CMobile SIM plans on the Telstra and Vodafone networks

CMobile Red plans

CMobile's Red plans explained

CMobile Blue plans

CMobile's Blue plans explained

How does CMobile compare?

• Support for Telstra and Vodafone networks lets you choose the one that's best for you.
• Both Red and Blue plans lack the value offered by many competing providers.
• Red plans are only available with small data caps.

Since CMobile has two separate networks at its disposal, it's able to compete on both the low-cost front with its Red plans and on the coverage front with its Blue plans.

• Red plan comparison

  As the cheaper of the two tiers, CMobile's Red plans compete with budget offerings from other cost-cutting providers like amaysim, Kogan Mobile and Vaya. Unfortunately, the Red plans can't quite keep up with such value-packed competition as you can see when comparing plans at the lower end of the budget space.

  The competition doesn't ease up at higher price points either. amaysim, Vaya and even Vodafone itself serve up larger data caps at lower prices, giving you better-value options on both the Optus and Vodafone networks.

• Blue plan comparison

  Mobile plans that operate on Telstra's network are typically priced at a premium over comparable plans on the Optus or Vodafone networks. CMobile's Blue plans are no different. Comparing them to non-Telstra-network plans provides little value, since CMobile's cheaper Red plans already proved incapable of topping the competition. Instead, here's how the Blue plans stack up against other Telstra-powered offerings, starting at the more affordable end of the spectrum.

  As you can see, Boost Mobile, ALDImobile and Woolworths Mobile all bundle in more data at a better or comparable price to CMobile. Boost Mobile's offering is especially impressive as it comes with access to Telstra's full network rather than just parts of it.

  CMobile fares no better at higher price points, with even more providers offering higher data caps at lower prices.

Why should you consider CMobile?

While CMobile's uncommon dual-network approach stands out from the pack, its actual plans aren't quite so noteworthy. Both its Vodafone-powered Red plans and its Telstra-fuelled Blue plans lag behind the competition in delivering value for money, though its Blue plans still ring in cheaper than Telstra's own equivalent plans – the caveat there, of course, is that Telstra's plans have full access to its network.

Nevertheless, if you're after the best deals for your dollar, you'll probably want to look elsewhere.

CMobile SIM deals

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