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$20 Add-On for Optus Prepaid Plans: 10GB (14 Day) of Roaming Data for Use in HK, Indonesia, Japan, M'sia, S'pore, NZ & More

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$20 Add-On for Optus Prepaid Plans: 10GB (14 Day) of Roaming Data for Use in HK, Indonesia, Japan, M'sia, S'pore, NZ & More
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readerr0r on 07/11/2019 - 16:39 optus.com.au (7076 clicks)
Last edited 31/12/2019 - 17:24 by 1 other user

Optus recently improved their pre-paid roaming and it seems to best almost all of the travel sim options going around, especially for convenience and country coverage. Buying multiple packs would net you a fair chunk of data too ($40 for 20gb for instance). The only caveat would be that you need to activate it in Aus first.

$20 Data Roaming
Up to $210 credit to use on data. At $0.02/MB that gives you 10GB

Available plan:
Prepaid Epic Data, Prepaid Epic Value, My Prepaid Ultra, My Prepaid Ultra Plus, My Prepaid Ultimate, Prepaid Ultimate Plus, My Prepaid Long Expiry, Optus Prepaid Long Expiry.

Available Destinations:
Mainland China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, Thailand, UK and USA.

Expiry:
14 days

*For the cheapest method on activating a new sim, try this post - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/7969742/redir (but this sim instead https://offer.optus.com.au/shop/prepaid/sim-card/2-sim)

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  • aiyoyo on 07/11/2019 - 16:57
    +1

    Nice

  • [Deactivated] on 07/11/2019 - 17:08
    +4

    And for post paid? SFA?

    • sklzthtklz on 07/11/2019 - 17:20
      +1

      looks like postpaid is still the $10 per day nonsense, I just had a look in the app

    • [Deactivated] on 07/11/2019 - 17:27

      Post paid roaming on Optus is a rip off. $10 a day for 100MB (which is nothing) and if you exceed this you'll be billed $1 a MB.

      I'm about to head to Bali and I have Optus post paid but there is no way I'm using roaming on my regular SIM. I'll just grab one of these and it'll be $30 in total for 10GB for roaming for my time there.

      • R4 on 07/11/2019 - 18:07
        +7

        Got back from Bali on Sunday. At the airport going over I got a simcard with 11GB data for IDR150k with Telekomsel. There are better value options with more data but 11GB was more than enough data for my needs. Their coverage and 4G speed are very good. The simcard providers are on the left just after coming through customs. The cost of data there has reduced drastically in the year since I last visited

        • soidesire on 10/11/2019 - 05:37

          Did the same at this place recently. They replace the SIM for you and check if all is ok on the spot.

      • krosmo on 08/11/2019 - 15:28
        +1

        I went to Bali a few weeks ago. I ordered a SIM through klook, was $10 for 6gb, more than enough for one week. Plus they met me at the airport and installed it for me. Too easy. No way I'd pay $10 per day for 100MB.

  • cya on 07/11/2019 - 17:12

    Free Sim on Optus's website btw!

    • antler on 07/11/2019 - 18:42

      "Recharge required to activate SIM."

      • henrus on 07/11/2019 - 21:55
        +1

        You need to have a valid recharge to activate this pack.

        So minimum cost is $30 ($10 for the minimum top up and $20 for the roaming pack).

      • Spanglish on 07/11/2019 - 21:56
        -1

        Wrong reply

  • OzBerghainer on 07/11/2019 - 17:12
    +1

    Reckon this will be around till Jan? Going to Japan.

  • WantToPayLess on 07/11/2019 - 17:15
    +19

    This is indeed attractive. So looks like you can buy a $30 kit, which is available from Optus and some supermarkets for $15 or less, activate it on Long Expiry, then use $20 of the MyCredit to buy 10GB of roaming data, and still have $10 MyCredit left for calls and text within Australia for 6 months!

    • xyron on 07/11/2019 - 17:33

      Brilliant - Optus $30 sim kits are also half price at woollies this week.

      • ATangk on 07/11/2019 - 19:44

        Is there a $50 kit or something on sale? Would let you do 2 recharges for a month!

    • mrshorty on 07/11/2019 - 18:31
      +4

      can you use the MyCredit you get on long expiry plan to buy the add on?

      • WantToPayLess on 07/11/2019 - 18:51
        +1

        That's just what I assume going through the Optus site. Am I being too optimistic? Sorry if I am wrong and have misled anyone!

      • Sharp on 07/11/2019 - 21:50
        +2

        Can an optus prepaid customer confirm this please? This is how telstra prepaid works I believe but I’m not sure about Optus.

        Edit: Found the answer. No, you cannot use mycredit to buy add on packs. Link's below.

      • mrshorty on 07/11/2019 - 21:55

        Last time I was on optus prepaid which was a while ago (a year maybe?), I couldnt do shiet with MyCredit so just forfeited it when I ported out

      • mrshorty on 11/11/2019 - 11:15

        I went on live chat to ask if you can use the MyCredit you get on long expiry plan to buy the add on. And they confirmed only via a recharge

    • cya on 07/11/2019 - 19:59

      New customers can now activate a $2 SIM via optus.com.au/activate and choose the $20 Data Roaming option in the activation journey.The $20 roaming option will only be available for activation on the Optus Prepaid Epic Data.
      This might mean it can’t be activated on long expiry unless this is only for new $2 SIM cards

      • WantToPayLess on 07/11/2019 - 20:40

        That should be just for new $2 Sim. When you look at details of the plans, e.g. Long Expiry, the $20 Roaming Data is listed as an available add-on.

      • ATangk on 07/11/2019 - 23:48

        I think that condition is only because that particular sim will be set up for data only, which is the case for the data roaming option too.

    • Sharp on 07/11/2019 - 21:56
      +3

      Looks like you can’t use mycredit to buy any add on pack.

      https://yescrowd.optus.com.au/t5/Mobile/Purchase-add-on-with…

      • googoogaga on 07/11/2019 - 22:25

        If this is the case, no real point in getting starter kits

    • fozzie on 07/11/2019 - 22:48

      People are saying you cannot use mycredit for add ons :(

      • fozzie on 07/11/2019 - 22:53

        Oh wait in terms and condition. You can

        https://www.optus.com.au/shop/mobile/international-roaming/p…

        You can use any Extras Credit included with recharges of $30 or more on some plans or purchase an add-on to suit you and your destination before heading for the airport.

        • Sharp on 07/11/2019 - 23:07
          +1

          Extra credit and Mycredit could be two different things???

    • illumination on 17/11/2019 - 23:17
      +2

      Given this has now been proven to be not possible, we really ought to neg this so it's not so positive.

      Nothing against you, WantToPayLess - you came up with an extremely innovative solution which could've been an absolutely awesome way do it, but unfortunately it's not true and it more than likely will mislead people with such a high number of positive votes!

  • Ameowzon on 07/11/2019 - 17:17

    I'm going to the US early Mar to end of Apr. How do I use this? I'm already an Optus pre-paid customer, and don't expect to move out anytime soon.

    • readerr0r on 07/11/2019 - 17:20

      You’d just apply to $20 roaming recharge the day you’re leaving. From what I can tell it’s not a limited time deal so it should be around when you leave

      • Ameowzon on 07/11/2019 - 17:23

        Sounds like $20 every 2 weeks then.

        • [Deactivated] on 07/11/2019 - 17:32

          Plus the cost of a min prepaid applicable plan, which is $10 per month from what I can see.

          • pumpkie on 07/11/2019 - 19:16

            @[Deactivated]: Actually, $30 on the Optus Prepaid Long Expiry plan will get you 186 days.

  • cya on 07/11/2019 - 17:18

    Could i buy a new SIM and recharge it with the $20 just to use it overseas for roaming purposes and dispose the SIM once I'm back?

  • icebergslim on 07/11/2019 - 17:25
    +2

    Stupid question but what about going away for more than 14 days?

    • [Deactivated] on 07/11/2019 - 17:31
      +3

      But two $20 recharges and you'll get 30 days. Says it in their site.

      • ATangk on 07/11/2019 - 19:44
        +2

        28 days is the new ‘month’ sorry.

      • arctan on 07/11/2019 - 20:53
        +1

        But you can't activate 2nd sim while you are overseas right? It has to be activated within AU according to optus website.

        • m2000 on 07/11/2019 - 21:06
          +7

          get 2 recharges on 1 simcard, before you go o/s.
          "$20 Data Roaming Add On can be stacked allowing for multiple purchases. If multiple purchases occur, both the expiry and credit inclusion will stack to the customer’s account. For example if the customer purchased two $20 Data Roaming Add Ons they would accumulate up to 28 days and 20GB data."

  • xyron on 07/11/2019 - 17:30
    +3

    Wow, thanks OP - will definitely grab a couple optus prepaid SIMs to use for my december trip to japan - beats the kinda crummy data SIMs on offer for the same period of time on ebay etc.

    • neosin on 07/11/2019 - 17:47
      +1

      mobal has unlimited data for $40 for 8 days in jap which i what ill be getting

      • readerr0r on 07/11/2019 - 18:59

        Most unlimited travel sims have a daily limit, looking at mobal theirs is 3gb then you're potentially shaped for 1-2 days which isn't bad. That means a max of about 24GB for $40, so Optus's 20gb for $40 is still comparable.

      • strikeout119 on 07/11/2019 - 19:03

        Seems to be the equivalent of AUD$53.12 on their website and is limited to about 3GB per day. I don't know if this is the same sim but it's $29 on prepaidsims. On another note, if anyone knows the best Japan sims for around 25 days. Please let me know. I'm currently looking at this

        • Jiji on 07/11/2019 - 21:21

          I purchased the $29 Japan one from Prepaidsim last month. They advertised as unlimited but the speed dropped to <1Mbps after 1Gb. It was virtually unusable. I left 1 star review (kept it polite) on their feedback email and not surprising, my review never appeared on their website.

          • arctan on 07/11/2019 - 21:43

            @Jiji: That's no good as I bought two sim from them for Japan trip.
            Is the 1GB per day?

            • Jiji on 07/11/2019 - 21:53

              @arctan: Count yourself lucky. I bought 3! (for the same trip last month) and they all slowed to a crawl after 1Gb. For me, it didn't reset after each day. It's just 1Gb in total. Once, I did find the speed went back up to 4G speed after midnight but usually back to a crawl by 6am. I don't know if the shaping only happens during peak time.

  • Fvistr0 on 07/11/2019 - 17:32
    +11

    https://cellmate.com.au/product/optus-30-pre-paid-sim-kit/ $11.99 for a $30 optus sim.

  • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 07/11/2019 - 17:40
    +2

    Brilliant, effectively becomes a travel SIM.

  • mrshorty on 07/11/2019 - 18:32

    this makes Optus so hawt right now

  • pieceoutswag on 07/11/2019 - 18:43
    +6

    good for those who don’t want to use VPN in china.

    • lambsie on 07/11/2019 - 22:30

      Not subject to the firewall in China like HK SIMS?

      • ATangk on 07/11/2019 - 23:42

        No, great wall doesnt affect roaming. and even some hotels which use their own internet servers bypass the firewall.

  • stoodamire on 07/11/2019 - 18:48

    How or would this work if I only wanted to activate the data roaming 5 weeks into my overseas travel?

    • ryu on 07/11/2019 - 21:15

      When you're activating a new sim card, you don't need to have it plugged in and turned on, do you? I don't understand how they would know you are not in Australia? I can even ask my friend in Australia to activate for me if VPN is not accepted, right?

      • readerr0r on 07/11/2019 - 22:00

        The sim would def need to be in Aus for the initial activation as it'd ping the Optus network and configure its self. As long as you (or someone else but remember it does need an online ID check) activate in Aus you can then recharge it online with some free wifi overseas on the Optus website

      • henrus on 07/11/2019 - 22:01

        You just need to activate the sim prior to leaving Australia so it can join the Optus network.

        The minimum cost is actually $30 as you're required to have a valid top up before you can add this plan ($10 for the minimum top up and $20 for the data pack). You can't use the top up credit to purchase the pack either (only credit card via the app or online).

        Purchasing a $2 sim on the Optus website (currently free) then activating it on the long expiry $10 is valid for 45 days will work as long as you do it just before you leave. Whilst overseas you can just visit the Optus website and add the data pack for $20 via card (no VPN is needed).

        • fozzie on 07/11/2019 - 22:56

          It seems that you can use the credit:

          You can use any Extras Credit included with recharges of $30 or more on some plans or purchase an add-on to suit you and your destination before heading for the airport.

          The only problem it says “on some plans”, so which ones would they be?

          • henrus on 07/11/2019 - 23:12

            @fozzie: Just had another look…

            It seems only three recharges in the "Optus Prepaid Epic Data" actually come with an extra credit but it's poor value anyway unless you intend to use all the Australian inclusions as well.

            $30 recharge comes with $5 extra credit
            $40 recharge comes with $10 extra credit
            $50 recharge comes with $15 extra credit

            You've never been able to split a payment using my credit and a credit card so I'd assume it's the same with "extra credit" and it's only possible to add "extra credit" via the website or app using a credit card in $10 or $20 blocks.

            So best case scenario you recharge with the $40 epic data recharge which includes $10 extra credit and then you need to add an additional $10 extras credit.

            So for $50 ($40 recharge + $10 extra credit add on) you've got the 10GB roaming add on and 45GB data to use in Australia (AU data valid only for 28 days). In a very best case scenario when they sell the $40 starter packs for $20 then it'd only be a total cost of $30.

            In the case of the original post none of this would work because all of the Optus epic data recharges only have a validity of 28 days (4 weeks) whereas activating a $10 long expiry would net 45 days (~6.5 weeks) or even better is the frequently sold $30 packs which can be found for $15. This would give $30 my credit valid for 30 minutes of calls overseas whilst roaming valid for 168 days (24 weeks) and anytime during this 168 day period you can just pay via card for a $20 top up.

  • allabtbrgnz on 07/11/2019 - 19:41

    Would this make more sense than Bali local operators when travelling for a vacation for 2 weeks?

    • ATangk on 07/11/2019 - 19:54
      +1

      For 2 weeks, the ease of roaming is a no brainer. Buying a sim in Bali is a bit annoying trying to find the vendors actually.

  • gstfree on 07/11/2019 - 20:20

    All of my favourite countries included. Thanks.

  • squaredonut on 07/11/2019 - 20:30
    +1

    Is there anywhere where it talks about what speeds you get while roaming? like is it a mix of 4G and 3G or pure 4G?

    • henrus on 07/11/2019 - 22:10
      +4

      I use Optus post paid (so it should be the same networks) and have done some speedtests around Asia and NZ:

      In Singapore it joins Singtel where I got 4G and speeds around 40-70mbps.
      In New Zealand it can join any three of the networks but I force Spark (due to superior speed/coverage) and this results in 4G speeds often in excess of 100mbps.
      In Indonesia I've gotten around 20mbps on the Telkomsel 4G network.
      In Malaysia on Maxis 4G it was around 20mbps.

      This is something I've put together and shared on Whirlpool. It's a list of Optus roaming partners for post paid customers but in the 10 countries covered by this deal I'd expect them to be the same (I know Optus prepaid and postpaid are the same in NZ, Singapore and the US):
      https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/e/2PACX-1vQ4v3gq18i6y…

  • Bargainlove on 07/11/2019 - 20:50

    Wish this was available earlier. I bought the tourist SIM from Singtel already.

    • Iwantthatbargain on 07/11/2019 - 21:00

      Singtel offer was cheaper than this, but I guess that was only for 7 days

  • arctan on 07/11/2019 - 20:51

    If you go overseas for 30 days. Can you recharge another $20 after 14 days while overseas?

    • googoogaga on 07/11/2019 - 20:56
      +1

      Based on the fine print it just says activations have to occur while in Australia. Buying the pack itself can occur whenever?

    • m2000 on 07/11/2019 - 21:08
      +3

      get 2 recharges on 1 simcard, before you go o/s.
      "$20 Data Roaming Add On can be stacked allowing for multiple purchases. If multiple purchases occur, both the expiry and credit inclusion will stack to the customer’s account. For example if the customer purchased two $20 Data Roaming Add Ons they would accumulate up to 28 days and 20GB data."

  • ryu on 07/11/2019 - 21:06

    Does anyone happen to know if there's a daily limit? And if I used up all 10G in less than 14 days, would I be able to buy another 10G straight away or I need to wait out the 14 days?

    • ATangk on 07/11/2019 - 22:00

      The way the plan sounds to me, you buy '10Gb' with $20 and it comes with 14 day expiry, meaning you can keep buying the roaming credit and it should stack up, with a 14 day expiry from the last reload. Quotation marks around 10Gb as apparently it is $210 roaming credit.

    • henrus on 07/11/2019 - 22:11

      You can buy as many as you want however there is a limit to the amount total at one time, a crazy 105 packs is the limit at one single time:

      Rollover: Accumulate up to a maximum $2,100 worth of value or the equivalent of 100GB over 140 days. If you recharge over this amount you will forfeit additional days and data limits.

      • ATangk on 07/11/2019 - 23:43

        Actually its only 10 packs since the $20 gets you $210 value credit.

        • henrus on 08/11/2019 - 07:37

          oops it seems I can't do maths.

  • Chef Freeman on 07/11/2019 - 22:25

    Thanks OP, was wondering about SIM cards for my Japan trip and this fits perfectly

  • paulaus on 07/11/2019 - 22:39

    that would be right no Philippines.

  • fozzie on 07/11/2019 - 22:45

    Thanks op, going to nz in January and Optus will be the
    Cheapest option especially if I get half price $30 packs

  • excite on 07/11/2019 - 22:59

    Pity Taiwan not included, going there next month

    • JohnHowardsEyebrows on 07/11/2019 - 23:10
      +2

      Taiwan numba one!!

    • Meeb on 18/11/2019 - 22:20

      Yeah, such pity I’m heading off to Taiwan and Thailand in Dec. Would have been perfect. Know of any good roaming deals for Taiwan?

  • asian bargain hunter on 07/11/2019 - 23:56

    This is just perfect for my trip to NZ next week. I am going for 14 days exactly. Can someone tell me the best and cheapest way to get this roaming offer. I am seeing different opinions. Can i buy the prepaid starter kits worth $30 that are on sale for at least half price or more, and use the included credit to activate the roaming.Or is that not possible and i would need to recharge another $20 in which case it is not worth buying the $30 kit and instead buying a $2 sim card. Any help would be appreciated

    • smackus on 08/11/2019 - 00:27

      when activating the sim, the $20 roaming is available as a plan. Select it and proceed to payment. At the payment step you can choose to use a voucher or not. Now I'm not sure if you can use the $30 voucher (from the $30 kit) to pay for the $20 roaming plan?

      • asian bargain hunter on 08/11/2019 - 00:53

        If they let you use the included $30 to pay for the $20 roaming add on, then that works out well. But if they don't and you need to spend $20 for the add-on plan, it seems the best way is to buy a free sim or a $2 sim card. I have just chatted to optus, and they said when u buy the sim card, you need to recharge minimum of $10 and then spend another $20 for the add-on plan. SO you end up spending $30 all up for this deal.

  • R3XNebular on 08/11/2019 - 00:38

    Just got back from Bali. GRR this would've been great.

    I still had my Telksom simcard when I got back from Bali and it automatically locked onto Optus towers in Aus. Suppose they have an agreement.

  • ryf on 08/11/2019 - 03:38

    Currently in Thailand and prepaid is offering 1.5gb at 3G for 7 days at $10AUD (199 THB). Not sure if other providers are better, but so have taken the Optus deal

  • mt2000 on 08/11/2019 - 09:33

    I will going oversea for 4 weeks mid Dec.

    1: So the best deal is buy $10 on a 45 days plan and then buy a $20 roaming add that just before I leave Australia?
    2: Can I add another 14 days ( I need 4 weeks in total )roaming while oversea or need to do here in Aust?

    Thanks guys

    • henrus on 08/11/2019 - 12:01

      You can activate up to 10 packs before leaving and data/validity period is pooled. So purchasing 2x $20 packs will net 20GB data valid for 28 days.

      It's possible to add packs overseas via the Optus website or app (but note that data charges still apply overseas), it's also worth noting that when your pack finishes it'll draw data from the $10 my credit at a rate of 50c per MB (so only 20MB total) but you can also use that mycredit for calls $1 per minute.

  • Kdw26488 on 08/11/2019 - 09:50

    Currently in Thailand and paid 299baht ($15) for 30 days unlimited with true.

  • wellzi on 08/11/2019 - 10:37

    Thanks OP! Going to Bali at the end of the month, so this will be very helpful! :)

  • arctan on 08/11/2019 - 10:59

    Has anyone tried to activate this new roaming data plan already? Care to share the process? My trip will start next Thursday so I would like to be prepared.

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