Now that the Galaxy S is available on all the major networks, we thought we’d bring together all the cheapest/best plans for each carrier and compare them against each other, to see which plan would better suit your needs, as well as seeing which carriers are more competitive than others. Read on to see the comparison table.

Note: All plans are over 24 months.

  Telstra Optus Virgin VHA
Cap Price $49 (+$20/m) $49 $49 $59
Minimum Cost $1416 $1078 $1176 $1416
Cap Credit $400 $450 $300 $650
Data Allowance 200MB 1GB 2GB 2GB
SMS 25c 25c Unlimited Unlimited
MMS 50c 50c 60c Unlimited
Calls ($/min) [flagfall] 80c [32c] 90c [35c] 99c [40c] 90c [35c]
Video Calls ($/min) [flagfall] $1.10 [27c] $1.00 [35c] $0.99 [40c] $1.35 [35c]
Carrier Bonuses/Extras
  • Great network coverage & speed
  • Access to Bigpond extras (Mobile Foxtel) at a cost
  • 2 months free when buying online
  • Free Facebook, Twitter, MySpace, eBay, LinkedIn and foursquare
  • Free talk & text Virgin to Virgin
  • Rollover unused credit
  • $100 credit when buying online
  • Extra 1GB data for the first 12 months
  • $50 credit when buying online
  • Free calls between Three & Vodafone
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