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Alex Choros - Managing Editor + Group Telco Editor
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Optus adds "streaming data" to prepaid plans

Optus prepaid customers can now get bonus data just for streaming video when they recharge. Every Optus 28-day recharge now includes 10GB of "streaming data" which can used to watch shows and movies on Netflix, Stan, and ABC iview without using your plan's standard allowance.

You'll get the 10GB bonus on every recharge you make up until September 2.

Optus is currently also throwing in generic bonus data for new customers who recharge at least $30. You'll get the bonus on your plan's first two recharges. These inclusions are as follows:

  • $30 Prepaid Ultimate Plus: 3GB data + 5.88GB bonus data (for some reason)
  • $40 Prepaid Ultimate Plus: 7GB data + 8GB bonus data
  • $50 Prepaid Ultimate Plus: 10GB + 15GB bonus data

You can earn extra bonus data if you turn on auto recharge.

Optus' prepaid plans also unlimited talk and text, data-free music streaming through Google Play Music and Spotify (for recharges made by April 22), and a small amount extra credit that can be used for international calls and messages. All of the aforementioned plans are sold with a 28-day expiry.

Mobile Phone Plans
#1
Optus
Optus
Optus Prepaid $44 SIM
  • 110GB data
  • Deal: $13 SIM deal - 1st 28 days only. Make the smart move to Optus. New services and online only. Ends 6/12/26. Terms apply.
$13.00
Starter Pack
28 Day Expiry
#2
Optus
Optus
Optus Prepaid $54 SIM
  • 130GB data
  • Deal: $17 SIM deal - 1st 28 days only. Make the smart move to Optus. New services and online only. Ends 6/12/26. Terms apply.
$17.00
Starter Pack
28 Day Expiry
#3
Optus
Optus
Optus Prepaid $40 SIM (AutoRecharge only)
  • 100GB data
  • Deal: Win More with Optus Prepaid. Unlock prizes when you activate or recharge $40 or more. Terms apply.
$40.00
Per 28 Day Renewal
#4
Optus
Optus
Optus Prepaid $40 SIM (AutoRecharge only)
  • 100GB data
  • Deal: Win More with Optus Prepaid. Unlock prizes when you activate or recharge $40 or more. Terms apply.
$40.00
Starter Pack
28 Day Expiry
#5
Optus
Optus
Optus Prepaid $44 SIM
  • 110GB data
  • Deal: $13 SIM deal - 1st 28 days only. Make the smart move to Optus. New services and online only. Ends 6/12/26. Terms apply.
$44.00
Per 28 Day Renewal
#6
Optus
Optus
Optus Prepaid $50 SIM (AutoRecharge only)
  • 120GB data
  • Deal: Win More with Optus Prepaid. Unlock prizes when you activate or recharge $40 or more. Terms apply.
$50.00
Per 28 Day Renewal
#7
Optus
Optus
Optus Prepaid $50 SIM (AutoRecharge only)
  • 120GB data
  • Deal: Win More with Optus Prepaid. Unlock prizes when you activate or recharge $40 or more. Terms apply.
$50.00
Starter Pack
28 Day Expiry
#8
Optus
Optus
Optus Prepaid $54 SIM
  • 130GB data
  • Deal: $17 SIM deal - 1st 28 days only. Make the smart move to Optus. New services and online only. Ends 6/12/26. Terms apply.
$54.00
Per 28 Day Renewal
#9
Optus
Optus
Optus Prepaid $64 SIM
  • 150GB data
  • Deal: Win More with Optus Prepaid. Unlock prizes when you activate or recharge $40 or more. Terms apply.
$64.00
Per 28 Day Renewal
#10
Optus
Optus
Optus Prepaid $64 SIM
  • 150GB data
  • Deal: Win More with Optus Prepaid. Unlock prizes when you activate or recharge $40 or more. Terms apply.
$64.00
Starter Pack
28 Day Expiry

If 10GB of streaming data isn't enough, Optus includes data-free video streaming on its postpaid SIM-only plans, but you'll have to commit to a 12-month contract. You will however also nab yourself a subscription to Optus Sport. Optus' SIM-only plans are as follows:

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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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