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Optus Saturday SIM Swap for a Nokia E63 on Optus Prepaid

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Optus Saturday SIM Swap for a Nokia E63 on Optus Prepaid
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djfish31 on 07/12/2011 - 20:30 personal.optus.com.au (2772 clicks)
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Just found this in the pile of junk mail and found the link to the optus site.

Come and celebrate at one of our Saturday SIM Swap events happening all across regional Australia on Saturday 10th December 9-11AM .

Simply be one of the first 30 eligible customers to bring your non-Optus prepaid SIM card to one of the participating stores, for your chance to switch your non-Optus prepaid SIM for a Nokia E63 on Optus Prepaid!

Plus if you're an existing Optus Prepaid Mobile customer, you could receive a great reward too! Simply be one of the first 80 customers to recharge with $30 or more at one of these participating stores on Saturday 10th December, 9AM – 5PMand you'll get a bonus Optus Mobile $30 recharge card

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  • lzwdavid on 07/12/2011 - 20:40
    -4

    dude, 30 eligible customers only,according the shops in optus link, I doult there are more than 30 optus retailers, that means even not one E63 for one shop……

    • TScott on 07/12/2011 - 20:42
      +4

      I am sure that it meant 30 E63s for each shop.

      • Blackrose on 07/12/2011 - 20:46
        +1

        Yep 30 for each participating store.
        "The first 30 eligible customers that arrive at the participating store will be given numbers to indicate their place in the queue."

    • retiredfeline on 07/12/2011 - 20:45
      +1

      You think it's 30 customers overall? How would they keep track of how many have claimed so far? Have all the shops linked up online?

      • Postulative on 07/12/2011 - 20:58
        +5

        They're a communications company. Of course their shops would be linked… oh, wait.

  • Horizon on 07/12/2011 - 20:44
    +6

    This is a competition, not a bargain.

    Should be in the forums.

    • Postulative on 07/12/2011 - 21:00
      +4

      (Genuine question - no burns please).

      Where did Samsung's Sydney SII giveaway get posted? The one that somehow, oh-so-accidentally, coincided with the iPhone 4S launch.

  • CVonC on 07/12/2011 - 20:44
    +2

    does it have to be an active sim? LOL

  • elcheapo on 07/12/2011 - 20:46
    +1

    far out .. why only 6 far from nowhere store listed?????

    Store Address State
    2/483 Dean St, Albury NSW
    370 Peel Street, Tamworth NSW
    Stocklands Shopping Centre, Bathurst NSW
    443 - 445 Banna Ave, Griffith NSW
    Shop 19 Sturt Mall, Wagga Wagga NSW

    • c64 on 07/12/2011 - 20:50
      +4

      maybe because it's for regional customers?

      • issh on 07/12/2011 - 21:24
        +1

        yeah same for QLD

        but good for those who are there!

    • myclock on 07/12/2011 - 20:51
      +1

      Same as WA. All outside of the city.

      Yes Optus Mandurah - Mandurah Forum Shopping Centre

      Yes Optus Kiosk Geraldton - Kiosk 5 Stirling Centro, Geraldton

      Yes Optus Bunbury - Centre Point Shopping Centre, Bunbury

      • tdw on 08/12/2011 - 00:21

        hmmm to go to mandurah for a free phone or not to go…

    • LordSydney on 07/12/2011 - 21:47

      oh yeah, my local store! :D

  • c64 on 07/12/2011 - 20:48
    +1

    30 per shop. only a limited number of shops.

  • thejew on 07/12/2011 - 21:07
    -1

    "for your chance to switch your non-Optus prepaid SIM for a Nokia E63 on Optus Prepaid"

    Do you know what a game of chance is?

    PS. the Nokia E61 is a piece of crap handset, for an extra $10.00 you can get the Nokia E71 with GPS and FREE Nokia maps for 180ish countrys! VoIP too :)

    • Trance N Dance on 07/12/2011 - 21:31
      +2

      The E61 might be a piece of crap, but what about the E63?

      • iconia on 08/12/2011 - 10:17

        I had E63 4 year ago. Pretty good for a non-smart phone.
        Then it crashed and I lost half of my contact numbers.

        • Daniel15 on 08/12/2011 - 22:14

          How would you define a smartphone? I'd call the E-series phones smartphones.

      • thejew on 08/12/2011 - 10:21
        -1

        Well played Sir. But as you can see, http://www.gsmarena.com/nokia_e63-2599.php the nokia E61 and E63 seem to be the same, bar a 3.5m headphone jack on the E63.

        My comments still stand :)

    • Blackrose on 07/12/2011 - 21:42

      During a previous similar offer from Optus a friend walked in and got one for himself and one for his wife at about 10:30.

      Obviously some stores will go quickly others not so fast.

  • INFIDEL on 07/12/2011 - 21:44
    +7

    Deal only available in REGIONAL Australia.

    • KangarooOz on 08/12/2011 - 12:45
      +1

      In NSW, the closest one to Sydney is Bathurst (200km+)

  • LordSydney on 07/12/2011 - 21:59

    Can't find any old non-Optus sim cards.. but I do have several Woolworths ones laying about from the current deal (half price recharge with a new sim). I wonder if they'll accept those considering Woolies uses the Optus network?

    • vekstofkin on 07/12/2011 - 22:05

      I'm going to assume not.

    • Trance N Dance on 07/12/2011 - 22:06

      Just pop into woolies or dicksmith before hand and buy a $2 voda sim

      • vekstofkin on 07/12/2011 - 22:10

        Thanks Trance N Dance, just been looking for something of that sort.

      • LordSydney on 07/12/2011 - 22:11
        -1

        Yeah I think I'll do that. Just chatted to an Optus online sales rep, they hadn't even heard of the deal.

        Might get a family member to get one too.. put both phones up on eBay afterwards :D

        • ccrap on 08/12/2011 - 00:20
          +4

          howdy broden :)

        • LordSydney on 08/12/2011 - 15:23

          lol.. I don't think there's that many people in bathurst that would be aware of the offer, so i don't see anything wrong with doing that.. btw, i 'aint broden ;)

        • ccrap on 08/12/2011 - 15:39

          how can we believe you're not him? you already falsely advertise yourself as cityofsydney when really you are city200kmfromsydneyknownasbathurst

          haha i kid man. did you manage to get any?

        • ccrap on 08/12/2011 - 17:01

          EDIT to above: Just noticed it's this Saturday - ignore me asking if you got any.

  • vekstofkin on 07/12/2011 - 22:03
    +1

    So, wait. You take in a SIM card, any SIM card (not optus e.g. virgin, woolworths), and get a free phone.
    How is this not a win? It's a promotion, sure, but most time a bargain is posted on ozbargain it's, well, ozbargained fairly quickly.

    • morpheu on 07/12/2011 - 22:48
      +1

      it's not a win if you're not in regional Australia! otherwise, for you country folk, knock yourself out, freebies are few and far between…

    • LordSydney on 08/12/2011 - 15:24

      I called optus today, they said that woolworths sim cards can be used, so long as as they don't have the optus branding or name on them.

  • chansthename on 07/12/2011 - 23:05

    sounds good to me, only problem now is waking up on time :P

    • ccrap on 08/12/2011 - 00:22
      +1

      To drive from Canberra to Bunbury? :D.. jks good luck!

      • chansthename on 08/12/2011 - 10:10

        lol, no I'm in wodonga now (back home from uni)

        Also why is it now that I can't find any old simcards, turns out dad threw out one yesterday :(

  • Benmc on 08/12/2011 - 00:30

    Can we use old old Sim Cards?

    I got a stack of Old Prepaid Sim Cards laying about. However they aren't active :/

    • LordSydney on 08/12/2011 - 15:24

      don't see why not. they're not going to know whether or not they're active ;)

  • POWERevolution on 08/12/2011 - 00:34

    not much a deal in SA, only 1 store @Port Lincoln

    <55 TASMAN TERRACE, Port Lincoln SA

  • joannatan on 08/12/2011 - 00:50
    +1

    should put on the title regional area only

  • [Deactivated] on 08/12/2011 - 00:55
    +3

    poor regional people have never heard of ozbargain to see this deal

    • Geewhizz on 08/12/2011 - 09:14
      +1

      poor regional people have never heard of ozbargain to see this deal

      hehe we do get internet in regional areas too you know. None of the stores near here though. It's probably more of a promotion than a bargain, given the limited number of locations, but a good score for those who can get it nonetheless.

    • iconia on 08/12/2011 - 10:23
      +1

      Poor regional people still think Nokia makes the best mobile phones (Never hear of Apple HTC Samsung)

      • LordSydney on 08/12/2011 - 15:31

        yup, poor regional people like me… I have had an iPhone 3G, and iPhone 4 ever since the release date.. ;) Nokia's go by the name "Brickia" on the rare occasions I need to refer to them. :P

        But jmevan is pretty much spot on, most people in regional areas seem pretty oblivious to ozbargain and never seem to take advantage of the local deals.

  • xyron on 08/12/2011 - 10:38

    well, the one participating store is in suburban hobart so not exactly regional there :p

  • MrGareth on 08/12/2011 - 15:41

    I have a couple of old non-Optus prepaid SIM cards in my drawers (a crazy johns and some other small carrier)… no credit left on either though. Haven't used them in a while… I wonder if that matters?

    It says: "You must surrender your non-Optus Prepaid SIM card from your current mobile provider to one of the participating stores."

    Hmm…. I hope I can get away with it! Both SIMs are still active I believe, I just have no credit on them (one I haven't used in years, the crazy johns one maybe six months ago when I brought a prepaid LG P500).

    I live the next town over from Sunbury VIC so I will be checking it out if I can crawl out of bed early enough! My girlfriend has an E63 which is mostly stuffed (missing half the buttons, battery doesn't last long etc) so this would be an easy replacement for it!

  • MrGareth on 10/12/2011 - 10:15

    I was number 7 at the Sunbury store…. got my new E63 :)

    The only problem was that you need to know the number of your SIM card, and for those of us with those old SIM cards laying around - what the heck are the numbers! I had to put $15 of credit onto my old SIM card just so I could make a call to get the number off it in time :) In hindsight it would have been easier to just go get a new $2 SIM card from the supermarket and hand that in! $15 for a new phone…. still can't complain!

    • ozshaz on 10/12/2011 - 10:24

      What time did you go to store ?

      • MrGareth on 10/12/2011 - 10:45

        8am…. even at 9am when the store was open they were up to number 24, so it was a bit slow going!

  • vekstofkin on 10/12/2011 - 11:52

    Number 1 at Maryborough. Woo. Got there at 7:30 and watched a movie on phone. My first camp out, chair and all. Used a $2 Vodafone Sim and they didn't seem to need a number, told them anyway. Wife's early Xmas present. Thanks Ozbargain, you're the best.

  • ozshaz on 11/12/2011 - 09:01

    does anyone know how to unlock the E63 for free?

    • ccrap on 11/12/2011 - 10:01

      I don't know how to unlock for free, but the cheapest option will be to get it done in Chinatown. Lots of dealers have the hardware required to unlock it - costs about $20.

      Alternatively, ring Optus and find out how long before if it can be unlocked for free - given the age of this handset, it might be sooner than you think.

      • ozshaz on 11/12/2011 - 10:22

        thanks buddy..will drive down to chinatown and see what they have..or will ring optus ..

  • Bargin Hunter on 12/12/2011 - 09:40

    Bought a vodaphone simcard and gave it to them! REPEAT FOR INFINITE PHONES! n1gg3r

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