For Pollyanna or Mrs D
Dec 3rd 2003, 6:47 pm
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For Pollyanna or Mrs D
Do you know the best/cheapest place to buy a PAYG sim card in Brisbane?
Please!!! I arrive on Monday and the people I'm staying with haven't got a scooby what I'm talking about!!!
Please!!! I arrive on Monday and the people I'm staying with haven't got a scooby what I'm talking about!!!
Dec 3rd 2003, 8:18 pm
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Over here they are called Pre-Paid, rather than PAYG, try that term and they might get what you mean!
From my own experience - we live near one of the big shopping malls, and there is an Optus shop, and a Telstra shop there, as well asa a couple that cover all the suppliers. I would guess all the big malls have at least one or two outlets - get your hosts to direct you to the nearest (or tell Mrs D where you are going to be and she'll be able to do it!) and then you should find a shop no problem. They'll fit it for you, sign you up and transfer all the numbers from your old sim card if you ask em nicely!! I had to take my passport as proof of ID by the way (bit more official than the UK).
Hope that helps!
From my own experience - we live near one of the big shopping malls, and there is an Optus shop, and a Telstra shop there, as well asa a couple that cover all the suppliers. I would guess all the big malls have at least one or two outlets - get your hosts to direct you to the nearest (or tell Mrs D where you are going to be and she'll be able to do it!) and then you should find a shop no problem. They'll fit it for you, sign you up and transfer all the numbers from your old sim card if you ask em nicely!! I had to take my passport as proof of ID by the way (bit more official than the UK).
Hope that helps!
Dec 3rd 2003, 8:42 pm
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So good news, I don't need it unlocked as it is a phone that allows any sim card anyway!!!
I'll be in the Morningside rea so Canon Hill isn't far or Bulimba, do you know of anywhere in that area that may do me!!! sim card wise!!!
I'll be in the Morningside rea so Canon Hill isn't far or Bulimba, do you know of anywhere in that area that may do me!!! sim card wise!!!
Originally posted by Pollyana
Over here they are called Pre-Paid, rather than PAYG, try that term and they might get what you mean!
From my own experience - we live near one of the big shopping malls, and there is an Optus shop, and a Telstra shop there, as well asa a couple that cover all the suppliers. I would guess all the big malls have at least one or two outlets - get your hosts to direct you to the nearest (or tell Mrs D where you are going to be and she'll be able to do it!) and then you should find a shop no problem. They'll fit it for you, sign you up and transfer all the numbers from your old sim card if you ask em nicely!! I had to take my passport as proof of ID by the way (bit more official than the UK).
Hope that helps!
Over here they are called Pre-Paid, rather than PAYG, try that term and they might get what you mean!
From my own experience - we live near one of the big shopping malls, and there is an Optus shop, and a Telstra shop there, as well asa a couple that cover all the suppliers. I would guess all the big malls have at least one or two outlets - get your hosts to direct you to the nearest (or tell Mrs D where you are going to be and she'll be able to do it!) and then you should find a shop no problem. They'll fit it for you, sign you up and transfer all the numbers from your old sim card if you ask em nicely!! I had to take my passport as proof of ID by the way (bit more official than the UK).
Hope that helps!
Dec 3rd 2003, 9:18 pm
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Not my area I'm afraid (I know where they are but thats about it!). Have to wait for Mrs Dagboy to drop by, she'll know straight off......
Dec 3rd 2003, 9:29 pm
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Bec, I am desperately late & have to run, but if you are at Cannon Hill, you can try either Cannon Hill shopping centre (Kmart sells PAYG sims for most providers) or Carindale which has a huge shopping mall & will probably have the actual providers (Optus, Telstra) as well as resellers (Fonezone etc).
My choice would be Virgin, you can get their PAYG simcards everywhere! Even alot of garages & small stores sell them, as well as places like Kamrt & BigW.
Give us a yell if you need to know more, I'll be back later today
My choice would be Virgin, you can get their PAYG simcards everywhere! Even alot of garages & small stores sell them, as well as places like Kamrt & BigW.
Give us a yell if you need to know more, I'll be back later today
Dec 4th 2003, 5:32 pm
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Thanks very much.......I've already been told we're off for lunch at "hungry Jacks" at Canon Hill so I'll check out Kmart etc
Thank you ladies
Thank you ladies
Dec 4th 2003, 9:54 pm
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Originally posted by brisbec
Thanks very much.......I've already been told we're off for lunch at "hungry Jacks" at Canon Hill so I'll check out Kmart etc
Thank you ladies
Thanks very much.......I've already been told we're off for lunch at "hungry Jacks" at Canon Hill so I'll check out Kmart etc
Thank you ladies
Your hosts sure know how to give the big Australian welcome, if you don't know already Hungry Jacks isn't some Anitpoedean Restaurant serving hunks of Kangaroo and BBQ Prawns, it is Burger King.
Dec 4th 2003, 10:06 pm
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Originally posted by jayr
Your hosts sure know how to give the big Australian welcome, if you don't know already Hungry Jacks isn't some Anitpoedean Restaurant serving hunks of Kangaroo and BBQ Prawns, it is Burger King.
Your hosts sure know how to give the big Australian welcome, if you don't know already Hungry Jacks isn't some Anitpoedean Restaurant serving hunks of Kangaroo and BBQ Prawns, it is Burger King.
Dec 4th 2003, 10:10 pm
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Originally posted by MrsDagboy
LOL that exactly what I thought, geeeeeeeeez they are going the whole hog, taking you to Burger King for lunch, what a treat!
LOL that exactly what I thought, geeeeeeeeez they are going the whole hog, taking you to Burger King for lunch, what a treat!
Do they still do that meal deal for four people for $11.95?
Dec 4th 2003, 10:12 pm
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Originally posted by jayr
Do they still do that meal deal for four people for $11.95?
Do they still do that meal deal for four people for $11.95?
Dec 4th 2003, 10:17 pm
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Mustn't let The Bloke read this one - on my second visit to Brissie, he said we would be going out to lunch on the first day with some close friends of his - I know they are fairly well-off, posh house etc so I thought we were in for something reasonable - no chance! We went to MacDonalds!!! One somewhere down near Yatala I think?!!
Couldn't believe it, I mean I wasn't expecting anything amazing, just a pub lunch or something, but MacDonalds? and they thought it was a real good treat!!
Couldn't believe it, I mean I wasn't expecting anything amazing, just a pub lunch or something, but MacDonalds? and they thought it was a real good treat!!
Dec 4th 2003, 10:31 pm
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Originally posted by Pollyana
Mustn't let The Bloke read this one - on my second visit to Brissie, he said we would be going out to lunch on the first day with some close friends of his - I know they are fairly well-off, posh house etc so I thought we were in for something reasonable - no chance! We went to MacDonalds!!! One somewhere down near Yatala I think?!!
Couldn't believe it, I mean I wasn't expecting anything amazing, just a pub lunch or something, but MacDonalds? and they thought it was a real good treat!!
Mustn't let The Bloke read this one - on my second visit to Brissie, he said we would be going out to lunch on the first day with some close friends of his - I know they are fairly well-off, posh house etc so I thought we were in for something reasonable - no chance! We went to MacDonalds!!! One somewhere down near Yatala I think?!!
Couldn't believe it, I mean I wasn't expecting anything amazing, just a pub lunch or something, but MacDonalds? and they thought it was a real good treat!!
Dec 4th 2003, 10:35 pm
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Originally posted by MrsDagboy
Dont know, been there a bit then jayr to know the meal deals?
Dont know, been there a bit then jayr to know the meal deals?
Once.
Dec 4th 2003, 10:39 pm
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Originally posted by jayr
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