Cell phones in Aus
 

Hi all, Please can someone offer some advice on the topic of cell phones in Aus. Me & my partner are going on hols to Aus in December, have just found out that the text cost on Telecom/2degrees to use in Aus is HUGE and wondered if it would be better to buy a sim there to use as we text heaps and will be all over the place with kids in theme parks!! Any ideas gratefully received :thumbsup:

Re: Cell phones in Aus
 

Yes it will be cheaper.

BBC suggest a clever alternative however if you use Skype.

Re: Cell phones in Aus
 

Hi, we did exactly this in May. OH, 2 kids and I went over for 2 weeks. We bought 2 sim cards for AU$30 each which gave you a month's credit and about $500 worth of calls and texts - much more than we needed. Definitely better than paying roaming costs. I just sent a text to relevant people giving them the number so they could send texts while we were away if necessary.

Shop around a bit (could do this online before you go). We got told by a phone salesman in the mall about our deal - he told us to buy it at the supermarket as they had 15% off the recharge costs at the time (nice one!).

Have a great holiday!

Re: Cell phones in Aus
 

Buy an Amaysim card for three bucks. Then get heaps of data (4 Gig) plus unlimited national calls and texts all for $39.90 a month, and no contract. Just check the coverage before you load it up with credit, it uses the Optus network.