation | Old price | New data allocation | New price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 Days | 3GB | $13 | 4GB | $15 |
| 28 Days | 15GB | $39 | 20GB | $44 |
| 28 Days | 25GB | $49 | 35GB | $54 |
| 28 Days | 35GB | $59 | 45GB | $64 |
| 28 Days | 70GB | $69 | 80GB | $74 |
| 6 Months | 70GB | $180 | 80GB | $200 |
| 12 Months | 165GB | $350 | 180GB | $395 |
In a blog post announcing the changes, Telstra claimed that the price increase is to help the telco improve its network performance, reliability, and security. Part of the company’s explanation also covered its work in expanding the 5G network and introducing satellite-to-mobile services across postpaid plans.
Telstra recently made headlines over claims that its network coverage is under threat. A new draft standard for how telcos present coverage information excludes one million square kilometres’ worth of coverage currently included on Telstra’s coverage map, which the telco is contesting. A finalised version of the standard is expected by the end of the month.
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