September 2015 Visa 189/190 Applicants!!!

raiden14

Nakabili na ako ng Aud 35.5 bili ko

Liolaeus

Nakabili na ako ng Aud 35.5 bili ko

Wow, san ka nakabili? Ayos na ayos na yang forex nakuha mo.

Liolaeus

@ram071312 and @sunflower

Ano mobile provider napili nyo?

sunflower

@Liolaeus
Nung nag-tour ako sa Australia last year and naka-roaming ako sa Globe, nagconnect siya sa Optus, so doon palang ako may experience. Baka mas makapag-comment pa yung ibang naka-try na ng iba't ibang mobile provider.

On another note, ang isang maganda sa sistema sa Au na napansin ko, kapag meron ka nang mobile number, iyo na talaga yun, kahit magpapalit-palit ka pa ng mobile provider (unlike saatin na magbabago number mo pag nagswitch ka from Globe to Smart to Sun hehe).

jrgongon

@sunflower hi po...ask kko po kung anung method po ginawa niyo para makapagtransfer ng pera to oz..and how much naging charge...and saang bank...thanks

sunflower

@jrgongon
Nag-wire transfer ako straight from BPI to NAB. Nandito nakalagay yung rates nila:
https://www.bpiexpressonline.com/p/1/872/forex-rates

As far as I know, yung receiving fee ay nakadepende kung magkano yung ittransfer mong money. Less than 7000 AUD yung sinend ko and then mga 15 AUD yung fee na kinuha ng NAB.

jrgongon

@sunflower ayun..tnx..bpi loyalist kasi ako..hehehe..no need na bumili muna ng oz dollar?anung bank ang inopen mo sa oz?...

raiden14

mas ok pala yung nakuhanan ko ng AUD, direkta sa kakilala.

sunflower

@jrgongon
Since wire transfer naman yung gagawin and direct siya, so no need to buy Australian dollars. Pero kung magpapapalit ka ng PHP to AUD na cash, kailangan mag-order at least a week in advance.

Nag-open ako ng NAB Classic pati iSaver.


@raiden14
Yeah, good deal yun, batchmate.

ram071312

@Liolaeus Telstra ang kukunin namin.. based sa experience ni @elainedevera, na Brisbane bound din this May for good, okay ang services

elainedevera

@Liolaeus @ram071312 Oo based on experience, ang Telstra kahit sa mga remote areas ng QLD, malakas ang signal, tapos, yung 30aud, meron ng 700aud worth of calls and text sa national, 200aud worth of international calls tapos me data na 3gb...

Ang optus kasi ang lakas kumain ng recharge.

sunflower

@elainedevera
Sounds like a good deal! I'll check out Telstra also. Thanks for sharing!

Liolaeus

Optus din first choice ko kasi kala ko mahal ang telstra. Meron palang $30 lang. Check ko din plans ng telstra. Hehe

sunflower

Hi batchmates! Nasa mood ako mag-research dahil phone/prepaid plans ang topic. Please take note na kinuha ko lang yung lowest offer for each mobile provider, and pare-pareho naman silang may $30 plan. Also, eto lang talaga yung big 3 mobile providers, and apparently resellers na yung iba. So here you go:

OPTUS
$30.00 per month for 12 months (Sim-only Plan)
-1.5 GB data
-unlimited talk to local mobiles (Optus and other networks), landlines, toll-free numbers and voicemails
-unlimited SMS/MMS to national AND INTERNATIONAL numbers, including PH
-extra charge for international calls (22c per minute call to PH)

Source: http://www.optus.com.au/shop/mobilephones/SimBYO


TELSTRA
$30.00 per month (Prepaid Plan)
-1.5 GB data
-bonus 1.5 GB night data (for use bet. 8pm-8am, promo until 23 May 2016 only)
-$700 call credit (unlimited calls to Telstra mobiles)
-unlimited SMS to Australian numbers
-$200 international credit for calls and texts
-28 day expiry

Source: https://www.telstra.com.au/mobile-phones/prepaid-mobiles/offers-and-rates


VODAFONE
$30.00 per month (Sim-only Plan)
-500 MB data
-unlimited standard national calls (includes voice calls and video calls)
-unlimited standard SMS to local and overseas numbers
-extra charge for international calls

Source: http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/plans/sim-only/state/month-to-month


So bale, very similar lang pala ang Optus and Telstra. Pero ang Optus kasi unlimited calls and texts to local numbers, unlike Telstra na meron lang $700 call credit. Nagkakatalo rin dun sa international call/text rates nila. Personally, hindi big deal saakin yung call and text rates kasi may Viber and Skype naman. Pero mas gusto ko yung unlimited international text offer ng Optus, so maybe I'll go with that. As for Vodafone, I am definitely not considering that haha.

sunflower

Kung tipid mode, you may also consider the following resellers:


BOOST (owned by Telstra)
$20.00 Ultra Plan
-100 minutes to standard national numbers
-unlimited text
-1GB data
-500mb weekend data
-30 day expiry

Source: http://boost.com.au/shop/20-trio-pre-paid-sim-card/


ALDIMOBILE (uses Telstra network)
$15.00 S Value Pack
-$12.50 of credit for calls and SMS (up to 125 minutes of calls or 125 messages)
-50,000 SMS
-FREE Aldi to Aldi calls and SMS

Source: https://www.aldimobile.com.au/plans/svaluepack


KOGAN MOBILE (uses Vodafone network)
$16.95
-unlimited local calls
-unlimited local SMS and MMS
-1 GB data
-30 day expiry

Source: https://www.koganmobile.com.au/plans/mobile/


AMAYSIM (uses Optus network)
$24.90
-1.5 GB data
-unlimited call and text (local)

Source: https://www.amaysim.com.au/mobile-plans


IINET (uses Optus network)
$19.99
-2 GB data
-$400 call and text

Source: https://www.iinet.net.au/mobile/

thegreatiam15

@sunflower

Medyo curious lang ako bakit karamihan ng kakilala ko nasa ACT ay naka vodafone i wonder if it has something to do with reception o kaya yung service provided ng mobile network.

sunflower

@thegreatiam15
Naku, batchmate, you'll have to ask them about that, kasi data lang ang mareresearch ko hehe. Pero I also think na possible nga na dahil yun sa reception. Pwede rin naman na nagkataon lang na yung mga kakilala mo lang yung Vodafone pero marami rin from ACT na iba ang network.

sunflower

@thegreatiam15
Tinanong ko ngayon lang yung best friend ko na nakatira sa Canberra and Optus ang gamit niya. Mas gusto daw kasi niya yung deals. And okay naman daw yung reception where she lives.

thegreatiam15

Haha sige mahalaga saken internet sorry nagwiwithdrawal pa ata ako sa SG dependency ko when it comes sa net speed

sunflower

Maninibago ka nga siguro sa speed! Pero at least hindi kasing bagal ng sa Pinas, no! Ako naman matutuwa sa speed dahil macocompare ko sa speed sa Pinas! Hahaha.

se29m

@thegreatiam15 @sunflower mamiss ko yung free Sunday data ng singtel.. Like now, download and streaming to the max hehehe

Liolaeus

@sunflower very informative! Torn between optus at telstra ako haha. Pero ok yung unli sms ng optus.

tooties

@thegreatiam15 Ang alam k unlimited yung data sa weekend..kaya yun ang reason why most nang kakakilala nasa vodafone.

tooties

@thegreatiam15 Ay pinalitan n nila yung plans..kasi i remember last free data during weekends.

tooties

@sunflower Gamit k is amaysim ok naman sya if your mainly based in CBD. Reason I choose is importante sa akin yung data so cheap yung data offer nila. Lalo n ngayong april tinaas nila yung allowance evey month plus sa plan n pinili ko is unlimited calls sa US which dun yung famili ko. at unlimited sms to PH din sya. at unli call n rin all over AUS.

dnt go for DODO please! haha..regret k yan na enganyo kasi ako nang Pinoy n call centre agents..Lol

thegreatiam15

@tooties

wow solid ah malalaman natin yan ! : )

kittykitkat18

@tooties torn between amaysim ako or telstra.hehe

sunflower

@sunflower Gamit k is amaysim ok naman sya if your mainly based in CBD. Reason I choose is importante sa akin yung data so cheap yung data offer nila. Lalo n ngayong april tinaas nila yung allowance evey month plus sa plan n pinili ko is unlimited calls sa US which dun yung famili ko. at unlimited sms to PH din sya. at unli call n rin all over AUS.

dnt go for DODO please! haha..regret k yan na enganyo kasi ako nang Pinoy n call centre agents..Lol

Yang DODO na yan actually dito ko lang narinig sa forums hehe. Sige, I'll look at everything except DODO lol.

tooties

@sunflower Yung Dodo ok lng sya pag sa CBD. But if nasa province k n..naku walang signal...kasi naturally gusto mag explore sa Aus so mas importante may means of communication k.

Sa Brisbane k right? check m sa site muna if covered yung area mo. You can also google AU forums para mas tunay yung testimonials for Amaysim.
Ok naman yung Telstra but lately kasi dami nilang power outages. daming inis sa telstra. Consider Optus din maganda naman yung offer.

Liolaeus

Pag cable internet, TPG siguro pakabit ko. Upto 20Mbps pwede na.