any suggestions for the most economical eSIM option to keep a mobile number active long-term, mostly to be used for receiving ota codes for logging into banks, social media accounts etc. also receiving calls.
thanks
Cheapest eSIM Plan for Mobile Number Active Long-Term
M E L on 30/08/2023 - 10:03
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Didn't realise Amaysim does e-sims?
yep, i have one… $10 per year.
literally from their website
Can I use an amaysim eSIM with my wearable or smartwatch?
Not yet, but watch this space. Or better yet, follow us on our social channels to stay up to date with new announcements.
Please don't think you know better than everyone just because you can read a website. Sometimes they are wrong.
I'm stuck choosing between amaysim, boost, and woolworths at the moment. I'm mostly inner metro so not too fussed about Telstra vs Optus coverage, just want the easiest/most flexible deal
Catch? <$100 a year
Or you mean just for incoming calls like OP?
The cheapest 365 day expiry amaysim plan seems to be $170. Kogan also do esim and the small 365 day pack is only $120
The cheapest 365 day expiry amaysim plan seems to be $170.
Nope. Pay as you Go is $10 per year.
Fair enough. I didn't look hard enough on the website. Just those little links at the bottom of each plan page to the payg plan.
Definitely is the best option then and one I'll probably use in the future
I use it mainly for receiving calls on a second number on my phone.
Best part is that your credit rolls over if you top up before it expires so currently have around $100 in call credits on that number.If you want to use it to make calls, you can switch to the 'Talk and text only' plan.
$60 per year, unlimited talk and text (but no data)@jv: I'd probably use it in a similar way to you just to continue receiving verification texts overseas
Amaysim have a $60/365 day plan that includes unlimited national calls and SMS (and like all Amaysim plans is available as an esim). Comes with zero data, but it suits me fine given my other SIM has a data plan,
$20 for a Vodafone prepaid starter pack (nominal $40) , activate on "pay and Go", valid 12 months, then convert to eSim.
$15 at Coles.edit: I just check Amaysim, and that looks much easier than I thought. Just download the app and purchase an eSIM for $10, valid 1 year.
Advantage of Voda is 1GB data ($40 credit / 4c/MB) , but you don't seem to be able to buy from app.Vodafone online chat activated a new mobile number with my $40 starter pack. However, they said no way to convert to esim nor get the QR code as it is not a postpaid service and also told me that I must pay extra for Numbersync.
The starter pack was purchased from Big W, so no way of refunding back through Big W. They ended up issuing $40 credit to the new mobile number so that I can port over my existing mobile number in order to use that $40 credit. Hopefully, the $40 credit will still be there when my existing mobile number with belong expires in few weeks time.
I did try asking Vodafone either post me a replacement starter pack or refund $40 to my bank account, however they denied both requests.
Wasted me hours!
All you had to do was google.
https://www.vodafone.com.au/support/device/replace-sim
You do need postpaid for numbersync, but thats a whole other thing. A regular esim and prepaid works on phone or android watch.
Vodafone told me the only way is numbersync, otherwise it wouldn't work.
What method did you use?
Fyi, my mobile phone is not esim compatible, hence I want the esim to connect straight to my Samsung Watch 6.
If you didn't need an existing number ported, I wonder if an international eSIM might work?
https://my.bnesim.com/pricing_ext.php
$40 for 3Gb of data isn't too bad when you consider it's offering unlimited expiry. I'm curious if this might work on say a smartwatch if you don't need the app. Amaysim won't issue a QR code so their app is the only way to activate and thus won't work on a smartwatch.
I am very curious if there are other international eSIMs that might be better value…
Interesting. Would save porting to a new starter-pack every 12 months.
But on a watch, you really want to be able to receive (diverted) incoming calls, and make the occasional outgoing, no?
Something like that would be good for remote sensing, trackers, etc, if only they took eSIM.I was just needing data-only for fall detection alerts etc, for my particular use case. Even then it'd only be when out of wifi range AND phone range, which is very rare nowadays. An M2M SIM with like 20Mb of data would be ideal, but I don't really need a fleet of 100 of them to meet the minimum quantity!
Wouldn't want to make any actual calls from a smartwatch as you'd drain the battery in minutes I'd think.
another option, which provides QR code for watch, (not Apple) in case you missed it:
https://www.lebara.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Lebara-…
I don't really understand… can I activate any eSim in a smartwatch?
For example looking at the amaysim website it is stated:Can I use an amaysim eSIM with my wearable or smartwatch?
Not yet, but watch this space. Or better yet, follow us on our social channels to stay up to date with new announcements.can I activate any eSim in a smartwatch?
No.
Can I use an amaysim eSIM with my wearable or smartwatch?
Maybe. You'll find instructions for Samsung watches on this forum.
I actually risked it this morning, purchased a pay as you go amaysim eSIM and activated it on my google pixel watch. It worked well and Im pretty stoked actually.
Now I m trying to understand whats the best way to redirect calls to the watch when the phone is off (easy) and when the watch is not connected to the phone bluetooth (not sure it can be done) - in alternative Ill simply redirect the call to the watch when unanswered.Cool. Did you need to activate hidden features like on Samsung?
For divert on loss of bluetooth, you could probably use a 3rd party automation app, e.g. Macrodroid. But that assumes you are wearing the watch at all times, and it is on. Maybe possible to check that Android Wear is still connected, but not by BT.
@bargaino: no it just worked fine from the get go, just scanned the qr code through the Pixel watch app and it just worked.
Ive been trying using Tasker, Ive set up call forwarding to my watch number when my number is unreachable and got tasker to put my phone in airplane mode (except for bluetooth) when my watch disconnects from it (and vice versa upon reconnection). Everything was working as planned and I was so excited until I have tested it and found out stupid Kogan does not allow any kind of call forwarding. So basically I have no way to forward calls to my watch in any ways. Damn Kogan I want to leave them so much, if only I didnt just renewed the 365 day plan literally 2 weeks ago!! aaargh
Amaysim $10 starter pack