Head to head

Tangerine vs Telstra

Tangerine is cheaper in year one at 4 of 5 data levels. Here's the cheapest plan on each for the data you use.

The short version

The widest gap is at 60GB a month: Tangerine is $588 cheaper than Telstra over the first year.
Cheapest way in: Tangerine 30GB at $300 for the first year, or Telstra Basic at $768 for the first year.
Best value per GB: Tangerine 160GB, about $0.31 a GB over the first year.
Tangerine sells 5 plans: postpaid, billed monthly.
Telstra sells 3 plans: postpaid, billed monthly.

Worth knowing

Price cliff: 5 of Tangerine's 5 plans cost more in year two. Tangerine 160GB goes from $600 to $720.
Deal ending soon: 5 deals end, the first on 20 October 2026.
Price cliff: 1 of Telstra's 3 plans costs more in year two. Telstra Basic goes from $768 to $888.
Deal ending soon: Telstra Basic's deal ends on 2 November 2026.
When data runs out: with Tangerine data stops until the next recharge or month; with Telstra speed drops when data runs out.

Cheapest plan on each provider at each data level
You use	Tangerine	Telstra
10GB a month	30GB$300 first year · $660 over twoCheaper	Basic$768 first year · $1,656 over two
30GB a month	30GB$300 first year · $660 over twoCheaper	Basic$768 first year · $1,656 over two
60GB a month	75GB$420 first year · $924 over twoCheaper	Essential$1,008 first year · $2,016 over two
100GB a month	100GB$480 first year · $1,056 over twoCheaper	Essential$1,008 first year · $2,016 over two
200GB a month	No plan with this much data	Premium$1,188 first year · $2,376 over twoOnly one

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Network

Tangerine: uses the telstra network. Telstra: runs its own network. Both use the same Telstra towers, so coverage is the same; the differences are price, data and extras. Check coverage where you live and work: Tangerine map · Telstra map.

Tangerine vs Telstra

The short version

Worth knowing

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