Review of Better Life Mobile phone plans
Are you looking for a better life? Or perhaps you’re a pensioner or concession card holder and looking for discounted phone plans? Better Life Mobile may be for you. It operates as a Mobile Virtual Network Operator (MVNO) on the Telstra Network. Better Life Mobile comes on a prepaid basis, which makes it easy to recharge and also not get charged extra if you go over your cap. Its plans are on a SIM-only BYO mobile basis. So what does Better Life Mobile offer, and how does it compare to the competition?
Better Life Mobile Phone Plans
Better Life has a number of plans, including a data-only plan. If you hold an eligible Healthcare Concession (HCC) card then you may be eligible for a small discount.
All of Better Life’s plans come on a no minimum term basis, meaning you’re not locked-in for any period, and can leave at any time. It’s also promising to see that unlimited calls and texts also come as standard on eligible plans. Unlimited texts are also very handy, but the biggest bonus is perhaps unlimited calling between 7pm and 7am. If you’re a night owl, this plan is a pretty cheap way to get your calls and texts on.
- Mobile data carries a 180 day term, and this makes it great for tablets or light data users
- If you successfully refer a friend for any plan you get a gift card
Away from phone plans, Better Life Mobile also aims to give back to the community, with initiatives like handing out phones with free credit to people less fortunate. In Christmas 2015, for example, Better Life provided over 50 free phones and calls to welfare centres and agencies across Australia, amassing hours of conversations from those less fortunate and who may have been feeling a bit isolated in the festive season. However, aside from its ethical business model, let’s just see how Better Life stacks up against other providers.
How does Better Life compare to other providers?
As a social enterprise, Better Life focuses on low-costs and no billing surprises with its prepaid model. It stacks up pretty well against the competition, providing healthy smatterings of data, texts and calls for its prices. Those on HCC cards may get the most benefit from Better Life with its discounts.
The following table shows a selection of published postpaid plans on Canstar Blue’s database, listed in order of lowest standard monthly cost to highest, then by data allowance, largest to smallest. Use our comparison tool to see all plans available on Canstar Blue’s database. This table includes products with links to referral partners.
Here is a selection of postpaid plans from Canstar Blue’s database with a minimum of 10GB of data, listed in order of standard cost, lowest to highest, then by data allowance, largest to smallest. Try out our comparison tool for mobile phone plans to see a range of offers from other providers. This table includes products with links to referral partners.
The following table shows a selection of SIM-only postpaid plans with a minimum of 60GB data on Canstar Blue’s database, listed in order of their standard monthly cost, from the lowest to highest and then by data allowance, largest to smallest. Try out our comparison tool for mobile phone plans to see a range of offers from other providers. This is a selection of products with links to a referral partner.
Is Better Life Mobile a better bet?
Better Life Mobile is an MVNO SIM-only provider with a conscience. Its three plans, plus one data plan, are all in all pretty competitive in the prepaid sphere. Its $2 discount for people with a HCC card is also noble, as is its initiatives giving back to the community. While Better Life Mobile is by and large pretty competitive against the competition, it does lack ever so slightly sometimes in the data department. In this case, those in need may be able to find cheaper plans elsewhere. However, Better Life Mobile is still a pretty compelling option. Overall, it’s worth shopping around and keeping Better Life in mind the next time you’re after a new prepaid phone plan.