Finding Your Telstra Account Balance

There is one thing that will always be on your mind if you are on a prepaid phone plan, and that is data (even if you are on a postpaid plan, data may still be a concern for you). When you are away from the WiFi in your home, the very last thing you want to happen is for your data to expire or for your credit balance to be depleted.

If you are a customer of Telstra, you'll have several options for keeping track of your plan usage in order to ensure that you don't go over your data limit. It goes without saying that every single telco out there has some method by which you can check on your data. This is a comprehensive guide on how to check the balance of either your prepaid or postpaid Telstra account.

How do I check the balance on my Telstra account?

Checking your balance and adding money to your plan can be done in a number of different ways, all of which Telstra has developed. They are:

Download the My Telstra app today.

The My Telstra app is a one-stop shop for managing all of the technical aspects of your plan, including recharging your device, checking your data usage, paying any bills, tracking orders, viewing service outages, and getting live assistance. The application can be downloaded on mobile devices running either Android or iOS.

Utilize a web browser on your mobile device.

Simply entering "m" into the address bar of your mobile device's browser (such as Chrome or Safari) is all that is required. telstra in the address bar of your browser. You won't be required to log in to check your balance if you do it from that location, provided that you are using the SIM card that is associated with the plan you are interested in checking the balance for. There is no utilization of data here.

Use a computer

You will be able to monitor your current data consumption if you use a web browser on your personal computer and sign in to My Account with your Telstra ID. In addition, you will be able to check your billing information and recharge your plan from this page.

Text 176

If you send the word 'USE' to the number 176, you will receive an SMS response letting you know how much unused data you have.

If you are looking for a prepaid plan that is both flexible and convenient, Telstra has some fantastic options for you. Standard prepaid plans begin at $10 for 1 GB with a validity period of seven days and can go as high as $300 for 150 GB with a validity period of one year. There are also plans known as "Long Life," which can cost as little as $30 for a period of six months and as much as $150 for a period of twelve months. These plans are ideal if you want a pay as you go plan. The plans are included in the following.

Canstar Blue's database includes a selection of published Telstra prepaid plans. These plans are presented in the following table, arranged first by cost, going from least expensive to most expensive, and then by data allowance, going from most generous to least generous. Make use of our comparison tool to investigate the offerings of a variety of other service providers. These are some products that have links that lead to a referral partner.

Telstra postpaid plans

The postpaid services offered by Telstra come with a wide variety of helpful extras. To begin, every plan comes with three months of BINGE Standard, and on Telstra's Medium, Large, and Extra Large postpaid plans, you can get access to the 5G network included in your package at no additional cost. In addition to a full-speed data allowance, postpaid plans also include unlimited speed-capped data: once you've used up your fast gigabytes, you'll still have access to data, but it will be limited to speeds of 1 Mbps. 5Mbps, until your plan resets

The following table presents a selection of the published prepaid plans available through Canstar Blue's database. These plans are arranged first by cost, going from least expensive to most expensive, and then by data allowance, going from most generous to least generous. Make use of our comparison tool to investigate the offerings of a variety of other service providers. These are some products that have links that lead to a referral partner.

What exactly is the My Telstra app all about?

You can check your information, make changes to your billing details, recharge your plan, and pay your bill all through the My Telstra app, which is the most convenient way to do all of these things. In this section, you will be able to review your billing information and think about any potential add-ons. Checking your usage with this app is possible for all customers, regardless of whether they have a postpaid or prepaid plan. You can acquire the application from either the Apple App Store or the Google Play Store.

In a nutshell, you are able to accomplish the following with the My Telstra app:

• Check your mobile data usage as well as the information regarding your plan.
• Show recent payments and information about previous payments
• You can either make a payment on your postpaid bill or recharge your prepaid plan.
• Buy upgrades to your existing plan.
• You can toggle the use of international roaming on or off.

Should I be concerned about the amount of data or balance on my Telstra account?

Not really at all, no Telstra provides a variety of prepaid plans and recharges, each of which can be purchased at a different price point and has a different expiration date. As a result, the company can accommodate a wide variety of users. Recharges are available at a variety of price points, and you can easily top off your plan using the Telstra mobile app while you're on the go.

The following is a list of the prepaid recharge options for Telstra:

• $10 for 1 GB with a expiration of 7 days
• $30 for 25GB with a expiration of 28 days.
• $35 for 35GB with a expiration of 28 days
• $50 for 45GB with a expiration of 28 days
• 150 dollars for 60 gigabytes with a validity period of six months
• $300 for 150GB with a one-year expiration date

Recharges for prepaid SIM cards are also available through Telstra's "Long Life Plus" offerings. These are essentially pay-as-you-go plans, which are fantastic options for people who don't use their phones very frequently. Calls to numbers in Australia are charged at a rate of 30 cents per minute, while calls to international numbers cost 39 cents per minute. Standard messages sent to Australian numbers will cost 30 cents, while standard messages sent to international numbers will cost 35 cents. The cost of sending an MMS to an international number is $0.75 per MMS. Data costs 7 cents per megabyte used, and any purchased credit rolls over when you recharge your account before it expires (you can bank up to 200 gigabytes of data).

The following is a list of the recharge options for Telstra Long Life Plus:

• $20 (45 days expiry)
• $30 with a validity of six months
• $50 with a validity of six months
• with a expiration date of a year from now
• $100 with a validity of one year

Recharges of the same amount for the same amount of time but at a higher price offer more Telstra credit. The cost of one gigabyte of data with Telstra credit is ten dollars, which means that if you got the $100 recharge, you could get ten gigabytes of bonus data if you need it.

You will also have access to Telstra Air WiFi hotspots, regardless of whether you have a postpaid or prepaid plan. This means that as long as you are in the vicinity of a Telstra Air connection, you should not have to worry about your data usage. You will also be able to stream music on Apple Music without using any of your data (an Apple Music subscription is required), as well as sports without using any of your data (on the Medium, Large, and Extra Large postpaid plans, as well as on $30 prepaid recharges).

Having said all of this, remember to keep your data in mind. You'll never understand how important it is to you until you can't have it anymore.