Discount supermarket ALDI to offer cut-price mobile deals

    Karen Collier
    Herald Sun
    February 28, 2013



DISCOUNT supermarket ALDI is set to shake up Australia's mobile phone market by offering low-cost deals.     :)

The supermarket will start selling pre-paid phone plans along with groceries in a move tipped to put pressure on big telcos Telstra and Optus.

The German grocery chain has offered cut-price calls, text and data in Europe for several years.

A consumer advocate said customers using low-cost mobile phone operators could potentially halve bills compared with contracts with big players.     :)

ALDImobile, to be launched on Wednesday, will use part of Telstra's 3G network.

Australian Communications Consumer Action Network spokeswoman Elise Davidson described the expansion as a "significant development".

She said competition from emerging mobile phone operators such as Kogan Mobile, Amaysim and ALDI was good news for consumers.     :)

"There are signs that competition is definitely heating up," Ms Davidson said.

Woolworths Mobile already offers customers pre-paid recharge deals via the Optus network.

Ms Davidson said customers with their own handsets potentially could save substantially when switching to low-cost operators who supplied SIM cards, rather than being locked into contracts with big players.

Mobile phone customers on contracts commonly pay $50 to $70 a month.

"If you are off a contract and have your own handset outright, it can be a lot cheaper," Ms Davidson said.

"You can end up paying half as much per month for the same or more value."

Ms Davidson said the low-cost mobile phone service model, popular in Europe and Asia, appealed to customers who did not need to regularly upgrade handsets.

The ALDI move comes as Australians increasingly rely on mobile phones for communication.     :)

An Australian Competition and Consumer Commission telecommunications report, released this week, revealed more time was spent making calls from mobile phones than fixed lines last financial year for the first time.

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Please open more ALDI supermarkets.     [smiley=thumbsup.gif]    

I am with TPG and a high end user...I am paying $20 PER MONTH for calls and limitless texts.

Their assistance line is also excellent.  Couldn't do better than that.

Yes I am sure it will be of their usual very high quality.

Well said Andrei, yes Aldi do offer very high quality.     :) 

Well from what I saw of the people who shop there, could I be so bold as to say they looked a tad.... 'common'?

Atheists are doomed, the rich are doomed, the evil doers are doomed, there is only a future for Gods chosen people, the outcasts, the persucuted, the poor, the pure in heart, the peace makers...they will inherit the earth, the rest are done for - they are gone gone gone.... 8-)

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:43am:

Well from what I saw of the people who shop there, could I be so bold as to say they looked a tad.... 'common'?

The ones I see go there are the ones who load up the back of their Mercedes and BMW SUV's with Aldis goods ;)

corporate_whitey wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:50am:

Atheists are doomed, the rich are doomed, the evil doers are doomed, there is only a future for Gods chosen people, the outcasts, the persucuted, the poor, the pure in heart, the peace makers...they will inherit the earth, the rest are done for - they are gone gone gone.... 8-)

you're fricken doomed now piss off trollarse.

Andrei.Hicks wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 9:29am:

Yes I am sure it will be of their usual very high quality.

Nothing wrong with Aldi's quality ... wish others would learn from it ...

Had an acer laptop once, had 12 months warranty, on the 13th month I had to throw it away ... cooked itself. Have a $4000 HP desktop, 2 yrs old, always seems to give me problems ... have another $700 aldi desktop, 3yrs old .... never missed a beat. They are networked and share all the same programmes and everything else ..

I'd take Aldi's quality over all the overrated crap at harvey norman any day of the week.

I bought one of those pipe wrenches with the rubber strap from Aldi. It broke the first time I used it.

freediver wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 10:23pm:

I bought one of those pipe wrenches with the rubber strap from Aldi. It broke the first time I used it.

rubber strap? pipe wrench? never heard of one ... you sure it wasn't a oil filter wrench? that would probably break if you tried to use it on a pipe ....

I got a telstra prepaid about 6-7 years ago that was really bad price for calls but gave me a year of nor renewing it before it expired. I renewed it with $30 when they had a special deal on a few times and as a result i have a phone that will accept incoming calls only until 2023.

Since i have free outgoing calls with my internet plan (different provider) on another phone i have it made :)

SOB

John Smith wrote on Mar 1^st, 2013 at 10:40pm:

freediver wrote on Mar 1st, 2013 at 10:23pm: I bought one of those pipe wrenches with the rubber strap from Aldi. It broke the first time I used it. rubber strap? pipe wrench? never heard of one ... you sure it wasn't a oil filter wrench? that would probably break if you tried to use it on a pipe ....

Not sure. Why would you need a wrench for an oil filter?

I have made something similar out of rope and a piece of wood before. You wrap the rope around the pipe for grip, so the piece of wood has something to bite into. The design seems a bit over the top for an oil filter. Plus it came in 3 different sizes.

freediver wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2013 at 9:11am:

John Smith wrote on Mar 1st, 2013 at 10:40pm: freediver wrote on Mar 1st, 2013 at 10:23pm: I bought one of those pipe wrenches with the rubber strap from Aldi. It broke the first time I used it. rubber strap? pipe wrench? never heard of one ... you sure it wasn't a oil filter wrench? that would probably break if you tried to use it on a pipe .... Not sure. Why would you need a wrench for an oil filter? I have made something similar out of rope and a piece of wood before. You wrap the rope around the pipe for grip, so the piece of wood has something to bite into. The design seems a bit over the top for an oil filter. Plus it came in 3 different sizes.

you need a wrench to take of oil filters because usually they don't give you enough room to get your hands around them, especially in the more modern cars. the wrench allows you to wrap the rubber around the filter and the handle gives you the leverage you need with minimal room.

I see. In that case I have two oil filter wrenches to give away.

freediver wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2013 at 9:11am:

John Smith wrote on Mar 1st, 2013 at 10:40pm: freediver wrote on Mar 1st, 2013 at 10:23pm: I bought one of those pipe wrenches with the rubber strap from Aldi. It broke the first time I used it. rubber strap? pipe wrench? never heard of one ... you sure it wasn't a oil filter wrench? that would probably break if you tried to use it on a pipe .... Not sure. Why would you need a wrench for an oil filter? I have made something similar out of rope and a piece of wood before. You wrap the rope around the pipe for grip, so the piece of wood has something to bite into. The design seems a bit over the top for an oil filter. Plus it came in 3 different sizes.

I bought what was a kind of shelter for small plants seed and such.. admittedly only $40.. it took 4 people to put it together.. and even then it wasnt right.. it was made for elves I am sure tiny bolts and no space for fingers... when it was finally together the first wind knocked it down.. I then tried to pull it apart to throw in the bin.. and it took about 4 weeks to do just that.. grrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr never again.. total rubbish..looks fantastic in the ads...

I also bought a floor steamer that left huge puddles everywhere but they took that back without a word.. so cant  complain about that..

they talk about IKEA being difficult.. but Aldi I find just as bad when it comes to assembly..

freediver wrote on Mar 2^nd, 2013 at 9:26am:

I see. In that case I have two oil filter wrenches to give away.

did it not come with instructions.... with pictures????..

even when they do do that... its made for people who know what they are doing....join the numbnuts club FD..

Well, if all you consider is price, go ahead and get an aldi mobile plan. Just don't complain that your service is shithouse.