Posted by slamEVIL
hey all. got a question for anyone around queensland. i have an unlocked t616 and want to use it over there. i know that all i gotta do is get a sim from a store somewhere or something or other. how plentiful are these stores? like is there a place right there in the airport? i know that when it comes to cell phones, you guys, japan, and like all of europe are like way ahead of us so should this be hard?
also, while we're on the subject, do i need to get a sim from there to use the internet on my phone? i thought it would be cool to send pictures over here.
thanks!
Posted by tranquil
This topic might have been better off in the Asia Pacific forum?
Posted by slamEVIL
oh crap you're right! i didn't even think of that (new to this and all). is there any way i can move it?
Posted by masseur
tranquil already put in a link in our aussie thread for you... here
I'm sorry I can't help you as I don't use pay as you go since I am a telstra pay monthly customer.
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Posted by jon07
I think Vodafone has a prepaid product called 'No Plans'. AFAIK it is the only prepaid product that gives you GPRS access. All the other prepaid stuff out here only has WAP via CSD.
Good luck with it. Tell the people at the store that you want GPRS and MMS activated on your service and Im sure they'd help you out.
jono
Posted by slamEVIL
thanks tranquil for moving it.
thanks masseur for notifying me.
thanks jon07 for the info. do you know how much those prepaid cards run? like about how much it breaks down to cost per minute? like 1 or 2 aud a minute
Posted by Zak248313
Youll have no problem in Aus... Theres a shop selling prepaids from every network on every corner.
Make sure you get down to Melbourne for a visit dude..
Posted by gearbox
voda no plan cost about $29.xx, and its 1c per second call, the best one ive tried on pre pay... ive also tried yes optus, it only good for off-peak use, otherwise its expensive... hope this helps!!
Posted by slamEVIL
thats what i thought Zak248313. we're gonna be staying on the gold coast but i hope to make it over to melbourne for atleast a couple of days! i know the misses wants to use the credit cards there.
thanks gearbox, that's cheaper than what i was expecting. does the voda no plan include wap?
Posted by gearbox
i think so, i never got the chance to try it... btw, there now offerring gprs service to prepay users just have to register it...
Posted by slamEVIL
thanks guys! this helped alot. i can't wait, 45 more days!!!
Posted by whytoi
Prepaid is the way to go with visitors here in Australia. You can buy prepaid accounts from all carriers (Telstra, Optus, Vodafone) and quiet a few rebadged reseller for those . They vary in their pricing and duration of validity. The cheapest at the moment is AAPT (www.aapt.com.au) with no flag-fall, 49¢/min billed per second, 6mths validity. They use Vodafone's network. Starter packs are available from Dick Smith Electronics, Tandy or other resellers listed on their web site at $20 for $20 of call. Recharge purchases start at $30. Hope this helps.
Posted by slamEVIL
woah! 49 cents a minute? damn, that's the cheapest i've heard yet! thanks whytoi. i'm gonna schedule my phone to remind me to check them out right about the time i will be getting there.
Posted by baff
The sooner you go the better.you big wet lettuce
Posted by slamEVIL
@baff
39 more days and i'll be leaving! what the hell does lettuce mean? is it good or bad?
Posted by baff
It means your a tit you numpty!!!;-)
Posted by slamEVIL
@baff
you're cracking me up!!! i still can't tell if what you're saying is good or bad. it's funny as hell though! LOL
Posted by baff
Im very sorry but its bad. Youve made me laugh too.So all the best in Australia !!!
Posted by slamEVIL
so i take it i shouldn't call anyone a numpty while i'm over there? seriously though, what the hell does it mean. is it the equivelant to asshole or something?
Posted by Shuttie
Hi,
Can you use GPRS with the AAPT pre-paid?
BTW I read on another post that Vodafone GPRS was free on their pre-paid (some problem they are having with billing at the moment?).
Cheers Shuttie
Posted by whytoi
No GPRS on AAPT Prepaid.