A prepaid sale is not a plan that got cheaper. It is one recharge amount sold at a discount for a window, after which the same recharge amount is sold at the ongoing price. The sale end date is therefore part of the price, not a footnote.
Two published sales, read the same way
| Recharge | Sale price | Ongoing price | Sale window |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 day expiry, 60GB | $13 | $39 | Sale ended 5 Oct, online only |
| 365 day expiry, 365GB | $305 | $365 | Sale ends 12 Oct, online only |
The first is a 28 day expiry recharge at a third of the ongoing price, and the sale has already ended. The second is a year-long recharge at a discount, and both are online only. Being online only matters: the sale price is not available through every channel, so a customer walking into a store pays the ongoing price.
What the sale does not change
- The data allowance and term of the recharge.
- The promotional bonus data rules, which are separate from the sale price.
- The ongoing price you will pay at the next recharge.
So the decision is narrow. If you were going to buy that recharge in the next few days anyway, the sale is worth having. If you are buying it because the sale price made it look attractive, the ongoing price is the real price of the plan and you should decide against that.
What we could not verify. Where a provider has not published a figure we mark it unknown rather than estimate it. Re-read the provider page linked below on the day you decide.