Add-ons and extras
Want to get more out of your services? You’ll find out more about what you get and what you need, along with great ways to pump up your products if you want more than just the basics.
You get this already
| Service feature | Description | Usage charge |
|---|---|---|
| Alarm | Use your phone to set an alarm for wake up calls and other reminders. | Wake up call and reminder are charged at 35c flagfall + 35c per 30 seconds. |
| Call conference | Need to talk to a lot of people at once? Use call conference to have up to 8 people on the one call. | N/A |
| Call wait/ Call hold |
If you're always in demand, use Call wait / Call hold to have two separate calls running at the same time. | N/A |
| Speed dial | Set up Speed dial on your mobile if you frequently call the same number. | N/A |
Additional features
| Service feature | Description | Charges |
|---|---|---|
| GPRS usage | 2.2c per kB | |
| Administrative bar | If you want to put your mobile services on hold, an administrative bar stops all calls and text messages. | N/A |
| Premium numbers | Premium numbers are memorable numbers that you can choose for your mobile service. | N/A |
| Diversion (No answer) | If you can't answer a mobile call, Diversion (No answer) will send the call to your voicemail. | Call forwarding and message retrieval charges apply. |
| Diversion (Unreachable) | If you can't be reached, Diversion (Unreachable) sends your calls to voicemail. | Call forwarding and message retrieval charges apply. |
| Diverson (All calls) | If you don't want to be disturbed you can choose Diversion (All calls) so all your calls go straight to voicemail. | Call forwarding and message retrieval charges apply. |
| Diverson (Busy) | If you're on another call, Diversion (Busy) sends your calls to voicemail, so you can get the message when you're off the phone. | Call forwarding and message retrieval charges apply. |
| Insurance | Insure your phone for up to $5,000 against loss or theft. | $8.95 per month |
| International calling bar | If you want to make and overseas call from your mobile, you'll need to have the international call bar removed. | N/A |
| International premium calling bar | If you want to make calls and use other mobile services to overseas from your mobile, you'll need to have the international premium call bar removed. | N/A |
| International roaming bar | If you want to use your mobile when you're overseas, you'll need to set up international roaming. To do this, we'll need to remove the international roaming bar. | All your mobile phone charges from any GSM country are billed to your AAPT account in Australian dollars. The calls are calculated at the local GSM network rate of the country you are visiting plus an administration fee. Your caller pays for the call to the Network Vodafone Australian GSM network, then you are charged for the forwarding of the call from Australia to the GSM network country you are visiting. This also applies if your caller is calling from the country you are visiting. Charges are exempt from GST as the service is used outside of Australia. |
| National roaming bar | If you want to use other networks from your mobile while in Australia, you'll need to have the national roaming bar removed. | N/A |
| Outgoing call bar | If you want to stop calls being made on your mobile, you can set up an outgoing call bar to prevent this happening. | N/A |
| GPRS bar | If you want access to GPRS services, such as MMS and email from your mobile phone, you'll need to remove the GPRS bar. | N/A |
| Incoming call bar while roaming | If you're overseas and you don’t want to take any calls, you can choose to have an incoming call bar set up on your mobile. | N/A |
| Incoming call bar | You can set an incoming call bar to prevent any incoming calls on your mobile. | N/A |
| Incoming SMS bar | If you don’t want to receive text messages on your mobile, you can set an incoming SMS bar to stop this happening. | N/A |
| Outgoing SMS bar | If you don’t want to send text messages from your mobile, you can set an outgoing SMS bar to stop this happening. | N/A |
| Outgoing caller ID | Show your number to the person you are calling. If you don’t have outgoing caller ID activated, your number will not be displayed when you make a call from your mobile. | N/A |
| Stolen phone bar | If your mobile phone is stolen, you can place a bar on the service or the phone itself to prevent unauthorised calls. | N/A |
| Voicemail | Just like an answering machine for your mobile, voicemail captures your messages if your phone is switched off, or if you are on another call or are busy. | Voicemail deposit: 5.5c per 30 seconds Voicemail retrieval: 35c per minute + 35c connection Voicemail delivery: an outdial from the VM platform delivering the message. This service is free. |
| Voicemail with paging | Voicemail with paging diverts callers to a live operator who takes a message and relays it to you via text message. | 35c flagfall then 45c per 30 seconds (billed in 30 second increments). |