Tangerine
30GB
30GBa month, ongoing
50% off plan fees for 4 months · sign up by 20 October 2026
$300first year
$15 a month to start, then $30
Year two: $360 ($60 more)
These prices were checked on 15 October 2026, more than 30 days ago. Check the provider's page before you buy.
Telstra networkUses the Telstra network
Tangerine plans, added up
Tangerine sells SIM-only plans on the Telstra wholesale mobile network, which its Critical Information Summary names.
5 plans, from $300 for the first year (30GB) up to 160GB a month (160GB).
Tangerine against its network
- Cheapest way in: Tangerine 30GB at $300 for the first year. That ranks 1 of 12 providers on the Telstra network.
- Cheapest on the network at 3 of 5 data levels (30GB, 60GB and 100GB).
- Best value per GB: Tangerine 160GB, about $0.31 a GB over the first year.
- 5 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.
Every Tangerine plan
Tangerine
50GB
50GBa month, ongoing
50% off plan fees for 4 months · sign up by 20 October 2026
$360first year
$18 a month to start, then $36
Year two: $432 ($72 more)
Tangerine
75GB
75GBa month, ongoing
50% off plan fees for 4 months · sign up by 20 October 2026
$420first year
$21 a month to start, then $42
Year two: $504 ($84 more)
Tangerine
100GB
100GBa month, ongoing
50% off plan fees for 4 months · sign up by 20 October 2026
$480first year
$24 a month to start, then $48
Year two: $576 ($96 more)
Tangerine
160GB
160GBa month, ongoing
50% off plan fees for 4 months · sign up by 20 October 2026
$600first year
$30 a month to start, then $60
Year two: $720 ($120 more)
Switching to Tangerine
- Check your phone is unlocked and works on the Telstra network, because Tangerine uses it. Look at the coverage map for the places you live and work.
- Keep your number: ask Tangerine 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 $15 (Tangerine 30GB).
- None of the 5 Tangerine plans we track has a lock-in contract, so you can leave without a fee.
- eSIM (no plastic SIM) is listed on 5 of 5 plans, so you can switch on the spot with a compatible phone.
- Our data says that if your data runs out it stops until the next recharge or month, with no extra charge.
- Deal prices are for new services only. Moving your number to this provider counts as new, but check the terms on the plan page.
How the prices line up
Tangerine at a glance
- Network
- Uses the Telstra network
- Type
- Postpaid SIM-only
- Cheapest first year
- 30GB, $300
- Best per GB
- 160GB, $0.31 a GB in year one
- Deals right now
- 30GB, 50GB, 75GB, 100GB, 160GB
- 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 period unless you buy a data add-on (Critical Information Summary).
Fees not counted here: $3.50 a month if you don't pay by direct debit, $15 late payment fee.
Questions people ask
Which network does Tangerine use?
Uses the Telstra network. Coverage is the same as Telstra's because it rents the same towers. Check the coverage map.
Is Tangerine cheaper than Telstra?
It depends on how much data you use. Tangerine vs Telstra shows the cheapest plan on each at several data levels.
How was this checked?
From Tangerine's own plans page and Critical Information Summaries. Each plan page shows the date. We are not paid by providers to rank them.