Quick Prepay question

I'm going to be in Melbourne for 2 weeks with an unlocked GSM
900/1800/1900 phone. Rather than pay hefty surcharges on incoming and
outgoing calls, and asking people to make internation calls to me, I
thought I might pick a local sim. I don't expect to be making a lot of
calls, so probably will throw away the sim with some unspent time left
on it. Obviously I don't want to spend time shopping around.

What's a good recommendation for my circs? I just want to walk into a
shop, hand over as little cash as possible and walk out with a sim.

(otherwise it's ~$1.80/minute outgoing and $1.20/min+caller charges
incoming, so it should be easy to save a few dollars)

thanks

joan
--
Joan McGalliard, UK http://www.mcgalliard.org

Joan McGalliard wrote:
> I'm going to be in Melbourne for 2 weeks with an unlocked GSM
> 900/1800/1900 phone. Rather than pay hefty surcharges on incoming and
> outgoing calls, and asking people to make internation calls to me, I
> thought I might pick a local sim. I don't expect to be making a lot of
> calls, so probably will throw away the sim with some unspent time left
> on it. Obviously I don't want to spend time shopping around.
>
> What's a good recommendation for my circs? I just want to walk into a
> shop, hand over as little cash as possible and walk out with a sim.
>
> (otherwise it's ~$1.80/minute outgoing and $1.20/min+caller charges
> incoming, so it should be easy to save a few dollars)
>
> thanks
>
> joan

Vodafone would be one of the most flexible prepaid providers around.
You can get a starter pack for $AU30 almost anywhere.

When you register you will get several options.

Night Talker: http://tinyurl.com/5e3kt
Talker: http://tinyurl.com/4aly3
Texter: http://tinyurl.com/4unxe

Would probably be the best options for you.

Optus prepaid could also suit you: http://tinyurl.com/5wqfp

Virgin is another common one: http://tinyurl.com/6dlfg

Hope this helps.


--
The views I present are my own and NOT of any organisation I belong to.

73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
http://www.aca.gov.au/pls/radcom/cli...IENT_NO=157452
VoIP http://www.TALKonIP.com.au/

Joan McGalliard wrote:
> I'm going to be in Melbourne for 2 weeks with an unlocked GSM
> 900/1800/1900 phone. I just want to walk into a
> shop, hand over as little cash as possible and walk out with a sim.

There are four GSM carriers with widely-sold SIM kits - Optus, Virgin,
Vodafone and Telstra.

Optus
SIM kit: $29.95 cost, with $30 included calls
Calls: 36c/min to any Australian mobile, 74c/min to fixed-lines
plus connection fee ('flagfall') of 25c per call, for all calls
(choose the 'text+talk' option for these rates, when you connect)
http://www.optus.com.au/prepaidmobile

Virgin Mobile
SIM kit: $19.95 cost, with $20 included calls
Calls: 60c/min to fixed or mobile phones, plus 20c flagfall
http://www.virginmobile.com.au/

Vodafone
SIM kit: $29.95 cost, with $30 included calls
Calls: 40c/min to fixed or mobile phones, plus 20c flagfall
http://www.vodafone.com.au/rep/prepa...prepaid#talker
(choose the 'Talker' option when you connect)

Telstra
SIM kit: $25 cost, with $25 included calls
Calls: 77c/min (or alternatively $1/min peak, 40c/min off peak), plus
20c flagfall
http://www.telstraprepaidplus.com.au/

Virgin has the cheapest initial cost, but they're all within $10 (about
£4?) of each other.

You could scout around eBay and pick up SIM kits for about $5 plus
postage.
http://phones.listings.ebay.com.au/P...istingItemList

There are other options, but they're less widely sold, or not sold from
retail shops.

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 12:39:27 +1100, Simon VK3XEM <usenet@vk3xem.net>
wrote:

>Night Talker: http://tinyurl.com/5e3kt
or
<http://www.vodafone.com.au/rep/prepay.jsp?gs=foryou&hd=mobiles&st=promo280803&ss= prepaid#nightTalker>

>Talker: http://tinyurl.com/4aly3
or
<http://www.vodafone.com.au/rep/prepay.jsp?gs=foryou&hd=mobiles&st=promo280803&ss= prepaid#talker>

>Texter: http://tinyurl.com/4unxe
or
<http://www.vodafone.com.au/rep/prepay.jsp?gs=foryou&hd=mobiles&st=promo280803&ss= prepaid#txter>

>Optus prepaid could also suit you: http://tinyurl.com/5wqfp
or
<http://www.optus.com.au/portal/site/WOCA/menuitem.6d6045a9259bfcca9b2e6decc00345a0/?vgnextoid=ed6cef357c1b1010VgnVCM10000029867c0aRCR D&vgnextchannel=2f0ab5831cf2cf00VgnVCM100000680154 0aRCRD&vgnextfmt=default>

>Virgin is another common one: http://tinyurl.com/6dlfg
or
<https://www.virginmobile.com.au/selfcare/MyAccount/store/1-displayphone_prepaidbyo.jsp>
which doesn't work I might add.

Perhaps <http://www.virginmobile.com.au/> instead?

Or vodafone prepaid capped $49 (for $230) or $79 (for $500 of calls),
includes international calls as part of the cap.




"Simon VK3XEM" <usenet@vk3xem.net> wrote in message
news:423f7723_2@news.melbourne.pipenetworks.com...
> Joan McGalliard wrote:
>> I'm going to be in Melbourne for 2 weeks with an unlocked GSM
>> 900/1800/1900 phone. Rather than pay hefty surcharges on incoming and
>> outgoing calls, and asking people to make internation calls to me, I
>> thought I might pick a local sim. I don't expect to be making a lot of
>> calls, so probably will throw away the sim with some unspent time left
>> on it. Obviously I don't want to spend time shopping around.
>>
>> What's a good recommendation for my circs? I just want to walk into a
>> shop, hand over as little cash as possible and walk out with a sim.
>>
>> (otherwise it's ~$1.80/minute outgoing and $1.20/min+caller charges
>> incoming, so it should be easy to save a few dollars)
>>
>> thanks
>>
>> joan
>
> Vodafone would be one of the most flexible prepaid providers around. You
> can get a starter pack for $AU30 almost anywhere.
>
> When you register you will get several options.
>
> Night Talker: http://tinyurl.com/5e3kt
> Talker: http://tinyurl.com/4aly3
> Texter: http://tinyurl.com/4unxe
>
> Would probably be the best options for you.
>
> Optus prepaid could also suit you: http://tinyurl.com/5wqfp
>
> Virgin is another common one: http://tinyurl.com/6dlfg
>
> Hope this helps.
>
>
> --
> The views I present are my own and NOT of any organisation I belong to.
>
> 73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
> http://www.aca.gov.au/pls/radcom/cli...IENT_NO=157452
> VoIP http://www.TALKonIP.com.au/

On 21 Mar 2005 18:22:28 -0800, "Giles" <call125111@email.com> wrote:

>There are four GSM carriers with widely-sold SIM kits - Optus, Virgin,
>Vodafone and Telstra.

Virgin is not a carrier. It does not operate its own network. Virgin
is a Virtual Mobile Network Operator (VMNO) and uses the Optus GSM
network.

> >There are four GSM carriers with widely sold SIM kits - Optus,
Virgin,
> >Vodafone and Telstra.
>
> Virgin is not a carrier.

I beg your pardon - there are four GSM *carriage service providers*
with widely sold SIM kits

On 21 Mar 2005 18:54:41 -0800, "Giles" <call125111@email.com> wrote:

>> >There are four GSM carriers with widely sold SIM kits - Optus,
>I beg your pardon - there are four GSM *carriage service providers*
>with widely sold SIM kits

Yawn. You inferred that they ran their own network - it's certainly
how most people would have interpreted your post.

> >> >There are four GSM carriers with widely sold SIM kits - Optus,
> >I beg your pardon - there are four GSM *carriage service providers*
> >with widely sold SIM kits
>
> Yawn. You inferred that they ran their own network - it's certainly
> how most people would have interpreted your post.

Yep, I acknowledged I was wrong and corrected it, right?

http://www.vodafone.com.au/rep/prepa...epaid#supercap

Did anyone notice that the PREPAY supercap includes international calls but
the post-paid does not???


"alx" <alxnews@agCAPPSOUTbuzz.com.au> wrote in message
news:423f813a_3@news.melbourne.pipenetworks.com...
> Or vodafone prepaid capped $49 (for $230) or $79 (for $500 of calls),
> includes international calls as part of the cap.
>
>
>
>
> "Simon VK3XEM" <usenet@vk3xem.net> wrote in message
> news:423f7723_2@news.melbourne.pipenetworks.com...
>> Joan McGalliard wrote:
>>> I'm going to be in Melbourne for 2 weeks with an unlocked GSM
>>> 900/1800/1900 phone. Rather than pay hefty surcharges on incoming and
>>> outgoing calls, and asking people to make internation calls to me, I
>>> thought I might pick a local sim. I don't expect to be making a lot of
>>> calls, so probably will throw away the sim with some unspent time left
>>> on it. Obviously I don't want to spend time shopping around.
>>>
>>> What's a good recommendation for my circs? I just want to walk into a
>>> shop, hand over as little cash as possible and walk out with a sim.
>>>
>>> (otherwise it's ~$1.80/minute outgoing and $1.20/min+caller charges
>>> incoming, so it should be easy to save a few dollars)
>>>
>>> thanks
>>>
>>> joan
>>
>> Vodafone would be one of the most flexible prepaid providers around. You
>> can get a starter pack for $AU30 almost anywhere.
>>
>> When you register you will get several options.
>>
>> Night Talker: http://tinyurl.com/5e3kt
>> Talker: http://tinyurl.com/4aly3
>> Texter: http://tinyurl.com/4unxe
>>
>> Would probably be the best options for you.
>>
>> Optus prepaid could also suit you: http://tinyurl.com/5wqfp
>>
>> Virgin is another common one: http://tinyurl.com/6dlfg
>>
>> Hope this helps.
>>
>>
>> --
>> The views I present are my own and NOT of any organisation I belong to.
>>
>> 73 de Simon, VK3XEM.
>> http://www.aca.gov.au/pls/radcom/cli...IENT_NO=157452
>> VoIP http://www.TALKonIP.com.au/
>
>

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 01:05:30 +0000, jem*NO-SPAM*@netspace.net.au (Joan
McGalliard) wrote:

>I'm going to be in Melbourne for 2 weeks with an unlocked GSM
>900/1800/1900 phone. Rather than pay hefty surcharges on incoming and
>outgoing calls, and asking people to make internation calls to me, I
>thought I might pick a local sim. I don't expect to be making a lot of
>calls, so probably will throw away the sim with some unspent time left
>on it. Obviously I don't want to spend time shopping around.
>
>What's a good recommendation for my circs? I just want to walk into a
>shop, hand over as little cash as possible and walk out with a sim.
>
>(otherwise it's ~$1.80/minute outgoing and $1.20/min+caller charges
>incoming, so it should be easy to save a few dollars)

iSim (Optus WOS) for $2-odd at the supermarket, plus a $30 recharge/precharge.

On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:44:21 +1100, "alx"
<alxnews@agCAPPSOUTbuzz.com.au> wrote:

>http://www.vodafone.com.au/rep/prepa...epaid#supercap
>
>Did anyone notice that the PREPAY supercap includes international calls but
>the post-paid does not???

Yes.

since when can you buy ISIM from a supermarket?

"budgie" <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
news:mebv31l0i9vtuqcridlh46a2gbo3a5g4h5@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 01:05:30 +0000, jem*NO-SPAM*@netspace.net.au (Joan
> McGalliard) wrote:
>
>>I'm going to be in Melbourne for 2 weeks with an unlocked GSM
>>900/1800/1900 phone. Rather than pay hefty surcharges on incoming and
>>outgoing calls, and asking people to make internation calls to me, I
>>thought I might pick a local sim. I don't expect to be making a lot of
>>calls, so probably will throw away the sim with some unspent time left
>>on it. Obviously I don't want to spend time shopping around.
>>
>>What's a good recommendation for my circs? I just want to walk into a
>>shop, hand over as little cash as possible and walk out with a sim.
>>
>>(otherwise it's ~$1.80/minute outgoing and $1.20/min+caller charges
>>incoming, so it should be easy to save a few dollars)
>
> iSim (Optus WOS) for $2-odd at the supermarket, plus a $30
> recharge/precharge.

Joan McGalliard <jem*NO-SPAM*@netspace.net.au> wrote:

> I'm going to be in Melbourne for 2 weeks with an unlocked GSM
> 900/1800/1900 phone. Rather than pay hefty surcharges on incoming and

Thanks guys, plenty of options.

No more responses required, I'm packing then flying.

Happy Easter!

joan


--
Joan McGalliard, UK http://www.mcgalliard.org

just testing :-)

"Charlie Wong" <willwasteyou@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:kncv31dq8ll8ba6k5gdmsfapeqe9a4uraj@4ax.com...
> On Tue, 22 Mar 2005 13:44:21 +1100, "alx"
> <alxnews@agCAPPSOUTbuzz.com.au> wrote:
>
>>http://www.vodafone.com.au/rep/prepa...epaid#supercap
>>
>>Did anyone notice that the PREPAY supercap includes international calls
>>but
>>the post-paid does not???
>
> Yes.

thegoons wrote:
> since when can you buy ISIM from a supermarket?


Since he smoked that last durry ;)

On Wed, 23 Mar 2005 20:17:50 +1000, Albinus <albinus@spam-this.com> wrote:

>thegoons wrote:
>> since when can you buy ISIM from a supermarket?
>
>
>Since he smoked that last durry ;)

Nope, no dope, just a brain fart :-((

"Giles" <call125111@email.com> wrote in message
news:1111460081.907840.244810@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com...
> > >There are four GSM carriers with widely sold SIM kits - Optus,
> Virgin,
> > >Vodafone and Telstra.
> >
> > Virgin is not a carrier.
>
> I beg your pardon - there are four GSM *carriage service providers*
> with widely sold SIM kits

Too bad thats not what you said originally, dickhead

"Giles" <call125111@email.com> wrote in message
news:1111463566.345937.165810@o13g2000cwo.googlegr oups.com...
> > >> >There are four GSM carriers with widely sold SIM kits - Optus,
> > >I beg your pardon - there are four GSM *carriage service providers*
> > >with widely sold SIM kits
> >
> > Yawn. You inferred that they ran their own network - it's certainly
> > how most people would have interpreted your post.
>
> Yep, I acknowledged I was wrong and corrected it, right?
>

You were a smartarse in the process.

"alx" <alxnews@agCAPPSOUTbuzz.com.au> wrote in message
news:424018af_1@news.melbourne.pipenetworks.com...
> just testing :-)

wanker