| This new category helps you find the best prepaid mobile plan if you are traveling for short time in Australia or if you are an international student in Australia and use your mobile to make local fixed line and mobile calls plus use it to make calls home. We are always looking to improve Prepaid Plans so give us your feedback here. | ||||||||||
| Prepaid Mobile Plans for International Students | ||||||||||
| Review | Product | Call rate1 | Flagfall1 | Txt | Expiry | Free Calls | International Calls | Buy Now | ||
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| Country | Fixed Line2 | Mobile2 | ||||||||
 Virgin InternationalPrepaid |
20c per min | 20c (Nil for USA, UK, NZ, Ireland, India & Canada) | 25c | 28 | Unlimited talk & text to all Virgin Mobiles in Oz | Vietnam India Philippines USA Malaysia China Thailand Indonesia UK NZ |
$2.80 10c $1.20 10c $1.20 $1.20 $1.20 $1.20 10c 10c |
$2.80 10c $1.20 10c $1.20 $1.20 $1.20 $1.20 10c 10c |
Buy Virgin Now | |
| Optus International Calls 4 Less |
40c per min | 25c/20c Int | 25c/20c Int | 30 | Vietnam India Philippines USA Malaysia China Thailand Indonesia UK NZ |
3c 3c 9c 7c 1c 3c 1c 9c 7c 7c |
3c 3c 15c 7c 1c 3c 3c 9c 2c 33c |
Buy Optus Now |
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| Go -Talk Straight Talk |
20c per min | 30c | 12.5c | 90 | Free talk to all Go-Talk Prepaid (flagfall applies) | Vietnam India Philippines USA Malaysia China Thailand Indonesia UK NZ |
3c 2.5c 8c 4c .5c 2.5c 0.5c 8c 4c 4c |
3c 3c 14c 4c .5c 2.5c 2.5c 8c 4c 4c |
Buy Go-Talk Now |
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| Lebara Mobile | 20c per min | 25c | 15c | 90 | Free calls to Lebara for first 10mins then 10c + flagfall | Vietnam India Philippines USA Malaysia China Thailand Indonesia UK NZ |
3c 3c 9c 5c 1c 3c 1c 1c 5c 5c |
3c 3c 15c 5c 1c 3c 3c 9c 19c 19c |
Buy Lebara Now |
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| Prepaid Mobile Plans for International Travelers (Short Stays) | ||||||||||
| Review | Product | Call rate1 | Flagfall1 | Txt | Expiry | MMS | Call Cap/Credit | Buy Now | ||
| “Optus Talk & Txt offers great rates and coverage is also national. You can pick up a sim card from any Optus store which can be found just about everywhere. Optus also offers prepaid plans with data options if you have a 3G phone.” | Optus Talk & Txt | 10c | 10c | 10c | 30 | 25c (other 29c) |
Buy Optus Now | |||
| “Vodafone offers good coverage in you are staying and travelling between capital cities and staying in metro areas. Lots of stores around to pick up a sim pack. Although call rates are higher than some of the providers, you get extra value in free talk/txt time to more you recharge. Vodafone also offers prepaid plans with data options if you have a 3G phone.“ |
39c | 35c | 28c | 60 | 50c | $20 Flex Cr + 50mins V2V + 20 TXT + 10mins Talk, $30 Flex Cr + 150mins V2V + 100 TXT + 50mins Talk, $50 Flex Cr + 300mins V2V + 200 TXT + 100mins Talk, $70 Flex Cr + 400mins V2V + 300 TXT + 150mins Talk, $100 Flex Cr + 650mins V2V + 500 TXT + 200mins Talk, $150 Flex Cr + 850mins V2V + 800 TXT + 400mins Talk |
Buy Vodafone | |||
| “Virgin offers good value rates for calls and txt. Plus you get unlimited calls between Virgin phones whilst in Australia. Virgin stores are also everywhere so its easy to find them and pick a sim card or recharge. Virgin runs off the Optus network so coverage is great everywhere. Virgin also offers data packs for 3G phones.“ | Virgin 2 Virgin 29 |
33c | 25c | 25c | 60 | 60c | Unlimited calls and TXT to Virgin 24/7 | Buy Virgin Now | ||
| “Telstra’s coverage is by far the best in Australia. They also offer data packs although they are not the cheapest. Stores can be found everywhere. If you plan to get very rural whilst in Australia, then is probably your best option.” | Telstra Talk Time | 39c | 30c | 25c (Int 50c) | 60 | 50c | Start up kit $25Cr Rech – $20 = 30 free mins, $30 = 60 free mins, $40 = 150 free mins, $60+ = 250 free mins | Buy Telstra Now | ||
1 – Call rates per minute
2 – Call rates for mobile phones and fixed phone lines. Does not include flagfall.
