By
Alex Choros - Managing Editor + Group Telco Editor
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Tangerine logo on orange triangle background

Tangerine has acquired the customer base of fellow Telstra MVNO numobile, adding 7,000 new subscribers to the business. 

Tangerine co-founder and Executive Head Rich Branson told WhistleOut that all numobile customers have already been moved over to Tangerine, without the need for a new SIM. The numobile customers are either on a Tangerine mobile plan that matches their numobile plan, or a Tangerine plan with the same price but more data. 

Here are Tangerine's mobile plans: 

#1
Tangerine Telecom
Tangerine Telecom
15GB 5G Mobile SIM
  • 15GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps
  • Deal: Bundle your mobile and nbn plans on the same account to get 10% off your mobile SIM-only plan fees. T&Cs apply.
$30.00/mth
Min. cost $30
#2
Tangerine Telecom
Tangerine Telecom
50GB 5G Mobile SIM
  • 50GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps
  • Deal: Bundle your mobile and nbn plans on the same account to get 10% off your mobile SIM-only plan fees. T&Cs apply.
$36.00/mth
Min. cost $36
#3
Tangerine Telecom
Tangerine Telecom
75GB 5G Mobile SIM
  • 75GB data at download speeds up to 150Mbps
  • Deal: Bundle your mobile and nbn plans on the same account to get 10% off your mobile SIM-only plan fees. T&Cs apply.
$42.00/mth
Min. cost $42
#4
Tangerine Telecom
Tangerine Telecom
160GB 5G Mobile SIM
  • 160GB data at download speeds up to 250Mbps
  • Deal: Bundle your mobile and nbn plans on the same account to get 10% off your mobile SIM-only plan fees. T&Cs apply.
$60.00/mth
Min. cost $60

numobile customers who've been moved from Tangerine do benefit from a few additional features, like companion eSIM for smartwatches (which is a feature numobile was planning on implementing), international roaming, and bundle discounts for those who choose to buy an NBN plan with Tangerine. 

Customers who bought a refurbished phone through numobile will still continue to pay off the handset through numobile. numobile is no longer selling devices or mobile services. Tangerine didn't acquire the numobile brand.  

While Branson says Tangerine has considered selling phones on a plan, it doesn't intend to do so. 

"A lot of the manufacturers now offer zero per cent finance, so sometimes it's easier to go directly to those manufacturers like Apple and Samsung," said Branson. 

Branson also says Tangerine is "always on the lookout" for future acquisition targets, pointing to the difficulty smaller providers have with issues like compliance. 

"There is a lot of compliance coming through in the industry at the moment, which makes it harder for some of the smaller providers to keep up," said Branson. 

"Now there are lots of TCP code requirements around financial hardship abilities, and like that, that we're putting in place right now. So it does mean more and more resources have to go into compliance, and we may see some of the smaller operators not able to sort of keep up with those demands." 

"We've got a significant legal team now that is working on compliance regularly, and it requires a lot of system changes. Being able to give customers the ability to break bills down if they're having problems paying, you know, with the cost of living crisis. We offer quite a few options around that." 

Looking for a new NBN plan?

These are the most popular NBN 50 plans with WhistleOut users this week:

#1
amaysim
amaysim
All Fixed Line nbn®
Editor's Pick
NBN50
  • nbn® 50/17 Mbps
  • Unlimited Data
  • Deal: Includes $40/mth off for the first 6 months ($30 NBN Black Friday Offer + $10 Standard Intro offer), then $85/mth. Ends 30.11
$45/mth
Min. cost $45
#2
Dodo
Dodo
All Fixed Line nbn®
nbn50 Unlimited Plan
  • nbn® 50/17 Mbps
  • Unlimited Data
  • Deal: Incl. $30/mth discount for 6 months based on the standard price $87.99/mth*. Ends 08.12.26. T&Cs apply.
$57.99/mth
Min. cost $57.99
#3
Superloop
Superloop
All Fixed Line nbn®
Extra-value nbn50/20
  • nbn® 50/17 Mbps
  • Unlimited Data
  • Deal: Incl. $20/mth off for 6 months! $69/mth for 6 mths, then $89/mth + Bundle & Save
$69/mth
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Belong
Belong
All Fixed Line nbn®
NBN Standard Plus – Unlimited
  • nbn® 50/17 Mbps
  • Unlimited Data
  • Deal: Includes $22 off for 12 months - $69/mth for first 12 mths, then $91/mth (Offer ends 30.11.26) + Free $80 Mobile SIM
$69/mth
Min. cost $69
Link not supplied
#5
Tangerine Telecom
Tangerine Telecom
All Fixed Line nbn®
Value Plus NBN 50/20
  • nbn® 50/17 Mbps
  • Unlimited Data
  • Deal: Includes $25/mth off for the first 6 mths, $64.90/month for first 6 months, then $89.90/month.
$64.90/mth
Min. cost $64.90
#6
TPG
TPG
All Fixed Line nbn®
nbn50 Unlimited Plan
  • nbn® 50/17 Mbps
  • Unlimited Data
  • Deal: $69.99/mth for first 6 months, then $89.99/mth. T&Cs apply.
$69.99/mth
Min. cost $69.99
Link not supplied
#7
Aussie Broadband
Aussie Broadband
All Fixed Line nbn®
Value nbn - Unlimited
  • nbn® 47/18 Mbps
  • Unlimited Data
  • Deal: Includes $25 off for the first 6 months. Promo code SPRING25. $95/mth after promo ends 15.11.26
$70/mth
Min. cost $70
Link not supplied
#8
Flip
Flip
All Fixed Line nbn®
Unlimited Family nbn50
  • nbn® 50/17 Mbps
  • Unlimited Data
  • Deal: Incl. $16.90/mth off for 6 months - $68/mth for first 6mths then $84.90/mth. New customers only. Ends 30.11.26. T&Cs apply.
$68/mth
Min. cost $68
#9
Kogan Internet
Kogan Internet
All Fixed Line nbn®
Silver Unlimited
  • nbn® 50/17 Mbps
  • Unlimited Data
  • Deal: Incl. $11/mth off for 12mths. $69.90/mth for first 12 months then revert back to $80.90/mth. Offer available until withdrawn.
$69.90/mth
Min. cost $69.90
#10
iiNet
iiNet
All Fixed Line nbn®
nbn50 Liimitless
  • nbn® 50/17 Mbps
  • Unlimited Data
  • Deal: Includes $20/mth off for 6 mths – $69.99/mth for first 6 months, then $89.99/mth. Use code SAVE20FOR6
$69.99/mth
+ $10 Upfront
Min. cost $79.99
Link not supplied

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Alex Choros
Alex Choros is the Managing Editor of WhistleOut Australia and an award-winning journalist. He's been writing about consumer technology for over a decade and is an expert on the Australian telco sector, to the point where he knows far too many phone and internet plans by heart. In addition to leading the WhistleOut editorial team, Alex is responsible for ruining the office Sonos with his troubled taste in music.

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