Data-free music streaming

We're all guilty for chewing through too much data sometimes, so if there's a way for you to save on your monthly data allowance, why not?

With the rise of Spotify and Apple Music, streaming music has become extremely popular. In the past, many providers offered free Spotify streaming in order to draw in customers, but it's become quite a rare mobile plan feature these days.

Currently Telstra, Optus and Boost are the only mobile providers that offer data-free streaming.

What data-free streaming services are on offer?

Here's what Telstra, Optus and Boost Mobile offer in the way of data-free streaming.

Keep in mind that while streaming these services won't use up any of your data, you'll need an individual subscription in place already in order to access it. Telstra, Optus and Boost won't be paying for your monthly subscription fees.

Telstra

• Postpaid mobile customers can stream Apple Music data-free (subscription required).

Boost Mobile

• Most Boost prepaid plans come with data-free streaming of Apple Music (subscription required).

Optus

Optus no longer offers data-free music streaming, but does offer its customers bonus data to use on specific video streaming services.

• Epic Data prepaid plans come with 10GB of bonus streaming data for use with Netflix, Stan and ABC Kids (subscriptions required).

Compare mobile plans with data-free streaming

We've shown mobile plans from Optus, Telstra and Boost below that come with some form of data-free streaming.

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TPG Large PrepaidNo lock-in contract $15/mth for the first 6 months, then $30/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. TPG Large Prepaid $15/mth for the first 6 months, then $30/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Finder Award	Unlimited national calls & texts Vodafone 4G network	45GB	$15 per month	Go to site View details	Finder Award -50% $15/mth for the first 6 months, then $30/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Unlimited standard national calls & texts 45 GB Data $15 per month Go to siteView details	loading Fetching your data...
iiNet Medium Plan PrepaidNo lock-in contract $12.50/mth for the first 6 months, then $24.99/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. iiNet Medium Plan Prepaid $12.50/mth for the first 6 months, then $24.99/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply.	Unlimited national calls & texts Vodafone 4G network	16GB	$12.50 per month	Go to site View details	-50% $12.50/mth for the first 6 months, then $24.99/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Unlimited standard national calls & texts 16 GB Data $12.50 per month Go to siteView details	loading Fetching your data...
felix Subscription Unlimited SubscriptionNo lock-in contract $20/mth for the first 3 months, then $40/mth. Use promo code FELIX50. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. felix Subscription Unlimited Subscription $20/mth for the first 3 months, then $40/mth. Use promo code FELIX50. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Finder Award	Unlimited national calls & texts Vodafone 5G/4G network	Unlimited data At speeds up to 20Mbps	$20 per month	Go to site View details	Finder Award GREEN COMPANY $20/mth for the first 3 months, then $40/mth. Use promo code FELIX50. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Unlimited standard national calls & texts Unlimited data At speeds up to 20Mbps $20 per month Go to siteView details	loading Fetching your data...
Dodo $25 PostpaidNo lock-in contract $12.50/mth for the first 3 months, then $25/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Order by 27.8.24 Dodo $25 Postpaid $12.50/mth for the first 3 months, then $25/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Order by 27.8.24	Unlimited national calls & texts Optus 4G/3G network	25GB No excess data charges	$12.50 per month	Go to site View details	$12.50/mth for the first 3 months, then $25/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Order by 27.8.24 Unlimited standard national calls & texts 25 GB Data $12.50 per month Go to siteView details	loading Fetching your data...
TPG Small PrepaidNo lock-in contract $10/mth for the first 6 months, then $20/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. TPG Small Prepaid $10/mth for the first 6 months, then $20/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Finder Award	Unlimited national calls & texts Vodafone 4G network	12GB	$10 per month	Go to site View details	Finder Award -50% $10/mth for the first 6 months, then $20/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Unlimited standard national calls & texts 12 GB Data $10 per month Go to siteView details	loading Fetching your data...
Catch Connect 90 Day Plan 20GB PrepaidNo lock-in contract $20 for the first recharge, then $40/recharge. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 30.7.24 Catch Connect 90 Day Plan 20GB Prepaid $20 for the first recharge, then $40/recharge. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 30.7.24	Unlimited national calls & texts Optus 4G/3G network	20GB	$20 per 90 day recharge	Go to site View details	$20 for the first recharge, then $40/recharge. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 30.7.24 Unlimited standard national calls & texts 20 GB Data $20 per 90 days expiry Go to siteView details	loading Fetching your data...
Belong 40GB PostpaidNo lock-in contract 60GB/mth for the first 12 months, then 40GB/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 27.8.24 Belong 40GB Postpaid 60GB/mth for the first 12 months, then 40GB/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 27.8.24	Unlimited national calls & texts Wholesale Telstra 5G/4G network	60GB No excess data charges	$35 per month	Go to site View details	60GB/mth for the first 12 months, then 40GB/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Ends 27.8.24 Unlimited standard national calls & texts 60 GB Data $35 per month Go to siteView details	loading Fetching your data...
Dodo $10 PostpaidNo lock-in contract Dodo $10 Postpaid	Unlimited national calls & texts Optus 4G/3G network	2GB No excess data charges	$10 per month	Go to site View details	Unlimited standard national calls & texts 2GB Data $10 per month Go to siteView details	loading Fetching your data...
iiNet Extra Large Plan PrepaidNo lock-in contract $20/mth for the first 6 months, then $39.99/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. iiNet Extra Large Plan Prepaid $20/mth for the first 6 months, then $39.99/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply.	Unlimited national calls & texts Vodafone 3G/4G/5G network	55GB	$20 per month	Go to site View details	-50% $20/mth for the first 6 months, then $39.99/mth. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Unlimited standard national calls & texts 55 GB Data $20 per month Go to siteView details	loading Fetching your data...
felix Subscription 50GB SubscriptionNo lock-in contract $15/mth for the first 3 months, then $30/mth. Use promo code FELIX50. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. felix Subscription 50GB Subscription $15/mth for the first 3 months, then $30/mth. Use promo code FELIX50. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply.	Unlimited national calls & texts Vodafone 5G/4G network	50GB No excess data charges	$15 per month	Go to site View details	GREEN COMPANY $15/mth for the first 3 months, then $30/mth. Use promo code FELIX50. Eligibility criteria, T&Cs apply. Unlimited standard national calls & texts 50 GB Data $15 per month Go to siteView details	loading Fetching your data...

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What is data-free streaming?

Data-free streaming is when your mobile phone company has a deal with an entertainment platform where using that platform won't use up your monthly data limit. It's a rare and limited feature on mobile plans these days, and is only offered by the three providers (which we'll cover in the next section).

Is data-free streaming worth it?

While data-free streaming seems like a nice extra to have, we don't think it's enough of a draw these days to consider signing up to a plan purely for this feature.

Consider what's actually on offer from the three providers above when it comes to data-free streaming. Besides Optus, the other providers only offer data-free music streaming, which doesn't actually use up very much data at all.

• Example: Streaming Spotify tunes on your phone only uses around 40MB an hour if you're playing music on its default setting. This is nothing compared to using up to 1GB an hour from streaming a standard definition Netflix show.

You're often better off picking a plan that offers you enough data to use when you're out of the house to cover all of your activities, rather than relying on data-free streaming.
That being said, if you need to stream music constantly on your phone using your mobile data for work or leisure purposes, perhaps data-free streaming would be a nice perk.

• Keep in mind: You still have to pay for the subscription to the individual services. The plans above may come with data-free streaming, but you'll still need to have your own Apple Music/Netflix/Stan subscription to gain access to the services.

What about unlimited mobile plans?

If you think you need a higher data limit so that you can stream music and videos without access to data-free streaming, you might want to consider 'unlimited' data mobile plans.

Some plans, such as postpaid mobile plans from Optus, Vodafone, and Telstra, offer "unlimited" data. You won't be charged for excess data once you've reached your monthly cap, instead your download speed will be reduced (capping it at between 1.5Mbps-25Mbps, depending on the plan/provider).

1.5Mbps is technically enough for streaming standard definition video, but you may still end up with buffering. Luckily, the data caps from these providers are often high enough that you shouldn't run into the slowed down speed caps.

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