Dennis G. Rears
September 10th, 2003, 03:01 AM
"Whytoi" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Dennis G.
> Rears > wrote:
>
> > I am planning another trip to Australia in Jan 2004. I made a lot
> > of use of my GSM unlocked Motorola phone that I brought to OZ last
> > year. My phone number and SIM chip has since expired. I would like
> > to have my brother, who lives in CBR buy a prepaid mobile kit and plug
> > into his phone. He can set up the voice mail and other stuff. I than
> > want him to mail me the SIM chip by regular OZ post. This way I can
> > be ready to go upon landing. Is there any problem with this? Can
> > xraying and other security procedures cause problems. The main reason
> > I want to do this is that I can give my OZ number to people while
> > still in the states,
> > FWIW, I was surprised to find that in OZ airports, one can not buy
> > a prepaid mobile kit at airports. I was able to get recharge cards
> > but not the initial kits that contained the SIM card. This last trip
> > I was at SYD, MEL, PER, CNS, SYD, & CBR. Not a single one had
> > prepaid. I bought mine at a 7-11. They all had rental phones but
> > they did not have prepaid kits.
>
> Those SIM cards get mailed around all the time. So I see no problems in
> what you proposed.
>
> I have seen Vodafone stands at SYD and they have signs for phone
> rental. I'd be surprised if they didn't have prepaid kits.
In MEL the Vodafone did not sell the prepaid kits, they only had phone
rentals. I arrived in SYD and had a 2 hour layover. I could not find a
prepaid kit. The concierage at UAL told me they were not available at the
airport.
dennis
...
> In article >, Dennis G.
> Rears > wrote:
>
> > I am planning another trip to Australia in Jan 2004. I made a lot
> > of use of my GSM unlocked Motorola phone that I brought to OZ last
> > year. My phone number and SIM chip has since expired. I would like
> > to have my brother, who lives in CBR buy a prepaid mobile kit and plug
> > into his phone. He can set up the voice mail and other stuff. I than
> > want him to mail me the SIM chip by regular OZ post. This way I can
> > be ready to go upon landing. Is there any problem with this? Can
> > xraying and other security procedures cause problems. The main reason
> > I want to do this is that I can give my OZ number to people while
> > still in the states,
> > FWIW, I was surprised to find that in OZ airports, one can not buy
> > a prepaid mobile kit at airports. I was able to get recharge cards
> > but not the initial kits that contained the SIM card. This last trip
> > I was at SYD, MEL, PER, CNS, SYD, & CBR. Not a single one had
> > prepaid. I bought mine at a 7-11. They all had rental phones but
> > they did not have prepaid kits.
>
> Those SIM cards get mailed around all the time. So I see no problems in
> what you proposed.
>
> I have seen Vodafone stands at SYD and they have signs for phone
> rental. I'd be surprised if they didn't have prepaid kits.
In MEL the Vodafone did not sell the prepaid kits, they only had phone
rentals. I arrived in SYD and had a 2 hour layover. I could not find a
prepaid kit. The concierage at UAL told me they were not available at the
airport.
dennis