Phone Home
Phone Home
Calling home is something most Football travelers do not do very often, unless you are keeping in touch with your better half who has graciously let you loose in a foreign country. What we do, is call our mates we are travelling with. The thing about that is the call is routed through Australia first because the phone number is an Australian phone Number.
I have found a SIM card where you can save lots of Dollars. And to prove the point I have chosen Australia’s first destination, Uzbekistan, as an example comparing 4 Australian carriers to TravelSIM
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CARRIER |
CALLS INSIDE UZBEK |
CALLS TO AUSTRALIA |
SMS |
RECEIVE CALLS |
CONNECTION FEE |
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TravelSIM |
$1.87 |
$1.87 |
$0.43 |
$1.07 |
N/A |
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Telstra |
$1.96 |
$9.07 |
$0.29 |
$1.40 |
$0.40 |
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Optus |
$1.90 |
$6.30 |
$0.50+Std Rate |
$1.42 |
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Virgin |
$3.40 |
$3.40 |
$0.35 |
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$0.40 |
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Vodafone |
$4 +Std Rate |
$4 +Std Rate |
$0.75 |
$1.00 |
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Prices are per Minute and in AU$
This works will most handsets and carriers except “3″. You will need to purchase a New SIM Card with a new phone number, and it is Pre Paid. Just top up as you need it. You can onsell it if you do not need it when you get home. You will also need to use it within 6 months or it will be disabled. Just make one phone call when your back home each 6 months. Although, with so many Australian matches overseas you may be lucky enough to keep using the TravelSIM.
Of the 7 countries we will be visiting over the next 18 months, only Qatar is not on the TravelSIM list. There are in excess of 140 countries where is will work.
Here are the rates for the 6 countries we will travel to.
Uzbekistan |
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Cost to call Australia: |
$1.87 / minute |
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Cost to receive calls: |
$1.07 / minute |
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Cost to send SMS: |
$0.43 / message |
Bahrain |
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Cost to call Australia: |
$0.59 / minute |
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Cost to receive calls: |
FREE! |
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Cost to send SMS: |
$0.43 / message |
Indonesia |
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Cost to call Australia: |
$1.01 / minute |
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Cost to receive calls: |
$0.53 / minute |
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Cost to send SMS: |
$0.63 / message |
Japan |
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Cost to call Australia: |
$0.59 / minute |
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Cost to receive calls: |
FREE! |
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Cost to send SMS: |
$0.43 / message |
Oman |
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Cost to call Australia: |
$0.69 / minute |
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Cost to receive calls: |
FREE! |
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Cost to send SMS: |
$0.43 / message |
Kuwait |
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Cost to call Australia: |
$1.07 / minute |
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Cost to receive calls: |
$0.37 / minute |
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Cost to send SMS: |
$0.43 / message |
Cheers
Tezza
August 03 2008 06:19 pm | General
