4) T-Mobile have a unlimited calls, sms and international calling/sms option on a prepaid card for $50, which includes unlimited data. They say only 100MB of 4G data, but few of us have 4G phones - the 3G data is unlimited, and the credit lasts a month. T-Mobile has the same frequency for 3G as Optus and Vodafone handsets in AU; AT&T is Telstra, and they have the same sort of deal without international for $50 called a Go-Phone.
8) Look at getting an APEC card; DFAT issue them. $250. Express queues. More legit. 14) Hell yeah. Left AU on August 6. It was warmer in Wollongong than in SF then - and that is the depth of AU winter. 15) You can get an account with someone like BofA with just a passport. No questions asked. Then you get internet banking, no fees, and you can use OzForex to move your money for low/no fees and A COMPETITIVE EXCHANGE RATE. Worth doing - and you get a debit card so you can buy American only stuff and piss of Gerry Harvey. Almost worth flying here just for that really. More to come... On Wed, Aug 31, 2011 at 21:35, dekrazee1 <[email protected]> wrote: > Adding to the withdrawal tips - cheapest and easiest way I found to > manage my funds was to get one of those Travel VISA cards. I got mine > from ANZ (at the time they had the best exchange rates and lowest > charges) > You top it up online, by BPaying from your bank account, so no bank > fees on that end. ANZ charged 1% of the amount for top ups, which > beats Aussie credit card international use charges. Additional charge > for withdrawing cash at any ATM. BUT - > the best part is you can use it anywhere, whether it's for a $2 coffee > or a $200 dollar purchase (as long as you have sufficient credit on > the card) So you don't actually need cash. (unless using buses or > trains) > > Rai > > On Sep 1, 1:53 pm, Kev <social%[email protected]> wrote: > > Forgot to add > > > > 1) Withdrawing $US money from a commbank account in the USA will cost > > you about $10 a pop, a colleague who had a westpac account got free > > withdrawals when using bank of america, so for long trips it may even > > pay setting up a westpac account if you dont have one. > > 2) Be sure to check out a Whole Foods Market > > > > Kev > > > > http://twitter.com/ke_Ga > > > > On Sep 1, 11:36 am, Kev <social%[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Hey Folks > > > > > Just spent about a month in the USA and thought I would give a small > > > report on a few random findings etc in case it may be useful to > > > someone. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach > Australia mailing list. Visting http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more > > Forum rules > 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. > 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs > > > To post to this group, send email to > [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en > -- Geoff McQueen Founder & CEO Hiive Systems Phone: 1.877.425.7315 (US) - 1800 2 44483 (AU) Cell/Mobile: 650.450.4384 (US) - 0414.678.466 (AU) -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Visting http://siliconbeachaustralia.org for more Forum rules 1) No lurkers! It is expected that you introduce yourself. 2) No jobs postings. You can use http://siliconbeachaustralia.org/jobs To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en
