It has now been confirmed that Telstra Upfront mobile plans are going up on July 4th. Telstra had previously announced that it would review its mobile plans in-line with CPI each year.
In recent times, Telstra changed the way its plans were structured, allowing themselves to change the plans, rather than locking the customer into a 12-month, 24-month or 36-month contract on a fixed monthly price. Users can leave their plan at any given time and only pay out their handset.
The new plans are increasing anywhere from $3-6 and a few of them also include more data.
TELSTRA’S NEW UPFRONT PLAN PRICES AS OF JULY 4TH
| Plan | Old Pricing per mth | New Pricing per mth (4/7/23) | Data included |
| Starter | $47 | $50 | 2GB |
| Basic | $58 | $62 | 50GB (was 40GB) |
| Essential | $68 | $72 | 180GB |
| Premium | $89 | $95 | 300GB |
| Bundle | $47 | $50 | 25GB (was 15GB) |
Telstra has also announced that its mobile broadband plans are going up on July 4th.
TELSTRA’S NEW MOBILE BROADBAND PLANS AS OF JULY 4TH
| Plan | Old Pricing per mth | New Pricing per mth (4/7/23) | Data included |
| Mobile Broadband S | $25 | $25 (no change) | 30GB |
| Mobile Broadband M | $55 | $58 | 75GB |
| Mobile Broadband L | $85 | $90 | 400GB |
| Mobile Broadband Data Bundle | $10 | $10 (no change) | 10GB |
In a blog post on Telstra’s website, Telstra group executive for consumer and small business Brad Whitcomb said:
“Increasing our prices means we can continue investing in the things that matter for our customers. Things like delivering around 1 million square kilometres more mobile coverage compared to our closest competitor and 24/7 network monitoring to help protect against scams and other malicious activity.
Like most businesses in Australia, we are also responding to increasing costs. These increased costs come at a time when the CPI data below shows overall telecommunications prices – which covers all telecommunications equipment and services, beyond just mobile price – have not increased for consumers anywhere near the rate of other goods and services in recent years.”
