Mate
Good 15GB
15GBa month, ongoing
$360first year
$30 a month
Same price in year two
These prices were checked on 14 October 2026, more than 30 days ago. Check the provider's page before you buy.
Uses the Telstra network
Mate plans, added up
Mate sells SIM-only plans over the Telstra network; its Critical Information Summaries name Telstra as the principal carrier.
4 plans, from $360 for the first year (Good 15GB) up to 160GB a month (Soul 160GB).
Every Mate plan
Mate
Better 45GB
45GBa month, ongoing
$456first year
$38 a month
Same price in year two
Mate
Best 60GB
60GBa month, ongoing
$504first year
$42 a month
Same price in year two
Mate
Soul 160GB
160GBa month, ongoing
$696first year
$58 a month
Same price in year two
How the prices line up
Mate at a glance
- Network
- Uses the Telstra network
- Type
- Postpaid SIM-only
- Cheapest first year
- Good 15GB, $360
- Best per GB
- Soul 160GB, $0.36 a GB in year one
- Deals right now
- None
- Contracts
- No lock-in on any plan we track
When the data runs out, mobile data is switched off until the next billing month (Critical Information Summary).
Questions people ask
Which network does Mate use?
Uses the Telstra network. Coverage is the same as Telstra's because it rents the same towers. Check the coverage map.
Is Mate cheaper than Telstra?
It depends on how much data you use. Mate vs Telstra shows the cheapest plan on each at several data levels.
How was this checked?
From Mate's own plans page and Critical Information Summaries. Each plan page shows the date. We are not paid by providers to rank them.