I've just recently Optus has an add-on, which is $20 for 10GB of data global roaming, over 14 days.
It's a lot cheaper than other options from travel sim providers.
Has anyone used this Optus for roaming - what's the quality of service like, and are their charges legit?
I've got an Optus pre-paid, so I wouldn't be incurring any call charges by accident.
https://www.optus.com.au/shop/mobile/prepaid/plans?SID=con:p…
Is this a better option than a US SIM for an existing Optus post paid customer?
Oh wow that's actually really cheap.
"New customers can activate a $2 and choose the $20 data roaming option when activating"
I think i had 4gb roaming data with optus when i went OS for 4 weeks and didn't use it all. That was also using it for navigation with quite a lot of driving.
I switched my phone to 3G and turned off data when i didn't need it as well.
I have 2GB inclusive roaming in my Optus postpaid plan and used it in mainland China. I'd assume the add-on you are considering would use the same roaming network.
I found my quality of service quite good (at least in the main Chinese cities - can't vouch for rural areas). Best bit was the China doesn't apply their global firewall to foreign SIMs so I was able to browse Facebook, Australia news sites etc, which actively gets blocked when using Chinese wifis
Wonder if you can get around that with a vpn?
You can, but Chinese gov have been actively blocking VPN servers, and they have become much less reliable then they used to be
Thanks for the posts and that link to the discussions page. Looks like a goer for me in upcoming Japan trip!
Just a heads up, only these countries: