Using my iphone 3GS in oz

RudeDogg1

Im going to oz in september as i know the iphone is rendered useless abroad unless your willing to pay shocking charges. So my idea is get it unlocked (which O2 do for free) and get a oz data pay as you go sim. Its only the tinterweb i want to use to be able to use the gps and stuff to find places to go. Does anyone know of a decent sim i can get and where to get it?

4743hudsonj

RudeDogg1 wrote: »

Im going to oz in september as i know the iphone is rendered useless abroad unless your willing to pay shocking charges. So my idea is get it unlocked (which O2 do for free) and get a oz data pay as you go sim. Its only the tinterweb i want to use to be able to use the gps and stuff to find places to go. Does anyone know of a decent sim i can get and where to get it?

http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/index.htm
http://www.telstra.com.au/
http://www.optus.com.au/home/index.html

Those are the three big providers in aus, have a look yourself for what would suit you best.

FYI though they call their PAYG "pre-paid" and i believe that you refill them when and by how much you want, but i think that you only have a month or so to use it before it disappears so look into this too so you dont top up loads and have it all go missing

RudeDogg1

cheers fella seems telstra is the best choice the other 2 are abit confusing lol

seaniboy

Telstra Next G runs on 850 3g - the network iPhone was designed for, 2100 is for Europe

Telstra - for data only, get a 2dollar sim from Woolworths, AU Post, Kmart or Target, select long life offer, recharge, buy 30day data Plus Pack

$ 5 = 20mb
10 150mb
20 300mb
39 750mb
49 2GB
79 4GB

Long life gives you 6 months usage on the recharge with Telstra but there is better ways....

Example: top Recharge $100 get 500 minutes X network & 1000 texts plus your $100 recharge on Telstra
Prepaid Talk & Text plan !

Recharge within 30 days and your mins and texts roll over (but not Plus Packs) so it's cheaper than contract in AU - contracts are for new phones in AU, prepaid is cheaper than contract (opposite of UK)
Then buy Plus Packs off the $100, Plus Packs can be data, text, pic texts, talk, international calling packs.

Ask anything away, I used Telstra prepaid in the past.

RudeDogg1

seaniboy wrote: »

Telstra Next G runs on 850 3g - the network iPhone was designed for, 2100 is for Europe

Telstra - for data only, get a 2dollar sim from Woolworths, AU Post, Kmart or Target, select long life offer, recharge, buy 30day data Plus Pack

$ 5 = 20mb
10 150mb
20 300mb
39 750mb
49 2GB
79 4GB

Long life gives you 6 months usage on the recharge with Telstra but there is better ways....

Example: top Recharge $100 get 500 minutes X network & 1000 texts plus your $100 recharge on Telstra
Prepaid Talk & Text plan !

Recharge within 30 days and your mins and texts roll over (but not Plus Packs) so it's cheaper than contract in AU - contracts are for new phones in AU, prepaid is cheaper than contract (opposite of UK)
Then buy Plus Packs off the $100, Plus Packs can be data, text, pic texts, talk, international calling packs.

Ask anything away, I used Telstra prepaid in the past.

Cheers thats very helpfull do you think any of them places will deliver to the uk? So I will have it as soon as i get there

johnnyroper

RudeDogg1 wrote: »

Cheers thats very helpfull do you think any of them places will deliver to the uk? So I will have it as soon as i get there

one thing to remember with the official o2 unlock is phone needs to be connected to itunes after putting in different sim card so make sure you do it before going unless taking laptop with you