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Internet in Oz
My daughter has just gone to Oz for a holiday and I have just got a mail from her. All is well but she says she will text in future as Internet is "so expensive". I am mystified by this as I though the Internet was the solution to cheap worldwide communication.
So anyone been there and knows what she is talking about???
David
So anyone been there and knows what she is talking about???
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My daughter has just gone to Oz for a holiday and I have just got a mail from her. All is well but she says she will text in future as Internet is "so expensive". I am mystified by this as I though the Internet was the solution to cheap worldwide communication.
So anyone been there and knows what she is talking about???
David
So anyone been there and knows what she is talking about???
David
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Probably Internet Cafe not cheap at all, you buy time IIRC
Where is she ? if Downtown Sydney ?, if so I suggest she try's Woolworths on the corner of George St and Park St, opposite the Town Hall, 2nd floor, probably the best value and they have untold screens with headphones mics etc .
Ask her to bring me back a family sized bag of Violet Crumble whilst she's in there
Where is she ? if Downtown Sydney ?, if so I suggest she try's Woolworths on the corner of George St and Park St, opposite the Town Hall, 2nd floor, probably the best value and they have untold screens with headphones mics etc .
Ask her to bring me back a family sized bag of Violet Crumble whilst she's in there
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Probably Internet Cafe not cheap at all, you buy time IIRC
Where is she ? if Downtown Sydney ?, if so I suggest she try's Woolworths on the corner of George St and Park St, opposite the Town Hall, 2nd floor, probably the best value and they have untold screens with headphones mics etc .
Ask her to bring me back a family sized bag of Violet Crumble whilst she's in there
Where is she ? if Downtown Sydney ?, if so I suggest she try's Woolworths on the corner of George St and Park St, opposite the Town Hall, 2nd floor, probably the best value and they have untold screens with headphones mics etc .
Ask her to bring me back a family sized bag of Violet Crumble whilst she's in there
Currently in Sydney but off to Melbourne tomorrow. Don't hold your breath for the Violet Crumble
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I have a friend who is out in Western Australia in the sticks as it were.
She has to use this http://www.telstra.com.au/internet/satellite/ Even the cheapest plan is $3000 a year!!!! And people moan here.
She has to use this http://www.telstra.com.au/internet/satellite/ Even the cheapest plan is $3000 a year!!!! And people moan here.
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I have a friend who is out in Western Australia in the sticks as it were.
She has to use this http://www.telstra.com.au/internet/satellite/ Even the cheapest plan is $3000 a year!!!! And people moan here.
She has to use this http://www.telstra.com.au/internet/satellite/ Even the cheapest plan is $3000 a year!!!! And people moan here.
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Don't the MaccyDs over there have free Wi-Fi like we do here?
I suspect she is talking about using data on her phone via the phones network. Tell her to find a Wi-Fi hotspot.
I suspect she is talking about using data on her phone via the phones network. Tell her to find a Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Your daughter needs to find out wifi hotspots if she wants to use Internet on a regular basis (assuming she's only using a mobile).
Alternatively she can get another SIM card (aussie number) for her phone and tether that to her laptop (if wireless capable). It's no big deal to tell folks a new number while you're in Oz.
I use Lebara over here and can tether to iPad or laptop at no cost. For $40/month you get unlimited national calls to landlines/mobiles, free 13 and 1800 numbers, free texts, free voicemail and 3Gb data plus $15 credit to call international numbers. For the uk that's 5c/minute to landline and 19c/min to mobiles with a 9c flag fall (cost to connect the call). Plus the international credit rolls over if you dont use it all in the same month.
Most of the bigger players charge a lot more per minute, in flag fall or dont do roll over so can be expensive. Lebara use the Vodafone network. There are other cheaper options but that one suits me. HTH
Alternatively she can get another SIM card (aussie number) for her phone and tether that to her laptop (if wireless capable). It's no big deal to tell folks a new number while you're in Oz.
I use Lebara over here and can tether to iPad or laptop at no cost. For $40/month you get unlimited national calls to landlines/mobiles, free 13 and 1800 numbers, free texts, free voicemail and 3Gb data plus $15 credit to call international numbers. For the uk that's 5c/minute to landline and 19c/min to mobiles with a 9c flag fall (cost to connect the call). Plus the international credit rolls over if you dont use it all in the same month.
Most of the bigger players charge a lot more per minute, in flag fall or dont do roll over so can be expensive. Lebara use the Vodafone network. There are other cheaper options but that one suits me. HTH
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All depends on what David's daughter is using to communicate, hence the questions to find the solution, but as David says he doesnt know and its no big deal he was just curious.
If she is just on holiday for a few weeks then yeah Internet cafe is probably the best solution for emailing and browsing. It's a fixed one off cost each time so you know where your money stands.
Personally each time I come back to uk I just get a SIM card with new number and tell those I contact, that that number will be used for the duration. My phone covers everything I need to stay in touch.
If she is just on holiday for a few weeks then yeah Internet cafe is probably the best solution for emailing and browsing. It's a fixed one off cost each time so you know where your money stands.
Personally each time I come back to uk I just get a SIM card with new number and tell those I contact, that that number will be used for the duration. My phone covers everything I need to stay in touch.
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The boy lives in Adelaide and pays about $40 dollars a month for Internet
Everything is expensive in Aussie to us we spent a month out there this year
Even Internet cafes are $10 dollars for 1hour I remember
Tel her to get an Aussie sim card
Then she can text you and you can ring her back
And if you sign up to 18134.co.uk
Ring her mobile
Think we pay either 1or2 pence a minute to ring his mobile
Aussie
I paid $ 14 for 2 Ice creams and a bottle of pop
And $3 for a mars bar
Great country though very safe and clean and well paid jobs over there
Boys girlfriend gets $ 500 for stacking shelves In a supermarket for 25 hours
The boy gets 3times more money in Aussie then uk as mental health nurse
If I could start my life again I would of went out there to live
Everything is expensive in Aussie to us we spent a month out there this year
Even Internet cafes are $10 dollars for 1hour I remember
Tel her to get an Aussie sim card
Then she can text you and you can ring her back
And if you sign up to 18134.co.uk
Ring her mobile
Think we pay either 1or2 pence a minute to ring his mobile
Aussie
I paid $ 14 for 2 Ice creams and a bottle of pop
And $3 for a mars bar
Great country though very safe and clean and well paid jobs over there
Boys girlfriend gets $ 500 for stacking shelves In a supermarket for 25 hours
The boy gets 3times more money in Aussie then uk as mental health nurse
If I could start my life again I would of went out there to live
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If it's the internet cafe that's expensive, tell her to type her emails before she goes into the cafe. That way she won't be paying for the time it takes her to type them. She just needs to turn up, connect and send. She should be able to do it all in 15mins.
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OK guys - cheers for comments. I am now suffering from technology overload
And I only asked a simple question
She's just there for a couple of weeks (too short a time IMHO). She now has an Oz SIM card so we'll just send her a text now and again. She is certainly enjoying it but now her mum is worried that she will like it too much Can't win can you......
David
And I only asked a simple question
She's just there for a couple of weeks (too short a time IMHO). She now has an Oz SIM card so we'll just send her a text now and again. She is certainly enjoying it but now her mum is worried that she will like it too much Can't win can you......
David