Only hours after its official reveal, Optus have spoken up about the options available for customers looking to upgrade to the new Galaxy S8 and S8+.The telco will begin online pre-orders for the new Samsung Galaxy S8
and S8+ smartphones from as early as 12:01AM on Friday the 31st of
March.
Optus says that customers who purchase the Samsung Galaxy S8 on the
$85 My Plan Plus will pay just $9 monthly handset repayments over the 24
month plan (minimum total cost $2256 over 24 months) while customers
who purchase the Samsung Galaxy S8+ on the $100 My Plan Plus will pay
$13 monthly repayments over the 24 month plan (totaling 2712 over 24
months).
In addition, they say that for a limited time, all new and
recontracting customers who pre-order the Samsung Galaxy S8 or Samsung
Galaxy S8+ will be eligible for Optus Mobile TV streaming for the life
of the plan at no additional cost.
Ben White, Managing Director of Product and Marketing at Optus, said,
“The exceptional infinity screen on the Samsung Galaxy S8 and Galaxy
S8+ is perfect for customers who love watching TV and movies on their
smartphone, and now Optus is making it even easier to enjoy
entertainment on the go by offering our data-free streaming service at
no extra cost across our entire suite of My Plan Plus and My Plan
Business plans.”
A Samsung GearVR will also be bundled in with the handset, though
it’ll ship to customers a few weeks after the phone’s launch date of
April 28th.
Those interested can find out more over at Optus’ website.
