Bound4Tassie Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 It used to be only really Telstra with a decent signal on the North coast . Is that still the same or is there more choice these days? I will need a prepaid asap when I land. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evandale Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) I have Optus with no problems and it works for me here in Tasmania. Ask Toots which server she uses! My OH has Telstra and this pretty much covers the whole island. A friend of ours residing here in Tassie uses a sim card from Aldi which has the Telstra network & numbers for a far cheaper price, but she obtained this in Melbourne as we dont have an Aldi here as yet. There are various other companies eg Telechoice / Boost (also uses the Telstra network) etc but imo Telstra is probably safer for a good all round reception. http://boost.com.au/ https://www.telechoice.com.au/?gclid=CMzh-pOF2tUCFVQGKgodJ6ICYg https://www.yellowpages.com.au/vic/tullamarine/telstra-store-melbourne-airport-15536724-listing.html and Optus have a shop @ Located in: Melbourne Airport Address: Arrivals Terminal, International Airport, Tullamarine VIC 3043 Hours: Open today · 6:30am–1am Edited August 15, 2017 by Evandale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bound4Tassie Posted August 15, 2017 Author Share Posted August 15, 2017 Thanks? Someone posted in Aussiechat about AMAYSIM....which uses Optus I think. Said it included international texts/calls . I wonder if that is available /works in Tassie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evandale Posted August 15, 2017 Share Posted August 15, 2017 (edited) https://www.productreview.com.au/p/amaysim.html I personally dont know of them at all, sorry! Looks as though in Devonport they have various outlets.... you stated you needed a prepaid at Melbourne airport as soon as you land, but I dont think you will find Amaysim there! AMAYSIM NEARBY 86 BEST ST CNR GUNN ST DEVONPORT 2 BARKER ST DEVONPORT CNR BEST GRIFFITHS-GUNN & OLDAKER ST DEVONPORT CNR BEST ST & FENTON WAY DEVONPORT Edited August 15, 2017 by Evandale Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted August 16, 2017 Share Posted August 16, 2017 We were with Optus in Sydney but had to change to Telstra when we moved to Devonport as it kept dropping out. That was a while ago so it may have changed. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annagilda Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I'm in Launceston, but work all over the north and north west coast, I stick to Telstra, as despite the cost, it's the only one I can rely on. (Except when they had an outage last week.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evandale Posted October 6, 2017 Share Posted October 6, 2017 I use Optus with no problems and my OH is a Telstra user. We are both pretty satisfied.. but I think Telstra wins hand down nation wide as far as reception goes! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 12 hours ago, Evandale said: I use Optus with no problems and my OH is a Telstra user. We are both pretty satisfied.. but I think Telstra wins hand down nation wide as far as reception goes! Who are you with for broadband Evandale? At the moment I am with Telstra but when I go to the NBN it is a lot more expensive than some of the other providers. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evandale Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 4 minutes ago, Toots said: Who are you with for broadband Evandale? At the moment I am with Telstra but when I go to the NBN it is a lot more expensive than some of the other providers. At the moment Toots we are with Telstra Wireless, there are so many packages available, I have to do some research before committing to a contract. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toots Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 Just now, Evandale said: At the moment Toots we are with Telstra Wireless, there are so many packages available, I have to do some research before committing to a contract. The NBN is here now and we have to switch to it by next May. Yes, I will have to do research too. A couple of times I've had to contact Telstra when the internet became 'unavailable' and the very helpful person on the other end of the phone was in the Philippines - of course. A local Telstra chap in Devonport ended up having to fix the problem and when I asked for his business card in case I needed to contact him again his reply was "No, you'll have to ring the helpline again - in the Philippines". Suppose all the providers are like that now. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evandale Posted October 7, 2017 Share Posted October 7, 2017 you need a degree in Maths, "Lingwish", People Management Toots... its easier to put something in an envelope and post it with a stamp together with reading an encyclopedia.. them were the days! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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