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Australia - phone service for 2 week trip

Looking for suggestions on inexpensive service for a ~2 week trip.

Have unlocked phone on AT&T. Not liking the $10 per day plan they offer..

Appreciate help in finding sim/esim option for college student to contact family in USA.

Thank you

Posted by
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If they're only in major capital cities, the three network operators are Telstra, Optus and Vodafone. Then there are a whole bunch of resellers. Amaysim operates on the Optus network and has great deals, including free international calls.

If they are traveling to rural/country areas, stick to Telstra. The Optus and Vodafone networks are not as good outside the big cities, and this can be an issue if they're in a remote area.

Posted by
126 posts

$10 per day is better than Verizon now $12 per day! More helpfully, do they need to use cellular every day? Just to check in with you, they can use WiFi for WhatsApp, email, facebook, etc.

Posted by
903 posts

Being a college student I'm guessing they will need it every day :). Messaging friends, checking maps, etc. Buying a local SIM can be as little as AUD10 a month (USD7), so it's not much.

Posted by
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Simon--- Do you have a provider, or two, that you would recommend ?

Thanks to everyone for the help.

Welcome any other suggestions.