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The best features we found for an amazing price.
The features and costs are visible on websites, but what's not visible is the outstanding customer service given to deliver this!! Phone support is great and I've never had to wait more than a couple of minutes.
- 2 reviews
I don’t recommend it at all!
Low signal everywhere! struggling play a video! Awful around CBD and really slow when you go further! I switched to another provider they charged me for another month for nothing!! I complained they said it’s our policy! Don’t recommend this rubbish at all
Hi Zahra,
Thank you for taking the time to share your feedback. We’re so sorry that your experience did not match your expectations. ...
Read more We use parts of Telstra Mobile Network that covers more than 98.8% of the population with 3G and 97.9% of the population with 4G. There are many factors that contribute to signal strength that are unfortunately outside of our control, such as physical obstacles between you and the network tower, or your device's antenna strength. Your service was terminated mid-billing cycle, as per the T&Cs disclosed upon signing up for the service, this means you are still billed for the full month. All the best, The Pennytel TeamVery Happy
Really good , was having some difficulties early on which were of my own making , that is , I use Wi Fi off a router at home & forgot to disable WI Fi when leaving home resulting in dramas using QR codes etc. Once disabled no problems.
Thanks for the positive review!
- The Pennytel Team
good service
overall good service with a good price , meets my needs. Occasional loss of signal, or slow response when checking in, other people go in front and they have faster check in .
Thanks for sharing your experience!
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Phone Reception
Very happy with phone reception and no issues with your customer service
Would like to see a hot spot service provided for ease of wi fi accessibility
I understand you use Telstra 4G & 3 G service and wondering whether their hotspot service could also be included or perhaps a similar system that you could provide to Pennytel customers
Best I've had to date.
Look everything is as promised, what more can you ask for? I never used my mobile very much only turned it on when I needed to make a call. Now I use my email, log in for Covid etc.
- 2 reviews
Inadequate signal strength
At all times the signal strength was at least one bar less than my previous provider. Moved on to iiNet (Vodaphone). Immediate improvement in signal strength. For this reason, I cannot recommend Pennytel.
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Bungled from beginning to end.
After being sent a sim card I couldn't use (I wanted to transfer my existing phone number, and they sent me a sim with a new number) I called to advise. They sent me a new sim card, which then couldn't be activated due to a technical glitch on their end. I gave up and went with a different provider. I was unpleasantly surprised to be charged for activating the first sim card (the one that I couldn't use). After THREE phone calls I finally got a refund.
Can't think of a worse customer experience to be honest.
Why use the big company's
I have been with Pennytel for 3 months now with no drop outs or coverage problems. Living in regional and traveling Victoria I am impressed. I would recommend using Pennytel.
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Cheaper alternative to the bigger companys
Was on a 64GB data with telestra not needed Changed to Pennytel 3GB data which is ample for my usage No problem with speed or coverage
Rates are good variety of data options
Best Decision I made.
I was looking for a fast reliable and cheap Internet Provider. The service is really fitting my needs in term if using mobile phone. I found it through PennyTel. I love the service.
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excellent
never any dropouts since i changed from telstra and definatley cheaper. would and have recommend this company to family and friends great to get email when going to be charged
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Better than Telstra
Since changing to Pennytel the service has been perfect.
Coverage excellent and data speed great, and, of course much more data than Telstra for half the cost.
Billing service great. Nice to get an email informing me of account being charged.
- 2 reviews
very good makes life easy
It is easy to use and coverage is good much better than before I don't use the internet much but international calls are very good I haven't had any dropouts and reception is very clear.
Easy and great value
Using Pennytel has been super easy, from account set up to activation, with no issues after activation. With the introductory month reduced fee and ongoing low fee the plan suits me and provides excellent value for money. Very happy!
- 2 reviews
best out there for seniors
I have good reception at home were there was none before with other telco`s. i have no dropouts also great speed for downloads and streaming at a very affordable price
- 3 reviews
Top economical quality!
My service with pennytel has been exceptionally good... it provides all the service I need and is not subject to "
up selling ". cheap and no drop out problems at all.
Very affordable no nonsense service
Don’t use much mobile data but can order more if needed. The data and reception is very reliable and the speeds are competitive with any other provider. I never experience drop outs or black spots works inside the shopping mall.
- 3 reviews
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Forget them, move on to another Telco
Don't expect any service whatsoever. The don't reply to emails, or "contact us' forms in their website. And these days thier deals are not outsanding. As well as that, they throttle the connection.
Hi jp88,
We have just transitioned our call centre from overseas to Australia and there has been a lag in receiving the emails. Is it possible for you to provide us with your customer number and I c...
Read morean get one of our call centre team to call you direct to sort out your issue?No worries, ported out already.
Ok, no worries.
Sad to see you go and apologies for the delay. But moving forwards if you need any help we are now here on shore for our customers. ...
Read more Regards, BrendonCan't live without it
Absolutely love it no problems with coverage or internet recommend it to everyone and the price you can't go wrong for downloading it's very fast games play smoothly no drop outs
- 3 reviews
Seems ok at the moment.
Network coverage seems ok at the moment, haven't been out of town yet to try further afield.
Will be going to Adelaide this weekend.
Data download speeds seem to be ok at the moment.
- 4 reviews
Wonderful service I’m very happy
Very Happy with the service I’m getting & the data allowance & speed is so much better than I previously had with Vodaphone which was always dropping out & very poor service in my area.
Excellent
All promises have been fulfilled - have had no problems with coverage. As I am a small data user most months an added advantage would be the facility to carry over some portion of unused data.
- 2 reviews
Dreadful Customer Service
Network has been down for 5 days and despite multiple calls and emails there has been no resolution. Not our handsets as they work at the next town. Why can’t Pennytel do some decent troubleshooting with Telstra to fix the issue? There appears to be no tech savvy staff on the help line. Stressful when trying to stay in touch with family in hospital.! Service has been faultless for 18 months, but 5 days off air is unacceptable, now transitioning to another provider.
Hi Paul,
Are you able to provide me with your customer number and I would be happy to look into this and compensate you for your troubles. I am sorry to hear about these problems. ...
Read more There may be a legitimate network issue in your area which I would be happy to personally look into for you. Regards, Brendon (head of customer service)0417851232 and 0402552618
Hi Paul,
Thank you for this. I will look into this today for you.
Off to a great start
As a new customer, I have found pennytel to be a great service provider at a fantastic price.
I needed a phone plan for my daughter so I can contact her as she commutes to and from school, as well as after school commitments.
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Thank you for the wonderful review and for taking the time to share your feedback with us! Our customer service team are always striving to be the best, we will pass on your kind words!
- The Pennytel Team