Moose Mobile Reviews 

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

2.4

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Looking at 48 reviews, most reviewers were unhappy with their experience overall. Customers frequently report significant issues with customer service, citing long wait times, unhelpful responses, and difficulty reaching a human. Many also experienced problems with communication, including unanswered emails and calls, and a lack of clear information regarding billing or service changes. Reviewers often found the service itself to be unreliable, with frequent dropouts, slow speeds, and unexpected plan alterations or charges. Some people were dissatisfied with the international roaming terms, finding the upfront deposit unreasonable and the service unreliable when traveling. Conversely, a few other people also felt that the service was fine and appreciated the competitive pricing and improved NBN speeds.

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Customer service

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I have now twice had to pay their monthly bill with no account sent to me per email. I asked why this happened with an email demanding an even higher amount with no explanation! Since the amount chang... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

My phone is not receiving texts, yes I have shut the phone down...Endlessly on the phone over 45 minutes, I had to hang up...probably useless OPTUS. Please contact me back...I will try your social med... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Service was fine, but support was a freaking nightmare. When I went overseas I wanted to receive SMSs. To do this, they charge a $200 holding fee in case you rack up any bills. You can't activate... See more

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

The service is fine and the price is too but forget about ever getting anybody on the phone. I spent five months wanting to upgrade my plan and after innumerable times waiting on hold for an hour plus... See more


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  1. Phone and Internet Service
  2. Internet Service Provider
  3. Telephone Company

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Moose Mobile provides award-winning SIM-Only deals on the full Optus network.


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2.4

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TrustScore 2.5 out of 5

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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Fast simple startup & good service

Fast simple startup, good customer service, appears to have same coverage as an Optus account. Competitive pricing too. We now have 3 Moose services & 1 Telstra.
I moved to Moose from Optus when I compared it to my children’s Moose services.

June 7, 2023
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Moose Mobile Service fails to deliever

Very unhappy with Moose. I rang them about my sons phone not working (emergency phone only) i was not aware it wasnt working to the extent of the problem. 8months later i look at his phone to find out he couldnt ring our and i can not ring him. I thought it was his fault for not charging the phone, but it turns out its moose's faulty sim. They refused to give any credit and told me i had to keep paying for a service i couldn't use until i got another sim card. I am disabled so not that easy to get to shops (live in the country too) Mail takes a long time in WA. really not impressed have canceled both phone services with them and moved to another telco

September 26, 2023
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Rated 3 out of 5 stars

OK as long as you don't go overseas

Their service in Australia is good. But awful and expensive if you go overseas. 3x the per day roaming cost of Optus, and 1/5 of the data. I need to receive ONE SMS from the bank with a transaction authorisation code so I can complete some banking. This ONE SMS requires me to deposit $200 credit into my Mouse account. Why can't I receive texts like I can with my work Vodafone number? No data or daily roaming charge required. No deposit required- you already have my credit card details, who do I need to give you my cash? A competitor offers a $20 pack which is valid for A YEAR and offers more than the daily Moose offers. I just need the SMS capability thanks to everything requiring an active mobile to do banking or even log in to my iinet account! I don't need data or calls!
Update- the reply from Moose Mobile below is misleading. Receiving an SMS is not what I call FREE, you have to deposit $200 credit into your Mouse account. Without this hot phone won't even connect to a network when you are overseas.

August 26, 2023
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Reply from Moose Mobile

Hi Indulis,

Luckily it's 100% free to receive your banking SMSs while roaming overseas, so you won't need to use the $15 roaming packs once they're available.

Unfortunately the $15 rate for these packs is what we're provided at wholesale from Optus, so this is as cheap as we can go without incurring a loss. We understand that this is not as cheap as some other providers, especially if they are on the Vodafone network, but we're more of a no-frills local provider, so while roaming is definitely an option, it's not something we necessarily market ourselves on.

Please let me know if you had any other questions about the roaming packs, but as it stands you won't need to pay anything if you only intend to receive SMS while overeaseas.

Kind regards,

Max
Moose Mobile Support

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Cheap for a reason…

Cheap plans for a reason, ‘apparently’ I used over 1GB of roaming data when at home and work with wifi over 2 days. Never went anywhere near that with my other plan.

Also started receiving spam texts more than daily the day I started my plan, never had before… I’m sure they’ve sold my number to 3rd parties.

Last 4 days before changing to another, reliable, network that is still low cost.

August 1, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

I have been with Moose Mobile for…

I have been with Moose Mobile for approx 18 months. I have been very happy with this company. The only thing I can fault is that when they e mail my monthly bill it is sent four days before the due by date. It would be better if they could give a bit more notice for example maybe two weeks.

June 4, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Great Mobile Service Provider

Easy to set up and monitor. I have three mobile phone accounts with Moose.
Competitive pricing with generous overseas calling credit - one of the few providers who support calls to PNG.

June 8, 2023
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Rated 5 out of 5 stars

Moose is a great value telco

Moose is a great value telco. The sales and tech support had been excellent. Give them a go. We did and found the coverage as good or better than major telcos and their support far superior. Very competitive rates. Happy customer.

June 8, 2023
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Rated 4 out of 5 stars

Moose have been great

Moose have been great, had to contact them to get a reduction price on plan after first 12 months reduced price plan was up with same service being $1 cheaper. Contacted Moose in June 2023 and they were unable to match a competitor and am changing to Flip who have a better plan that suits my needs. Bottom line is Moose have been outstanding for the services they offered at the time to suit my needs.

June 6, 2023
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