Plan Tally
Vodafone network

Uses the Vodafone network

TPG plans, added up

TPG sells month-to-month SIM-only plans on the Vodafone mobile network, which its plan brochure names.

3 plans, from $270 for the first year (30GB) up to 100GB a month (100GB).

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TPG against its network

Worth knowing

Every TPG plan

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30GB

30GBa month, ongoing

50% off for 6 months

$270first year

$15 a month to start, then $30

Year two: $360 ($90 more)

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50GB

50GBa month, ongoing

50% off for 6 months

$315first year

$17.50 a month to start, then $35

Year two: $420 ($105 more)

100GBa month, ongoing

50% off for 6 months

$405first year

$22.50 a month to start, then $45

Year two: $540 ($135 more)

Switching to TPG

  1. Check your phone is unlocked and works on the Vodafone network, because TPG uses it. Look at the coverage map for the places you live and work.
  2. Keep your number: ask TPG 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.
  3. Pay up front: it's prepaid, so you recharge before you start. The smallest first payment is $15 (TPG 30GB), then $30 a month.
  4. None of the 3 TPG plans we track has a lock-in contract, so you can leave without a fee.
  5. eSIM (no plastic SIM) is listed on 3 of 3 plans, so you can switch on the spot with a compatible phone.
  6. Our data says that if your data runs out it stops until the next recharge or month, with no extra charge.
  7. 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

Each dot is a plan. Further right means more data a month; higher means a dearer first year. Cheapest $270, dearest $405.

TPG at a glance

Network
Uses the Vodafone network
Type
Prepaid
Cheapest first year
30GB, $270
Best per GB
100GB, $0.34 a GB in year one
Deals right now
30GB, 50GB, 100GB
Contracts
No lock-in on any plan we track

Download speeds are capped at 150Mbps.

If the monthly data runs out and there is no prepaid balance, mobile data is unavailable until the next billing cycle.

Medium and Large cost $5 a month less with a linked TPG internet plan from month 7; we don't count that.

Download speeds are capped at 250Mbps.

Questions people ask

Which network does TPG use?

Uses the Vodafone network. Coverage is the same as Vodafone's because it rents the same towers. Check the coverage map.

How was this checked?

From TPG's own plans page and Critical Information Summaries. Each plan page shows the date. We are not paid by providers to rank them.

TPG against the others

Others on the Vodafone network

Cheapest for your data