Business mobile broadband users have had their options expanded following the announcement by Vodafone that it has increased its data quota and cut excess fees on its capped mobile broadband plans, adding four new postpaid and one new prepaid options.
The company's sole prepaid plan, the Data Plus Starter pack, is now priced at $99, down from $129. The starter pack includes 6GB of data, three month expiry, a USB modem and a maximum of 14GB of data accumulation.
The four new postpaid plans are: $15 per month for 1.5GB (a 500MB increase from the previous plan), $29 per month for 4GB (a 1GB increase), $39 per month for 8GB (a 2GB increase) and finally the $49 per month plan for 10GB (a 2GB increase).
All postpaid plans have a minimum monthly spend of their namesake; for example the $15 plan has a minimum spend of $15.
Early exit fees apply on the 12 month contract plans. For the $15 plan the exit fee is $15 times the number of months left on contract and $20 times the months left of contract for the $29, $39 and $49 plans. Monthly data fees on the postpaid plans have been cut from $0.10 per MB to $0.02MB.
A USB modem is included in the $29, $39 and $49 12 month contract plans for no extra charge. The modem is $4 a month on the cheapest postpaid 12 month contract plan or there is an option to buy the modem outright. The USB modem is $79 to buy outright for conumers who do not want to sign a 12 month contract and use on a month to month basis. An unlocking fee applies to all plans.