Click Frenzy 2020: Save $350+ with Telstra’s Xbox One S plan

It was only a matter of time before the early bird Click Frenzy Mayhem 2020 specials edged into gaming territory, and Telstra is the first deal-giver off the rank.

For $22 a month over 24 months, you can pay off an Xbox One S – yes, S, not X – which amounts to a $120 saving on the original plan price. While Telstra’s Xbox One X plan is still priced at a firm $34 per month, the Xbox One S alternative has a $5 monthly saving, which amounts to $120 you won’t have to spend over 24 months.

Still, that’s a minimum cost of $528 over those two years for a console that you can pick up for an RRP of $399 today. That total amount looks even less flashy when you consider the $549 RRP for the Xbox One X, plus the reality that the next-gen Xbox Series X console is launching later this year.

But things look a whole lot shinier when you factor in the other inclusions.

What makes the deal more appealing is the inclusion of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate, which bundles Xbox Live Gold – online multiplayer and monthly free games – with Xbox Game Pass, which has a library of 100+ first-party and third-party games. Xbox Game Pass Ultimate usually costs $15.95 a month and offers game library access for Xbox One consoles and Windows 10 PCs.

This deal also bundles a copy of Forza Horizon 4 ($99.95RRP), which is a little odd because it’s on Xbox Game Pass, along with the excellent LEGO Speed Champions DLC ($29.95).

In this context, the $896.75 you’d otherwise pay for a new Xbox One S, the Forza stuff and Xbox Game Pass Ultimate – which Microsoft consistently offers at least the first month for $1, so that’s been factored into our maths – looks a whole lot tidier as a minimum $528 fee, more so if you’d rather pay things off over time and don’t mind waiting to buy a next-gen console.

That’s a cost difference of $368.75, and if you deduct the 24-month cost of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate from this deal, you’re effectively paying $160.08 over the 24 months for an Xbox One S. Even with next-gen landing later this year, that’s still reasonable pricing.

Telstra is also offering a $10 discount on all BYO mobile plans for new customers (plans $15 and above), which means you can opt in for deals like $40 for 30GB of data, or $50 for 60GB of data plus the freedom to leave whenever you like care of a no lock-in contract. There’s also $10 off data plans for all BYO tablets and mobile broadband devices, too, which translates to options like $15 for 20GB plan (again, with no contract). This $10 discount is a monthly credit that applies for the first 12 months.

All of these Telstra deals are live now and run through to 26 May 2020.

It's Click Frenzy time, so the deals are rolling in. If you're not sold on what Telstra is offering. Have a peak at the other mobile deals below.