best carrier for text/smser?

[Mr Rob]

my other half uses about 200sms a month but only $15 calls. whats the best
deal going these days?

cheers guys

rob

[Charlie Wong]

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:29:28 +0800, "Mr Rob"
<robertstephenson (AT) iinet (DOT) net.au> wrote:

>my other half uses about 200sms a month but only $15 calls. whats the best
>deal going these days?

Orange Just Go SMS - see <www.orange.net.au>

- Call rate = 18¢ per 30 seconds (plus 18¢ flagfall)
- Domestic SMS = 11¢
- International SMS = 22¢

[Michael]

"Mr Rob" <robertstephenson (AT) iinet (DOT) net.au> wrote in message
news:419da0d0$0$25780$5a62ac22 (AT) per-qv1-newsreader-01 (DOT) iinet.net.au...
> my other half uses about 200sms a month but only $15 calls. whats the best
> deal going these days?

iSIM prepaid is pretty good with 15c sms

see www.isim.com.au

[Charlie Wong]

On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:06:49 GMT, "Michael" <michael (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

>iSIM prepaid is pretty good with 15c sms

Not bad if you like paying 35¢ for International SMS. Same SMS on
Orange is 22¢.

At least with Orange you can reast easy knowing that they have a habit
of grandfathering old plans - once you have a plan they don't change
the rates.

In 5 years of monitoring Orange, they've only changed one rate, on one
plan. They increased the cost of untimed local calls on the "Orange
One" and "Handset 2+" plans from 16¢ to 18¢.

[David Smith]

I have a Telstra member plan with the free text option, bundled on a
single bill for the free 125 sms a month. Of course its only good if
your texting telstra mobiles, but at 15c to any carrier its something to
consider. I send over 300 sms a month and still haven't payed for one.

Mr Rob wrote:
> my other half uses about 200sms a month but only $15 calls. whats the best
> deal going these days?
>
> cheers guys
>
> rob
>
>
>
>

[Albinus]

Charlie Wong wrote:

> At least with Orange you can reast easy knowing that they have a habit
> of grandfathering old plans - once you have a plan they don't change
> the rates.


Of course that's dependant on whether or not you can actually get Orange
where you live. If so then the argument is quite strong.


Albinus.

[Michael]

"Charlie Wong" <willwasteyou (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 10:06:49 GMT, "Michael" <michael (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:
>
> >iSIM prepaid is pretty good with 15c sms
>
> Not bad if you like paying 35¢ for International SMS. Same SMS on
> Orange is 22¢.
>
> At least with Orange you can reast easy knowing that they have a habit
> of grandfathering old plans - once you have a plan they don't change
> the rates.
>
> In 5 years of monitoring Orange, they've only changed one rate, on one
> plan. They increased the cost of untimed local calls on the "Orange
> One" and "Handset 2+" plans from 16¢ to 18¢.

On the prepaid with the HomeZone thingy they changed the local call rate
twice

[Mr Rob]

what network do orange use?


"Charlie Wong" <willwasteyou (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
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> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:29:28 +0800, "Mr Rob"
> <robertstephenson (AT) iinet (DOT) net.au> wrote:
>
> >my other half uses about 200sms a month but only $15 calls. whats the
best
> >deal going these days?
>
> Orange Just Go SMS - see <www.orange.net.au>
>
> - Call rate = 18¢ per 30 seconds (plus 18¢ flagfall)
> - Domestic SMS = 11¢
> - International SMS = 22¢

[Rod Speed]

Mr Rob <robertstephenson (AT) iinet (DOT) net.au> wrote in message
news:419ecd1b$0$25786$5a62ac22 (AT) per-qv1-newsreader-01 (DOT) iinet.net.au...

> what network do orange use?

Their own in Sydney and Melburg, and Telstra outside that.

They wont sign you up if you're outside Sydney or Melburg.


> "Charlie Wong" <willwasteyou (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
> news:jpcrp010dr0p2bj15ae5952r30oms86596 (AT) 4ax (DOT) com...
>> On Fri, 19 Nov 2004 15:29:28 +0800, "Mr Rob"
>> <robertstephenson (AT) iinet (DOT) net.au> wrote:
>>
>> >my other half uses about 200sms a month but only $15 calls. whats the
> best
>> >deal going these days?
>>
>> Orange Just Go SMS - see <www.orange.net.au>
>>
>> - Call rate = 18¢ per 30 seconds (plus 18¢ flagfall)
>> - Domestic SMS = 11¢
>> - International SMS = 22¢
>
>

[Brendon]

"Rod Speed" <rod_speed (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message
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>
> Mr Rob <robertstephenson (AT) iinet (DOT) net.au> wrote in message
> news:419ecd1b$0$25786$5a62ac22 (AT) per-qv1-newsreader-01 (DOT) iinet.net.au...
>
> > what network do orange use?
>
> Their own in Sydney and Melburg

....and Newcastle/Lower Hunter and the Central Coast and the Blue Mountains
and Wollongong and Werribee and Geelong and...

[Paul remove-the-nospam Day]

Rod Speed <rod_speed (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:
> > what network do orange use?
>
> Their own in Sydney and Melburg, and Telstra outside that.

Telstra CDMA (not Telstra GSM, as many would assume). Their own network
is, obviously, also CDMA.

PD

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[Fatbat]

"David Smith" <david (AT) mandurahses (DOT) com> wrote in message
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> I have a Telstra member plan with the free text option, bundled on a
> single bill for the free 125 sms a month. Of course its only good if
> your texting telstra mobiles, but at 15c to any carrier its something to
> consider. I send over 300 sms a month and still haven't payed for one.

Your 125 free sms can be M2F or F2M if your home phone is compatible.
telstra also have their freetext - 200 free to telstra mobiles between 8pm
and 5am...and 15c to other carriers at all times.


> Mr Rob wrote:
> > my other half uses about 200sms a month but only $15 calls. whats the
best
> > deal going these days?
> >
> > cheers guys
> >
> > rob
> >
> >
> >
> >

[thomo]

"3" Pre-Paid give 150 SMSs free (use within 45 days) whenever you recharge!

"Mr Rob" <robertstephenson (AT) iinet (DOT) net.au> wrote in message
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> my other half uses about 200sms a month but only $15 calls. whats the best
> deal going these days?
>
> cheers guys
>
> rob
>
>
>
>

[Charlie Wong]

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 21:14:40 +1000, "thomo" <thomo (AT) optusnet (DOT) com.au>
wrote:

>"3" Pre-Paid give 150 SMSs free (use within 45 days) whenever you recharge!

Wow, did you say a whole 45 days? Amazing stuff.

[thomo]

The stated use is 200 SMSs /month and further recharging within 45 days
allows the unused SMSs to be accumulated to 600. Good luck to them, I just
make the cheapest calls on the First on Three plan.


"Charlie Wong" <willwasteyou (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote in message
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> On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 21:14:40 +1000, "thomo" <thomo (AT) optusnet (DOT) com.au>
> wrote:
>
> >"3" Pre-Paid give 150 SMSs free (use within 45 days) whenever you
recharge!
>
> Wow, did you say a whole 45 days? Amazing stuff.

[Michael]

"Brendon" <no (AT) way (DOT) man> wrote in message
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> "Rod Speed" <rod_speed (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote in message
> news:308161F2u2nqqU1 (AT) uni-berlin (DOT) de...
> >
> > Mr Rob <robertstephenson (AT) iinet (DOT) net.au> wrote in message
> > news:419ecd1b$0$25786$5a62ac22 (AT) per-qv1-newsreader-01 (DOT) iinet.net.au...
> >
> > > what network do orange use?
> >
> > Their own in Sydney and Melburg
>
> ...and Newcastle/Lower Hunter and the Central Coast and the Blue Mountains
> and Wollongong and Werribee and Geelong and...

Werribee = Melbourne

I have no idea why they have Werribee listed as seperate on some of their
spiel

[Michael]

"Paul remove-the-nospam Day" <paul (AT) nospam (DOT) bur.st> wrote in message
news:1100934306.805218 (AT) sweep (DOT) ..
> Rod Speed <rod_speed (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:
> > > what network do orange use?
> >
> > Their own in Sydney and Melburg, and Telstra outside that.
>
> Telstra CDMA (not Telstra GSM, as many would assume). Their own network
> is, obviously, also CDMA.

Why would anyone think that Orange CDMA roam onto Telstra GSM?

[Charlie Wong]

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 12:49:55 GMT, "Michael" <michael (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:

>Why would anyone think that Orange CDMA roam onto Telstra GSM?

Your average consumer isn't up with the "lingo".

[Charlie Wong]

On Sat, 20 Nov 2004 22:44:44 +1000, "thomo" <thomo (AT) optusnet (DOT) com.au>
wrote:

>The stated use is 200 SMSs /month and further recharging within 45 days
>allows the unused SMSs to be accumulated to 600. Good luck to them, I just
>make the cheapest calls on the First on Three plan.

I prefer Business on 3 myself... quite nice at 9¢ per 30 seconds.

[Paul remove-the-nospam Day]

Michael <michael (AT) yahoo (DOT) com> wrote:
> > Telstra CDMA (not Telstra GSM, as many would assume). Their own network
> > is, obviously, also CDMA.
>
> Why would anyone think that Orange CDMA roam onto Telstra GSM?

Not everyone knows Orange = CDMA? I've had people assume it was just
another GSM network roams onto Telstra's national GSM network.

PD

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