amaysim Mobile Phone Plans Compared May 2018

Compare amaysim's contract-free mobile plans to see if you can save on your mobile bill.

Grab 20GB of mobile data for just $50 from amaysim deals

20GB of data to use over 28 days

Enjoy no commitments with amaysim's month-to-month contracts.

Experience fast speeds on the Optus 4G Plus network.

Also comes with unlimited standard national calls and texts.

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As one of the earliest Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNO) to start offering services in Australia, amaysim has a well-known brand with a reputation for value and customer service.

The amaysim group itself is now cast quite wide, covering everything from energy sales to outright mobile devices through its amaysim shop, but it still maintains its SIM-only mobile plans business, with all services delivered through the Optus 4G network.

amaysim Unlimited phone plans

amaysim's primary SIM-only product are its range of post-paid Unlimited plans. Post-paid means that you're billed at the end of each recharge period based on usage, with any excess usage (most likely data usage) added to the plan amount paid. amaysim operates on a month-to-month rolling contract basis for all of its plans, with no ongoing commitment beyond your current period. All of amaysim's plans operate on a 28 day billing period, which means you actually incur 13 recharges across a full calendar year.

Currently, amaysim offers five different unlimited plans, all of which offer unlimited standard national calls and texts, as well as a quantity of data to use in your 28 day billing period:

• $50 recharge, which includes 20GB of data as standard with 28 days expiry.
• $40 recharge, which includes 15GB of data as standard with 28 days expiry.
• $30 recharge, which includes 5GB of data as standard with 28 days expiry.
• $20 recharge, which includes 2.5GB of data as standard with 28 days expiry.
• $10 recharge, which includes 1GB of data as standard with 28 days expiry.

While amaysim also operates its much more budget-centric MVNO Vaya in the value space, it also runs frequent promotions that offer bonus data or other calling features to entice new customers.

amaysim as you go phone plans

If you're not a heavy phone user, then instead of an amaysim unlimited plan, you may be better served by amaysim's simple As You Go Plan.

The As You Go Plan operates on a simple credit basis, with standard national calls to mobiles or landlines charged at 15c per minute (including voicemail retrieval) or 29c per minute to 13 numbers. SMS is charged at 15c each, while MMS cost 49c and data is charged at 15.4c/MB unless you also bolt on a data plan.

The minimum recharge amount you pay on the As You Go plan is $10, but unlike its Unlimited plans, you get more than 28 days to use your credit. Quite a bit more in fact, as your credit lasts until exhausted or for 365 days, whichever comes first.

While long expiry plans aren't uncommon, amaysim's approach to its As You Go plan has one rather unique quirk. You can opt to sign up to As You Go on a prepaid basis, in which case you hand over your recharge amount and then have your 365 days to spend it, or you can opt to be billed at the end of each month instead. The choice is yours.

How does amaysim compare?

amaysim's services all operate on the Optus 4G network with no particular speed restrictions beyond the quality of service in your area and any limitations of your particular mobile device. As an MNVO, amaysim sells on the value of its plan offerings, which also extend to quantities of international calling on selected plan tiers.

There are many competing MVNOs in the budget space, so it really comes down to picking a comparison that makes sense for your needs. If you're a heavy caller but don't need much in the way of data in each month, then amaysim's $10 plan is worth comparing. There aren't that many providers in this space, but there's still value to be had from amaysim's plans:

If your data needs skew higher, though, you're looking at a larger monthly spend. Here's what you can get for between $40-$60, including amaysim's top-end $50 monthly SIM-only Unlimited plan:

If you favour more of a long-term prepaid approach, amaysim's as you go plan compares well, but you do have options from other providers such as ALDImobile, Vodafone or Kogan Mobile:

Why should you consider amaysim?

amaysim has a long reputation for delivering quality mobile services on a no-commitment basis, so if you're dissatisfied with your existing provider, it's well worth considering an amaysim plan.

Like many MVNOs, the focus for amaysim is on a simple, limited ongoing obligation set of plans with its Unlimited plans, but amaysim does have a unique point of flexibility in that you can select plans on a prepaid basis, or as postpaid plans. The key difference here for most users is around data usage. If you opt for a postpaid plan, where you're billed at the end of the month, if you go over your data quota, you're topped up with 1GB of data at a flat $10 rate. If you opt for prepaid, you can buy data top-ups at $10/GB if you go over, but they're not automatically applied.

amaysim does sell smartphones with a wide variety of available models sourced from both local providers and overseas sources, but it does not explicitly pair those handsets with any contract. You're free to use them with amaysim SIM-only plans, of course, but you're not required to, or tied to any long-term contract when doing so.

In terms of international calling inclusions, many plans provide unlimited standard calls to China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom and the USA. Higher tier plans also include calling minutes to Austria, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Croatia, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Vietnam. Other calling destinations will incur additional call charges.

amaysim recharge options

amaysim provides multiple hassle-free ways to recharge your prepaid mobile service.

• Recharge online: amaysim provides its My amaysim portal for customers to recharge prepaid services or purchase additional services such as data top-ups. Payments are accepted from major credit cards or PayPal. You can also set your service to automatically recharge on a regular basis.
• With the amaysim app: amaysim supplies a free app for iOS (download here) and Android (download here) platforms for you to manage your recharges.
• Via voucher: You can purchase vouchers to recharge your amaysim prepaid mobile service. Once you’ve purchased a voucher, it can be applied through the My amaysim portal. Alternately, you can text your recharge voucher number to 568 from your amaysim mobile phone, or use the my amaysim app.

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