Optus customers looking for a cheap deal on streaming can now grab a sweet, limited-time Netflix discount – as long as you’re happy to roll your subscription on to your phone or internet bill.
Sign up to Netflix via Optus’ SubHub streaming and subscription platform, and you’ll score up to 50% off your plan for your first three months. The offer is available for customers who subscribe to Standard or Premium Netflix plans, provided you haven’t already used SubHub to access the streaming service.
Optus’ deal brings the cost of a Standard plan to $8.50 per month for three months (then $16.99 per month ongoing), and the Premium plan to $14.50 monthly for three months (then $22.99 each month ongoing). As there’s no lock-in contracts or minimum terms, customers are free to switch their Netflix plan after the three-month introductory discount, or cancel their service altogether.
If you’re a current Netflix subscriber, you’ll still be eligible for the deal – provided you didn’t sign up for your plan through Optus SubHub. You can migrate your existing Netflix account to SubHub to qualify for the discount, with the only change being that your streaming fees will be rolled on to your Optus bill.
Optus said the promotion allows customers to access streamed content at a lower price, while offering the convenience of managing multiple subscription services from a single hub.
“At Optus, we understand the rising cost of living is a concern and we want to give our customers the choice to spend smarter, so if you’re thinking Netflix, think Optus,” said Brendan Collogan, Head of SubHub at Optus.
Optus’ half-price Netflix offer is well-timed, with the streaming giant kicking off its much-maligned password sharing crackdown in Australia from May 24.
Netflix is utilising new technology to identify which users are sharing account access across multiple IP addresses. Freeloaders who aren’t located in an account’s main household will have their access revoked, but paying customers will have the option of adding extra members to their plan for an additional $7.99 per month.
What is Optus SubHub?
Originally launched in 2021, Optus SubHub is the telco’s one-stop-shop for multiple streaming and subscription services, and it’s available to all Optus residential mobile and internet customers. SubHub amalgamates eligible subscriptions in the one place, giving users a single dashboard from which to manage, add or cancel subscriptions from more than a dozen popular entertainment, news and wellbeing services.
Optus customers can also claim discounts for bundling more than one service, and frequently receive access to special offers, such as extended free trials. Services available through SubHub include:
- Optus Sport
- Netflix
- BINGE
- Amazon Prime (including Prime Video, Amazon Music, Amazon Prime Gaming, Prime Reading)
- Paramount+
- YouTube Premium
- Britbox
- Hayu
- Kindle Unlimited
- Calm
- Sweat
- Inkl (featuring titles such as The New York Times, Economist, The Guardian and Financial Times)
- iQiy
- iWonder
- MasterClass
- Microsoft 365
Optus currently offers customers a 5% discount on SubHub services when bundling two subscriptions, and 10% off for bundling three or more. Besides the newly-announced Netflix deal, there’s several additional special offers now available to Optus SubHub users, including:
- Two months of free BINGE Standard
- One month of free Microsoft 365
- Three months of free Calm
- Three months of free Kindle Unlimited
- Three months of free Inkl
All of these offers are available to Optus customers who activate a new subscription using the SubHub platform. Offers available until withdrawn, terms apply.
Optus also includes a Standard Netflix subscription as part of its Plus Family Entertainer NBN and Plus Entertainer Superfast 5G home internet plans. These plans are priced from $99 per month for NBN 50 speeds, and $99 per month for 5G (currently $89 per month for six months).
The following table features selected published Optus NBN plans from Canstar Blue’s database, listed in order of cost from the lowest to highest and then by data allowance. Use our NBN comparison tool to see plans from a wider range of providers.
Which other telcos offer streaming deals?
With telcos now looking to pack more value into both internet and mobile plans, several big-name providers are also offering streaming specials to new customers.
Origin: 12 months free Paramount+
Energy-giant-turned-telco Origin is giving new internet customers a free 12 months of Paramount+ streaming, valued at $89.99. The free year-long subscription is available across all of Origin’s internet options, including NBN and fibre plans.
Paramount+ features a wide range of original content and old favourites, including exclusives such as Yellowjackets, Star Trek: Strange New Worlds, and 1923. Origin’s Paramount+ deal is available to new residential internet customers until June 14, 2023, terms apply.
Origin NBN plans begin at $74 per month for NBN 25 speeds, with options available up to NBN 1000 for $154 monthly. However, if you bundle internet with any Origin energy plan – including electricity, natural gas, hot water or LPG – you’ll receive a $10 per month discount ongoing.
The following table features selected published Origin NBN plans from Canstar Blue’s database, listed in order of cost from lowest to highest. Use our NBN plan comparison tool to see plans from a wider range of providers. These are products with links to a referral partner.
Telstra: free Kayo, BINGE, Spotify and Apple TV+
Telstra’s home internet plans currently include a range of streaming bonuses. Sign up to any of the telco’s NBN or 5G home internet plans right now, and you can claim the following streaming offers:
- 12 months of free Kayo Basic
- Two months of free BINGE Standard
- Three months of free Apple TV+
- Four months of free Spotify Premium
Telstra’s NBN plans begin at $80 per month for NBN 25 speeds, while 5G home internet is priced from $85 monthly. Currently, new customers will receive a discount on Telstra’s NBN 100 and NBN 250 plans for their first six months, and can also claim their first month free on a 5G home internet plan.
The following table features selected published Telstra NBN plans from Canstar Blue’s database, listed in order of cost from the lowest to highest and then by data allowance. Use our NBN comparison tool to see plans from a wider range of providers. These are products with links to a referral partner.
Sign up to Disney+ Australia
After some family-friendly classics, alongside blockbuster content from Marvel, Star Wars, Pixar, National Geographic and more? Try Disney+! There are two plan options to choose from – a monthly subscription, or prepay for a year. Both plans include the same features, with unlimited downloads and the ability to stream on up to four screens at the same time. This table includes links to a referral partner.
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