Hi guys
I am going oseas for good
Currently on a $80 my plan plus with optus but out of contract
I don't want to pay plan anymore as I won't use it but I still want to keep my number
How do I change to prepaid
Do I just call up optus?
How to go from plan to prepaid?
CI on 06/02/2017 - 12:40
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You need to find a Prepaid Dealthat offers 365day expiry if you are heading overseas long-term and not actively using the number to make calls.
I know Vodafone offfers this, maybe others.
http://www.vodafone.com.au/prepaid/plans/state/starter-pack/…just grab a new sim card and moved or port the number. keep existing munber
sorry but a member since 2012 and dont know about porting? hmm suspicious..
Wot? Never had prepaid
He probably just forgot to stop his postpaid before entering the cryogenic freezer back in 2012.
Other providers offering 365 day expiry are Amaysim and Aldimobile. But if you are going for good just get the cheapest with a voicemail message and say you're gone since it will be very expensive to use roaming to take calls, but incoming SMS is free.
If you're going overseas and not using the number, just go into an optus store and ask to move to prepaid and long expiry plan, $60 recharge will hold your number for 1 year. But you'll have to recharge it $60 every year to hold the number.
thanks just had a look - they also have $10 every 186 days - wouldnt that be better - but ill have to recharge twice a year
That's until 02/04/2017 the $10 will last 186 days, not sure how it's going to change after April but all the information is in the CIS.
http://smb.optus.com.au/opfiles/Shop/All/cis/Cis%20Documents…
Just saying, amaysim is $5 for 365 days and you can receive texts overseas for free.
Buy a cheap ($2 or free) SIM card e.g. Woolies, 711; activate it and choose to "port existing number".