Right after Vodafone announced its presale for Samsung’s new flagship, Optus has announced that Optus preorders for the Samsung Galaxy S5 in Australia will also go live at 9am March 27th. Depending on your preference, you can make your preorder online, in-store or via telesales once the preorder site goes live tomorrow morning. Preorders can be made until April 10th as the Galaxy S5 is expected to make its global launch date on April 11th.
If you get the Galaxy S5 on the Optus 60 MyPlan, you’ll be making an additional $16/month on top of the standard $60/month and includes 1.5GB. Compared to the Vodafone Red plan, the MyPlan does offer less data, however, Optus’ network coverage is definitely more far-reaching than Vodafone’s; I guess it’s a case of picking your poison. If you’re interested in putting your preorder in for a Optus Samsung Galaxy S5, be sure to visit their website at 9am sharp (link below):
Preorder the Optus Samsung Galaxy S5
Optus also says that the Samsung Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit will also be available from Optus on april 11th; the Gear 2 will be going for $360, whereas the Gear 2 Neo and Gear Fit will be sold for $240.
Are you going to go with Optus to get your Samsung Galaxy S5? Let us know what you think in the comments below.
Press Release
OPTUS PRE-ORDERS LIFT-OFF FOR SAMSUNG GALAXY S5
,Â
Optus welcomes the newest smartphone in the galaxy – the highly anticipated Samsung GALAXY S5, with pre-orders available online, in store or via telesales from 9am Thursday 27 March.
Landing in Optus stores from 11 April, GALAXY S5 customers can access all of the Optus network, from 3G up to 4G and 4G Plus, and will be able to enjoy more 4G services in the future as Optus 4G rolls out nationally.
From tomorrow until 10 April, customers can enjoy a pre-order offer on the Optus $60 My Plan with $16 monthly handset repayments. Optus’ $60 My Plan now comes with an extra 500MB of data, giving customers a total of 1.5GB mobile internet data, 600 minutes of standard talk and unlimited standard SMS and MMS (Minimum Total Cost is $1824 over 24 months, cost of 1MB included data $0.0130), all for use within Australia.
Samsung GALAXY S5 on Optus My Plan
My Plan Price per month over 24 months Monthly Handset Repayment Minutes Per Month Minimum Total Cost over 24 months Data Per Month Other Benefits $35 My Plan $26 200 mins $1,464 200 MB Unlimited standard national SMS/MMS $50 My Plan $21 450 mins $1,704 500 MB Unlimited standard national SMS/MMS $60 My Plan $16 600 mins $1,824 1.5 GB Unlimited standard national SMS/MMS $80 My Plan $11 800 mins $2,184 2 GB Unlimited standard national SMS/MMS $100 My Plan $7 Unlimited $2,568 3 GB Unlimited standard national SMS/MMS The GALAXY S5 is dust and water resistant*, equipped with a 16MP camera, fast quad core processor, 5.1†Super AMOLED touchscreen display and ultra-power saving battery life. Optus is ranging the charcoal black and shimmery white colours, with electric blue and copper gold coming soon.
Customers eager to get their hands on the GALAXY S5 can visit in store, call telesales, or pre-order online from 9am tomorrow at www.optus.com.au/gs5.
Gear up with the latest wearable tech
Hitting Optus stores from 11 April, Aussies can strap on the Gear Fit, Gear 2 or Gear 2 Neo wearable technology to get even more out of their compatible Samsung GALAXY smartphone.
Samsung’s Gear Fit, Gear 2 and Gear 2 Neo perform as a watch and come with an in-built heart rate monitor so customers can keep track of their fitness while on the go.
Which gear should you drive?
Gear Fit Gear 2 Gear 2 Neo Get notifications of email, text, apps and incoming calls.Light and durable with a curved Super AMOLED display. Make and answer calls, get email, text and alert notifications.Take photos and short videos.Metallic body combined with a 1.63†Super AMOLED screen. Get incoming calls, email, text and alert notifications.Metallic body combined with a 1.63†Super AMOLED screen. Optus customers can purchase the Gear Fit and Gear 2 Neo for $240 outright or for $10 a month when added to their contract, while the Gear 2 is $360 outright or $15 per month on contract.
For more information or to test run the Samsung Gears visit your local Optus store from 11 April. Compatibility and availability of Gears may vary by region.
Optus Mobile Fair Go Policy applies. 4G and 4G Plus coverage is available in selected areas, check coverage at www.optus.com.au/4Gcoverage.
