Prépayées ...

I guess this one has been done, before....when it wasn't of much
interest to me.

Anyway, I have a contract phone with Simplus/Optus. Works fine.
But I would like to use one of my old phones on a prepaid SIM.
Preferably, Telstra.....I get good reception at home and home is where
I am, mostly.

Main reason for a "backup" phone on another network is that I live in
a rural area and am alone a lot. A working phone is handy in an
emergency. Has saved my bacon, once when I fell and broke an ankle and
buggered the other one. Had an ambulance inside an hour.
Then there are snakes and falling trees..

Then, the local pub doesn't have Optus reception ....LOL

Just want something for when the Optus system is down...a rare
occurrence. But it can happen.
A second phone would be handy if my battery dies or I misplace my
primary phone.
Voda would be OK....except they are on the same tower as Optus. A
lightning strike could take both networks out at the same time.

Have checked Telstra prepaid starter kits at Big W, etc....can only
find cards that expire in silly, short periods.
I want something that will be useable after being inactive for several
months. A year would be excellent.

I know I can make 000 calls with a defunct Sim....but there are less
urgent "emergencies".

Any clues?


If you want to stand out in the crowd...
check the alleys for escape routes, first

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The only one I know about is Vodafone which has a SIM that expires after 365
days.

http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/...lans/index.htm

Liron

"brian w edginton" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
>I guess this one has been done, before....when it wasn't of much
> interest to me.
>
> Anyway, I have a contract phone with Simplus/Optus. Works fine.
> But I would like to use one of my old phones on a prepaid SIM.
> Preferably, Telstra.....I get good reception at home and home is where
> I am, mostly.
>
> Main reason for a "backup" phone on another network is that I live in
> a rural area and am alone a lot. A working phone is handy in an
> emergency. Has saved my bacon, once when I fell and broke an ankle and
> buggered the other one. Had an ambulance inside an hour.
> Then there are snakes and falling trees..
>
> Then, the local pub doesn't have Optus reception ....LOL
>
> Just want something for when the Optus system is down...a rare
> occurrence. But it can happen.
> A second phone would be handy if my battery dies or I misplace my
> primary phone.
> Voda would be OK....except they are on the same tower as Optus. A
> lightning strike could take both networks out at the same time.
>
> Have checked Telstra prepaid starter kits at Big W, etc....can only
> find cards that expire in silly, short periods.
> I want something that will be useable after being inactive for several
> months. A year would be excellent.
>
> I know I can make 000 calls with a defunct Sim....but there are less
> urgent "emergencies".
>
> Any clues?
>
>
> If you want to stand out in the crowd...
> check the alleys for escape routes, first

brian w edginton wrote:

> Have checked Telstra prepaid starter kits at Big W, etc....can only
> find cards that expire in silly, short periods.
> I want something that will be useable after being inactive for several
> months. A year would be excellent.

http://www.isim.com.au - owned by Optus.

No flagfall, per second charging, 39 cents per minute. Call credit
lasts 6 months, and you can still receive calls for a further six
months. Lots of other features.

Peter

On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:49:47 +0000, Pete wrote:

> brian w edginton wrote:
>
>> Have checked Telstra prepaid starter kits at Big W, etc....can only
>> find cards that expire in silly, short periods. I want something that
>> will be useable after being inactive for several months. A year would
>> be excellent.
>
> http://www.isim.com.au - owned by Optus.

Did you even read his post?

Anyway, "Telstra Long Life" gives 12 months credit expiry on a $60
recharge. $30 gets you 6 months.

http://www.telstra.com.au/telstrapre...fers/index.htm

On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 16:23:09 +0000 (UTC), Horry
<[email protected]> wrote:

>On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 10:49:47 +0000, Pete wrote:
>
>> brian w edginton wrote:
>>
>>> Have checked Telstra prepaid starter kits at Big W, etc....can only
>>> find cards that expire in silly, short periods. I want something that
>>> will be useable after being inactive for several months. A year would
>>> be excellent.
>>
>> http://www.isim.com.au - owned by Optus.
>
>Did you even read his post?
>
>Anyway, "Telstra Long Life" gives 12 months credit expiry on a $60
>recharge. $30 gets you 6 months.
>
>http://www.telstra.com.au/telstrapre...fers/index.htm



Thanks, all.

Some good leads.....might have to go Voda. same cell location and all.

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If you want to stand out in the crowd...
check the alleys for escape routes, first

brian w edginton wrote...

> Main reason for a "backup" phone on another network is that I live in
> a rural area and am alone a lot. A working phone is handy in an
> emergency. Has saved my bacon, once when I fell and broke an ankle and
> buggered the other one. Had an ambulance inside an hour.
> Then there are snakes and falling trees..
>
> Then, the local pub doesn't have Optus reception ....LOL

If there is any sort of signal that your current mobile will pick up, then in an
emergency you should be able to dial 112 (emergency number for mobiles) to get
help. You shouldn't need to have a second backup phone for this purpose.

On Tue, 09 Dec 2008 10:21:29 +1100, Marts <[email protected]> wrote:

>brian w edginton wrote...
>
>> Main reason for a "backup" phone on another network is that I live in
>> a rural area and am alone a lot. A working phone is handy in an
>> emergency. Has saved my bacon, once when I fell and broke an ankle and
>> buggered the other one. Had an ambulance inside an hour.
>> Then there are snakes and falling trees..
>>
>> Then, the local pub doesn't have Optus reception ....LOL
>
>If there is any sort of signal that your current mobile will pick up, then in an
>emergency you should be able to dial 112 (emergency number for mobiles) to get
>help. You shouldn't need to have a second backup phone for this purpose.


True.
But, I think I said I want it for other things, too....like if my
battery is flat, my primary phone is cactus or I can't find it.

No big deal, though....

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If you want to stand out in the crowd...
check the alleys for escape routes, first

On Thu, 11 Dec 2008 13:09:43 +1000, Todd Byers <[email protected]>
wrote:

>On Mon, 08 Dec 2008 20:43:56 GMT, brian w edginton <[email protected]>
>wrote:
>>Some good leads.....might have to go Voda. same cell location and all.
>
>Savvytel (http://www.savvytel.com.au/) call credits never expire but
>they use the Vodafone network so there may not be any advantage if you
>always recharge within 365 days.
>** Posted from http://www.teranews.com **


I'll look into that....they have a retailer relatively near me.....
Thanks.

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If you want to stand out in the crowd...
check the alleys for escape routes, first

Handy to have - I too live in a rural area and rely on NextG for
emergency calls - but only have NextG as there is no Optus reception
here.

While I now have a good plan, prior to that I just had a Telstra $5 a
month plan and only mad urgent calls - a nice security blanket as I
drove on the back roads daily, and had call to make urgent calls for
other people on a number of occasions, and once for me when my battery
collapsed

David


In article <[email protected]>,
brian w edginton <[email protected]> wrote:

> I guess this one has been done, before....when it wasn't of much
> interest to me.
>
> Anyway, I have a contract phone with Simplus/Optus. Works fine.
> But I would like to use one of my old phones on a prepaid SIM.
> Preferably, Telstra.....I get good reception at home and home is where
> I am, mostly.
>
> Main reason for a "backup" phone on another network is that I live in
> a rural area and am alone a lot. A working phone is handy in an
> emergency. Has saved my bacon, once when I fell and broke an ankle and
> buggered the other one. Had an ambulance inside an hour.
> Then there are snakes and falling trees..
>
> Then, the local pub doesn't have Optus reception ....LOL
>
> Just want something for when the Optus system is down...a rare
> occurrence. But it can happen.
> A second phone would be handy if my battery dies or I misplace my
> primary phone.
> Voda would be OK....except they are on the same tower as Optus. A
> lightning strike could take both networks out at the same time.
>
> Have checked Telstra prepaid starter kits at Big W, etc....can only
> find cards that expire in silly, short periods.
> I want something that will be useable after being inactive for several
> months. A year would be excellent.
>
> I know I can make 000 calls with a defunct Sim....but there are less
> urgent "emergencies".
>
> Any clues?
>
>
> If you want to stand out in the crowd...
> check the alleys for escape routes, first

In article <[email protected]>, Pete <[email protected]>
wrote:

> brian w edginton wrote:
>
> > Have checked Telstra prepaid starter kits at Big W, etc....can only
> > find cards that expire in silly, short periods.
> > I want something that will be useable after being inactive for several
> > months. A year would be excellent.
>
> http://www.isim.com.au - owned by Optus.
>
> No flagfall, per second charging, 39 cents per minute. Call credit
> lasts 6 months, and you can still receive calls for a further six
> months. Lots of other features.
>
> Peter

But no good for anyone living in the bush - only Telstra (sadly) has
good coverage in rural areas

David