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Have a look at what's being said about Australia’s newest mobile company:

New budget mobile provider
29 June, 2012
 
Living up to its name, Australian mobile virtual network operator amaysim has come out with a new plan – amaysim FLEXI.
 
amaysim's new FLEXI-bility: still pretty damn amazing
28 June, 2012
 
amaysim is arguably Australia's best known MVNO and after adding a market-changing $39.90 unlimited deal a year ago, through to regularly exposing the wastage and bill shock overage charges of competing "cap plans", amaysim is doing it again, but this time, with even more FLEXI-bility.
Read more -  www.itwire.com
 
amaysim’s $19.90 Flexi Deal: Does It Add Up?
28 June, 2012
 
amaysim is expanding its range of no-contract phone plan options, adding a “middle ground” $19.90 per month option to its existing pay as you go and $39.90 a month unlimited plans. 
Read more -  www.lifehacker.com.au
 
amaysim Flexi fills the gap between cheap and unlimited
28 June, 2012
 
Aussie mobile virtual network operator (MVNO) amaysim unveiled a new mid-priced plan to sit between its pay-as-you-go (PAYG) offer and its unlimited cap. 
Read more -  www.cnet.com.au
 
'Bill shock' hits one in two phone users
29 March, 2012
 
"Bill shock" is hitting nearly half of Australian mobile phone users and is costing the country more than $557 million a year, a new study by Macquarie University and amaysim has found.
Read more -  www.news.com.au
 
We're paying for mobile inclusions we don't use, study reveals
29 March, 2012
 
The State of the Mobile Nation Report, commissioned by low-cost mobile service provider amaysim, shows 68 per cent of users don’t utilise all of the included value of their plans. 
Read more -  www.tech.com.au
 
Get a better phone plan
29 March, 2012
 
'Bill shock' is hitting nearly half of Australian mobile phone users thanks to hidden fees and unwanted extras. A Current Affair brings you the best phone plans around to save you money which includes amaysim’s, $39.90 monthly plan with no lock in contracts. 

amaysim unveils transparent unlimited mobile plan 
1 June, 2011
 
Amaysim has today unveiled a low cost, unlimited mobile plan that has no lock-in contracts which provides unlimited calls, SMS, MMS and voicemail access within Australia, along with 4GB of data for $39.90 per month. 
 
amaysim caps are crap offers truly unlimited plan 
1 June, 2011
 
Amaysim announced their new ‘cap-killer’ plan which provides Unlimited calls, Unlimited voicemail, Unlimited SMS and MMS and 4 GB of data for only $39.90 a month 
Read more - www.ausdroid.net/
 
amaysim's solution for "cap slapped" mobile users
1 June, 2011
 
Low cost mobile service operator Amaysim, says Australians are being “cap slapped” and has thrown down the gauntlet to the major operators with a new unlimited offering 
 
amaysim - Unlimited Talk/Text + 4GB Data for $39.90 a Month
1 June, 2011
 
No contract, $39.90 a month for unlimited talk, text and 4GB data 

amaysim launches pretty damn amazing unlimited plan
1 June, 2011

Living up to its name, Australia’s funkiest mobile virtual network operator has come out with a new “unlimited plan” that cuts the cap crap spewed forth by Australia’s $1-a-minute rip-off telcos.
Read more - www.itwire.com

amaysim bests Voda's unlimited cap plans
1 June, 2011

Mobile virtual network operator (MVNO), Amaysim, has launched new contract-free phone pricing, which bests Vodafone's Infinite plans by AU$5 a month.
Read more- www.cnet.com.au

amaysim unveils transparent unlimited mobile plan
1 June, 2011

Amaysim has today unveiled a low cost, unlimited mobile plan that has no lock-in contracts which provides unlimited calls, SMS, MMS and voicemail access within Australia, along with 4GB of data for $39.90 per month.
Read more - www.pcworld.idg.com.au

amaysim caps are crap offers truly unlimited plan
1 June, 2011

Amaysim announced their new ‘cap-killer’ plan which provides Unlimited calls, Unlimited voicemail, Unlimited SMS and MMS and 4 GB of data for only $39.90 a month
Read more - www.ausdroid.net/

amaysim's solution for "cap slapped" mobile users
1 June, 2011

Low cost mobile service operator Amaysim, says Australians are being “cap slapped” and has thrown down the gauntlet to the major operators with a new unlimited offering
Read more - www.techguide.com.au

amaysim - Unlimited Talk/Text + 4GB Data for $39.90 a Month
1 June, 2011

No contract, $39.90 a month for unlimited talk, text and 4GB data
Read more - www.ozbargain.com.au

amaysim unveils "transparent" unlimited mobile plan
1 June, 2011

Australian Mobile Virtual Network Operator Amaysim has today unveiled a low cost, unlimited mobile plan that has no lock-in contracts.
Read more - www.silobreaker.com

amaysim Unlimited Plan Offers National Calls, 4GB Data For $39.90
1 June, 2011

Amaysim had added a cap plan to its existing pay-as-you-go option, and it ’s a pretty good deal: $39.90 for 30 days of unlimited Australian calls, texts and MMS, plus 4GB of data.
Read more- www.lifehacker.com.au

amaysim Joins The Cap Plan Race, Unlimited National Talk And Text Plus 4GB For $40
1 June, 2011

For $40 a month you get unlimited national talk, text and MMS, unlimited access to Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Foursquare, eBay and MySpace, plus 4GB of data to use every month
Read more - www.gizmodo.com.au

Start-up Amaysim sets out to beat Optus, Vodafone, Telstra pre-paid mobile giants
April 11, 2011

Mobile upstart amaysim is seeking to expand its reach to 10,000 retail point-of-sale outlets as it competes aggressively against prepaid products from larger groups such as Telstra, Optus and Vodafone. Having launched just six months ago, the privately owned, European-backed group has opened a 35-person call centre in Sydney's CBD to service the thousands of customers it has won with its single pre-paid SIM product.
Read more: www.news.com.au

Amaysim deals threaten incumbent telcos
May 25, 2011

Just as budget airlines like Jetstar and Tiger have shaken up the aviation industry, now a new mobile phone upstart wants to give the big telcos a run for their money.
Broadcast: www.abc.net.au

Europe model breeds success
March 25, 2011

ROLF Hansen and Peter O'Connell are living examples of the maxim that failure breeds success. The founders of amaysim have both begun dud businesses in the past but, crucially, have learned from their experiences.
Read more: www.theaustralian.com.au

Pulse TV: death, taxes and mobile phone bills
March 1, 2011

In this episode of Pulse TV we look at how much people spend to stay in touch via their mobile phone, and possible ways to save you money.
Broadcast: www.cnet.com.au

 

Greg R Smith

Financial services expert, author & consumer advocate.

"Any Australian who has a mobile phone should take a few moments to look at what amaysim has to offer. It's not often that you see a company that has such a clear, simple; no strings attached deal that can save you a significant amount of money, for a service you use every day. Low cost, high quality mobile services are not new overseas, as Europe has enjoyed them for years. Finally, a smart company like amaysim brought this to Australia. Do what I did. Have a look at the Monthly Savings Calculator on the amaysim website and see for yourself how much you could save. Like me, you might find that you can almost halve your mobile bill. Multiply that by twelve months and that adds up to some significant savings."

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