Australian PAYG Sim Card

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easymoney999
easymoney999 Posts: 74 Forumite
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Travelling to Australia, Have a unlocked mobile and require an Australian PAYG sim card for 3 weeks.
Can anyone recommend 1 which I can buy and set up in UK ?

Would mostly use for data and few local Australian calls No international.

Was Looking at Lebara Mobile, Any help?

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  • Atasas
    Atasas Posts: 753 Forumite
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    easymoney999 wrote: »
    Travelling to Australia, Have a unlocked mobile and require an Australian PAYG sim card for 3 weeks.
    Can anyone recommend 1 which I can buy and set up in UK ?

    Would mostly use for data and few local Australian calls No international.

    Was Looking at Lebara Mobile, Any help?

    Just get to any London bar and shout g'day fellas!

    and ask him for his old SIM card? :D
  • easymoney999
    easymoney999 Posts: 74 Forumite
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    :rotfl:Even my voice won't travel Manchester to London.

    Any more suggestion on Australian Sim?
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,550 Forumite
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    I have a Telstra one. It works but I can't really say more than that.

    I bought it out there but they are available on Ebay. For example...

    http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Australia-Telstra-Mobile-30-Prepaid-SIM-with-1-3G-data-and-call-credit-3G-4G-/232233818921?hash=item361236db29:g:EDIAAOSw6dNWSY48

    That one will only cost you $30 if you wait and buy one in Coles or Woolworths etc.
  • Frozen_up_north
    Frozen_up_north Posts: 2,420 Forumite
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    For calls to/from the UK Three include Oz in their "feel at home" countries giving 3p per min calls to the UK and no charge to receive calls.

    It doesn't include cheap calls to local numbers while roaming unfortunately though. You can use F.A.H. with pay as you go, but think you would need to convert a top up to a bundle before you go.
  • Gloomendoom
    Gloomendoom Posts: 16,550 Forumite
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    Frozen_up_north wrote: »
    For calls to/from the UK Three include Oz in their "feel at home" countries giving 3p per min calls to the UK and no charge to receive calls.

    It doesn't include cheap calls to local numbers while roaming unfortunately though. You can use F.A.H. with pay as you go, but think you would need to convert a top up to a bundle before you go.

    I've used my Three PAYG phone in Australia and calls back to the UK cost 3.3p per minute. 0.3p more than usual. Receiving calls is free. Local calls are £1.40 a minute.

    No need for a top up or a bundle.
  • System
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    Try to get access to Telstra for good rural coverage.
    Aldi Mobile are a well priced Telstra MVNO
  • snapper2
    snapper2 Posts: 15 Forumite
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    I have the same issue going to Aus. I'd identified Telstra as the best PAYG option -but what's a MVNO?
  • Browntoa
    Browntoa Posts: 49,300 Forumite
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    MVNO , virtual network operator , they brand it ALDI but its piggy backed on Telstras network so ALDI don't actually have a mobile network


    happens here , Tesco and GiffGaff MVNO on O2 network
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  • Neil49
    Neil49 Posts: 3,081 Forumite
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    Heng_Leng wrote: »
    Try to get access to Telstra for good rural coverage.
    Aldi Mobile are a well priced Telstra MVNO

    Many thanks for this tip.

    Although I use 3 in the UK I shall need to make a number of local phone calls while out in Oz and this looks ideal for my requirements.
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