@hazardwarning Fraudband.
/@matigo
Looking at my options with the ALDI mobile plan on the Nokia 7.1, I’d actually come out ahead by getting the $99/12 GB plan & topping it up with a $100/50 GB add-on followed by a $50/20 GB add-on when needed. This comes to 82 GB for $249.
The other 12-month data plan gives 80 GB for $249, but that’s all up-front, rather than waiting for smaller data packs to expire (they must be fully used, can’t be rolled over to the next pack.)
@hazardwarning There’s one particular ISP on the National Broadnand Network here that actually analyses a proposed customers location in relation to nodes, etc. A customer could request a 100 Mbps down/40 Mbps up connection but if the analysis shows the infrastructure can only support 25 down/5 up, then they’ll downgrade the request to match reality.
// @matigo
I upgraded my Nokia 7.1’s 12-month mobile plan to a lesser amount because I’d never use the 80 GB allowance plus if I had renewed at the same level, the unused 50.6 GB component from the previous year would have rolled over.
The plan has two sections, a Pay-as-you-go base plan that costs a minimum of $15 p.a. & the added data & unlimited calls/SMS/MMS portion.
The PAYG credit is used to cover international calls & video/audio files sent via MMS. I discovered another use for the PAYG credit: it can be used to offset the price of the $99 0r $249 Super Special 365 day plan.
I had in the normal course of events, accumulated $40 in PAYG credit so I chose to apply $30 to the $99/12 GB annual plan. So I paid $69 instead of $99 & off-loded excess PAYG credit.
When the 12 GB runs out I can add a $50 data allowance of 20 GB which may be all I’d need for the rest of the year, based on previous usage.
@matigo Very clear, it uses a 12 MP camera with a 5 MP dept-of-field sensor. The camera app is identical to the one used on the Lumia Windows phones, lots of adjustable Pro settings if desired.
4:50 am, the cat has jumped onto the bed to say hello. Or more likely, I suspect, to say “Feed me!”
Lumia 1520 (spare phone) is stuck with an unresponsive touch screen plus the power button does nothing. Reckon it’s fuct. It’s mostly used as a wifi hotspot at my mother’s place or when I’m travelling as it has a generous 12-month data plan which is due for renewal in two days. I’ve used about 35 GB out of 80 GB & if I recharge within 24 hrs of the plan’s expiry, I get to roll over the unused 50-odd GB.
Totally bonkers, I’d never used 130 GB.
As for the apparently dead 1520, I’m replacing it tomorrow with a Nokia 7.1 Android One handset.
Android One = three years of security updates & a guaranteed 2-full OS version updates. Plus it’s pure unskinned Android.
I’ll probably go for the $99 (12 GB) one-year plan & top up with an extra 20 GB for $50 later in the year.