Upfront Plan support

We’re moving you to our Upfront Plans

Your new plans will have different plan inclusions and a new payment method. We've sent you an email or letter with more information about these changes.

Learn more about your new Upfront Plans and payments.

Why you’re moving to Upfront Plans

We’re simplifying our plans and processes, so we can connect and resolve your enquiries faster. As part of this effort, you’ll now be moving to our Upfront Plans. With Upfront Plans, you’ll pay in advance for your plans and services. You’ll get a bill via email at the start of your billing cycle.

Which of my services are moving to Upfront Plans?

If your current plan includes a concession, it will carry over to your new plan. Any discounts with an expiry date will also be carried over and applied until they expire. Please note: During the switch to Upfront Plans, you'll get multiple bills in the first month.

It's important for you to understand the changes to your plan inclusions and payment method. Read on to learn more. 

Upfront Plan inclusions

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

5G Internet , 1000GB DATA

$85/mth

5G Internet | Average busy period (9am-5pm)
  • 332
    Mbps

    Download

  • 33
    Mbps

    Upload

Speeds experienced may be slower and can vary due to a number of factors and will change over time.

We’re unable to estimate the maximum speeds at your address until you’re on your new plan.

Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-home set up/wiring and will be confirmed post connection.

We’re unable to estimate the maximum speeds at your address until you’re on your new plan.

Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-home set up/wiring and will be confirmed post connection.

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

We’re unable to estimate the maximum speeds at your address until you’re on your new plan.

Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-home set up/wiring and will be confirmed post connection.

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.

2-23 Mbps typical download speeds (7pm - 11pm). Around 50% of customers achieve download speeds greater than 15 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-home setup; and actual speeds may be significantly impacted by congestion, particularly during the busy hours (7-11pm).

Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-home set up/wiring.
Maximum speeds at your address on this plan:
  • Mbps

    Download

  • Mbps

    Upload

This plan’s maximum download speed is not supported at your address. However, we estimate that your maximum available download speed would be .
This plan’s maximum download speed is supported at your address.
This plan’s maximum download speed is supported at your address.
This plan’s maximum download speed is supported at your address.
This plan’s maximum download speed is supported at your address.
Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-home set up/wiring.
Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-home set up/wiring.
Speeds experienced may be lower due to factors incl. in-home set up/wiring.
No lock-in contracts

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

Business Essential , PREVIOUSLY UNLIMITED BUSINESS INTERNET , Available , Unavailable , Unavailable , Unavailable , Unavailable , Unavailable , Unavailable , Unavailable , Unavailable

$115/mth

nbnTM50 - 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 including in-premises setup and 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.

What's changing?
To check all plan inclusions, go to the Critical Information Summary.

Home Phone Plan , Upfront Home Plan

$50/mth

What's changing?
To check all plan inclusions, go to the Critical Information Summary.

The way you pay has changed

You'll get a new-look 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:

  • A credit or debit card (Visa, MasterCard or Amex) in the My Telstra app or My Telstra in a browser
  • BPAY using your new Biller Code: 425132 and unique Bill Reference Number
  • Australia Post (additional fees may apply), using your new Biller Code or QR code with:
    • cash
    • a debit card
    • EFTPOS.

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 or Foxtel from Telstra, these will be carried over to your new plan. What happens to the credit balance in my account?

If you have any discounts with an expiry date on your current plan, they’ll be carried over and applied until they expire.

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 your bill

  4. Paying for entertainment subscriptions

Frequently asked questions

Priority and financial assistance

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.

 

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.

Manage your plan

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.

Your international calling plan inclusion has changed. Our Upfront Plans come with 30 minutes of standard calls from Australia to any standard overseas number. You’ll hear an in-call ‘beep’ when there’s 5 minutes and 2 minutes remaining. On reaching 0 minutes, the call will disconnect. Once exceeding 30 minutes, you can wait until inclusions reset at their payment date.

You can also buy an International Calling Pack to make additional calls from Australia to selected overseas destinations. Some destinations are not included in International Calling Packs on Upfront Plans.

Please note that if during the month you:

  • Increase your plan, your 30-minute allowance will be reset.
  • Decrease your plan, you can keep using your existing 30-minute allowance until it resets at the next monthly payment date.

Pay-as-you-go (PAYG) International roaming is no longer available with Upfront Plans. With our Upfront Plans, International Roaming Day Pass will automatically be enabled on all Upfront Mobile & Data Plans for selected overseas destinations. You can disable International Roaming in the My Telstra app or My Telstra in a browser (charges may apply outside of Australia). For eligible destinations, more information and rates visit our International Roaming page. If you use all your daily data allowance, you’ll get a text with the option to top up.

Payments and billing

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

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.

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. 

You can only extend consecutive payments if you’ve paid the previous extension in full.

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.
 

To pay for your new plan with Centrepay, please use the Payment Reference Number shown on your bill when setting your Centrepay deduction arrangement. 

 

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