Upfront Plan support

We’re moving your services to Upfront Plans

Moving to an Upfront Plan means:
  • your new plan may have a different price or data inclusion
  • your existing discounts and credits may change
  • the way you pay will be changing.

Why you’re moving to Upfront Plans

To simplify our services, we're discontinuing some older plans. As part of this effort, you’ll now be moving to our Upfront Plans. Upfront Plans are month-to-month plans that have no excess data charges, and you'll pay for them in advance.

Which of my services are moving to Upfront Plans?

It's important for you to understand the changes to your plan inclusions and payment method. Please note - During the switch to Upfront Plans, you'll get multiple bills in the first month. Read on to learn more.

What does this mean for me?

When you move to our Upfront Plans, the following will change for you:

Data sharing

Share your data between eligible mobile or data plans on your account.

The way you pay

You’ll pay for your Upfront Plans in advance. At the start of your billing period, you'll get a bill via email and have 10 days to pay. 

International calls

Your Upfront Plan includes 30 minutes of calls to standard international numbers.

International roaming

You’ll only be able to roam in selected destinations by buying an International Roaming Day Pass.

Upfront Plan inclusions

Note: Data Plans are also called the Mobile Broadband (MBB) Plans.

Note: For upfront plans, the 250Mbps Superfast Speed add-on is included in the Ultimate nbn® Plan and the 700Mbps Ultrafast Speed add-on is included in the Ultrafast nbn® Plan.

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Month-to-month

$115/mth

nbn®50 | 50Mbps typical plan speed (9am-5pm weekdays)
  • 50
    Mbps

    Download

  • 17
    Mbps

    Upload

This plan's maximum download speed is 50 Mbps. Your nbn connection supports this download speed. Faster download speeds may be reached on a higher plan.

Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-premises set up/wiring.

Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-premises set up/wiring and will be confirmed post connection.
Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-premise set up/wiring and will be confirmed post connection.
Typical speeds not available to most FTTN connections. Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-premise set up/wiring and will be confirmed post connection.
Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-premise set up/wiring.
Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-premise set up/wiring.
Your cable speeds will depend on your location. We’ll confirm yours once you’re connected.
Your ADSL speeds will depend on your location. We’ll confirm yours once you’re connected.

2-55 Mbps typical download speeds (7pm - 11pm). Around 50% of customers achieve download speeds greater than 25 Mbps (7pm-11pm).

Speeds experienced may be slower, and will vary throughout the day due to factors including the signal strength or obstruction of the antenna’s line of sight to the tower, weather conditions, tower and network capacity, and in-premise setup; and actual speeds may be significantly impacted by congestion, particularly during the busy hours (7-11pm).

Maximum speeds at your address on this plan:
  • Mbps

    Download

  • Mbps

    Upload

We recommend a lower plan as this plan’s maximum download speed is 50 Mbps and your nbn connection supports a maximum download speed below 25Mbps.

If your maximum upload speed is higher than 4Mbps you may still experience faster upload speeds on this plan compared to the plan below.

This plan’s maximum download speed is 50 Mbps. You won’t be able to achieve this speed. Your nbn connection supports a maximum download speed of .

This plan’s maximum download speed is 50 Mbps. Your nbn connection supports this download speed.

This plan’s maximum download speed is 50 Mbps. Your nbn connection supports this download speed. Faster download speeds may be reached on a higher plan.

This plan’s maximum download speed is 50 Mbps. Your nbn connection supports this download speed. Faster download speeds may be reached on a higher plan.

Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-premises set up/wiring.
Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-premises set up/wiring.
Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-premises set up/wiring.
Typical speeds not avail. to most FTTN connections. Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-premises set up/wiring.

Home Phone Plan , Upfront Home Plan

$50/mth

To check all plan inclusions, go to the Critical Information Summary.

Payments

The way you pay has changed

You'll receive a Telstra bill for your upfront services through email each month and you'll now have 10 business days to pay your bill. This payment will cover you for the month ahead.  Once your bill is issued, you'll be able to find it in the My Telstra app or My Telstra in a browser.

You can pay your bill with:

Please note: You’ll be unable to pay for your Upfront Plan via PayPal.

If you have device repayments, Telstra One Number (TON), Upgrade & Protect, Wi-Fi Booster Foxtel Now or Foxtel from Telstra, these will be carried over to your new plan. What happens to the credit balance in my account?

Your new BPAY Biller Code: 425132 and next steps

Important changes for your new plan

With your new plan:

  • you'll have a new BPAY Biller Code: 425132
  • you'll have a new BPAY Reference number that will be unique to your account
  • the new BPAY Biller Code and Reference Number will be included on your bill.

It's important that you delete the current BPAY details and use the new BPAY details to pay for your new plan.

Paying outstanding charges on your current plan

If you have outstanding charges from your current plan, you'll still need to use the current BPAY details listed on your bill to pay those.

Here’s how your monthly payments will work:

  1. You'll have a new bill issue date

  2. Your new bill is simpler

  3. 10 days to pay

  4. Paying for entertainment subscriptions

Frequently asked questions

Learn more about Upfront Plans

If you’re an existing Priority Assistance customer, your status will be retained and you don’t need to take any further action.

If you recently applied for Priority Assistance, you may receive new application forms when your plan changes. You don't need to do anything if you've already sent them back. If not, you still have 75 days to return them after the plan change date.

Upfront Plans are not in a contract. All our plans are month-to-month, meaning you can change once a month or cancel at any time.

You can change or cancel your services in the My Telstra app or My Telstra in a browser:

  1. Go to Services and choose your service
  2. Select View or manage your plan
  3. Follow the prompts to change your plan or cancel your plan.

Please note, if you’re paying off a device, any remaining payments will be charged as a lump sum when you cancel. You can find the cost of your device payout in the My Telstra app or My Telstra in a browser.

Our updated plans have MessageBank activated. To turn MessageBank off on your mobile or phone line, please follow the instructions below. 

 

To turn MessageBank off on your mobile:

  • Sign into My Telstra app or My Telstra in a browser
  • Go to Services and select your service
  • Tap the three dots in the top right-hand side
  • Select Manage your MessageBank to make changes 
  • Swipe the MessageBank toggle to off and then tap Update settings.

You can find more information about MessageBank on our MessageBank for mobiles support page.

 

To turn MessageBank off on your phone line:

  • Lift up your phone handset
  • Dial #99# to switch off MessageBank
  • Hang up.

You can find more information about MessageBank on our MessageBank for phone lines support page.

Learn more about payments

Yes, you can pay for your Upfront Plans using Centrepay. To pay with Centrepay, please use the new Payment Reference Number that appears on your first new-look Telstra bill when setting up your Centrepay deduction arrangement.

If you’re a pensioner, we have a range of concession offers for eligible healthcare card holders or valid concession card holders. If you’re having difficulty paying or your circumstances have changed, you can explore our payment assistance options.

Yes, you can make partial payments towards a Telstra bill issued for your Upfront Plans. To do this:

  1. Sign into My Telstra and go to Payments
  2. Select Pay now
  3. Choose Other amount
  4. Enter the amount you’d like to pay.

Yes, you can extend the next payment date for an Upfront Plan or service. To do this:

  1. Sign into My Telstra and go to Payments
  2. Select the card with your Telstra bill details 
  3. Select Having trouble paying
  4. Select Payment extension and follow the prompts. 

If you’re on a paper bill, you’ll continue to get one after you move to an Upfront Plan.

Unfortunately, on your new plan, you can't use your Telstra Bill Assistance Payment voucher to pay your bill. However, if you require payment assistance support, please contact us to discuss other available options.

Explore our Payment Assistance Policy before applying for payment assistance. We have flexible options that could help keep you connected when times are tough.

If your service has been restricted due to non-payment, the quickest way to get it back up and running is to tell us you've paid.

To let us know you've paid:

Once you've let us know, any restricted services should be fully restored in 10 minutes, but it could take up to 1 hour.

Things you need to know

This plan comes with a data allowance to use in Australia. You won’t be charged if you go over your monthly data allowance. Instead, you can continue to access data up to speeds of 1.5Mbps. 1.5Mbps isn’t suitable for HD video or high-speed applications, and means that some web pages, social media content and files may take longer to load). In addition, heavy data users (users in the top 1% of all data users) may experience slower speeds than other users during busy periods. The speeds you actually receive may vary depending on a range of factors including your device, location, number of users and download sources. Your data allowance is for personal use in a smartphone or tablet in Australia only and the FairPlay Policy applies.

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