Finally a phone plan that is friendly
Posted by MattE on 17 Sep 2007 at 10:11 pm | Tagged as: Media
A big issue with prepaid mobile phone plans is that the credits expire…..you go out and buy a $20 card and if you only have the phone as an emergency phone, or for the kids to carry if they are out and need to call home, then your credits have expired before you know it.
The other option is, of course, to recharge before the expiry, but after a few recharges you are just a likely to find that you have several hundred dollars in credits. Having masses of credits is fine, but what out they don’t expire!
A few years ago Optus had a no monthly fee post paid plan. All you paid for were the calls you made and the rate wasn’t that high either. Sadly they stopped that service.
With today’s aging population there is an increasing need for affordable mobile phone plans for the grey brigade. Many are not flush with funds, but the security of having a mobile that they can carry in the car and on their person is one that is highly appealing. You never know when a flat tire, minor bingle or other event may result in the need to call for assistance.
So it it nice to see that a company called Savvytell have brought out a prepaid plan that has non-expiring call credits.
The prices are pretty attractive as well - in fact cheaper than my Telstra business plan…even Savvytel’s overseas rates (calling from the mobile) are cheaper than most land-line deals!
They sound pretty good to me - you may be interested in checking them out.
