carly baker Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Hi all, it’s my first time posting. My family and I have been granted our 491 visa February 21, we are hoping to make the move to Australia towards the end of this year depending on covid restrictions. Our mobile phone contracts are uP for renewal in the uk and most providers only offer a 24 month contract. We use our phones a great deal for business and pleasure, would you recommend getting a new contract in Australia or here in the uk, we both use iPhones and not sure what’s available and prices on Australia compared to uk? Any help greatly appreciated Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jon the Hat Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) I think UK roaming contracts are on a fair usage basis, so if you try to use them a lot in Australia you will probably find they stop working, and you are paying a UK contract and an Australia one Edited March 30, 2021 by Jon the Hat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliG Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Lots of 1 month (or no contract) pay as you go contracts available in UK: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliG Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 (edited) Lots of 1 month (or no contract) sim only contracts available in UK: https://www.uswitch.com/mobiles/compare/sim_only_deals/ Edited March 30, 2021 by AliG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AliQ Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 7 hours ago, carly baker said: Hi all, it’s my first time posting. My family and I have been granted our 491 visa February 21, we are hoping to make the move to Australia towards the end of this year depending on covid restrictions. Our mobile phone contracts are uP for renewal in the uk and most providers only offer a 24 month contract. We use our phones a great deal for business and pleasure, would you recommend getting a new contract in Australia or here in the uk, we both use iPhones and not sure what’s available and prices on Australia compared to uk? Any help greatly appreciated Have a look at GiffGaff. I use them when in the UK. Easy to use website / app and good choice of monthly "plans" to pick from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 Aldi in UK and Aldi here, no contract required. You do need to own the phone though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wanderer Returns Posted March 30, 2021 Share Posted March 30, 2021 7 hours ago, carly baker said: Hi all, it’s my first time posting. My family and I have been granted our 491 visa February 21, we are hoping to make the move to Australia towards the end of this year depending on covid restrictions. Our mobile phone contracts are uP for renewal in the uk and most providers only offer a 24 month contract. We use our phones a great deal for business and pleasure, would you recommend getting a new contract in Australia or here in the uk, we both use iPhones and not sure what’s available and prices on Australia compared to uk? Any help greatly appreciated If you take out a new contract in the UK, it will cost you a fortune to use your phone over here. There are plenty of UK companies offering 1-month rolling contracts available (I use iD mobile), which you can cancel after you arrive here, and all your UK business is concluded. I use Amaysim over here, but there are many good cheap services to choose from. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
vickyplum Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 (edited) I've got a PAYG SIM with EE for UK use - haven't topped it up for ages now, but need to keep it 'active' - so I make or receive a call every couple of months. I don't need it anymore, but cling onto it anyway for whatever reason! I use Amaysim in Australia (again, SIM only) and get something ridiculous like 50GB a month data, with Aus and international calls/SMS included (when I first started on the plan, the included data was much less and I only chose the plan because UK calls were included). I think it's $30 every 28 days - and uses the Optus network. Edited March 31, 2021 by vickyplum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
martl_2001 Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 There are quite a few rolling contracts in the UK. My wife's is £10 a month, cancel at any time and very generous with allowances. Like suggested further up, check out uswitch and toggle the filters for your allowance needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DukeNinja Posted March 31, 2021 Share Posted March 31, 2021 Get a dual sim phone. Three UK sim only PAYG to keep your number. If you keep an eye on ozbargain.com.au there are regular sim only deals that pop up, often with gift cards between $100-$500. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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