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Jonathan On Thu, Mar 17, 2011 at 5:53 PM, Judd Howie <juddho...@gmail.com> wrote: > 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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