Guest bshootz Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Hi all, has anyone got any advice on mobile phones, can you take the ones from the uk and get another sim card............not sure what to do. Thanks. Beckyx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
calNgary Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Hi Becky If your phone is unlocked it should take an aussie sim card no problem. Cal x Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathK Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 On our reccie in April we bought a vodafone sim card out there to put in my uk mobile - paid $39 which included sim + $150 of credit, which we used to book campsites etc whilst out there - alot cheaper than calling from our uk mobile/sim Kath Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quoll Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 Get it unlocked before you leave UK - much easier to find someone there who will do it. You can usually find a "little man in the market" who will do it for a fiver then you can take your pick of the Aus telcos. Personally I like Virgin but whatever is best for where you are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aussiedreamz Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Many UK mobile companies will supply you with an unlock key if you have been with them for a number of months or years, they may charge you for the unlock code around £30 but at least it will be unlocked officialy instead of from a geezer down the local market. I did this with Virgin mobile. Unfortunately Virgin sent me the wrong unlock code and I ended up permanantley locking the phone so they sent me a brand new unlocked model and this is even after telling them I was cancelling my contract and leaving the country. I would talk to your network provider first to see if they can do it... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bshootz Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Thanks very much for your replies.:wubclub: Will defo get them unlocked. Thanks again. Beckyx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackboots Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 i brought my o2 phone and its not unlocked, just put a yes optus sim in ... not the best prob , but ok for me untill i decide what to do phone wise, mines a pay as you go. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mongrel Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 Get a decent unlocked fone in the uk over they are megabucks for **** fones Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyhus Posted June 1, 2009 Share Posted June 1, 2009 all the unlocking codes are on internet, some phones you can't do but they are all there if you look. wifes phone couldn't unlock because its a new one!!!!!!! Great, mine is 2yrs old and just put a vodaphone sim into an O2 phone and worked no problem??? there seems little ryme or reason to it all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eera Posted June 7, 2009 Share Posted June 7, 2009 Consider your provider if you're going out of the major cities; the only coverage you get worth mentioning out bush is Telstra, ignore what Optus say about their coverage; it's rubbish. I'm in rural areas a lot, I can't use anything other than a Telstra Country phone (it's got an aerial which is rare these days), plus a high gain car aerial, and the amount of dead spots is still high. But with vodaphone I don't get signal at all unless I stand at the end of my drive. Not applicable if you're hanging around major cities, but go outside them and many providers struggle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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