International Roaming - long calls

hindo on 05/12/2023 - 19:23
Last edited 05/12/2023 - 19:23

I will be overseas in the South Pacific early next year and will need to make work calls to Australia that could be up to 2 hours long. There will be numerous calls throughout a 3 week period.

A local sim is not an option as calls are like $1 per minute, so I am looking at roaming options.

Have done some research and it seems the $5/day roaming with Vodafone might be my best option.

However I am looking to clarify a couple of things:

  1. Calls to Australian toll free numbers are generally exempt from any minute allocations when dialled from Oz. Reading the terms I believe that would be the same when calling from overseas. Does anyone know if my understanding is correct?

  2. If the Vodafone plan includes unlimited talk in Australia, then this would also apply in the $5/day roaming?

  3. Is there another option that I am missing. I have looked at some of the prepaid roaming options available but the most included minutes is something like 200 and that could be gone in one morning.

Thanks for any insight you might have.

Mobile

Comments

  • eutama on 05/12/2023 - 21:03

    Will you be connected to Wifi? If yes, you may want to consider BOOST/Telstra/Belong mobile sim card. No roaming needed (you read that correctly, no roaming purchase required), as long as you are connected to Wifi, you can call Australia.

    Check this one for an example:

    https://www.belong.com.au/go/international-roaming

    https://www.belong.com.au/support/mobile/manage-service/how-…

    And if you are worried if that might not work, belong roaming (the paid one) is $30 for 2 weeks and you get 150 minutes on top of 3GB data, so, top up as you need

    • jv on 06/12/2023 - 00:37
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      you may want to consider BOOST/Telstra/Belong mobile sim card.

      Lots of others also provide wifi calling…

    • hindo on 06/12/2023 - 18:16

      So how does this work? I turn off my mobile data so that I ensure I always connect with wifi calling?

      And do I need to be on a plan or can I use wifi calling on prepaid Boost plan?

      • eutama on 06/12/2023 - 22:11

        Do this now before you leave. Switch on airplane mode, and connect to wifi. Wait till your phone connects /shows the wifi calling symbol, and then try ring someone. That is it. And it will be exact same thing when you are overseas. It's your choice if u want to turn off mobile data or not. Now,It is also a requirement that your phone is able to do vowifi. Just google up if your phone supports it.

        Not sure what you mean by need to be on a plan? When you buy a starter pack (lets say the boost one), when you activate, you will be subscribed to a plan that comes with the pack? no further action/purchase necessary

        • hindo on 07/12/2023 - 21:21

          Awesome, thanks. Tried it at home and it worked well. Think I have it sorted out now. Appreciate your advice

  • jjjaar on 05/12/2023 - 22:12
    +1

    Can the work calls be undertaken via internet through WhatsApp or other?

  • localhost on 05/12/2023 - 22:42
    +1

    What's happened to zoom? Is it dead already?

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