Check four things on the last screen before you pay.
- Handset: what you owe if you leave early
- Delivery: a router or SIM fee added at checkout
- Minimum term: how long you must stay to keep the deal
- After-promo price: the line that says what you pay when the promo ends
- Look near the price for "then", "after", "typical" or "ongoing"
- Open the plan's fine print or the critical information summary link
- Compare it with the price on the checkout screen
- No after-promo price anywhere? Treat the promo price as temporary and ask the provider in writing
- (Example) A promo at $60 a month for 6 months, then $85, is $870 over 12 months, 6 months at each price
- (Example) A plan at $70 flat for 12 months is $840
The sum is in NBN promos: compare 12-month totals. Put your own bill into the NBN bill check, or read what to check before you switch.