Amaysim mobile plans: price, data, best-value options and more compared

Amaysim was founded in 2010 and has since become a trusted Australian mobile plan provider. Despite being around for a while, it’s not one of the Big Three and, as a result, is sometimes overlooked. Yet it offers several good-value mobile plans.

Amaysim caters to both budget-conscious customers and those who are after large amounts of data. It offers a range of prepaid mobile plans with different expiry periods – from 7 days, 28 days and 365-day plans.

There are multiple perks to Amaysim’s mobile plans, the biggest being unlimited data banking. This means that if you have leftover data at the end of the month or your recharge period, Amaysim allows you to roll it over and save it for a rainy day. The only caveat here is you will need to stay on the same plan. Not all providers offer this and, the majority who do, impose caps on the amount you can rollover. Being able to rollover unlimited amounts of data makes Amaysim stand out from the crowd.

Another Amaysim perk is its international roaming packs which are exclusively available to Amaysim customers. If you are a frequent traveller, these packs make it easy and affordable to stay connected while you are overseas. They can be bought via the Amaysim app and you can stack multiple packs to get the inclusions you need. The best bit is, you get to keep your mobile number and rollover unused data from these roaming packs to use the next time you travel, as long as it’s within 365 days or the data expires.

Amaysim mobile plans comparison

In terms of mobile plans, Amaysim offers a wide range of prepaid options, including a 7 day expiry plan and multiple 28 day expiry plans and 12 month expiry plans. It also offers a handful of data only plans.

Here are the details and general pricing (without a deal) for Amaysim’s prepaid plans:

• 7 day plan - $10 for 10GB
• 28 day plan - $25 for 15GB
• 28 day plan - $30 for 32GB
• 28 day plan - $35 for 42GB
• 28 day plan - $40 for 80GB
• 28 day plan - $50 for 120GB
• 182 day plan - $150 for 150GB
• 12 month plan - $240 for 200GB
• 12 month plan - $300 for 240GB
• Data only plan (28 day expiry) - $25 for 30GB
• Data only plan (28 day expiry) - $50 for 100GB
• Data only plan (365 day expiry) - $350 for 365GB

What is Amaysim's mobile coverage?

Amaysim mobile plans run on the Optus Wholesale network. Optus’ network covers 98.5% of Australia’s population, so unless you are located rurally, you shouldn’t have any problems with coverage. To find out if your area comes within the Optus network, you can check Amaysim’s coverage map.

Are Amaysim's mobile plans good value?

Amaysim’s mobile plans are generally pretty good value, especially the larger data plans because the price you pay per GB ends up being very decent and competitive when compared with similar plans from other providers. Out of the 7 plans offered by Amaysim, we have chosen a couple that we recommend, and one that we suggest you steer clear of if you are looking for the best-value phone plan.

Recommended plans:

Amaysim 42GB Plan | $35 $12 | 28-day expiry | 42GB 60GB ($12 for first recharge, then $35, and get 60GB instead of 42GB for first recharge)

This plan already offers decent value, with each GB costing $0.83 but with the current introductory discount and extra data being offered, it becomes even better. With this deal, you get an extra 18GB (60GB in total) of data for the first recharge and it’ll only cost you $12 instead of $35. This means that for the first 28 days you’re only paying $0.20 per GB. Leftover data can also be rolled over and saved for later use.

Amaysim 120GB Plan | $50 $35 (for the first 12 renewals) | 28-day expiry | 120GB

While $50 for a 28-day plan is quite expensive, this plan is pretty good value if you need a lot of data, especially with the current deal where you can get the twelve renewals for only $35. If you’re going to use the whole 120GB, you only end up paying $0.29 per GB for the first twelve renewals and then $0.42 per GB after that.

Plans to avoid:

Amaysin 10GB Plan | $25 $10 | 28-day expiry | 15GB ($10 for first recharge, then $25)

This plan is usually $25 for 15GB of data. It is discounted to $10 for the first recharge and while $10 is definitely cheap, it's not great value after the first month where you’ll be paying $1.66 per GB. If you want a better value plan, Amaysim’s 32GB plan only costs an extra $10 and comes with more than double the data allowance.

What is Amaysim's best mobile plan?

Everyone has different needs when it comes to mobile plans, so it’s hard to choose a ‘best’ plan. However, to pick one Amaysim plan to recommend above all the others, we have assessed all of the providers’ plans and chosen one that we believe offers the best value and would suit the most people’s needs.

That, we believe, would be Amaysim’s Prepaid 200GB 365 Day Plan. This has a 365 day expiry and usually costs $240, but is currently discounted down to $175. For $175, you get 200GB of data which equals the equivalent of 16.67GB per month. Per month, this plan will also only cost you the equivalent of $14.58, which is great value for a decent amount of data. While we understand that not everyone can afford to pay for a 365 day plan upfront, if you can and you don’t need more than 16GB of data per month, this plan is a good value choice.

Should I sign up with Amaysim?

Here’s a breakdown on who we think would benefit from an Amaysim mobile plan and who should probably look elsewhere.

Reasons to sign up

You want a decent amount of data for a decent price: Amaysim’s mobile plans offer good amounts of GBs at affordable prices. If you don’t need massive amounts of data (over 120GB per month), there is an Amaysim plan that will suit your needs.

You want to be able to rollover unused data: Not all providers allow customers to rollover unused data. Not only does Amaysim allow this, it also doesn’t have a limit on the amount of data you can rollover. So say goodbye to wasted data and rollover as much unused data as you like as long as you stay on the same plan.

You are a frequent traveller: While it’s not uncommon for providers to offer international data roaming, it is uncommon to be able to purchase international data roaming packs from your provider, especially on prepaid mobile plans. Amaysim’s international roaming packs allow you to roam in over 90 destinations and these packs start from just $20.

Reasons not to sign up

You live rurally: Amaysim runs on the Optus Wholesale Network and while Optus’ network covers a decent proportion of the Australian population, you may have some problems if you live rurally. Check Optus’ coverage map to check if your area will be covered before signing up for an Amaysim mobile plan.

You want a postpaid plan: Unfortunately Amaysim doesn’t offer any postpaid plans so, if you prefer this option, you will have to look into another provider.

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