How fast is the Aldi Mobile network?

I'm wondering does the Aldi credit roll over if you recharge earlier than required?

I'd like to know the OPTUS 3G comparison with Telstra and Aldi mobile ??

Telstra / let Aldi/ Kogan and Boost run on there 3G net work, Optus is good for the city but no good for the country / rural area , it would still be good to compare the speeds for the town people so they could have the choice, we up until now have not had the choice between mobile phone or internet company's,it has only been Telstra, lol well it still is just a diffrent banner up front

Will it be possible to use Aldi mobile as a wifi hot spot? Other resellers on Optus network do not allow. Not sure how they prevent it.

Wi-fi Hotspot connection depends on your device not the carrier/service provider.

My wife uses the woolworths mobile sim card in Galaxy s 2. Which uses optus network & we don't have any issues connecting to Internet via wi-fi hotspot. Woolworths pre-paid cap plan $29 gets you $500 call credit $250 to any network & international & $250 to optus network. Plus 5Gb of data with 45 day expiry period. Which is better than any other deals we've found. And data speeds are decent.
Hope this helps.

I see from your screen shots you are on H+ speed, shouldn't it be showing 3G??

I am 1.5hrs north of Brisbane. I am lucky to get 3G connection, most of the time it is E (2G). The 3G network is a waste of time for data out of a capital city. I have done a few speed tests when it did show 3G and was lucky to get above 700k. When on 2G, it either times out or get about 50k speed.

Basically, if you are not in a capital city, forget it.

Does Aldi Mobile deal direct with Telstra Wholesale or through a third party?

This Aldi deal is a joke. If you have an iPhone 5 it will not work with an Aldi sim. Keeps telling me to get a sim from a provider that supports your device.
I had to cut the sim down to make it fit, but I also had to cut my Vodafone sim and it works fine. If I take the Aldi sim out and put the cut down Vodafone sim in there is no dramas.
They, Aldi can not be serious not supporting iphone5.

Given that these Telstra virtual carriers use the 3G/2G air interface, one hopes that the back-end data links of these older services are not given lower priority compared to "native" Telstra 3G users and also the NextG and 4G services running off the same cell tower.

While you may get decent data throughput when the back-end is lightly loaded, it will be very interesting to see if these data rates hold up when NextG and 4G users (as well as Telstra 3G users) start loading up that particular cell area - I suspect that these cheaper carriers will get the leftovers as low priority customers.

Back-end data capacity is a finite resource, Telstra will apportion it to whoever makes the most money for them and this is *not* the category the cheap resellers are in.

BOOST is Telstra. Different story to Aldi and Kogan. Boost was picked up by telstra after optus gave it away.

BOOST gets full NEXTg

.....LESS the 4G.........

Amaysim is Optus's wholesale. $39.90 for unlimited and 4Gb of internet.

Have just signed up to Aldi still cheap but you have to pay for 365 days first $30 then pay unlimited plan monthly $35 as a bolt on. I emailed them thinking it was a mistake but they told me " Reply from Jess Halkett on 12/03/2013 14:36:27To be able to add an unlimited Bolt on you must first have Pay as you go credit on your account, which is the $15 or $30 recharge, this lasts 365 days. You will now need to add your unlimted bolt on. Thankyou.

Aldi mobile might slow down Telstra -
Telstra is the best

I agree with Glenn above I only wanted the $35 for 30 days unlimited plan when I tried this I had to first of all do the $15 plan then the $35 plan as a bolt on. On their advertising they do not specify this. So I tried to find out exactly how it worked do I have to pay $15 every month + the bolt on, I rang Aldi customer support help desk after waiting a while and guess what they had no idea, well if they don't khow am I suppose to know, the offer seemed to good to be true and it is. Aldi need to sort out more information regarding their plans as to exactly how it works.

I got the aldi sim and didn't have to do no prepaid, I just did the bolt on for $35 unlimited and of she went

I am not sure about Aldi mobile ,as I have been trying to port my wifes number across from razy johns since the 17/3 (now 21/3). it keeps getting rejected because ?? the information supplied is not correct !
I have ckecked and rechecked spoken to both parties to confirm we are all on the same page regarding the information (which is correct) and still nothing.
Tomorow is tell'm to stick it day.

i have been trying to activate my aldi sim card..I ma still waiting ater 18 hours..no one called me back why its not activated yet...unbeleivable bad customer service

one important point to note is that i bought a sim first and recharged with $15 so my account have $20 credit. The sim card didnt work and I asked Aldi to refund the money which they refused. I aske dif I have another sim card and activate it whether if they could transfer the $20 to the new sim card, they refused as well...
what I am wondering is if for some reason you sim card cannot be used at all, whatever amount you have in the account though It never was used, will not be returned...that means thats not your money nor you will not get any service for that money
Unbelievable...its like a daytime robbery by the so called german company

joncon 0416344488 pass word n2551772. email jaacee4@bigpond.com
this is useless i have been waiting hours for a reply.
can you please email me an aldi email address so that i can speak to someone who can help me . joncon

Aldi sim card coverage is pitiful.L eft Gympie Qld no cover at Curra about 7k from Gympie but found a signal at Tiaro again at Maryborough . Very hit and miss.
Arrived home at Bundaberg no signal in house or yard tho' picked up a signal a couple of hundred yards down the street. Husbands telstra mobile works well at home and between Gympie and
Bundaberg.
As I bought the mobile for emergencies when traveling between Gympie and Bundaberg the sim card is usless unless I'm in the right spot.

Successfully activated my new Aldi number and sim yesterday, using my Telstra HTC Wildfire S, quite suprised it works, but its saved me $150 for a new outright phone, so I'm happy!

Dear Rob Crossland,
Get your Vodafail network to unlock your iPhone 5 first do proper tests and than put crap onto Aldi mobile. I personally use this card for over a week and have no issues what so ever neither in metro nor regional areas.
The data part works fast enough to stream 128kb audio streams and voice calls are absolutely fine as well. It's absolutely great value for money for someone who's constantly on the phone and requires a great Telstra network quality.
Vodafone network is absolute disgrace and just rubbish in comparasment with Telstra or even Optus.
So Rob, you can stick with your Vodafail network and don't put rubbish on other networks without any proper tests!!

Comment re Woolworths pre paid by Sahs (Galaxy Note 2)

Do Not Get the Woolworths Sim card - it is worst than a joke! I have run two of these cards both here and overseas and they provided the worst service of any carrier I have ever known. It uses Vodaphone out of England. Do I need to say any more re Vodaphone?
Let me explain - I run two phones a Samsung S3 4G and Iphone 4s - locally in Australia it was just ok but way less that normal 3G speeds let alone 4G.
Internationally you would die before it would connect to any (workable) service and internet data was a joke. Often I would need to make 2 or 3 calls to the same number to get a call back connection.
Auto top up would not work on either sim card or phone and despite all the excellent on line help Woolworths could not get it working (Woolworths technical issue). This meant that the my service on both phones would run out of service without notice. Can you believe that.
Get any other service provider other than Woolworths - its a sham.

ALDI PREPAID DEAL ARE SHIT. FIRSTLY WHEN YOU TRY TO REGISTER PREPAID CARDS ONLINE ASKING YOU TO PROVIDE MEDICARE AND DL NUMBERS. WHEN YOU COME TO END YOU DONT GET ACTIVATED TILL YOU RING THEM UP. ONEC YOU SPEAK TO THEM THEY ASK YOU TO SEND . COPY OF YOUR PASSPORT, BANK CARD, CREDIT CARD, DL COPY, AND MEDICARE COPY... WHAT A WASTE OF TIME. NEW AUSTRALIAN MOBILE PROVAIDER... MAKE SURE DONT SEND THEM THOSE DETAIL YOU NEVER KNOW WHAT CAN HAPPEN WITH YOUR BANK ACCOUNT... THIS IS PREPAID NOT CONTRACT MOBILE PROVIDER. LASTLY THEIR SERVICE ON PHONE WITH CUSTOMERS ARE BELLOW ZERO....

I use the Amaysim SIM card. $40 a month and I get unlimited phone to any number in Australia (excluding premium) and I think 4 or 5gb of data a month which I have never exhausted in 2years of use.
It's prepay with no contracts. Very Happy with it.

Well I activated Aldi mobile sim without any problems and porting my number took less than 2 hours and I did this after 5 pm.

I had a prepaid Telstra sim for the 3 to 4 years and the Telstra exchange is across the road from my house (about 50 meters) and i never got more than 2 signal bars and a lot of time no signal bar.

I signed up for Telstra's bigpond ADSL 2+ but the maximum speed Telstra can provide is 8mega pits per second. Telstra is only good if you got 2g not 3g or 4g and i live in Brisbane metro.

NEVER EVER TRUST TELSTRA - THEY ARE INVOLVED IN FALSE AND MISLEADING ADVERTISING.

Hi, I live in Anglesea Vic and use Telstra Next G. Is there a new pre-paid plan which will give me Next G coverage or is it limited to 3G only?

Hey guys, im using the woolworths optus sim cut down to a mini sim in my s3.
I live in Port Stephens NSW and the coverage is great.
My dl speed is up to 400KBS in fingle bay or Sydney metro but under 200kbs in Nelson Bay.
I wonder how fast the Aldi will be around here where Telstra has the better reception?

I use Vaya's 3G no-contract monthly $11 plan which includes a generous $500 worth of call/text and 1.5GB internet with the same reception as Optus. Best value ever!

I have read most post, an still not sure to try also mobile. I have Telstra prepaid and live in the south burnet in Queensland. I wish to keep my current number but unsure about Aldi mobile porting it across. Do you think it be wise to change. Aldi mobile have a great deal.