Telstra Offers Pre-Paid On NextG

Written by Adam Gosling

Thursday, 24 May 2007

Telstra is offering customers the option of signing up to its 3G mobile phone network, Next G using pre-paid accounts. Initially access to the new network was only available to post-paid account holders. Over half of all Australian mobile phone users are on paid accounts so offering this alternative is essential to increase the attractiveness of the new network for customers. "The launch of the Next G Pre-Paid service means customers can now enjoy an exciting range of mobile features that haven't been available to pre-paid customers before, and all with the security of pre-paid cost control," said Telstra Consumer & Marketing Executive Director, Tim Copper. "Telstra's Next G network offers superior speeds, coverage and content and is proving a popular replacement for the aging CDMA network, which is scheduled to close in January next year. "Covering 98.8 per cent of the population and more than 100 times bigger geographically than any other 3G network in Australia, the voice quality, in building coverage and advanced features of the Next G7trade; network mean our CDMA pre-paid customers can make the move to the new network with confidence," Copper said. Telstra's Next G Pre-Paid customers can get easy, 1-click real-time access to content and applications including: 16 channels of FOXTEL" by Mobile covering news, sport, documentaries and children's programs; Award winning BigPond Mobile content offering entertainment, news, and exclusive updates from the AFL, NRL, and V8 Super cars; Downloadable music tracks, photos and games; Advanced Sensis search services such as CitySearch, WhereIs, and Trading Post; Email access, offering the communication convenience of a PC without wires and cords; and Video calling offering an ideal way to keep in touch with family and friends. Telstra Next G Pre-Paid customers can select from one of two handsets, the LG TU500 retailing for $299 or the Telstra 256 for $249. The number and range of devices will increase in the months ahead. With the launch of pre-paid on the Next G network Telstra will also stop selling CDMA pre-paid handsets as it prepares to shut down the CDMA network entirely. www.telstraprepaidplus.com Related news items Tiny Rugged UMPC WIth Vista -10/10/2007 Consumers Want FMC: Companies Don't See The Benefit -02/10/2007 Nokia Buys Map Company For US$8 Billion -02/10/2007 Seven In Unwired Takeover Bid -26/09/2007 Ultra-Mobile Sales Ready To Rocket -16/09/2007 Newer news items Telstra To Launch MVNO In NZ -12/08/2007 Now Every Kiwi Has A Mobile, What Next? -08/08/2007 IDC Paints Picture Of Fierce Mobile Competition -11/07/2007 Who Next? Where Next? For Apple's iPhone -05/07/2007 Vodafone HSDPA Stretches To Brisbane -05/07/2007 Older news items First BB Now Optus Goes Down -24/04/2007 Campus Wireless Means Faster Downloads -23/04/2007 Aussie Bush Could Get Second 3G Network -16/04/2007 Railroad Gets Its Own 3G Coverage -03/04/2007 Disruptive Bundle Brings Skype To Mobiles -27/03/2007 Tag This Now: