Pennytel
10GB
10GBa month, ongoing
$312first year
$26 a month
Same price in year two
These prices were checked on 15 October 2026, more than 30 days ago. Check the provider's page before you buy.
Telstra network
Uses the Telstra network
Pennytel plans, added up
Pennytel sells month-to-month SIM-only plans on the Telstra Wholesale Mobile Network, which its Critical Information Summary names.
9 plans, from $312 for the first year (10GB) up to 180GB a month (180GB).
Pennytel against its network
- Cheapest way in: Pennytel 10GB at $312 for the first year. That ranks 3 of 12 providers on the Telstra network, where Tangerine starts at $300.
- Not the cheapest on the Telstra network at any of the 5 data levels we compare (10GB, 30GB, 60GB, 100GB, 200GB).
- Best value per GB: Pennytel 180GB, about $0.36 a GB over the first year.
- 9 plans: postpaid, billed monthly.
Every Pennytel plan
Pennytel
15GB
15GBa month, ongoing
$336first year
$28 a month
Same price in year two
Pennytel
29GB
29GBa month, ongoing
$396first year
$33 a month
Same price in year two
Pennytel
40GB
40GBa month, ongoing
$456first year
$38 a month
Same price in year two
Pennytel
65GB
65GBa month, ongoing
$504first year
$42 a month
Same price in year two
Pennytel
100GB
100GBa month, ongoing
$588first year
$49 a month
Same price in year two
Pennytel
120GB
120GBa month, ongoing
$660first year
$55 a month
Same price in year two
Pennytel
150GB
150GBa month, ongoing
$720first year
$60 a month
Same price in year two
Pennytel
180GB
180GBa month, ongoing
$780first year
$65 a month
Same price in year two
Switching to Pennytel
- Check your phone is unlocked and works on the Telstra network, because Pennytel uses it. Look at the coverage map for the places you live and work.
- Keep your number: ask Pennytel to move it when you sign up, and don't cancel your old plan first. Your old provider texts a code to confirm, and the move is usually done the same day.
- Expect a bill, not a recharge: it's postpaid. The smallest first bill is $26 (Pennytel 10GB).
- None of the 9 Pennytel plans we track has a lock-in contract, so you can leave without a fee.
- No eSIM is listed on these plans, so you'll wait for a SIM to arrive.
- Our data says that if your data runs out it stops until the next recharge or month, with no extra charge.
How the prices line up
Pennytel at a glance
- Network
- Uses the Telstra network
- Type
- Postpaid SIM-only
- Cheapest first year
- 10GB, $312
- Best per GB
- 180GB, $0.36 a GB in year one
- Deals right now
- None
- Contracts
- No lock-in on any plan we track
When the monthly data and the data bank run out, mobile data stops until the next billing cycle; there is no automatic top-up (Critical Information Summary).
eSIM isn't mentioned in the Critical Information Summary, so it isn't counted here.
Price comes from the Critical Information Summary: Pennytel's plans page didn't show plan cards as text, so these plans aren't checked automatically yet.
Fees not counted here: $3 per paper bill, $10 late payment fee.
Questions people ask
Which network does Pennytel use?
Uses the Telstra network. Coverage is the same as Telstra's because it rents the same towers. Check the coverage map.
Is Pennytel cheaper than Telstra?
It depends on how much data you use. Pennytel vs Telstra shows the cheapest plan on each at several data levels.
How was this checked?
From Pennytel's own plans page and Critical Information Summaries. Each plan page shows the date. We are not paid by providers to rank them.