Can you upgrade phone before contract ends?
That said, it’s usually a good idea to wait until the end of your of contract before you upgrade your handset. By that point, there may be a new model available and you shouldn’t have to pay any early termination fees. Depending on when you took out your contract, you could end up paying a large outlay.
Can I pay out My Optus contract?
Rather than paying the total cost of your device upfront, the repayments are spread over 12, 24, or 36 month repayment term. OptusPay is available when you sign up to an eligible SIM plan and purchase a mobile, tablet or smart watch.
Is Optus a lock in contract?
Enjoy the flexibility of no lock-in contracts with our new month-to-month SIM plans for your phone.
What happens if you upgrade your phone early?
But there are some cons to early upgrading. You can only keep a device once you have made the full amount of repayments required by your carrier’s plan, and no further balance is due. So when you upgrade early, you’ll give back the phone that you have spent the last however-many months making payments on.
Can I upgrade my phone a year early?
You can only upgrade your phone plan if you are in the last 30 days of your contract, or if your contract has ended. You can upgrade before the last month or your contract, but it’ll cost you a fee.
Does Optus pay do credit checks?
Optus credit checks Optus uses Equifax and Illion to conduct credit checks on new customers, and since all its plans use the traditional postpaid payment method, you’ll be assessed whether you’re getting a new phone and plan bundle or simply a new SIM-only plan.
How much does it cost to cancel a contract with Optus?
Cancellation fees The maximum cancellation fee for the Optus Broadband Service on a 24-month contract is $300. This fee will decrease during your contract period. When you recontract, the maximum cancellation fee for the Optus Phone and Broadband Service is $100. This fee will decrease during your contract period.
Are Optus phones locked?
If you’ve purchased a phone through Optus on a postpaid phone plan, chances are that your device is unlocked. If you’ve bought a phone direct from Optus for use with a prepaid service, this phone will be locked, and you’ll need to pay a fee to unlock the device.
Is it worth upgrading phone early?
Why you shouldn’t upgrade your phone early Phones are depreciating assets, but if you buy the right one — like an iPhone — they depreciate much more slowly than things like a new car, which loses value as soon as you drive it off the lot. When you go to upgrade your phone early you have to trade in your old phone.