Vodafone $30 Starter Pack for $9 @ Coles

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  isthisreallife22 on 20/02/2019 - 11:01

  Have an international guest coming soon who is looking for a free (or e.g. $2) option to receive text/calls. No data or outgoing calls required.

  Is anyone aware of any free or very cheap options for an activated sim?

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    Boioioioi on 20/02/2019 - 11:19

    +2

    The $2 optus or telstra sims you can get everywhere would be fine, you don't have to top them up. You can activate and just receive texts/calls.

    IMO spend the extra $7 and get a starter pack like this in case they need to make an emergency call though?

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      isthisreallife22 on 20/02/2019 - 11:56

      I got the sense you have to place credit on them to "activate" them, but I'll check them out. Thanks :)

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        Boioioioi on 20/02/2019 - 11:57

        I've used them a few times just to receive calls, the other day I used a telstra one and it works fine, just hit "later" when it asks if you want to add payment details/top up. :)

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          isthisreallife22 on 20/02/2019 - 12:09

          @Boioioioi: Ok I did a bit more digging and just found this https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/433809 which indicates the options are:

          • Telstra $0 online sim - only one which allows you to activate with no recharge
          • Belong sim with referral $20 bonus - you can activate with the $20 credit provided for free
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            ozhunter68 on 20/02/2019 - 16:45

            @isthisreallife22: Yep, Telstra and Belong can activate without re-charge in order to receive calls.

            Not Optus, need to re-charge to receive calls.

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  djsydney on 20/02/2019 - 13:52

  Does this have an activation date? My Kogan is expiring in about 13 days :)

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  chav on 20/02/2019 - 18:28

  +1

  Generally vodafone dont have expiry dates, I activated a SIM today that was manufactured in May 2016 with a wrapper that said it has to be activated 365 days after purchase. So I wouldn't worry if your planning to activate soon.

  I don't know if you will have any delays going from Kogan to Vodafone as they are the same carrier, sometimes this causes them an extra step to manually transfer you.

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    djsydney on 22/02/2019 - 10:30

    Thank you for the reply.. Much appreciated..