Anyone Using The Old Australia post TravelSIM with Free Incoming Calls in Most Countries? What's The Experience Like?

Irate Monk on 18/10/2017 - 17:27

The Old Australia post TravelSIM with Free Incoming Calls (when travelling in Most Countries) is sadly, discontinued now.
In it's place they have a new product- incoming is not free. Rates here

However, those who have the old ones, can still get incoming free while on international travel to most countries.

Thinking of looking for someone who would sell their old TravelSIM.

Before I do, would welcome wisdom fro the experienced folks here.
Anyone used one? What was it like?

Apart, are their other similar products catering to international travelling folks?

Thanks in advance.

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Comments

  • retiredfeline on 18/10/2017 - 20:59
    +1

    Put a recorded message on your number to the effect that if it's urgent to send you a SMS which will be free for you on roaming, then call them back using a local SIM.

    • Irate Monk on 18/10/2017 - 23:21

      The problem lies in purchasing a local SIM and connecting.
      In most developing countries, some form of their national ID is required to buy even a prepaid connection (Recently experienced this in Peru). Need a local to agree for you to purchase a new connection using their credentials.

      Something like the TravelSIM is the better solution.

      Moreover, since the incoming calls on the Old Auspost TravelSIM is free when roaming abroad, (it is actually an Australian mobile number) you could divert your regular numbers to that TravelSIM before before leaving Oz, and theoretically miss the incoming calls only when you are flying.

      • retiredfeline on 18/10/2017 - 23:36

        Don't know about Peru, but lots of countries allow visitors to purchase prepaids or there is some kind of workaround, like vendors preactivating for you (e.g. VN, ID). And it will get easier as countries have more dealings with their neighbours. Much cheaper than this kind of roaming. A search will find you the required info, e.g. this for Peru: https://www.peruforless.com/blog/stay-connected-all-you-need…

        • Irate Monk on 19/10/2017 - 00:23

          I see the article is from 2014; wonder if the restrictions came to effect since.

          In Iquitos, I mainly used my efforts of trying to get a SIM, to also strike up conversations with the locals and get a feel of the place. Foreigners can't buy "chim" is what I could glean.
          Not surprising for a place where the military conduct a massive parade every Sunday; closing off traffic- to remind the locals who they are… :) and to coerce them into docility…

          Anyhoo thought it made sense to have one fixed number (the old Aupost TravelSIM idea) for folks to call me on; when they know I'm travelling abroad.

          Thanks for the inputs greenpossum

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