I'm using T-Mobile at the moment on the US$70/month unlimited deal. It's definitely the way to go with Unlimited 4G, for my Australian clients I am able to use either Viber or Skype and it is always high quality calling.
By the way, I am new to SiliconBeach so I'll do an introduction post today. James SlipSend <http://www.slipsend.com> On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 2:42:12 AM UTC-8, Anthony Agius wrote: > > T-Mobile is good, but with most Aussie phones, you won't get 3G services, > only EDGE. Some areas may have 3G on frequencies an AU phone supports, but > it's very sparse. > Best bet is to grab a US SIM card before you go - grab em off eBay here: > http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/161217466203 (note: I sell these) > It uses the AT&T network (which is 850MHz), so will run at full speed on > any Australian phone. 3GB of full-speed data for US$60. > > > On Wednesday, February 5, 2014 4:23:53 AM UTC+11, Dean Collins wrote: >> >> Yeh but Tmobile charge $1.99 for 1 minute calls to Australia….from the USA >> >> >> >> Lol 4 calls to Australia from my cell last month = $38.50….yeh I’ll be >> firing up my voip client for calls to anywhere apart from the USA from now >> on. >> >> >> >> >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dean >> >> >> >> >> >> *From:* silicon-bea...@googlegroups.com [mailto: >> silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com] *On Behalf Of *Phil M >> *Sent:* Sunday, February 02, 2014 12:49 PM >> *To:* silicon-bea...@googlegroups.com >> *Subject:* [SiliconBeach] Phone Roaming from US to Australia >> >> >> >> Hey everyone >> >> >> >> I just came back from 3 weeks in Australia, and AT&T ended up screwing my >> wife and I out of $430 in additional data and roaming charges (even though >> we had another phone with an Aussie sim for local stuff). >> >> >> >> Thought I'd let US based Silicon Beach guys know that T-mobile charges >> $70 per month for unlimited everything in the US, including unlimited 3G >> data and texting when outside the USA - and calls when travelling are just >> 20c each. There was a recent article on TechCrunch about how this is a >> bargain for anyone traveling outside the USA. >> http://techcrunch.com/2013/12/28/i-cant-believe-im-saying-this-but-t-mobile-is-awesome/ >> "*holy >> crap T-Mobile is awesome. If you travel internationally at all, you should >> switch to T-Mobile now."* >> >> >> >> I'm also using google voice to do my voicemail to text/email translation >> - you don't need to use the GV number to use this service - free and >> awesome. >> >> >> >> >> >> Phil M >> >> SF East Bay >> >> -- >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach >> Australia mailing list. Vist 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 >> silicon-bea...@googlegroups.com >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en >> >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Silicon Beach Australia" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out. >> > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Silicon Beach Australia mailing list. Vist 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 silicon-beach-australia@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/silicon-beach-australia?hl=en?hl=en --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Silicon Beach Australia" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to silicon-beach-australia+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out.
