The place to go before you go out.

Plan a great time, every time! Turn your mobile into your personal entertainment guide! Discover restaurants and cafes around you, access discount vouchers plus turn-by-turn navigation to get you to your destination.

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Quick Start Guide

Many of the great features in Go Places are free to use, there are also no data charges to use any feature within the application.

Features

Search restaurants, view ratings & restaurant details

Turn by Turn (voice guided) navigation

Mapping & directions

Share & post to Facebook® & Twitter

Book restaurant via online booking within the application

Vouchers


Premium Traffic


124 'yes' Directory assistance


SMS Location to friend (this feature is not available on iPhone)

Call restaurant direct from search result

Price

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$2.99 per day (24 hours access) $39.99 Annual (12 months access)

$0.99 per day (24 hours access) $19.99 Annual (12 months access)

$1.50 flagfall per call plus your local call rates in your mobile plan.

SMS rates of your existing mobile plan apply

Based on the call rates in your mobile pricing plan.

Optus Go Places turns your mobile into a personal entertainment guide to what's around you. It even gives you access to discounts at participating restaurants, restaurant reviews, plus turn-by-turn navigation for walking or driving to any location

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Explore & Find...

Explore your surroundings and find whatever you are looking for - whether it's a top restaurant, a great discount, an ATM, petrol station or the nearest parking building.

Select and Make Reservations...

Choose restaurants and it will locate all the restaurants around you. You can filter these by type of cuisine or price. Once you've found a restaurant nearby you can view ratings from eatability and you can even make a reservation directly from the app by calling or using DIMMI booking system.

Save money with Great Discounts....

Search for deals around you and when you purchase access to vouchers you will get discounts with up to 20% off your meal bill (up to a maximum of $25incGST). Go Places vouchers include discounts at thousands of restaurants across Australia. Go Places will find and take you to participating restaurants and save you money.

Share with Friends...

Share your locations with friends through Twitter * or Facebook® directly from Go Places.

*Twitter feature is not available from the iPhone Go Places app

Get there Quickly and Easily...

Go Places is also full turn-by-turn navigation system with voice guidance that announces street names. It doesn't just give you a list of directions like most of the other free navigation apps, it gives you real-time guidance based on your location. It tells you exactly where to turn and even says the street name out loud so you know you are following the right route. You can choose to Drive or Walk and the navigator will direct you there quickly.

Navigation Voices...Buy a navigation voice to use while navigating; we have a selection of voices to choose from

Never get stuck in Traffic again....

you can save time and frustration by purchasing access to traffic updates. Avoid accidents and road works by taking the alternative route that Go Places provides based on updated traffic information.*

And the best part ....

the majority of the features are absolutely FREE to use. The voucher and traffic services are charged a small daily or annual fee. Select the option that suits you best and you will be charged directly from your Optus mobile bill.

*Traffic flow information only in the metropolitan areas of Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle, Melbourne, Geelong, Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra

View compatible mobiles

Go Places is available on compatible handsets with GPS functionality within 3G network coverage areas of the Optus network.
Compatible Handset list:
Compatible with iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and iPhone 4S. Requires iOS 3.0 or above.
Android 2.1 & above devices including:
Brand
Model
Asus Garmin
A50
HTC
Aria
HTC
Desire
HTC
Incredible S
HTC
Dream
HTC
Sensation
HTC
Rhyme
HTC
EVO 3D
HTC
Vision
Huawei
X1 (TBC)
LG
Optimus 3D
LG
Black
LG
P500
Motorola
Defy
Motorola
Milestone 2
Motorola
Spyder
Motorola
Razr
Samsung
Galaxy Gio
Samsung
i5800
Samsung
Galaxy S
Samsung
Galaxy S2
Samsung
Galaxy Ace
Samsung
Galaxy Nexus
Sony Ericson
Xperia Arc
Sony Ericson
X-10
Sony Ericson
X8 Xperia
Sony Ericson
X8
Blackberry - limited to the following devices only at this stage
Blackberry
9800
Blackberry
9860
Blackberry
9900
Nokia - limited to the following devices only at this stage
Nokia
C6
Nokia
C7
Nokia
E7
Nokia
N8
Nokia
X7
 

Optus Go Places - Full T&Cs

Terms and Conditions :

Optus Go Places includes base features and enhanced features. Base features allow you to search for locations including restaurants and other points of interest, read information and reviews about restaurants, book restaurants, use turn-by-turn satellite navigation to direct you to locations, and access social networking sites. You may also SMS details of a location to a friend or call the Optus 124YES service. You may purchase enhanced features including Entertainment Vouchers and Premium Traffic packages. You may use Vouchers at listed participating restaurants where you can receive a 20% discount off the total bill (up to a maximum of $25 including GST) per table or party. Optus Go Places content and pricing may change at any time. Where you use third party-supplied services, the terms of use of those third parties will apply to your use of those services. There are no data charges when used within Australia.

Restaurant Reviews: Information about, and ratings of, restaurants and other services accessible through Optus Go Places have been posted by volunteers and may not be true or reliable.

Restaurant Bookings: If you do not receive a confirmation email from Dimmi Pty Ltd at least 24 hours prior to your booking, you must contact the restaurant directly to confirm your booking.

Premium Traffic Features: Traffic incident alerts, speed camera and red light camera information are only available in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. Traffic flow information is up to 6 minutes old and is only available in Sydney, Wollongong, Newcastle, Melbourne, Geelong, Brisbane, Gold coast, Sunshine Coast, Adelaide, Perth and Canberra.

Navigation Voices: Available for use within the Go Places app only. Your voice will be available for use for as long as you use the app.

Fees and charges for base features: Use of the base features and all data usage associated with use of Go Places is free. Calls to 124YES made via Go Places will be charged at $1.50 flagfall per call plus local call rates according to your mobile plan. Calls made and SMS sent via Go Places will be charged at rates according to your mobile plan. Optus prepaid customers must have a minimum balance of $0.21 on their mobile plan to access the base features of the app.

Fees and charges for enhanced features: Entertainment Vouchers may be purchased for $2.99 (valid for 24 hours) or $39.99 (valid for 12 months). Premium Traffic packages may be purchased for $0.99 (valid for 24 hours) or $19.99 (valid for 12 months). Navigation Voices may be purchased for $4.99 per voice. Purchase of enhanced features including Entertainment Vouchers and Premium Traffic features will be charged to your postpaid mobile account or deducted from your prepaid mobile account. There are no refunds for any unused portion of the enhanced feature packages. You may use enhanced features as many times as you wish within the relevant validity period.

Eligibility: Go Places is only available for use by Optus prepaid or postpaid mobile customers with 3G network coverage and a compatible handset or mobile device.

Optus Go Places may be pre-installed onto some mobiles. If Optus Go Places is not pre-installed, you may download it from Optus Zoo and install it on your compatible mobile device. To use the App you must accept the End User Licence Agreement that is presented to you when you first launch the App. Optus Mobile Fair Go Policy applies. For the most up to date information visit www.optus.com.au/goplaces. Optus Networks Pty Limited ABN 92 008 570 330 and Optus Mobile Pty Ltd ABN 65 054 365 696.