what mobile phone sim to get upon Oz arrival?

rareking

Hi there. Any advice on what sim card to get from the airport upon arrival? We are staying 4 days in Sydney but will settle in Adelaide. What is the preference and why? My assumption is I can convert the same number from prepaid to a line later and internet browsing should be easily available with prepaid? Appreciate any advice and confirmation. Salamat ng madami. Kitakits.

rareking

Sagutin ko na din. Hehe. After some googling - vodafone, optus and telstra have the strongest signal in ADL. In CBD Area, vodafone ranks first. Vodafone na lamg muna then change na lamg later kapag may mas magandang package. Nabasa ko din na pag nagpalit ng plan or tel company you can use the same numbers. FYI.

furano

Hi, tried voda rin- ito na ba pinakamura? $30aud 3gb unli text sa local numbers

Parang mahal pa rin e haha (sorry kuripot) sa pinas natitipid ko load sa 300php per month e, kasi net lang naman talaga kailan tapos may unli naman sa bahay

engineer20

alin sa mga telco ang nagbibigay ng value for money service lalo na for prepaid? ok ba amaysim?

kittykitkat18

@engineer20 either optus or telstra ako..have not tried both.prang dme kasi telco sa Au.lol

Miyawski

Na-try ko na Vodafone, Telstra, Optus, Amaysim at Boost. Signal wise wala ka naman halos itulak kabigin sa mga yan. But supposedly, mas maganda ang coverage ng Telstra (if wala silang downtime issues )).

It used to be na palipat-lipat ako ng telco dito sa Oz. Free naman kasi ang number porting. So what I used to do eh nag-i-stock up ako ng starter kits ng iba't ibang telco -- depende sa promo. Sometimes, yung $30 starter kit ng isang telco, like Telstra for example, eh mabibili mo ng $15. Lowest I got it was for $10.

For the past few months though, I decided to stick with Telstra, specifically their $30 Freedom Plus plan. I got their $30 starter kit for $10 (IIRC), activated it and chose Freedom Plus. Click here for more info. One thing I really like about this plan is that it comes with $30 Google Store credit din, which I can use to purchase songs, apps, books, movies, and even in-game goodies (sakto sa mga COC addicts). Lately, whenever I opt to renew, they've been giving me 2GB Bonus data din.

Miyawski

@engineer20 either optus or telstra ako..have not tried both.prang dme kasi telco sa Au.lol

If I am not mistaken, 3 lang ang telco sa Oz: Telstra, Optus at Vodafone. May mga resellers sila though. Amaysim for example, uses Optus. Boost uses Telstra. And so on and so forth.

kittykitkat18

@Miyawski i see...so reseller pla ung iba..so big 3 tlga ang choices

prcand

@Miyawski ano po pala ibig sabihin ng "Lately, whenever I opt to renew, they've been giving me 2GB Bonus data din"?

kasi ung case ko, initial entry muna by end of month. tapos balak ko i-maintain ung AU number ko kahit nasa SG ako kasi hindi ko pa alam kelan big move (sobrang bilis kasi ng pangyayari).

may package ba sila na pwede monthly top-up lang at pwede ba online?

Miyawski

@Miyawski ano po pala ibig sabihin ng "Lately, whenever I opt to renew, they've been giving me 2GB Bonus data din"?

kasi ung case ko, initial entry muna by end of month. tapos balak ko i-maintain ung AU number ko kahit nasa SG ako kasi hindi ko pa alam kelan big move (sobrang bilis kasi ng pangyayari).

may package ba sila na pwede monthly top-up lang at pwede ba online?

Errrr... renew = topup = recharge. :-B And yes, you can do this online (payment via CC or PayPal).

markymark5

Aside from Telstra, any prepaid starter sim to recommend? Oks din ba offer ng Vodafone?

Cassey

@markymark5 Okay naman ang Vodafone, we’ve been with them for 4yrs now. So far wala namang naging problema pa,

jedh_g

@Cassey mate musta na? Naka isang taon na pala ako dito sa OZ...cheers! :-*

Cassey

@jedh_g Kumusta na kayo ng family mo? Bilis ng panahon, 1 yr na! I hope your kids and your wife are settling well. May plan ba kayo to move into another state?

jedh_g

@Cassey ok naman mga bata. Difficult Lang to land an engineering field of work here at Perth. Adjusted naman mga kids namin at school. Yes, bilis Ng one year!

Cassey

@jedh_g Antay antay lang, ang importante may work ka at may local experience na. Ganun din yata dito sa Melb parang hirap din makakuha ng Engineering work. That’s great to hear na adjusted na sila.