Prepaid SIM for Data Tethering
Dec 8, 2012, 7:20 pm
#1
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Prepaid SIM for Data Tethering
Hey,
I'll be travelling to Australia next month for ~10 days and was looking around for the best prepaid cell phone provider... Ideally I'd like a prepaid plan with a high data allowance so I can use my phone as a wifi hotspot.
From my trip earlier this year, I learned that unlimited data is basically unheard of and hotels charge obscene amounts for data.
Anyone have any suggestions? I have a prepaid Virgin Mobile SIM, but they only offer 1-2GBs data blocks. For 10 days I would probably need 4-5GBs, I guess I could just recharge it.
Thanks
Dan
I'll be travelling to Australia next month for ~10 days and was looking around for the best prepaid cell phone provider... Ideally I'd like a prepaid plan with a high data allowance so I can use my phone as a wifi hotspot.
From my trip earlier this year, I learned that unlimited data is basically unheard of and hotels charge obscene amounts for data.
Anyone have any suggestions? I have a prepaid Virgin Mobile SIM, but they only offer 1-2GBs data blocks. For 10 days I would probably need 4-5GBs, I guess I could just recharge it.
Thanks
Dan
Dec 9, 2012, 12:59 am
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http://www.woolworthsmobile.com.au/get-massive-5gb-data is a good deal for a lot of data.
Now tethering is against the T&C's of this plan I believe but unless you have an iPhone (which does allow carriers to block tethering) by the time they realised (if they do at all) you would be long since done with it
Now tethering is against the T&C's of this plan I believe but unless you have an iPhone (which does allow carriers to block tethering) by the time they realised (if they do at all) you would be long since done with it
Dec 12, 2012, 10:07 am
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I had a question about this too. I'm going in February for 2 weeks, and will be visiting Sydney, GOR, Melbourne, and Perth/Margaret River. So basically, it looks like the $29 plan gets you 5GB data (I would use it mostly for maps and restaurant stuff) and $250 credit on the Optus network for talk and text? Plus from what I can see, I can call back to the US for .98 cents/min? Sounds like a pretty good deal.
Dec 12, 2012, 2:04 pm
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I had a question about this too. I'm going in February for 2 weeks, and will be visiting Sydney, GOR, Melbourne, and Perth/Margaret River. So basically, it looks like the $29 plan gets you 5GB data (I would use it mostly for maps and restaurant stuff) and $250 credit on the Optus network for talk and text? Plus from what I can see, I can call back to the US for .98 cents/min? Sounds like a pretty good deal.
http://viber.com/
Dec 12, 2012, 9:51 pm
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I am familiar with Viber. My wife works with a non-profit who does a lot of traveling to Africa and Haiti. Will definitely use that when we can. We'll be leaving two kids with the grandparents. We are staying at the Park Hyatt in The Rocks, so I guess we'll take a stroll to the CBD to hit up a Woolworths when we arrive.
Dec 13, 2012, 7:07 am
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I had a question about this too. I'm going in February for 2 weeks, and will be visiting Sydney, GOR, Melbourne, and Perth/Margaret River. So basically, it looks like the $29 plan gets you 5GB data (I would use it mostly for maps and restaurant stuff) and $250 credit on the Optus network for talk and text? Plus from what I can see, I can call back to the US for .98 cents/min? Sounds like a pretty good deal.
Dec 15, 2012, 11:14 am
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It's also only open limited hours (well, compared to most Woolworths), and closed on Sundays. The next nearest would be George and Park which is open every day and much longer hours.
Dec 21, 2012, 1:07 am
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Join Date: Oct 2012
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Used amaysim when I was in AU.
https://www.amaysim.com.au/mobile-plans.html
All their mobile plans allow for hotspot function on iPhone. The unlimited plan can be purchased.
If need more data, can recharge more data into the mobile plan.
http://www.amaysim.com.au/mobile-pla...broadband.html
The other option is Optus $2 dollar days plan which offer unlimited voice and data.
Hotspot on iPhone was disable. However, hotspot was reported to be working on Android phone, e.g. SGS3.
https://www.optus.com.au/shop/prepaidmobile/2dollardays
https://www.amaysim.com.au/mobile-plans.html
All their mobile plans allow for hotspot function on iPhone. The unlimited plan can be purchased.
If need more data, can recharge more data into the mobile plan.
http://www.amaysim.com.au/mobile-pla...broadband.html
The other option is Optus $2 dollar days plan which offer unlimited voice and data.
Hotspot on iPhone was disable. However, hotspot was reported to be working on Android phone, e.g. SGS3.
https://www.optus.com.au/shop/prepaidmobile/2dollardays
