Mobile Prices In Australia Are Increasing Again

Aug. 30, 2012 - PRLog -- Yes you heard it first here. The Telco price war is officially over. Telstra, Optus and Vodafone mobile phone prices and high-end handsets are increasing.

Just a bit of history. Telstra kicked off the price way back in 2010 when the giant Telco decided to do something about its declining mobile customer base by introducing a mix of lower prices and subsidies for handsets.

Ruben Alker, CEO of Hip Communications said, “The two-year war hit Optus hard, with the nation's second biggest Telco saying that mobile phone revenue growth has stalled and it has experienced a fall in earnings.”

In fact it's a tough time now for all 3 Telcos as maybe for the first time ever revenue has actually gone into negative growth.

At least one chief executive has called on the ACCC to provide a "level playing field" before the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN)

Handset subsidies are significantly lower than they were in mid 2010.

Now, Vodafone's popular $45 and $50 stand alone plans might be gone and while the cheapest stand alone plan from Vodafone is now $79 per month it doesn't necessarily mean that it is impossible to get a great deal for your business. With just a little bit of diligence on your behalf, some great plans can still be found.

The way to continue to get a great deal and still pay cheap prices is to combine your calls, texts and voicemail.

For instance, Vodafone's Infinite Business Shared Plan has unlimited calls, texts and voicemail for $45.00 per month; for individuals or for a companies staff members;

According to Vodafone "Vodafone Infinite Business Shared Plans are the perfect mobility solution for your business, connecting between 2 to 100 of your staff to a single plan. By allowing your team to share the plan’s entire inclusions, you'll increase efficiency with no data wastage, and the added benefit of one easy to manage bill"

What are the features of the plan?

   Unlimited calls
   Unlimited texts
   Unlimited voicemail
   Generous data allowance that can be shared by the team
   Flexibility: Add or remove users without additional cost
   For each additional user over 100 users, simply add $45 each per month

A great feature for companies who do business overseas is the inclusion of unlimited texts to international mobiles and standard international calls are part of the included credit.


Hip Communications is the leading mobile phone plan company in South-East Queensland. Based on the Gold Coast, Hip Communications installs phone systems and predictive dialers as well as assisting businesses phone bill analysis to reduce costs of mobile, landline and internet.

Name: Ruben Alker
Phone: 61 418 761 383
Email: ruben@hipcom.com.au
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/HIPCOM
Website: http://hipcom.com.au