One shared data allowance across your whole team. Staff who use less contribute to the pool. Staff who need more draw from it. From $28/month ex GST, no lock-in contracts, unlimited national calls and SMS.
When every staff member is on their own individual plan, the data never balances neatly. Some staff run out mid-month and need top-ups. Others finish the billing cycle with gigabytes left over that simply disappear. The total data purchased across the team may be more than enough. The problem is distribution.
Data pooling ends this. All SIMs on the account draw from a single shared allowance. A staff member who needs 20GB draws 20GB from the pool. A staff member who uses only 3GB leaves 7GB in the pool for the rest of the team. There is no individual data limit per SIM. The pool is shared.
| Plan | Data (shared pool) | Price/month ex GST | Speed | SMS / MMS | IDD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10GB eComms Mobile Pool | 10GB shared | $28 | 100/100 Mbps | Unlimited | No |
| 30GB eComms Mobile Pool | 30GB shared | $40 | 100/100 Mbps | Unlimited | Yes |
| 45GB eComms 5G Mobile Pool | 45GB shared | $52 | 100/100 Mbps | Unlimited | Yes |
| 60GB eComms 5G Mobile Pool | 60GB shared | $70 | 100/100 Mbps | Unlimited | Yes |
Prices shown exclude GST. GST will be added at checkout. All prices are in Australian dollars (AUD).
Unused pooled data at end of billing cycle is FORFEITED and does not carry forward. IDD included on 30GB and above. 10GB pool plan does not include IDD. Each SIM draws from the shared pool with no individual per-SIM data limit.
Switch or cancel at any time without penalties. Add or remove SIMs from the pool as your team changes.
Included on all data pooling plans. No limit on SMS or MMS sent within Australia.
Plans run on 4G and 5G with speeds up to 250 Mbps on eligible devices in covered areas.
Roaming bolt-on available on select plans. Contact the eComms team to confirm which plans support roaming and the applicable bolt-on rates.
The pool size can be adjusted as the team grows. New SIMs added to the account immediately draw from the shared pool without requiring individual plan setup.
Office-based staff typically use far less mobile data than field staff, salespeople, or account managers who travel. Pooling lets lower-usage staff contribute their unused allowance to higher-usage team members automatically, without anyone hitting an individual limit.
Managing individual top-ups, monitoring individual SIM usage, and adjusting individual plans takes ongoing effort. A shared pool reduces this admin. Heavy users draw what they need. Light users contribute automatically.
New SIMs added to a pooled account immediately draw from the shared pool. There is no individual plan to configure for each new person. The pool size can be adjusted upward as the team grows.
| Data Pooling | Data Rollover |
|---|---|
| Shares data across multiple SIMs within the same billing cycle. | Carries unused data forward month to month on individual SIMs. |
| Unused pooled data is forfeited at the end of the billing cycle. | Unused data rolls forward. Eligible plans bank up to 500GB. |
| Best when the problem is uneven usage between team members within the same month. | Best when individual staff have unpredictable usage month to month. |
| Works for teams with predictable total monthly data needs. | Works for teams where individual usage varies significantly by month. |
Thousands of Businesses Across Australia Trust eComms to Keep Them Connected
“Our store staff had completely different data needs depending on which store they were at and what was happening that week. We were paying for top-ups for heavy users while others had data sitting unused every month. Since moving to a pool plan, we have not bought a single top-up. The data just redistributes across the team on its own.”
Retail business, 18 staff across 4 stores
Answers to common questions about our managed phone systems, connectivity solutions, carrier network, and ongoing support services.
Data pooling combines the mobile data allowances of multiple SIMs into a single shared pool that any SIM on the account can draw from. Instead of each staff member having a fixed data limit, the team shares a common allowance. Staff who use less data contribute their unused allocation to the pool. Staff who need more draw from the pool. eComms data pooling plans are available from $28 per month excluding GST, with unlimited national calls, SMS and MMS and no lock-in contracts.
Unused data from the shared pool at the end of the billing cycle is forfeited and does not carry forward to the next month. This is the main difference between data pooling and data rollover. If your business needs unused data to carry forward month to month, data rollover plans with banking of up to 500GB are the right choice. If your primary need is balancing usage across your team within each billing cycle, data pooling is the right fit.
The key question is where the inefficiency sits in your team. If some staff consistently use much more data than others in the same month, pooling solves this by sharing the allowance. If individual staff members use a lot of data one month and very little the next, rollover builds a buffer they can draw on. Many businesses benefit from one type for field staff and another for office staff. eComms can review your current usage and recommend the right split.
Yes. New SIMs can be added to a pooled account at any time and they immediately draw from the shared data pool. As your team grows, the pool size can be adjusted upward. eComms manages SIM additions through the account team so there is no need to configure a separate individual plan for each new staff member.
If that pattern is familiar, data pooling is likely the right fit. eComms can assess your current SIM count and usage patterns and size the right pool for your team. Melbourne team. No obligation and no commitment required to get the assessment.
Email us: sales@ecomms.com.au