Southern Phone
AGL-owned Optus-network postpaid with strong rural focus.
Plans—
Cheapest—avg/mo (12mo)
Updated—
Originating as a community-owned telco to serve regional Australia (now owned by AGL), Southern Phone provides reliable, no-contract postpaid mobile plans operating on the Optus network. They currently offer 5G access across all standard SIM-only plans with speeds capped at 100Mbps.
Southern Phone often incentivises new sign-ups with substantial bill credits, and they include standard international calling credit on many plans.
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Population Coverage
98.5% (Optus network)
Network
Optus (4G & 5G)
Speed Limits
Capped at 100Mbps
eSIM
Physical SIM standard
Data Banking
Not supported
International Calls
$50 standard international call credit included
Contract
Postpaid (month-to-month)
Warning
$8 number port-out fee