Optus Prepaid International Roaming

peuwayaqdq on 12/09/2018 - 21:13

I am about to activate a $30 Optus Prepaid that I will use for International Roaming.

Can anyone please confirm that my understanding about Optus Prepaid International Roaming is correct. If I activate my SIM on the following plan:

  • Optus Epic Data then I will have $5 to be used on International Roaming which is the value I got as Extras Credit
  • Optus Epic Value then I will need to buy Extras Credit add-on to be used on International Roaming
  • Daily Plus and Long Expiry then I will have $30 to be used on International Roaming

Which means that Daily Plus or Long Expiry are probably my best plan to activate on?

Thanks.

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  • sequence21 on 12/09/2018 - 23:35

    Activate it on Long Expiry, just in case they charged you $2 on the daily plus for whatever reason.

    • peuwayaqdq on 13/09/2018 - 10:13

      Yep that's what I did. Thanks.

  • retiredfeline on 13/09/2018 - 00:34
    +1

    Did you just want to receive SMSes and nothing else? That is always free when IR is supported. Other uses like receiving/making calls, sending SMSes, using data are crazy expensive so not recommended; get a local SIM.

    • peuwayaqdq on 13/09/2018 - 10:16

      Yes I will mainly need it just to receive SMS. While it is free and supported, do I actually need to have credit that I can use toward IR before I can receive SMS. What I mean is, hypothetically if I activate my SIM on Optus Epic Value and I don't purchase add on to get Extras Credit, will I still be able to receive SMS while overseas?

      • retiredfeline on 13/09/2018 - 10:29

        No you don't need credit to receive SMSes. You just need to activate IR.

        • peuwayaqdq on 13/09/2018 - 10:55

          I just installed My Optus app and check my International Roaming setting. It is On by default. Is that expected? I just don't want to get a "false active" by not doing anything.

        • retiredfeline on 17/09/2018 - 13:58

          @peuwayaqdq: Don't know, it depends on the telco, some have it on by default, some don't.

        • retiredfeline on 17/09/2018 - 15:10

          @peuwayaqdq: Maybe turn it off and turn it on again, hahaha?

        • peuwayaqdq on 18/09/2018 - 19:39

          Thanks @greenpossum. It was on and I had no issues. Received SMS that I was supposed to receive. Thanks.

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