Australia Sim Cards

feda16

Hi guys,

due to move to Oz in Feb and have to unlocked mobiles so looking to find out how to purchase Australian Sim Cards so there ready to rock n roll when i get there, thanks in advance.

grumbler

Feel At Home. - Three

https://www.three.co.uk/Support/Free_SIM/Order

feda16

Are three a good network to have? Moving to Brisbane area

grumbler

Did it really take you just two minutes to check the links and understand what it was about?

It's a UK network that is cheap to use for roaming in Australia for a while until you get a new Australian sim after moving instead of before.

NFH

If he's moving to Australia, he needs an Australian mobile number, not a UK mobile number. None of the locals will want to phone him on a UK mobile number.

http://prepaidwithdata.wikia.com/wiki/Australia

http://www.prepaidgsm.net/en/australia.php

The one to consider most closely is http://www.amaysim.com.au

ryan92

I was over in Australia for a month back in May and I used Telstra
http://www.telstra.com.au/

Another of the few big players over there are ;

Optus ; https://www.optus.com.au
Vodafone ; https://www.vodafone.com.au

There are also your typical MVNO too.... Virgin Mobile springs to mind

I was staying with a friend so he had the sim card waiting for me ; but they're easily picked up at the Airport and the Mobile network stores across the high streets over there, just like over here

feda16

magic guys, im quite picky and always looking for best coverage/ deals etc. Also hear 4G quite big over there so will get a look at all your suggestions!

NFH

feda16 wrote: »

im quite picky and always looking for best coverage

I'm informed by a friend living in Sydney that Vodafone is well known for having the worst coverage of the Australian networks - the opposite of the UK. Many of the cheapest MVNOs operate on Vodafone ; you get what you pay for.

grumbler

NFH wrote: »

If he's moving to Australia, he needs an Australian mobile number, not a UK mobile number. None of the locals will want to phone him on a UK mobile number.

Is it really worth jumping through hoops to get Australinan sim in UK instead of calmly doing this after moving to Australia?

I was under impression that the OP really wanted the former: "so there ready to rock n roll when i get there"

As a side note, it's "they are" or "they're" , not "there".

NFH

grumbler wrote: »

Is it really worth jumping through hoops to get Australinan sim in UK instead of calmly doing this after moving to Australia?

Yes, I try to do this whenever possible when I visit a country for the first time. I prefer to have a working SIM as soon as the plane lands rather than waiting until I can get to mobile phone shops which are rarely located in airports. Soon after landing is when I most need maps to communicate with others and I'm not happy to pay £8,000/GB to Orange for the privilege. I then keep my SIMs active for subsequent visits with a small periodic balance deduction.

grumbler

NFH wrote: »

...Soon after landing is when I most need maps to communicate with others and I'm not happy to pay £8,000/GB to Orange for the privilege....

That's why I suggested '3' with £10/Gb PAYG.