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| Started by | John G <john.g@green.com> |
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| First post | 2015-12-05 12:14 +1100 |
| Last post | 2015-12-05 14:27 +0800 |
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Mobile Phone Suggestions John G <john.g@green.com> - 2015-12-05 12:14 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 12:47 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Jeßus <j@invalid.lan> - 2015-12-05 13:15 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 13:54 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 15:14 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 15:57 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-12-05 13:46 +0800
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 18:31 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-12-05 16:41 +0800
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 20:18 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 19:48 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 20:31 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 07:22 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 09:59 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 13:27 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-12-06 11:03 +0800
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 15:11 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Max" <max@val.morgan> - 2015-12-06 12:47 +0800
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 17:10 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 10:23 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 10:46 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2015-12-09 20:50 +1000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 22:36 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 04:38 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 10:52 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 11:21 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 11:53 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 12:04 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 15:15 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 17:34 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 17:50 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 17:58 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 19:52 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 19:59 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 20:12 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 21:25 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 02:10 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2015-12-10 21:39 +1000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 03:03 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2015-12-10 21:34 +1000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 02:54 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 04:24 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2015-12-10 21:27 +1000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 22:41 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 03:12 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2015-12-11 20:20 +1000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 21:47 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 22:05 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-12-11 22:44 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 02:37 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2015-12-11 20:22 +1000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 21:50 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 14:15 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 14:29 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 15:16 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 15:06 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 16:46 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 17:47 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 19:37 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 21:22 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 15:08 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 14:56 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 15:01 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions news13 <newsthirteenspam-spam@woa.com.au> - 2015-12-05 02:56 +0000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 14:42 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-12-05 15:53 +0800
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 19:09 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-05 20:22 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-12-05 20:34 +0800
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-06 07:28 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-12-06 21:13 +0000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-12-07 18:50 +0800
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-07 22:05 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-12-08 05:03 +0800
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 07:30 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-12-07 20:41 +0000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> - 2015-12-08 05:31 +0800
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 08:04 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-08 19:46 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2015-12-08 21:37 +1000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Xeno <xenolith@optusnet.com.au> - 2015-12-08 23:59 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 08:52 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 08:36 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-12-08 22:37 +0000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-09 10:55 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2015-12-09 01:08 +0000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2015-12-10 21:14 +1000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-10 22:33 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 02:49 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 12:59 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 14:00 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 02:28 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2015-12-11 20:26 +1000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-11 21:53 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> - 2015-12-12 21:14 +1000
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2015-12-13 05:17 +1100
Re: Mobile Phone Suggestions pedro <me@privacy.net> - 2015-12-05 14:27 +0800
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-05 15:08 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dcf6a7Fqv0tU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #49155 |
"Jeßus" <j@invalid.lan> wrote in message news:m1i46bpmuvrlrrlvcni1auo9bd2t9p9bbi@4ax.com... > On Sat, 05 Dec 2015 12:47:01 +1100, Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote: > >>On Sat, 05 Dec 2015 12:14:24 +1100, John G <john.g@green.com> wrote: >> >>>Savvtel went to Yatango went to Yomojo went to silence. >>> >>>Any suggestions for a simple low usage supplier for unliocked phones? >>> >>>What about Amaysim? >> >>Amaysim $10 lasts 90 daysto make and recieve calls >>Calls sent are expensive. >>Presently the use Optus as the carrier >>https://www.amaysim.com.au/mobile-plans/amaysim-as-you-go?icid=homepage_nav:mobile-plans:pp:ayg >>Next >>Would be ALDI >>$15 pay as you go 360 day expiry >>Use Testra as carrier >>https://www.aldimobile.com.au/plans/payg > > I have that Aldi plan myself. I'm a very infrequent user, so it's > perfect for me. However, John appears to also want an unlocked phone? Nope, something that can be used in an unlocked phone.
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-05 14:56 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dcf5ipFqqcqU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #49152 |
Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote > John G <john.g@green.com> wrote >> Savvtel went to Yatango went to Yomojo went to silence. >> Any suggestions for a simple low usage supplier for unliocked phones? >> What about Amaysim? > Amaysim $10 lasts 90 daysto make and recieve calls > Calls sent are expensive. Not if they are short, at 12c a call, much cheaper than a local call. That gets you a minute, plenty for many calls. > Presently the use Optus as the carrier > https://www.amaysim.com.au/mobile-plans/amaysim-as-you-go?icid=homepage_nav:mobile-plans:pp:ayg > Next > Would be ALDI > $15 pay as you go 360 day expiry > Use Testra as carrier > https://www.aldimobile.com.au/plans/payg
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| From | Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-05 15:01 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <q8o46bhlll9vv45ml5nbkpbm7a7jf1q3tr@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #49165 |
On Sat, 5 Dec 2015 14:56:05 +1100, "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote >> John G <john.g@green.com> wrote > >>> Savvtel went to Yatango went to Yomojo went to silence. > >>> Any suggestions for a simple low usage supplier for unliocked phones? > >>> What about Amaysim? > >> Amaysim $10 lasts 90 daysto make and recieve calls >> Calls sent are expensive. > >Not if they are short, at 12c a call, much cheaper than a local call. >That gets you a minute, plenty for many calls. > Yes definitly suits me, but I pay $10 a month for Data on smart phone most of my calls are made on/by Skype >> Presently the use Optus as the carrier >> https://www.amaysim.com.au/mobile-plans/amaysim-as-you-go?icid=homepage_nav:mobile-plans:pp:ayg >> Next >> Would be ALDI >> $15 pay as you go 360 day expiry >> Use Testra as carrier >> https://www.aldimobile.com.au/plans/payg >
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| From | news13 <newsthirteenspam-spam@woa.com.au> |
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| Date | 2015-12-05 02:56 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <n3tjos$7lm$13@dont-email.me> |
| In reply to | #49149 |
On Sat, 05 Dec 2015 12:14:24 +1100, John G wrote: > Savvtel went to Yatango went to Yomojo went to silence. > > Any suggestions for a simple low usage supplier for unliocked phones? Look in the junk mail from AusPost. Onefor $9 last fortnight.
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-05 14:42 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dcf4p6Fql3vU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #49149 |
John G <john.g@green.com> wrote > Savvtel went to Yatango went to Yomojo went to silence. > Any suggestions for a simple low usage supplier for unliocked phones? > What about Amaysim? Yep, I use amaysim Pay as You Go and hardly ever spend more than $10/month for all of calls, SMSs and data and use it a lot on the garage sales runs which we coordinate using the mobile phones now. No good for talking for hours, but that doesn't sound like what you mean with the low usage comment unless you mean only a couple of say 30 min calls a year. No monthly fee at all, you just pay for the calls, SMSs you make and the data you use. Aldimobile's casual plan is pretty good value too and uses the Telstra 3G system. Amaysim uses Optus.
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| From | Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-05 15:53 +0800 |
| Message-ID | <566297ec$0$2905$c3e8da3$76491128@news.astraweb.com> |
| In reply to | #49162 |
On 5/12/2015 11:42 AM, Rod Speed wrote: > John G <john.g@green.com> wrote >> Savvtel went to Yatango went to Yomojo went to silence. > >> Any suggestions for a simple low usage supplier for unliocked phones? > >> What about Amaysim? > > Yep, I use amaysim Pay as You Go and hardly ever spend > more than $10/month for all of calls, SMSs and data and use it a lot on > the garage sales runs which we coordinate using the mobile phones now. Yep same, my monthly bill averages to $12/month. Very good value. The only downside is that it's the Optus network which is marginal here but they are looking to upgrade/expand the network so might not be a problem much longer. > No good for talking for hours, but that doesn't sound like what you mean > with the low usage comment unless you mean only a couple of say 30 min > calls a year. > No monthly fee at all, you just pay for the calls, SMSs > you make and the data you use. > Aldimobile's casual plan is pretty good value too and > uses the Telstra 3G system. Amaysim uses Optus. > Aldimobile is not an option here as yet but looks to be good value as you say.
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| From | Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-05 19:09 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <hn656bhs57jv4ttnbedl7sh1vb5pq3pca6@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #49177 |
On Sat, 5 Dec 2015 15:53:12 +0800, Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> wrote: >On 5/12/2015 11:42 AM, Rod Speed wrote: >> John G <john.g@green.com> wrote >>> Savvtel went to Yatango went to Yomojo went to silence. >> >>> Any suggestions for a simple low usage supplier for unliocked phones? >> >>> What about Amaysim? >> >> Yep, I use amaysim Pay as You Go and hardly ever spend >> more than $10/month for all of calls, SMSs and data and use it a lot on >> the garage sales runs which we coordinate using the mobile phones now. > >Yep same, my monthly bill averages to $12/month. Very good value. > >The only downside is that it's the Optus network which is marginal here >but they are looking to upgrade/expand the network so might not be a >problem much longer. > >> No good for talking for hours, but that doesn't sound like what you mean >> with the low usage comment unless you mean only a couple of say 30 min >> calls a year. >> No monthly fee at all, you just pay for the calls, SMSs >> you make and the data you use. >> Aldimobile's casual plan is pretty good value too and >> uses the Telstra 3G system. Amaysim uses Optus. >> > >Aldimobile is not an option here as yet but looks to be good value as >you say. > Aldi pay as you go is available you just need a sim card and $15 for a year Telstra network (never believe "help is on the way" from a Telco) https://www.aldimobile.com.au/plans/payg -- Petzl "Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid."
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-05 20:22 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dcfomhFij4U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #49177 |
"Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message news:566297ec$0$2905$c3e8da3$76491128@news.astraweb.com... > On 5/12/2015 11:42 AM, Rod Speed wrote: >> John G <john.g@green.com> wrote >>> Savvtel went to Yatango went to Yomojo went to silence. >> >>> Any suggestions for a simple low usage supplier for unliocked phones? >> >>> What about Amaysim? >> >> Yep, I use amaysim Pay as You Go and hardly ever spend >> more than $10/month for all of calls, SMSs and data and use it a lot on >> the garage sales runs which we coordinate using the mobile phones now. > > Yep same, my monthly bill averages to $12/month. Very good value. > > The only downside is that it's the Optus network which is marginal here > but they are looking to upgrade/expand the network so might not be a > problem much longer. > >> No good for talking for hours, but that doesn't sound like what you mean >> with the low usage comment unless you mean only a couple of say 30 min >> calls a year. >> No monthly fee at all, you just pay for the calls, SMSs >> you make and the data you use. >> Aldimobile's casual plan is pretty good value too and >> uses the Telstra 3G system. Amaysim uses Optus. >> > > Aldimobile is not an option here as yet It is actually, you haven't needed to go to an aldi store for quite a while now. > but looks to be good value as you say. Yeah, amaysim is generally a bit better, but the telstra network is better for some. Amaysim does 4G everywhere its available, aldi didn't do it anywhere.
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| From | Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-05 20:34 +0800 |
| Message-ID | <5662d9cb$0$11094$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com> |
| In reply to | #49185 |
On 5/12/2015 5:22 PM, Rod Speed wrote: > > > "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message > news:566297ec$0$2905$c3e8da3$76491128@news.astraweb.com... >> On 5/12/2015 11:42 AM, Rod Speed wrote: >>> John G <john.g@green.com> wrote >>>> Savvtel went to Yatango went to Yomojo went to silence. >>> >>>> Any suggestions for a simple low usage supplier for unliocked phones? >>> >>>> What about Amaysim? >>> >>> Yep, I use amaysim Pay as You Go and hardly ever spend >>> more than $10/month for all of calls, SMSs and data and use it a lot on >>> the garage sales runs which we coordinate using the mobile phones now. >> >> Yep same, my monthly bill averages to $12/month. Very good value. >> >> The only downside is that it's the Optus network which is marginal >> here but they are looking to upgrade/expand the network so might not >> be a problem much longer. >> >>> No good for talking for hours, but that doesn't sound like what you mean >>> with the low usage comment unless you mean only a couple of say 30 min >>> calls a year. >>> No monthly fee at all, you just pay for the calls, SMSs >>> you make and the data you use. >>> Aldimobile's casual plan is pretty good value too and >>> uses the Telstra 3G system. Amaysim uses Optus. >>> >> >> Aldimobile is not an option here as yet > > It is actually, you haven't needed to go to an aldi store for quite a > while now. > Yes, I was wrong on that. >> but looks to be good value as you say. > > Yeah, amaysim is generally a bit better, but the telstra network is > better for some. > > Amaysim does 4G everywhere its available, aldi didn't do it anywhere. Not worth switching then, for me anyhow.
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-06 07:28 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dcgvmuFaf8uU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #49191 |
"Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message news:5662d9cb$0$11094$c3e8da3@news.astraweb.com... > On 5/12/2015 5:22 PM, Rod Speed wrote: >> >> >> "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message >> news:566297ec$0$2905$c3e8da3$76491128@news.astraweb.com... >>> On 5/12/2015 11:42 AM, Rod Speed wrote: >>>> John G <john.g@green.com> wrote >>>>> Savvtel went to Yatango went to Yomojo went to silence. >>>> >>>>> Any suggestions for a simple low usage supplier for unliocked phones? >>>> >>>>> What about Amaysim? >>>> >>>> Yep, I use amaysim Pay as You Go and hardly ever spend >>>> more than $10/month for all of calls, SMSs and data and use it a lot on >>>> the garage sales runs which we coordinate using the mobile phones now. >>> >>> Yep same, my monthly bill averages to $12/month. Very good value. >>> >>> The only downside is that it's the Optus network which is marginal >>> here but they are looking to upgrade/expand the network so might not >>> be a problem much longer. >>> >>>> No good for talking for hours, but that doesn't sound like what you >>>> mean >>>> with the low usage comment unless you mean only a couple of say 30 min >>>> calls a year. >>>> No monthly fee at all, you just pay for the calls, SMSs >>>> you make and the data you use. >>>> Aldimobile's casual plan is pretty good value too and >>>> uses the Telstra 3G system. Amaysim uses Optus. >>>> >>> >>> Aldimobile is not an option here as yet >> >> It is actually, you haven't needed to go to an aldi store for quite a >> while now. >> > > Yes, I was wrong on that. > >>> but looks to be good value as you say. >> >> Yeah, amaysim is generally a bit better, but the telstra network is >> better for some. >> >> Amaysim does 4G everywhere its available, aldi didn't do it anywhere. > > Not worth switching then, for me anyhow. Yeah, that is the only real situation in which aldi is better, where you get no optus service.
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| From | not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) |
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| Date | 2015-12-06 21:13 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <n428dn$bc2$1@speranza.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #49194 |
Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: > "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message >>> >>> Amaysim does 4G everywhere its available, aldi didn't do it anywhere. >> >> Not worth switching then, for me anyhow. > > Yeah, that is the only real situation in which > aldi is better, where you get no optus service. What about the 360 day pre-paid expiry? -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#
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| From | Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-07 18:50 +0800 |
| Message-ID | <56656472$0$2837$c3e8da3$76491128@news.astraweb.com> |
| In reply to | #49210 |
On 7/12/2015 5:13 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote: > Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >> "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message >>>> >>>> Amaysim does 4G everywhere its available, aldi didn't do it anywhere. >>> >>> Not worth switching then, for me anyhow. >> >> Yeah, that is the only real situation in which >> aldi is better, where you get no optus service. > > What about the 360 day pre-paid expiry? > My Amaysim isn't pre-paid, it's pay as you go so there is no expiry.
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| From | Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-07 22:05 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <tipa6b9ul01qb6i6odkun2fjd6uuqsngef@4ax.com> |
| In reply to | #49227 |
On Mon, 7 Dec 2015 18:50:24 +0800, Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> wrote: >On 7/12/2015 5:13 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >>> "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message >>>>> >>>>> Amaysim does 4G everywhere its available, aldi didn't do it anywhere. >>>> >>>> Not worth switching then, for me anyhow. >>> >>> Yeah, that is the only real situation in which >>> aldi is better, where you get no optus service. >> >> What about the 360 day pre-paid expiry? >> > >My Amaysim isn't pre-paid, it's pay as you go so there is no expiry. > Amaysim minimum is $10 for 90 days (no data) after 90 days you get another 90 receive only. Data is a minimum of $10 a month if you top up before 90 days and with $10 monthly data you are credited with you remaining calls and monthly data Amaysim offer 4G Aldi $15 can last 360 days for calls but on 3G Data (not sure if ALDI data is monthly) -- Petzl "Life is tough, but it's tougher if you're stupid."
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| From | Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-08 05:03 +0800 |
| Message-ID | <5665f434$0$1502$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> |
| In reply to | #49228 |
On 7/12/2015 7:05 PM, Petzl wrote: > On Mon, 7 Dec 2015 18:50:24 +0800, Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> wrote: > >> On 7/12/2015 5:13 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message >>>>>> >>>>>> Amaysim does 4G everywhere its available, aldi didn't do it anywhere. >>>>> >>>>> Not worth switching then, for me anyhow. >>>> >>>> Yeah, that is the only real situation in which >>>> aldi is better, where you get no optus service. >>> >>> What about the 360 day pre-paid expiry? >>> >> >> My Amaysim isn't pre-paid, it's pay as you go so there is no expiry. >> > Amaysim minimum is $10 for 90 days (no data) after 90 days you get > another 90 receive only. Data is a minimum of $10 a month > if you top up before 90 days and with $10 monthly data you are > credited with you remaining calls and monthly data > Amaysim offer 4G > Mine is post-paid so there is no credit to expire. After the billing cycle the account is paid by automatic direct debit (if it's less then $15 for the month it rolls over to the next month). My usage averages $12/month. You can have the same as-you-go plan either pre-paid or post-paid. IIRC if you only receive calls on the post-paid plan after 90 days you get charged $5/month as a service fee. > Aldi $15 can last 360 days for calls but on 3G Data (not sure if ALDI > data is monthly) Do Aldi have a post-paid option?
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-09 07:30 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dcot01Fa0e6U1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #49228 |
Petzl <petzlx@gmail.com> wrote > Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> wrote >> Computer Nerd Kev wrote >>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote >>>> Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> wrote >>>>>> Amaysim does 4G everywhere its available, aldi didn't do it anywhere. But there are plenty of places where the is no 4G service available yet. I haven't found anywhere its available in my town yet, but haven't checked that too carefully yet. I was wondering if that was some glitch in the way the phone was displaying what mode it was using, but have just spent a couple of days in Sydney and did get 4G a bit of the time, particularly around central station. Not in quite a bit of the rest of the CBD tho, even just up on George St etc. Didn't check where it was available too carefully tho, just zoomed out on to the end of the Dulwich Hill light rail and back to try that to waste some time and around the more central parts of the CBD and out to the Power House Museum. If its so patchy there, its not likely to be that common much else for a while yet. >>>>> Not worth switching then, for me anyhow. >>>> Yeah, that is the only real situation in which >>>> aldi is better, where you get no optus service. >>> What about the 360 day pre-paid expiry? >> My Amaysim isn't pre-paid, it's pay as you go so there is no expiry. > Amaysim minimum is $10 for 90 days That is only relevant if you say want a sim you can leave in the car and only use if say the car breaks for that sort of emergency and never use it at all except for that. Not a very common use of a sim. > (no data) That's not correct, the As You Go does have data available for 7.5c/MB that you pay for as you use it and now with the automatic conversion to 4G even if only 3G data is available, its charged by the 1KB and so is much cheaper to use than the 3G data was because it was charged in 1MB blocks. Tho superficially cheaper at 5c/MB, it was in fact much more expensive to use because of the much bigger block size it was charged in. > after 90 days you get another 90 receive only. > Data is a minimum of $10 a month That's not right. There is no minimum per month. You are free to never use any data ever, and free to pay for what you use at 7.5c/MB or 5c/MB. I didn't in fact bother to get a $10/1GB block to use in Sydney even tho there wasn't a lot of free wifi around to use. Didn't spend anything like $10 on data in the couple of days I had to use mobile data instead of wifi and used the data quite a bit. > if you top up before 90 days and with $10 monthly data you > are credited with you remaining calls and monthly data Not clear what you are talking about there, presumably the prepaid. I use Amaysim's As You Go which has no cost per month, you just pay for the calls, SMSs and data you use. > Amaysim offer 4G But isn't that common yet. That will obviously change. I do know that some of our towers were unavailable for a while allegedly due to the change over to 4G, but that was at least 6 months ago, not clear why we haven't seen 4G available here on the phones yet. That is one downside with Amaysim, while its using Optus you can't just ring Optus and ask them what is going on with the towers with that sort of thing. > Aldi $15 can last 360 days for calls but on > 3G Data (not sure if ALDI data is monthly) Amaysim's isn't on the As You Go. Amaysim's 10GB data pack lasts for a year, but I don't use anything like that sort of data in a year on my mobile. Not cheap at $100. But clearly a lot cheaper than 7.5c/MB at 1c/MB if you do use a lot of data on your mobile in a year as those with nothing but a mobile for their net access would. And clearly a lot cheaper at $100 a year than you can get any DSL or NBN for.
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| From | not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) |
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| Date | 2015-12-07 20:41 +0000 |
| Message-ID | <n44qtm$ihh$1@speranza.aioe.org> |
| In reply to | #49227 |
Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> wrote: > On 7/12/2015 5:13 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >>> "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message >>>>> >>>>> Amaysim does 4G everywhere its available, aldi didn't do it anywhere. >>>> >>>> Not worth switching then, for me anyhow. >>> >>> Yeah, that is the only real situation in which >>> aldi is better, where you get no optus service. >> >> What about the 360 day pre-paid expiry? >> > > My Amaysim isn't pre-paid, it's pay as you go so there is no expiry. I actually have an amaysim SIM for my internet, which I buy pre-paid. I tried to look into their pay as you go option (which I think they call PayG) and after lots of searching on their website the only references I could find to it were in their terms and conditions. I also could see no way in the options for my account to enable PayG, I didn't actually want to but I don't see how I could be exempt. I figured the PayG option must have been phased out, maybe left on for existing customers like Speedy. After all, if it existed surely there had to be an option in my account settings to enable it, unless PayG customers had to get special SIM cards. -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#
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| From | Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-08 05:31 +0800 |
| Message-ID | <5665fac0$0$1532$c3e8da3$5496439d@news.astraweb.com> |
| In reply to | #49235 |
On 8/12/2015 4:41 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote: > Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> wrote: >> On 7/12/2015 5:13 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message >>>>>> >>>>>> Amaysim does 4G everywhere its available, aldi didn't do it anywhere. >>>>> >>>>> Not worth switching then, for me anyhow. >>>> >>>> Yeah, that is the only real situation in which >>>> aldi is better, where you get no optus service. >>> >>> What about the 360 day pre-paid expiry? >>> >> >> My Amaysim isn't pre-paid, it's pay as you go so there is no expiry. > > I actually have an amaysim SIM for my internet, which I buy pre-paid. > I tried to look into their pay as you go option (which I think they > call PayG) and after lots of searching on their website the only > references I could find to it were in their terms and conditions. I > also could see no way in the options for my account to enable PayG, > I didn't actually want to but I don't see how I could be exempt. > > I figured the PayG option must have been phased out, maybe left on > for existing customers like Speedy. After all, if it existed surely > there had to be an option in my account settings to enable it, > unless PayG customers had to get special SIM cards. > The as-you-go plan as they call it is listed at the bottom of their mobile plans page or by clicking Mobile Plans on their front page. Have you tried logging into your account and clicking "change my plan" to see what your options are?
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-09 08:04 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dcouujFag9eU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #49235 |
"Computer Nerd Kev" <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote in message news:n44qtm$ihh$1@speranza.aioe.org... > Clocky <notgonna@happen.com> wrote: >> On 7/12/2015 5:13 AM, Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >>>> "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message >>>>>> >>>>>> Amaysim does 4G everywhere its available, aldi didn't do it anywhere. >>>>> >>>>> Not worth switching then, for me anyhow. >>>> >>>> Yeah, that is the only real situation in which >>>> aldi is better, where you get no optus service. >>> >>> What about the 360 day pre-paid expiry? >>> >> >> My Amaysim isn't pre-paid, it's pay as you go so there is no expiry. > I actually have an amaysim SIM for my internet, which I buy pre-paid. > I tried to look into their pay as you go option (which I think they call > PayG) Nope, As You Go. > and after lots of searching on their website the only references > I could find to it were in their terms and conditions. Presumably you actually are that incompetent. https://www.amaysim.com.au/mobile-plans/amaysim-as-you-go?icid=homepage_nav:mobile-plans:pp:ayg You get there from the mobile plans tab on the main page. Tad radical I realise. > I also could see no way in the options for my account to enable PayG, You just switch to that in your account management. My Plans and Data, Change Plan. Again, bit radical I know. > I didn't actually want to but I don't see how I could be exempt. You aren't just too stupid. Stupids like you can ring them from free and they will change it for you. > I figured the PayG option must have been phased out, > maybe left on for existing customers like Speedy. Nope, still there, right on the main page. > After all, if it existed surely there had to be an > option in my account settings to enable it, Its not enabled/disabled it’s a different plan. > unless PayG customers had to get special SIM cards. Nope. Mate of mine was on the Flexi and changed to As You Go while out of the country for more than a year. Flexi has a $20 per month cost, As You Go has none. Switched back once he came back too. Another one did that when out of the country for a couple of months. And went back on it when he returned too. I don’t use the Flexi myself because I don’t normally spend anything like $20 a month even tho I use it quite a bit during the garage sale run. I'll certainly go over the $20 this month with the days in sydney using lots of data, but not by much.
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| From | "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> |
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| Date | 2015-12-08 19:46 +1100 |
| Message-ID | <dcnjo8Fu1hvU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #49210 |
"Computer Nerd Kev" <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote in message news:n428dn$bc2$1@speranza.aioe.org... > Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >> "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message >>>> >>>> Amaysim does 4G everywhere its available, aldi didn't do it anywhere. >>> >>> Not worth switching then, for me anyhow. >> >> Yeah, that is the only real situation in which >> aldi is better, where you get no optus service. > > What about the 360 day pre-paid expiry? Sure, but I doubt too many actually need that.
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| From | keithr <no-one@nowhere.com.au> |
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| Date | 2015-12-08 21:37 +1000 |
| Message-ID | <dcntocF1runU1@mid.individual.net> |
| In reply to | #49246 |
On 8/12/2015 6:46 PM, Rod Speed wrote: > > > "Computer Nerd Kev" <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote in message > news:n428dn$bc2$1@speranza.aioe.org... >> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote: >>> "Clocky" <notgonna@happen.com> wrote in message >>>>> >>>>> Amaysim does 4G everywhere its available, aldi didn't do it anywhere. >>>> >>>> Not worth switching then, for me anyhow. >>> >>> Yeah, that is the only real situation in which >>> aldi is better, where you get no optus service. >> >> What about the 360 day pre-paid expiry? > > Sure, but I doubt too many actually need that. I've got an SMS modem attached to a Raspberry Pi, 15 bucks will probably last all year on that.
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