Not an endorsement by any means...but there does seems to be a lot of these "worlwide uni-sim's" around at the moment...
http://www.travelsim.net.au/ http://www.gosim.com/?gosimaus http://www.onesimcard.com/ Judd On 17 March 2011 16:56, <pcoll...@cpan.org> wrote: > Probably won't work, no. But don't worry you'll find nothing more > frustrating over here than the shitty telephone networks (except maybe the > coffee... ummm... and the sugared bread). > > Oh and by the way if you're coming to california: > > Don't ever offer to rub out the whiteboard (unless you want them to > visualize you masturbating). > Lucked out, means you were actually lucky. > "Super excited to see you" means "Hi". > If you're "On point", that means you're the person they'll go to. > "Oh... ah... so what you're gonna do is, you're gonna go ahead and you're > gonna turn left up here" means "Turn left here". > Don't ever ask for a chook, sanga, bickie, white coffee, durry or porridge. > Don't ever offer anyone nibblies at a cocktail party. > If someone ever says, "what do I look like a fricking compass?", that > means, "no sir I don't know where that is". > If you ever use the words, "I reckon", they'll think you're a yokel, but > they might forgive you for being an Aussie. > They expect you to drink like a fish and make an arse of yourself. Go ahead > and prove them right if you like. They can't wait to tell their friends > about the Aussie they met and reinforce the stereotype. > They might think your accent is "gorgeous" / "cute" / "beautiful". But that > doesn't mean they want to do business with you... it just makes you... > different to them which is not a good focus point when you're trying to do > business. > > But other than those simple rules just relax and enjoy yourself :P Just > some tips I've learned in the last few years. > > Patrick. > > > On 16 March 2011 22:28, Stephen Young <stephenmdyo...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> So... are you saying my unlocked but not jailbroken (Optus) iPhone >> won't work with an AT&T pre-paid SIM when I get there next week? >> >> >> >> >> On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 4:02 PM, <pcoll...@cpan.org> wrote: >> > Andrew, >> > A fair question for this group I'd say given the percentage of people >> here >> > who find themselves travelling to the US. >> > A number of Aussies come over here to visit me (in San Fran) and when >> they >> > go home they realize they have been mugged with a $2,000 data bill from >> > Riptus or Telstra. Don't be that person. >> > I'd recommend just picking up a local pre-paid SIM from AT&T when you >> get >> > here and buy one which has a data plan. Carry a second phone for inbound >> > calls on your old aussie phone, just don't use it. If you want to use an >> > iPhone.... ummm... tough they're locked to the AT&T contract plan which >> you >> > won't be able to get without a US credit rating :) Unless you jailbreak >> the >> > phone... and then stick in your pre-paid SIM. >> > No silver bullet here. Perhaps some others who just recently travelled >> the >> > startup bus can give you some more recent advice. >> > Patrick. >> > >> > On 16 March 2011 21:17, Andrew Bruno <andrew.br...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> >> >> Hello all, >> >> >> >> My name is Andrew Bruno, and I am a Solutions Architect (etc, etc, >> >> etc..) & shareholder for Synetek Systems in Melbourne. (my intro :) >> >> >> >> I am not sure if this is an OT area... apologies if it is. >> >> >> >> I was wondering if any of you have had experience with mobile and data >> >> options when traveling in the US. >> >> >> >> Two years ago during the GFC I located myself & family in Europe for 9 >> >> weeks, and did a lot of research on what was available, etc. In the >> >> end I ended up getting a 3G(now Vodafone) SIM from here, as I could >> >> receive calls from Australia for free when roaming their 3G network. >> >> I also bought a Vodafone pre-paid data pack and a TIM pre-paid sim for >> >> data travel in Italy with an unlocked usb key I bought from eBay with >> >> an external antenna when in remote areas. It worked really well and I >> >> was online almost 24/7, VPNed into servers, performing deployments, >> >> support, GTM meetings, skype etc. Great network in Italy... 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