No! The great thing about GreenMobiles is that you’re not paying any more for the privelege of helping to save the planet – we provide competitive mobile services and our rates are comparable to other mobile phone resellers, including other companies within the M2 Telecommunications Group, the operator of GreenMobiles.
Yes, we are part of the M2 Telecommunications Group, a company listed on the Australian stock exchange. And if you ever need to talk to us, our friendly service team is based in Hobart.
(FYI: M2 is is a publicly listed company (ASX:MTU) and one of Australia's largest telecommunications companies with 100,000's of customers.)
When you activate international roaming you are giving your mobile service the capability to access overseas networks while you are travelling. It does not cost anything to have this capability activated on your phone.
The usage costs while you are using an overseas network are greatly increased and you also get charged to receive calls as well as making them. You can check the costs for the specific country you are travelling to by clicking here for Optus Roaming cost (being the same as we will charge you if you venture overseas with your phone).
Premium SMS services are information and entertainment services and are usually advertised on television, on the internet, in magazines or newspapers and on scratch cards. Usually, to subscribe to a Premium Service you will be required to ‘Opt-in’ in response to an advertisement.
An Opt-in is typically initiated in one of three ways:
| 1. | SMS – you respond to a product offer received on your mobile phone or seen in an advertisement by texting a keyword to a designated 6-8 digit number starting with ‘19’ |
| 2. | Online – your mobile number is entered in an online advertisement |
| 3. | IVR – you respond to a voice prompt in an automated recorded message received on your mobile |
Often, a Premium Service is an SMS Subscription Service, which may mean that once you Opt-in you will receive a subscribe confirmation message. This means that you have then subscribed to the Premium Service and may be subject to continual charges or fees. Premium Messaging Services include psychic lines, weather services, adult services, and voting lines for TV shows or competitions. Proprietary network services such as Optus Zoo also offer access to Premium Data Services to purchase or access things such as ringtones, music tracks and TV.
To address unwanted Premium SMS services please first reply to the message with the word 'Stop' and then contact us, and we can take further action from a network level. If you wish to make a complaint about the supply of a premium SMS or MMS service and it is unable to be resolved by our Customer Service, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman may be able to assist you.