Home topics news News Tech News Optus iPad plans offer up to twice the value as Telstra David Olsen May 11, 2010 Optus has used its second mover advantage to trump Telstra’s iPad plans, offering a range of prepaid and postpaid iPad plans that offer up to twice the value as Telstra. Optus has delivered prepaid plan parity to Telstra’s iPad plans, with equivalent download quotas included at identical price points (plus additional plans between price points). The ace up Optus’s sleeve however for the telco is the 1Gb of ‘bonus’ data offered on each recharge through to the end of September, with Telstra only offering a 2Gb bonus data deal once if users recharges before June 30th. Furthermore, Optus is offering a range of post paid plans starting at $20, with the lowest price point in Optus’s range doubling the data included in Telstra’s equivalent prepaid plan. Optus has three post paid iPad plans, with plans at $20, $30 and $60 per month which feature 2GB, 3GB and 8GB of included download quota respectively. Optus’s post paid plans don’t lock users into contracts, nor do they have cancellation fees, which is a risky move for the telco as competition within the iPad broadband space will be fierce. Commenting on the announcement of what Optus is calling its ‘Plans for Micro-Sim devices’ Austin R. Bryan, Marketing Director, Optus Consumer emphasised the value proposition offered. “Optus’ new mobile broadband plans for Micro-Sim devices provide a range of prepaid and postpaid options