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40% off Kogan Mobile 365 Day SIM Plans (Large $198, Extra Large $294) @ Kogan

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40% off Kogan Mobile 365 Day SIM Plans (Large $198, Extra Large $294) @ Kogan
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bigcheese on 19/08/2024 - 10:42 kogan.com (1811 clicks)
Last edited 19/08/2024 - 12:40 by 2 other users

Kogan Mobile’s 5th Birthday Sale

Purchase by 8/9/24 and activate by 30/9/24
No discount on Small & Medium Plans this time - just Large and Extra Large

Large

  • $198 (Usually $330)
  • Activate this plan by 30/09/2024!
  • 15GB of data per 31 Days
  • Free SIM card included!
  • UNLIMITED standard calls/text to New Zealand & Australia for 365 days
  • All for use within New Zealand

Extra Large

  • $294 (Not usually available in a 365 day plan)
  • Activate this plan by 30/09/2024!
  • 32GB of data per 31 Days
  • Free SIM card included!
  • UNLIMITED standard calls/text to New Zealand & Australia for 365 days
  • All for use within New Zealand

Kogan Mobile’s fifth Birthday offer is valid for new and existing Kogan Mobile customers. Personal use only. Existing customers will need to purchase a discounted plan. After 365 days, plans will automatically recharge at the regular price and will continue to automatically renew on your renewal date. You can cancel auto-renew at any time. Offer available on Kogan Mobile prepay LARGE 365 Day & EXTRA LARGE 365 Day plans purchased before 11:59PM NZST 08/09/2024 unless sold out prior or extended. Not available for commercial or resale purposes. Vouchers expire at 11:59PM NZDT on 30/09/2024. Activation or recharge must be made before the voucher expiry date. Only one voucher can be used per activation or recharge. Vouchers do not stack. Vouchers cannot be used in conjunction with any other promotional offers. Vouchers are not transferable for cash. The full amount of each Plan must be paid upon activation, recharge or purchase of a voucher.

The unique Kogan Mobile voucher included as part of this product is non transferrable and cannot be redeemed for cash. Voucher must be purchased before 11:59PM NZDT on 08/09/2024. Voucher expires at 11:59PM NZDT on 30/09/2024. Activation or recharge must be made before the voucher expiry date. Voucher does not apply to subsequent recharges. Voucher cannot be used in conjunction with any other vouchers or promotional offers.

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  • kfr23 on 19/08/2024 - 10:55
    +3

    Of course there's no discounts on the small :(

  • scott on 19/08/2024 - 11:04
    +3

    I don't renew until January, but I am very happy they have added an 32GB plan, 15 GB was becoming a bit problematic for my wife & they charge like crazy for additional data packs.

    • spam on 19/08/2024 - 11:09
      +1

      I thought 15GB is plenty, wondering what do you guys do to use up that many data if you dont mind answering? With kids youtubing all the time, the most we use are around 8Gb/month.

      • The Hound on 19/08/2024 - 11:15
        +8

        adult stuff

      • scott on 19/08/2024 - 11:46
        +1

        15 GB is fine for me.

        For typical months (with no travel) it is fine for my wife, as the bulk of her usage is via our home wifi.

        But when she was in hospital (and wasn't aware the hospital has free wifi), she managed to blow through her 15GB in a couple of days. Combination of a lot of video call's, and a lot of video heavy social media. Even with wifi use when available and being carful, once she hit her first warning, she still purchased multiple data packs.

        When we do domestic travel she has to be pretty careful not to blow through her data.

      • mdsl32 on 19/08/2024 - 13:32

        HD Audio streaming via Tidal
        Usual usage is around 25 ish

        • kfr23 on 19/08/2024 - 16:29

          Can't you download the playlists?

          • mdsl32 on 23/08/2024 - 11:10

            @kfr23: You can but i always forget to add some stuff to the playlists.
            Back in the day i would barely touch 500MB but websites are much more heavy than they used to be..

  • techhit on 19/08/2024 - 11:07

    Does Kogan have any difficulty getting SMS verification texts?

    • boland on 19/08/2024 - 11:09
      +2

      Nope. Replying is only thing that's problematic.

      • sirhelenclark on 19/08/2024 - 11:45
        +4

        Not anymore, shortcodes work fine these days (e.g. doctors, radio stations etc)

        • Alan6984 on 19/08/2024 - 12:24

          … shortcodes work fine these days (e.g. doctors, radio stations etc)

          Just to be explicit, you can now REPLY to a shortcode SMS using your Kogan SIM?

          • sirhelenclark on 19/08/2024 - 12:48
            +2

            @Alan6984: Yes

            • MYB on 19/08/2024 - 12:57
              +1

              @sirhelenclark: I had trouble replying to premium numbers. Has this changed? I know the free ones are ok but there is no option to reply to the paid ones, even if i wanted to pay..

            • Alan6984 on 19/08/2024 - 13:52

              @sirhelenclark:

              Yes

              Cool - Thanks!

        • kyogui on 19/08/2024 - 22:48

          Just sent a STOP message to Gull but not getting any reply don't know how to verify if that worked.

          • sirhelenclark on 20/08/2024 - 09:35

            @kyogui: That's just gull, same happened to me and I knew it worked when the next deal came and got no text. Other 4-digit numbers do reply to you if they're set up to do so

  • spam on 19/08/2024 - 11:08
    +5

    I guess this is it for this year? No BOGOF huh..

    • Joshyss on 19/08/2024 - 11:17

      Usually do something for Black Friday too but that may be something similar to this I would imagine.

      • spam on 19/08/2024 - 11:30

        hmm.. Looking at the history, they do BOGOF deal around 3-4 months after their lower % discount.
        Last 40% off discount was in Jan 2024, then there was BOGOF deal in March 2024.

        Bit of a gamble …

  • boland on 19/08/2024 - 11:10

    My wife and I have got a plan until mid November. On the fence whether I should take this one or wait… Last year we have a BOGOF deal which was better.
    What are your thoughts?

    • bigcheese on 19/08/2024 - 11:12
      +2

      You have until 30th September to activate the plan so that would mean sacrificing approx 6 weeks if you are a mid Nov rollover.
      Probably worth it if this meets your needs for only a small loss of your current plan

    • scott on 19/08/2024 - 11:48

      There is good odds of a Black Friday sale.

    • Fragluton on 19/08/2024 - 14:04

      Ours are due beginning of December, i'll be waiting till much closer to the time. Worst case float on prepay till the next deal. They don't seem to be tight with them.

      • boland on 20/08/2024 - 07:57

        Yeah I think I'll wait. How do you go onto prepay monthly? I assumed that they would extend me for another year if I had Auto Renewal enabled?

        • bigcheese on 20/08/2024 - 08:03

          You will extend another year if auto renewal is turned on.
          I make sure to turn this off every time so that it only renews when you want it to

          • boland on 20/08/2024 - 08:05

            @bigcheese: Thanks, yeah that's what I thought. How would I switch to pay monthly though? There's a button Renew or Buy Prepay Plan, I guess via there. Reluctant to press it right now in case I accidentally switch to pay monthly now :)

            • bigcheese on 20/08/2024 - 08:18
              +1

              @boland: Yes. Choose ‘Renew or buy prepay plan’ and select which one you want.
              Remember if you have any balance left on your current plan you will lose that straight away so wait until it expires or at least close to expiry.
              As soon as you apply a new plan auto renewal automatically turns back on do make sure you turn it off after.

  • Dan Baker on 19/08/2024 - 11:11

    What's the normal price on Extra Large 365 plan?

    Contemplating changing on my current large matariki plan which doesn't have an end date……

    • bigcheese on 19/08/2024 - 11:15

      It's not usually offered.
      It was available on a 30 day plan only previously but I can't see it listed there anymore.
      Only guessing that the 40% off on that plan is based on 12 months of the 30 day plan.

    • The Hound on 19/08/2024 - 11:17

      $294

      • Dan Baker on 19/08/2024 - 13:45

        What is the normal price after 365 days?

        • The Hound on 19/08/2024 - 14:20

          sorry I meant $490, price when in 2023

    • kfr23 on 19/08/2024 - 16:25

      Pretty sure the end date for the matariki plan is whenever you cancel.

    • MyFriendAutism on 19/08/2024 - 19:52

      I paid $330 (full price) last year for the Extra Large 365 Day plan.

    • scott on 19/08/2024 - 20:03
      +1

      It's advertised as 40% off, which would make the normal price $490

  • lga9135 on 19/08/2024 - 11:15

    I went to get the Extra Large and the page can not be found… was working 10 mins ago!

  • pinch on 19/08/2024 - 11:33

    How is the speed?

    • Beepbeep01 on 19/08/2024 - 11:39

      On my 4g phone I get 39.6mbps download/10.4mbps upload

    • Matty D on 19/08/2024 - 13:05

      Basically as fast as you need, depending on reception. I got ~ 300 Mbps with good 5G connection

  • stuntah on 19/08/2024 - 11:40

    How painful is the not being able to reply to text services?

    • Stoffel on 19/08/2024 - 11:45
      +2

      Non-issue for me. I only get them when a doctor/dentists asks me to confirm my appointment. I just pick up the phone and call them

    • sirhelenclark on 19/08/2024 - 11:46
      +5

      No longer an issue, I've been able to reply to them for over a month

    • dankd on 19/08/2024 - 14:39

      I've been with them for almost 2 years, and in that time there's only been one occasion where I wasn't able to reply.

  • sirhelenclark on 19/08/2024 - 11:48
    +4

    FYI you can now text 4-digit short codes with Kogan. I found this out a month ago so not sure when they changed it. It was never a problem but it is nice to be able to unsubscribe from some things or reply to the occasional doctors text if needed (and enter radio comps haha)

  • notmyusername on 19/08/2024 - 11:52

    Think this is a sign that BOGOF is over

    With the mobile market all upping prices etc, think deals won’t get much better

    • scott on 19/08/2024 - 11:59

      They have done % discounts before, i.e. the below 30 - 50% in 2023.

      https://www.geekzone.co.nz/forums.asp?forumid=164&topicid=31…

      But it does seem too good to be true for this level of discounting to continue long term.

    • Dunno on 19/08/2024 - 13:17

      AUS gets a better small offer for $10AUD/mo with more data, nz isn't as competitive for mobile sadly.

  • stankyJafa on 19/08/2024 - 12:00

    time to downgrade…who's got money to throw at these when nz have the world's highest revenue per GB
    https://tefficient.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Tefficient…

  • doubledippps on 19/08/2024 - 12:07
    +1

    Should I sign up to Contact Mobile 300 credits / Electric Kiwi 3 months free and waiting for the BOGOF deal this year?

    • 36wish on 19/08/2024 - 12:11

      Haven't heard good things about EK's customer service.

    • bigcheese on 19/08/2024 - 12:12
      +2

      No one knows for sure.
      That could work out the best deal but then again Kogan could also not offer anything around Black Friday.
      It's a gamble whichever way you go.

      All I know for sure is that the number and value of deals across all sorts of products has decreased dramatically over the past few years.

      • doubledippps on 19/08/2024 - 13:28
        +1

        Totally agree! Deals have really dried up in the past few years.
        It’d be a real bummer if they don’t offer that on Black Friday!
        Fingers crossed for something decent!

  • Avantime on 19/08/2024 - 12:38
    +3

    If you have a dual-SIM phone and don't mind swapping SIMs every month, you can get the $5 new member deal from Kogan every month.

    I've been doing this for about 4 years now.

    • Zyo on 19/08/2024 - 13:10

      Lol yay to hell with iphone users

      • Avantime on 19/08/2024 - 14:22
        +1

        Alternatively you can buy a USB-powered 4G WiFi modem/router connected to a powerbank in your bag, and use the WiFi hotspot from the modem.

        You can find them on AliExpress for as low as $20. Do check the 4G bands are supported before you buy however.

    • doubledippps on 19/08/2024 - 13:30
      +1

      What about the phone number and text & call? Did you port your number over or?

      • 36wish on 19/08/2024 - 13:32

        You keep your primary phone number on sim 1, and you put the disposable kogan on sim 2. Set sim 1 for text and call, use sim 2 for data.

        • doubledippps on 19/08/2024 - 13:34

          So I need to have another plan/network just for text & call? Any recommendation?

          • Avantime on 19/08/2024 - 14:14

            @doubledippps: I use Warehouse Mobile for my primary SIM, which lets you top up for as low as $5. I hardly use it as I stay in touch with friends and family on Whatsapp, and for any calls or texts to strangers I use the Kogan number.

    • GenAI on 19/08/2024 - 14:59
      +1

      It’s quite inconvenient that you keeps registering new account and entering your credit card details

    • Plusultra556 on 20/08/2024 - 08:19

      Do you use the same details when ordering it? Can you batch order the sims or get one once a month?

  • curiousb on 19/08/2024 - 12:49
    +1

    Can anybody talk about Roaming while on Kogan? When you land in the new country, does it just work?

    Only asking as it sounds like it is hard to reach customer service, sometimes. Great news about the shortcodes though, that makes it a lot easier to recommend to people.

    • Zyo on 19/08/2024 - 13:11

      Recently came back from gold coast. Roaming does not work at all (data that is. Phone and sms are fine)

      • curiousb on 19/08/2024 - 13:23

        Thanks for the info. Any explanation from Kogan?

        • cruelsummer2 on 19/08/2024 - 13:38
          +1

          We had data-roaming issue too when we were at Aussie last year, despite me paying for the add-on before I left.

          Kogan support told me that they had technical issues back then. We were reimbursed.

          Maybe it never works!

          • curiousb on 20/08/2024 - 00:47

            @cruelsummer2: As Kogan is from Australia, this does not bode well for other countries

      • bigcheese on 19/08/2024 - 13:40

        Roaming won't work with Kogan without the Roaming Add-on pack.
        As this is a prepay plan you are limited to making calls, sending txt and using data within NZ only (although you can call & txt Oz). Wi-Fi calling does work though if you can get connected to a wifi network.
        The roaming packs are expensive: https://koganmobile.co.nz/add-ons/international-roaming-add-… so better going with a local SIM if in Oz.

        • strangercheapie on 19/08/2024 - 22:33

          Cheers @bigcheese Slightly more expensive than Skinny (90c more).

          Discount not really enough to tempt one away from the $17/28days Skinny prepay (maybe I'm greedy).

          I use eSIMs now but if I can get wificalling to work on Skinny in ordr to receive texts and calls…

          Only thing that might tip the scale in Kogan's vafour as they've solved the short code issue.

      • scott on 08/09/2024 - 16:29

        Same issue in fiji, Followed instructions here and it worked:

        https://help.koganmobile.co.nz/hc/en-us/articles/36003308621…

    • Nuzzer on 19/08/2024 - 14:46

      My son went to Europe last year and roamed ok with Kogan. There was some phone setting he needed to change but he compared his settings to his mates and it worked fine.

    • mikebb on 19/08/2024 - 15:21
      +1

      Haven't tested roaming on Kogan, but VoWiFi works from an international connection. So without paying for any roaming fees, as long as I have a data connection (say hotel wifi) I can still make and receive calls and texts on my Kogan sim for no extra charge.

      • strangercheapie on 19/08/2024 - 22:37
        +1

        So, can you use eSIM for data AND still get calls/texts without roaming?

        Thanks.

        • taeken on 20/08/2024 - 05:03
          +1

          Yes

        • tripseagull on 20/08/2024 - 09:53
          +2

          Yes, but this works only on iPhone. iPhones support calls and texts over the other SIM's cellular data, whereas Android devices, like my Samsung S23, may not support this feature.

        • mikebb on 20/08/2024 - 13:57
          +1

          Yes but it depends on your phone. It can be kinda glitchy. I got it working on Android.

    • ace310 on 19/08/2024 - 15:34
      +1

      If you have an esim capable phone, I would actually just buy those esim travel data packages. They are much cheaper and better.

    • scott on 08/09/2024 - 16:28
      +1

      Tested in Fiji and the USA.

      Didn't initially work, but support gave me the following link and I followed the steps to configure internet access. Once that was done it worked fine.

      https://help.koganmobile.co.nz/hc/en-us/articles/36003308621…

  • boovohh on 19/08/2024 - 13:24

    Dont know if i should move to mightymobile. I do need data for my current role and have exhaused 15gb for couple of months. But i just did a speedtest on Kogan data and its 250mbps. Mightymobile is 10mbps capped. Could go with extra large but the price difference between that and mighty fast plan is minimal Any suggestions?

    • scott on 19/08/2024 - 13:47
      +1

      10Mbps is likely a bit slow in the current era, but their 50 Mbps plan is only $10/mo more, and that speed is sufficient for most applications.

      Obviously the Kogan XL (32 GB) plan is going to be way cheaper than mighty mobile, and more than double what you have now, but it comes down to how much you value unlimited mobile internet. There is something nice about just not needing to manage mobile data use at all, when I have had unlimited sims overseas.

  • Makmak on 19/08/2024 - 14:37

    Not as good as last years. I'm pretty sure last year it was 50% off and you had longer to activate (end of the year if I recall).

    My Kogan plan stops just before New Years, but if I take up this offer, I'm doubling up for 3 months! Not very good value.

    EDIT: Turns out that was a Black Friday deal.

    • lenso on 19/08/2024 - 16:48

      You might want to wait for the christmas / boxing day sale. Last year it started on the 22nd of december.

  • rb3xu on 19/08/2024 - 16:10

    I'm glad to see the extra large is back again.
    It wasn't available last black Friday.
    Does anyone know Kogan would offer esim like oz.

    • bigcheese on 19/08/2024 - 16:21

      Not at the moment.
      Physical SIM only in NZ

  • 1tw on 19/08/2024 - 19:19

    Have just purchased a 180gb pack and have 15 days left until the plan finishes. Does anyone know if I enter the voucher code now if it will renew in 2 weeks time or starts from the date the code is entered?

    Looking at the website it would seem it starts from day code is entered so will loose remaining days left, anyone tried?

    • kfr23 on 19/08/2024 - 19:28

      Yes if you enter the code now it starts immediately, you lose the days you have left.

  • kartikb on 19/08/2024 - 21:44
    +2

    They always had BOGOF for the past few years, wondering what changed that they've started offering 40% off only. 15GB plan worked out to be $165 for the year which was perfect. Mine expires end of September, will port over to Skinny then port number back to Kogan. Most likely will keep doing this until BOGOF so hopefully around Black Friday or end of the year.

    • ace310 on 19/08/2024 - 21:53
      +1

      Kiwi mobile has 3 months free if you like.

    • 2cheap on 19/08/2024 - 21:56

      Probably shrinkflation. Companies cutting things back as much as possible to profit.

    • kyogui on 19/08/2024 - 22:20
      +1

      Thinking about doing the same, how often can you port a number to a different provider?

  • doubledippps on 19/08/2024 - 23:06

    Is this their birthday sales or just a 40% sales?

    • bigcheese on 19/08/2024 - 23:11
      +1

      Kogan Mobile’s 5th Birthday Sale

      Don't worry about what they call it though, it doesn't really mean anything.
      In the last year they have had everything from 20%-50% to BOGOF deals. It actually makes sense to mix it up so that they are not too predictable in terms of timing.
      There will be other deals this year I'm sure - it's what they consist of and the timing that no-one really knows.

  • Neokiwi on 20/08/2024 - 10:22
    +1

    Cheers Bigcheese 🧀. My current Kogan plan runs out mid November . Ive decided to grab another large plan , and will renew before end Septemember. Its worth losing 6 weeks of the current plan to get this ..

    For anyone on the fence about Kogan mobile I've got no complaints it's been awesome

  • hiimpengu on 20/08/2024 - 14:28

    Ooh thanks for sharing. I feel more comfortable doing this than BOGOF, and I'm glad to see about the short codes. Just picked up a large plan, bye Skinny.

    • strangercheapie on 20/08/2024 - 18:48

      I'm on the fence… Were you on a high prepay with Skinny?

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