Dealhacker: Samsung Galaxy S7 With 14GB Data For $85 Per Month (Virgin)
Spandas Lui
Feb 26, 2016, 12:00am
Virgin has revealed its pricing plans for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge — and they're good 'uns. All pre-orders will score a free Galaxy Gear VR virtual-reality headset, while customers who switch from another provider to the $85 plan will receive a massive 14GB of data per month. Here are the details.
The two Samsung flagship handsets were announced at Mobile World Congress earlier this week and we've already done a breakdown of the specs, outright pricing and expected availability of the phones in Austalia.
Virgin is the first mobile operator to release the pricing for the Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge on two-year contract plans. New Virgin customers swapping over from a competitor will receive a generous bonus allowance for the first three months of their contract.
Bear in mind that the bonus data deal only applies to new customers on the Optus network (which Virgin runs on.) Sadly, this means existing Optus subscribers are excluded from the deal. However, existing Virgin customers that are looking to upgrade their plans have access to the bonus data.
We've listed the plan details and pricing for both smartphones below. (The bonus data for when you switch over from a valid competitor is indicated in brackets.)
Handset Cost
$30 $30 $300 standard talk and text credit, 300MB data $60
$40 $25 Unlimited standard talk and text, 500MB data (bonus 600MB), $50 international calls $65
$50 $20 Unlimited standard talk and text, 1GB data (bonus 2GB), $100 international calls $70
$80 $5 Unlimited standard talk and text, 6GB data (bonus 8GB), $300 international calls $85
$100 $0 Unlimited standard talk and text, 10GB data (bonus 13GB), $300 international calls $100
This is one of the best data allowances we've seen in ages. You can pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S7 and Galaxy S7 Edge through the Virgin website.
SlightlyMatured @skinja
Feb 26, 2016, 9:07am
@spandaslui you left out the bonus data for the S7 edge on the $60 plan.
Spandas Lui @spandaslui
Thanks for flagging! All fixed now :) Cheers!