If you’re desperate to get your hands on the Samsung Galaxy S III 4G then you’re very likely going to get it from either Optus or Virgin Mobile — both are offering it before it launches next month on Telstra — so we thought we’d do a quick comparison of similar plans from both carriers. If you’re after a better, far-reaching 4G network, then you’re best to wait it out until Telstra announces prices. Virgin Mobile is using Optus’s mobile network, so there’s no need to compare those two in that regard.
| Optus | Virgin | |
|---|---|---|
| Plan Cost | $60/mo | $59/mo |
| Repayments | $7/mo | $7/mo |
| Cap Credit | $650 | $700 |
| Total Cost | $1,608 | $1,584 |
| Data | 1.5GB | 3GB |
| Calls | Unlim Optus – 90c/min (+35c) | Unlim Virgin – 99c/min (+40c) |
| SMS | Unlim national | Unlim national |
| Video Call | $1.00/min (+40c) | 99c/min (+40c) |
| MMS | 55c | 60c |
| Int. SMS | 50c | 45c |
| Int. MMS | 75c | 60c |
| Link | Optus | Virgin |
