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Pay-as-you-go Plan

(as of 3 November 2009)

PennyTel Telstra Enginl GoTalk Optus
PLANS Free Access Untimed HomeLine Budget Engin Starter goVoIP starter plan

 

 Home Comfort Lite
Minimum Monthly Subscription/Line Rental $0 $20.95 includes Telstra Home Messages. $9.95 $0 $19.95
Calls to Australian Mobiles 10.5c per minute Calls to Telstra mobiles $3/call up to 20 mins 7pm to midnight.
Calls to Telstra mobiles 37c /min
Calls to non-Telstra mobiles 42c /min		 27c per minute 24.9c per minute Calls to Optus GSM mobiles 37c per minute.
$3 call cap for 20 mins from 8pm to midnight.
Calls to non-Optus GSM mobiles 42c per minute.
Connection fees apply per phone call.
Local Calls 8c per call 30c per call 10c per call 14.9c per call 30c per call
STD Calls 8c per call $3.00 per call from 7pm to midnight 10c per call 14.9c per call 30c per minute.
$3 call cap for 20 mins between 8pm and midnight.
A connection fee applies per phone call.
International Calls 8c per call to Australia*, UK*, USA/Canada, China and Singapore (* mobile calls not included).
Timed rates from 0.009c per minute		 Cap not available for International calls to fixed lines
Per minute rate		 From 1.9c per minute From 1.5c per minute. 18c per minute to UK, Canada, USA, NZ &Ireland.
Connection fees apply per phone call.
Billing Increment / Connection Fee 1 second increment
No Flagfall
No Connection Fees		 39c per call for Timed Calls No connection fees.
Timed calls billed for first minute and thereafter per second.		 1 minute Calls are charged by the second. A 41c connection fee may apply per call.
Contract Term No commitment
No contract
Minimum terms		 For cancellation within 12 months of connecting to an eligible plan, Telstra may charge $149 for the phone in addition to any other amounts payable. Except as permitted by law, you cannot return the phone to Telstra. No contract for own hardware No contract 12 months
FREE OnNet Calls FREE PennyTel to PennyTel Calls Charged as per the call rate FREE Engin to Engin calls FREE gotalk to gotalk calls Charged as per the call rate

Monthly Plan

PennyTel Telstra Enginl GoTalk Optus
PLANS Crazy Talk HomeLine Ultimate Mobile + Plan Aussie Plus Pack Home Comfort Anytime Cap
Calls to Australia Mobile 150* FREE calls or
500 minutes***
then 12.88c/min billed by second.		 Capped calls to Telstra mobiles at Capped at 50c up to 20 min, then 5c per min thereafter.

Calls to Telstra mobiles at 5c per min - charged per 30 second block6 (plus 39c call connection fee)

Capped calls to non-Telstra mobiles at Capped at $1.50 up to 20 min, then 37c per min thereafter.

Calls to non-Telstra mobiles at 37c per min - charged per 30 second block6 (plus 39c call connection fee)		 First 200 calls or 400 mins are free. Then 27c / min. Calls are billed per minute. 27c / min rate applies once the customer has either made 200 calls or 400 minutes of calls. Calls to any Australian mobile. 200 calls to Australian mobiles, or 700 mobile minutes per month. Whichever is the lesser. However, Where your calls exceed any of the categories above, goTalk reserve the right to suspend your service. Monthly included value up to $300 worth of Local,13/1300, national and calls to Australian GSM Mobile. Free 20 min calls to Optus GSM mobiles 8pm-midnight. Not available on Home Comfort Lite and Home Comfort Weekends and Nights plans. Excludes calls to MobileSat phones. Optus Fair Go. policy applies.
Call to Optus GSM mobiles (per minute) charged at 40c per 30 secs block. A connection fee applies per phone call. Connection fees are included in call caps.
Calls to non-Optus GSM mobiles (per minute) charged at 40c per 30 secs block. A connection fee applies per phone call. Connection fees are included in call caps.
Local Calls FREE for corporate & residential customers Unlimited. Calls to '13' and '1300' numbers are not local calls 10c untimed, anytime 500 local calls per month.Local calls do not include calls to 13 or 1300 numbers. However, Where your calls exceed any of the categories above, goTalk reserve the right to suspend your service 30c per Call.
STD Calls FREE for corporate & residential customers Unlimited 10c untimed, anytime 500 national calls per month. However, Where your calls exceed any of the categories above, goTalk reserve the right to suspend your service. National calls (per minute) charged at 40c per 30 secs block. A connection fee applies per phone call. Connection fees are included in call caps.
International Calls FREE Unlimited Calls to Australia*
United Kingdom*
Singapore
China
USA
Canada

*Mobile Calls not included		 Calls start from as low as 2 cents per minute plus 39c connection fee for calls to fixed lines in selected countries. Capped 0011 International calls to fixed line number destinations (per call) $1.49 for up to 20 mins to most fixed phones to UK, New Zealand, Ireland, USA, Canada, Hong Kong and Singapore.Different rates apply for calls to other destinations. Option to add Telstra International Value Pack is available until 30/06/09. From 1.9c / min From 1.7c per minute. 18cents per minute to UK*, Canada, USA, NZ* & Republic of Ireland*.*Calls to mobiles on networks in these countries, including calls to some international fixed line numbers which are treated as mobile terminating calls, eg. Personal Numbering Services. These calls will be charged at the applicable rate plus a 30¢ per minute surcharge plus the call connection fee. 2.9cents per minute calls to UK*,Canada, USA, NZ*, Ireland (Republic)*, Singapore*, Greece*, Italy*, China*, Hong Kong*. 9cents per minute calls to Germany*, Indonesia*, Japan*,South Africa*, Thailand*. Mobile Calls to the respective destinations may not be included. A connection fee applies per phone call. Connection fees are included in call caps.
Minimum Monthly Subcription/Line Rental $18.88 $89.90 includes:
* All local calls.Fair Use Policy applies.Calls to '13' and '1300' numbers are not local calls.
* All STD calls. Fair Use Policy applies.
* Telephone line rental
* MessageBank®
* 3-Way Chat. Call charges may apply.
* Call Return. Call charges may apply.
* Call Back (busy). Call charges may apply.
* Calling Number Display
 $19.95 $24.95 $49.95. Monthly included value up to $300 worth of Local,13/1300,national and calls to Australian GSM Mobile.
Billing Increment / Connection Fee 1 second increment
No Flagfall
No Connection Fees		 Call connection fee 39c per timed call.
Billing Increments vary based on type of call.		 No connection fee.
Timed calls are billed for the first minute and thereafter per second.		 Calls charged by the minute Calls charged by the second.
35c connection fee may applies per call.
Contract Term No Contract Cancellation within 12 months of joining an eligible plan. Telstra may charge $149 for the phone. No contract for own hardware. No contract 12 month agreement. Service only available on the Optus Network.
Worldwide SMS using your PC 50 FREE SMS monthly! No SMS No SMS No SMS No SMS
Local Numbers 1 FREE Traditional Number (DID) Option to select or Port your phone number in your area upon signup. Option to select any phone number in your area upon signup. Option to Port your phone number upon signup. Option to select or Port your phone number in your area upon signup.
FREE OnNet Calls FREE PennyTel to PennyTel Calls Charged as per the call rate FREE Engin to Engin calls FREE gotalk to gotalk calls Charged as per the call rate