Hi, can someone recommend a prepaid sim (with new phone number) from Coles or somewhere that is cheap and easy to setup. I got one from ALDI, but after going round in a circle for about 2 hours, I’m just going to throw it in the bin and try something that’s easier to setup. I should be able to just put the sim in the phone, enter a few details and get it working right away with a new number, is there anything like that?
Thanks
Yes, at airport, pretend to be a traveller.
Activating the Aldi sim is pretty much the same as the others. Also it comes with $5 credit so no need to give credit card details.
If you provide more details about what the problem is we might be able to help?
No, easy setup should not exist as it may be used for spamming purposes.
I have not setup a new sim in years, but it is probably to ensure that you are not a spammer or if you are then they can find you or if you do something illegal then the AFP can with a court subpoena get infomation about you from the telco so they can contact you.
The setup process is the same across all providers these days. I have set up boost & lebara sims recently, nearly identical. You will need ID/verification & all the details will need to match, you will have issues if they dont. Its a legal requirement so all providers require this.
Thanks for all the replies. It wasn't so much the difficulty of the process as the fact that it didn't work. After entering payment details, nothing happened, and I tried again and again.
Why are you entering payment details though? From memory you can simply activate on the PAYG plan with no payment details needed. Has this changed?
I dunno, I was doing it for a family member, which probably made it more complicated. It's out of my hands now. Someone else has taken over. It was ALDI mobile, and I didn't really understand some of the options of the pulldown menus. Never done anything like this, I've been on a contract mobile plan for about 15 years.
What specifically is the issue?
Pretty much every prepaid service is like that.
If you're having difficulty, maybe consider buying from a telco's physical store and getting assistance with setting it up.