Holy frijole.

I really haven’t been a fan of Telstra, and now that Optus are expanding their 3G coverage in Tasmania I’ve been sorely tempted to switch back, and upgrade my handset in the process . The main thing that’s been stopping me is that I can’t get out of my Telstra contract without paying a hefty early termination fee.

But I’ve just done a look back over the last few months of my mobile bills, and I’ve gone about $40 over my plan on a regular basis. And that’s being careful. So I could have put my Telstra phone in a drawer, started a brand new Optus plan on top, and had the same out of pocket expenses with more call time available.

Of course I could also just make less phone calls…