mobile you can bank on

This is the summarised MATE mobile price table

The amount of data you will use depends on what services/features you access on your MATE mobile service. Some types of files or features use a lot of data. These include:

• downloading music, photos, movies and software;
• software updates;
• streaming video (such as YouTube);
• playing mobile games online;
• sending emails with large files attached (such as video, music or picture files);
• uploading – such as loading photos and videos onto your social networks like Facebook, Instagram, Twitter etc.
• video and voice calling.

Knowing how much data different activities, like emailing, browsing the internet, and streaming video or audio content use can also help you to keep your data use in check. See an example below:

SIM only mobile plans mean that instead of having to buy a new handset every time your contract runs out, you can re-use any unlocked handset you like for the duration of the plan. Instead of the provider supplying you with an overpriced phone that you need to pay off for the next two years or more, you get to bring your existing phone to them, and select the mobile SIM only plans that suit you best.
Telecommunications technology in Australia has advanced dramatically in the last few years and will continue to move forward at a speedy pace. However, this doesn’t mean that your current phone is not good enough to keep for your next plan. The best part about SIM-only mobile plans is that you get to choose your own device; whether it’s a hand-me-down phone from a member of your family or a brand new phone you were gifted, there is nothing limiting you to the options the providers force you to choose from.

Instead of receiving a new mobile phone, for your SIM only mobile plan you will receive a new SIM card which will be connected to our network. All you need to do from here is insert it into your existing unlocked mobile phone, activate it online and choose your plan. No contract, no annoying paperwork to fill out for a new phone, just a simple process that will have you ready to go in no time.

A SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card is the small detachable card that stores the data required to recognise you as a subscriber on the network. SIM cards can be removed and added to any device that is unlocked and used as normal. An ‘unlocked’ device is a phone that is not secured to a specific contract or provider. When you purchase a phone under contract from a major telco, the phone will typically be locked so you can only use it with that company. An unlocked phone means you can use it with any company. Once you have ended a contract and paid out your phone, you can ask your provider to unlock it.

Your SIM only mobile plans will have all the features, inclusions, and extras that your previous long contract-based plan has. It does have one thing more that you cannot get with a long contract, however, and that is flexibility.
SIM Only Mobile Plans, like standard contract plans, will typically include standard national SMS and MMS, national voice calls, voicemail, and a selected data package. Our plans offer unlimited national calls and texting within Australia so that you can contact your mates any time of the day, no worries. There is also no lock-in plans, so if you change your mind, you’ll be right. We also offer cheap data, and best of all, you can bundle it with your nbn and ADSL packages to save $10 per month on your internet!

Mobile SIM only plans come with everything normal mobile plans come with; they just cost less because there is no new handset in the costs. There are many reasons why SIM only mobile plans might be right for you. Here are just a few of those reasons:

• You want to pay less than you are paying now on your current plan;
• You have finished your contract, but don’t like any of the phones available now;
• You already have an unlocked phone that is in good condition, and you want to keep using it. Or maybe, you have a phone that you want to unlock and you’re after byo mobile plans;
• You don’t give two hoots about having the most up-to-date technology, you just want to be able to talk, text and get on with life.

Depending on the new mobile SIM only plans provider, you can often keep your existing phone number. This is called mobile number porting – which is basically transferring your old number to your new non contract SIM cards. Of course, if you start BYO mobile plans with us, you can retain your existing mobile number. You can do this via our self-activation process online, which you complete once you receive your new SIM card.

Forget Telstra mobile plans SIM only. If you’re looking for SIM card plans that have all the features of a Telstra mobile plan, but don’t want to live with the stress of a long contract, our mobile SIM only plans are a great option. When you sign up with LetsBeMates.com.au to their ADSL and nbn bundle options, you can have fast internet, a great mobile phone plan on the 4G network with unlimited calls and text, and your existing phone number. If this doesn’t sound like the greatest deal since the internet was invented, then you’re kidding yourself.