Hi batchmates! Nasa mood ako mag-research dahil phone/prepaid plans ang topic. Please take note na kinuha ko lang yung lowest offer for each mobile provider, and pare-pareho naman silang may $30 plan. Also, eto lang talaga yung big 3 mobile providers, and apparently resellers na yung iba. So here you go:
<b>OPTUS</b>
$30.00 per month for 12 months (Sim-only Plan)
1.5 GB data
<b>unlimited talk</b> to local mobiles (Optus and other networks), landlines, toll-free numbers and voicemails
<b>unlimited SMS/MMS</b> to national <b><u>AND INTERNATIONAL numbers, including PH</u></b>
extra charge for international calls (22c per minute call to PH)
<i>Source: http://www.optus.com.au/shop/mobilephones/SimBYO</i>
<b>TELSTRA</b>
$30.00 per month (Prepaid Plan)
1.5 GB data
bonus 1.5 GB night data (for use bet. 8pm-8am, <i>promo until 23 May 2016 only</i>)
$700 call credit (unlimited calls to Telstra mobiles)
<b>unlimited SMS</b> to Australian numbers
$200 international credit for calls and texts
28 day expiry
<i>Source: https://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/prepaid-mobiles/offers-and-rates</i>
<b>VODAFONE</b>
$30.00 per month (Sim-only Plan)
500 MB data
<b>unlimited standard national calls</b> (includes voice calls and video calls)
<b>unlimited standard SMS</b> to local <b><u>and overseas</u></b> numbers
extra charge for international calls
<i>Source: http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/plans/sim-only/state/month-to-month</i>
So bale, very similar lang pala ang Optus and Telstra. Pero ang Optus kasi unlimited calls and texts to local numbers, unlike Telstra na meron lang $700 call credit. Nagkakatalo rin dun sa international call/text rates nila. Personally, hindi big deal saakin yung call and text rates kasi may Viber and Skype naman. Pero mas gusto ko yung unlimited international text offer ng Optus, so maybe I'll go with that. As for Vodafone, I am definitely not considering that haha.