VijayWA24 Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Hello I am coming to Perth in mid or late June and will be permanently moving (had planned to move in 2013, but unfortunately had to go back due to some family issues, now that's been sorted out) and looking for a good and reasonable mobile network. My usage will be as per the following since I will be on job hunt (per month plan). 1. Local usage Local mobile to local calls - 100 calls Local mobile to landlines - 50 calls Local mobile to SMS - 50 per month Internet usage - Just to check emails, Maps, FB, Instagram - I suppose I need at least 2GB with Wifi at home. 2. For International usage Cheap mobile tariff to call India. Please suggest Thanks Vijay Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatpack Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 The best is also the most expensive, Telstra. I use vodafone and get unlimited calls and texts plus 3Gb data and 300 minutes of free international calls for $50. It's a sim only plan so you need your own phone and I don't know if India is covered for the international calls as I ring the UK. When I leave built up areas it can get patchy with coverage but that's been twice in 7 months so I'm fine with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PomCop Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 The mind boggles. Why is it that the UK do have the best phone contracts available? I pay £35 per month. I have the iPhone 6 Plus. I get unlimited data, unlimited tethering (where my phone acts as a hot spot for others to use), unlimited texts, 3,000 minutes and free 3-to-3 calls. Not failing to mention that I can use all of the above in several different countries too, such as France, Spain, America, Hong Kong, Australia at NO extra cost!! You simply cannot argue with that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PomCop Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I fear this when I go to Australia that I won't get unlimited internet data... I need unlimited internet! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatpack Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Unlimited data??? Haha wait until you find out how 3rd world the broadband is and how in a suburb thatsnonly 15 yr old there's isn't the capacity to serve every house. It's also very poor and very expensive. but that's not why I'm here Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PomCop Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 Unlimited data??? Haha wait until you find out how 3rd world the broadband is and how in a suburb thatsnonly 15 yr old there's isn't the capacity to serve every house. It's also very poor and very expensive. but that's not why I'm here I was actually quite pleased with the broadband in Perth. Quite compatible to what it is here in the UK, if not slightly better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flatpack Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I lived in a hilltop village on the outskirts of Halifax, unlimited BB with speeds of 36Mbps download and 12Mbps upload for £15 a month. North Perth in a new suburb $79 a month 50Gb limit download 12Mbps max and upload of 0.5Mbps. No comparison at all Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PomCop Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 I lived in a hilltop village on the outskirts of Halifax, unlimited BB with speeds of 36Mbps download and 12Mbps upload for £15 a month. North Perth in a new suburb $79 a month 50Gb limit download 12Mbps max and upload of 0.5Mbps. No comparison at all Ouch!! I was in North Perth a few years back and we had really good internet. Unlimited downloads etc etc. good download speeds too - way better than Sheffield Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted March 11, 2015 Share Posted March 11, 2015 The mind boggles. Why is it that the UK do have the best phone contracts available? I pay £35 per month. I have the iPhone 6 Plus. I get unlimited data, unlimited tethering (where my phone acts as a hot spot for others to use), unlimited texts, 3,000 minutes and free 3-to-3 calls. Not failing to mention that I can use all of the above in several different countries too, such as France, Spain, America, Hong Kong, Australia at NO extra cost!! You simply cannot argue with that I pay $25 for $500 worth of calls, unlimited calls to same network, unlimited texts and 1.5gb data which serves me fine and not tied into a contract. Some good deals to be had Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VijayWA24 Posted March 12, 2015 Author Share Posted March 12, 2015 Thanks for the reply guys. Will research with Telstra Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Christo Posted April 14, 2015 Share Posted April 14, 2015 Use Lebara on the voda phone network Unlimited calls awesome coverage sms, mms no international though $29.90 per month plus 4 GB of data no contract Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VijayWA24 Posted April 14, 2015 Author Share Posted April 14, 2015 Thanks Christo...Will look into it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peterc1983 Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 I'm migrating to Perth in 5 days, and I've just looked into this topic too -- wanting to get the best mobile contract. Personally, I'll want more data than anything. I noted two that seem good: https://www.aldimobile.com.au/plans/valuepacks https://yatango.com.au/mobile/pricing/personalised Yatango lets you pick what you need most from a set of sliders; and the ALDImobile bundle seems the best rounded from what I can see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Roberto Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 The UK has been on a big push with data speeds, 4g, fibre lines etc for a few years as they want that to be a selling point for UK businesses, and as a result we get it good these days. Maybe that's worth bearing in mind. As far as mobile deals go, I use Three in the UK, and in Aus apparently Vodaphone (in Australia) is owned by the same company and offers a similar isn (not quite as good value) service for Sim only deals. So Vodaphone in Aus is supposed be ok for the budget minded (but more expensive than this Aldi one - above) Maybe if you already own a decent handset/smartphone, bring it with you unlocked and see what deals you can get for sim only? and if anyone has used the Aldi network, is it any good? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elzawelza Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 Telstra will (annoyingly lol) give you the best coverage but Optus are good also...especially with their pay as you go options xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elzawelza Posted April 16, 2015 Share Posted April 16, 2015 The UK has been on a big push with data speeds, 4g, fibre lines etc for a few years as they want that to be a selling point for UK businesses, and as a result we get it good these days. Maybe that's worth bearing in mind. As far as mobile deals go, I use Three in the UK, and in Aus apparently Vodaphone (in Australia) is owned by the same company and offers a similar isn (not quite as good value) service for Sim only deals. SO Vodaphone in Aus is supposed be ok for the budget minded. Maybe if you already own a decent handset/smartphone, bring it with you unlocked and see what deals you can get for sim only? 3 are good for when you get to Australia initially tho as they have "feel at home" for Australia xx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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