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Kogan Mobile

Kogan Mobile

 Verifiedkoganmobile.com.auABN: 75125684184
Kogan Mobile
4.0

3,315 reviews

Positive vs Negative
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Plan Type
  • Pre-Paid Sim Only
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  • Post-Paid Sim Only
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  • Post-Paid with Phone
Customer Service
3.9
Value for Money
3.9
Local Reception
3.8
Transparency ?
3.4

 AI reviews summary 

Pros
Staff interaction: Support teams are frequently described as patient, polite, and professional when resolving account issues.
Service value: The 365-day prepaid plans offer competitive pricing and generous data allowances compared to other providers.
Support availability: Wait times to reach a human representative are often short, even during weekends and evening hours.
Technical assistance: Staff successfully guide users through technical processes such as eSIM migrations and number porting.
Cons
Porting and activation: Lengthy delays and technical errors occur during the number transfer process, sometimes leaving users without service for several days.
Network reliability: Signal coverage and data speeds are inconsistent, particularly in indoor areas or outside major metropolitan hubs.
Auto-renewal issues: The automatic billing system can apply incorrect rates or trigger unwanted charges that are difficult to cancel or refund.
Self-service limitations: The mobile app and website portal often lack the functionality to perform simple tasks like plan changes or cancellations without calling support.
Verdict

Kogan Mobile is highly regarded for its affordable long-term plans and the helpfulness of its phone-based support staff. However, significant friction exists during the initial setup and porting phases, and the self-service digital tools are frequently unreliable. While the value is a major draw, users should be prepared for potential connectivity gaps and administrative hurdles with automatic payments.

3,315 reviews
5  Immanuel Shmuel  · Excellent support provided and assisted me by giving information and further put me on a larger plan. Thank you. Immanuel Shmuel
5  Chao T.  · Shubham is very helpful and resotre the voucher I lost. Thank you so much!
5  Colin  · Aaron was efficient and friendly. Phone call done within a few minutes transferring esim :)
5  Brianna  · Had issues with transferring my eSIM over to my new phone. Called customer care and they were so helpful and patient. Highly recommend !
5  Aniq m.  · I was just on the phone with one of the employees, and throughout our conversation with the employee he was really respectful and easy to talk to
5  Tim  · Usama changed my prepaid plan over efficiently and processed my refund quickly. I am very happy.
Joy
Joy NSW 8 posts
 

I am writing to express my appreciation for the exceptional service provided by Shaiju. I was having a lot of trouble setting up my new phone plan and had called Kogan Mobile several times without a resolution. I decided to try one last time, and luckily, Shaiju answered my call. He helped me resolve the issue with great patience and professionalism. I wish all Kogan Mobile staff were like Shaiju. Thank you for the great support! Show reply

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Mel
Mel 3 posts
 

Huge thanks to Shubham for enabling our mobile phone plan to work. Multiple calls and issues but worth the persistence and appreciated the patience and expertise to assist us. Show reply

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compuguy321
compuguy321 NSW
   Verified

Been with Kogan for almost a decade now, but felt betrayed that the Poco X8 Pro Max is not supported, and is being blacklisted when the Sim is moved over to it. Until I can get a guarantee that I can port over without it being blacklisted (ie, being whitelisted), then I will have to stay with Amaysim for now. Reception around all areas is… Read more

decent, but could be better. Not much in the way of regional coverage, which has been the issue since forever.

However, Kogan has provided extremely generous amounts of data for their pricing, and almost every two years, have added more data to my plan! Very satisfied with my tenure here, but again,

Please approve my Xiaomi phones.

Kogan
Kogan    

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Bolus gorgees
Bolus gorgees VIC
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Hi, I was recharging the voucher regarding for my Dad and accidentally I recharged it for myself and I called for help to Kogan. I spoke To saniya from Kogan she helped me to transfer it all over from my number to my dad‘s number and I really appreciate her help. Thank you so much. Show reply

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Viera Petrras
Viera Petrras NSW 3 posts
   Fair Incentive

lady is very professional very helpful her name Cereina and she make smile Show details ·  1

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Review
Review NSW 6 posts
 

They take your money instantly, then completely abandon you! Kogan Mobile took my $179 straight away. As far as they are concerned, once they have your money, their job is done. I have had a connection problem from the start—NO PHONE and NO DATA—but they refuse to help. Customer service has done absolutely nothing. This company is dodgy. Save your money and go with a proper provider who actually provides the service you paid for!

Kogan
Kogan    

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Meki M.
Meki M. NSW 3 posts
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Very poor network coverage most of the time thinking of moving to a better company Show details

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Veronica Joy Sy
Veronica Joy Sy VIC
 

Muzammil was extremely helpful and kind throughout the entire process. He assisted me at every step of the way with activating my SIM and transferring my mobile service from Optus to Kogan. His support made the experience smooth and stress-free. Show details ·  1

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Felipe
Felipe NSW 2 posts
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Impossible to cancel, continued charging for months My elderly mother (over 70) visited Australia from Brazil, so I bought her a Kogan Mobile SIM. The service was advertised as prepaid, not recurring. The account was registered in her name but using MY bank card, and the account is under MY email address. No ID or verification was required at… Read more

signup.

When she returned to Brazil, I tried to cancel the service. First attempt: logging into the website. I have full access (email, password, everything), but there is no option anywhere to cancel the service or remove payment details.

Second attempt: calling support. I was told ONLY my mother can authorize removal of MY bank card from the account. So I was allowed to create the account, pay for it, and manage it using my email, but I am not allowed to stop the charges.

My mother does not live in Australia, does not speak English, and cannot realistically deal with Australian phone support.

I then emailed support, opened a Fair Trading complaint, and disputed the charges with my bank. Despite all this, Kogan has continued charging my card for three months.

This situation is completely unreasonable. A prepaid service should not be able to keep charging a third party indefinitely while making cancellation practically impossible.

Avoid giving them your payment details unless you are prepared for a very difficult time cancelling.

Kogan
Kogan    

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Coco V.
Coco V.
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I was with Kogan last year and had no problem so I bought the pre-paid sim 365 days Flex with 200GB ($159) this year, and the 4G connection has been TERRIBLE. It’s extremely unstable and will not connect to the internet every 5 mins. It doesn’t matter where I am in Brisbane no matter how crowded or not it will always have this patchy connection… Read more

and I am out of patience. I can’t even post this review until I wait the connection is stable. Ridiculous. I want to get a refund. I will be switching to a different company.

Kogan
Kogan    

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Chris
Chris SA 9 posts
 

Network terrible. Barely works even if you have full signal bars. When you buy a 365 day pre paid, they steal your data. I've used about 9gb in 60 days according to my phone. Yet Kogan say I've used 166gb. Unreal thieves. Steer clear! Highway robbery When you ask them about it they ignore you

Kogan
Kogan    

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Latest follow-ups

nagaemas1
nagaemas1 5 posts
 

I am now with Kogan mobile. Bonus of 10GB given and was in my account. That is efficient. Previously I was with Lycamobile. A few occasions SMS message about extra 5 GB bonus given. But during the times that the 5 GB were supposed to be given, could not access the app as always the link would show internal error! Show 2 replies

 Follow-up  · Setting up is easy. Enter voucher code which is supplied in email on purchase of SIM. And just follow prompts. No problem with calls - this is my experience. To me data speed is reasonable but what is good for me might not be for others. 1 thing I could say about my data usage is it is a continuous flow which is very good in my opinion. There is… Read more

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Rob V
Rob V NSW
 

I had major difficulties accessing my Kogan mobile account as my email address had changed from when I first registered and once, I was able to contact technical support, I was assisted by an awesome tech guy named Muzammil and he got my issues all… Read more ·  2

sorted! He was very helpful with giving clear and concise instructions to help me through each phase of changing my details for which I was so thankful for! :-) Cheers!

 Follow-up  · I have been totally satisfied with my Kogan service and have recommended it to others!

John c
John c NSW 6 posts
 

Excellent cutormer service – Service was out for 12 days for both mobiles-Kogan immediately gave a credit for the outtage-impressive-Mustan Show details ·  1

 Follow-up  · Credit application easy and open-refreshing to deal with Re-connection quick & smooth

Positive reviews

jenny d.
jenny d. WA
 

I spent about 1 hour on the phone with Ajay to sort out a problem. Excellent service and so patient with an old lady. Thank you Ajay for your patience, kindness and service for sorting it all out. Well done. Show reply

Eleni
Eleni NSW 2 posts
 

Amazing service from Muzammin he helped me with a replacement voucher when my voucher had already expired. Super grateful for him being so kind patient and understanding!! Amazing to see you such a big company like Kogan provide such good customer service!! Show reply

Nada K
Nada K 20 posts
 

I accidentally activated my voucher, I called Kogan a talked to Kavin , he so very professional and helpful to helped me to deactivate the previous voucher, gave me a new voucher code #. Magda Show details ·  1

Negative reviews

Cyn Giau N.
Cyn Giau N. VIC 2 posts
 

First time having issue transfering my number to new provider is with this provider. Got told to go United Petroleum to purchase their physical sim but went to 4 stores and none of them had any idea of Kogan sim cards. Original Esim stopped working (part of failed transfer - not my fault) so i had to pay $2 extra to buy another one after… Read more

attempting to buy a physical sim from multiple petrol stores that are on Kogan list. Their customer service is the worstttt, they just rushing thing to hang up on you and not really try to help to resolve the issue until you ask them step by step. Very frustrated for me just for using their service for 3 days. I’m changing provider right after my sim is active. The cheap price is not worth your time, trust me !!!!!!!!!!

Kogan
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Gary s.
Gary s. WA 13 posts
 Published  · Edited   Verified

Kogan mobile have traumatized me for life. I had an old number that was linked to my business, Government, friends and other systems such as MFA and 2FA authentication. I simply wanted to transfer my old number to Kogan mobile and carry on but that was too difficult for them. The call centre that "helps" you is in India and they are utterly… Read more

incompetent and are hard to understand. They don't realize that links cannot be sent to an old ladies phone that doesn't have internet access. They don't get it that phone numbers that are defunct won't be useable. They don't understand that the problem is their end when the customer does everything correctly and they still can't provide a service. The whole problem was that they couldn't verify who I am despite me being a long time Kogan customer with internet plans and a separate phone service for my mother already in my name. By comparison I spent nearly 2 weeks trying to get service from Kogan with no success at all and ended up buying a sim card from Woolies and getting up and running in 1 day. I have always recommended Kogan for online shopping and will probably continue to shop through them but if you want me to recommend their mobile phone service that will never happen!

Kogan
Kogan    

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Qiao W.
Qiao W. NSW
 

Buyer beware! I bought a 365-day Kogan Mobile package only to find my data crawling. Called support, and they casually mentioned my plan doesn't include 5G. Unbelievable. Absolute trickery from Kogan. Save your money and avoid!

Kogan
Kogan    

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Recent reviews

Martin Slattery
Martin Slattery SA
 

I spoke with Srajan who listened to me politely and fixed the issue immediately. I went from anxious about the problem to calm in seconds, not minutes (or not at all with other situations). This is well earned praise on Srajan and Kogans customer management attitude. Well done, service and great value can go together -take note other service providers. You know who you are. Martin Show reply

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mick88
mick88 NSW 5 posts
 

My recharge voucher stated 2 different expiry dates (which I didn’t pick up on until it was too late). And unfortunately the earlier of the 2 expiry dates blocked my recharge code from working. I immediately called Kogan Mobile, a lovely agent by the name of Ravhika sorted my recharge out with no problems and got me online again. Show reply

Gohan R.
Gohan R. Victoria
   Verified

I made an error and accidentally purchased a new phone plan in place of recharging my current phone plan. I spoke with a wonderful employee named Sania who helped guide me through my confusion and offered to call me back in two days time with the information necessary to reverse my transaction and obtain a refund after I was able to provide an… Read more ·  1

'order reference number', but not a 'voucher code'. Sania displayed helpfulness & professionalism throughout our entire conversation.

Ranka
Ranka
 

Joseph was very helpful with the transfer of my mobile phone from another carrier to Kogan. Kind, polite person, perfect for the customer service job. Thank you Joseph! Show reply

Peter N.
Peter N. SA
 

I made a silly mistake and brought two esims. Long story short I messed up but fortunately luck came through in the most unlikely of places. I had a lovely lady named Ratika that took care of my issue and spoke fluently. Show reply

John
John
 

Talked to Thanzim today and I am giving her a 5 star as she was very helpful to a noob a like me who mistakenly bought a sim only prepaid plan online before realising my phone does not support one. She is very knowledgeable and enumerated the steps I need to take as well as things to be mindful of if I want to transfer my existing number to this new plan. Much appreciated Thanzim! Show reply

Mirka
Mirka ACT
   Fair Incentive

I spoke to Usama today from Kogan Mobile and he was exceptionally helpful and polite. He was knowledgeable and stepped me through everything with patience. Thank you for your help! Show reply

Andrew
Andrew
 

Started a new SIM starter pack because I was changing Telco's. I am 62, I ran into trouble . I phoned Kogan Mobile Customer Services. My Kogan Contact was a man called Shaiju, Once I Identified who I was with a few simple questions, Shaiju took me through the Telco changeover process, step by step, it took me almost 90 minutes because I am old &… Read more ·  1

slow. He was always polite, respectful and professional the whole time. A true credit to his Employer. Very well trained. So, a HUGE thank you to Shaiju and the whole Kogan Team. God bless you all, Amen. Keep up the great work & Custome Service everyone

Joe
Joe 2 posts
 

dear Mr. Manish p. just thank you for your great help and patience and professional attitude to your costumers if all are like you than Kogan will be the best company thank you again. for putting g your customer first. joseph bouzeid. Show reply

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