SIM Card Purchase for Australia

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Detailed Features Info & Rates Chart Activation Recharges Coverage Map Operating Instructions Need a phone? Priced at only $49.00

Cellular Abroad SIM Card for Australia
An Australia Prepaid SIM Card, together with a tri-band unlocked GSM cell phone, will allow you not only to have a local cell phone number for Australia but also to pay local rates - and without a contract. The rates are extremely advantageous and even include unlimited FREE incoming calls from anywhere in the world. For your next trip to Australia, make sure to purchase a prepaid SIM card.

Whether you are headed to Adelaide, Brisbane, Cairns, Melbourne, Perth, Sydney, Canterbury, Queensland, or Victoria; an Australian SIM from Cellular Abroad will help you keep in touch all over the country.

Information and Talk Rates Chart

*Free for the first 10 minutes, AUD$0.20 thereafter 
**AUD$0.25 flagfall per call

Detailed Features

• Unlimited FREE incoming calls
• Low rates within Australia and overseas, including international calls to the US for just$0.05AUD per minute.
• An Lebara pay as you go SIM card
• An Australian cellular phone number (pre-activation required)
• AUD $0.15 text messages worldwide
• Voicemail (charged at AUD $0.20 per minute)
• Complete with AUD $10 of initial call credit
• Add more talk time by purchasing easily-obtainable recharge cards
• Voicemail
• Call history available online
• No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check

Your Australia SIM Card Cell Phone Number:
Your cellular phone number for Australia is on the package where it says, “Mobile Number.”

Preparing Your Phone for use overseas:
While you won't be able to use your SIM card until you get to Australia, there are a few things you can do to test your equipment and prep your phone.

• Test that your phone charger works well with your phone and make sure your phone's battery can take and hold a charge. (All Cellular Abroad phones come with variable-voltage chargers.)
• Make sure your phone is an unlocked GSM cell phone with the 900 and 1800 GSM bands.
• Snap out the SIM chip from the SIM card and insert the chip into your GSM Phone with the metal portion facing down as to make contact with the contact prongs. (You'll usually find your phone's SIM card slot underneath the battery of your GSM cell phone. Consult your phone manual if unsure of the proper installation procedure.)
• Turn on your phone and familiarize yourself with the menus. If prompted for a PIN number, your default PIN is "0000". To disable PIN-check at startup, consult your phone's user guide.

Convenient Tip: You can purchase additional recharge codes via phone whenever you need to add more call credits to your prepaid account. No need to ship you a card! Just call Cellular Abroad at +1 310-862-7100 and we can sell you as many recharge codes as you need. With the extra code(s), you'll be able to add more minutes from anywhere in Australia. Please note that we can only provide this service to Cellular Abroad customers.

Activating Your Service:
You must activate your service through Lebara. Please visit :
https://secure.lebara-mobile.com.au/ActiveLBM/activateprepaidservice

Checking Your Credit:
You may check your account balance online or through your handset (in Australia only) 

• Online: Log onto your account at: https://secure.lebara-mobile.com.au/login 
• On your phone: Select ‘Account’ on your mobile phone menu, then ‘Balance’ Enter your 6 digit phone account PIN and follow the instructions. An SMS message will be sent to you showing your balance.

Recharging Your SIM Card:
The easiest way to purchase more talk time is by calling Cellular Abroad +1 310-862-7100 (8am to 8pm EST, 7 days a week, English speaking reps) before as well as during your trip. The recharge card is the "Lebara Mobile Pre-Paid Mobile Recharge Card". Or you can find them at outlets including convenience stores and gas stations in Australia.

Australia Optus Prepaid Recharge Card only US$19.00 for $10AUD of talk time credit Save time by starting your stay in the Australia with an additional $10AUD of talk time. Each of these recharges gives about 200 minutes of calls to the US or Canada or about 50 minutes in Australia. Incoming calls are free while at your destination.

As soon as you arrive in Australia, simply scratch off the protective panel, follow our instructions to enter the code number and your credit is applied. Knowing what the recharge cards look like and how to apply the credit, you're one step ahead and loaded with call credit.

Detailed Rates:
Rates are expressed in Australian Dollars and are per-minute charges.

*There is a one time connection fee (they call it "flagfall") of $0.25 AUD (about 0.22 cents US) per call.   International text message: $0.15 AUD

Voicemail:
Dial 121 to retrieve your voicemails. You can personalize your voicemail by following the voice prompts.

Coverage:
Lebara’s network covers 94.5% of the Australian territory. Click on this link for a coverage map http://maps02.pdslive.com.au/VCATPublic/Kiosk.html

Other Useful Numbers:
You may dial 000 or 112 toll free in order to contact the police or an ambulance.

Service Life:
You must recharge your card at least once every 12 months or you will forfeit your Australian cellular number and remaining credit. To inquire about the possibility of extending your SIM card’s service life while outside the SIM card’s country of origin contact the telecom provider's customer service, Cellular Abroad does not provide support for this feature

Multi-Country Travel
You can also purchase other SIM cards as well for other countries to where you may be traveling. (This option is good for those planning on doing a lot of local calling.) We also offer an international roaming National Geographic Talk Abroad™ SIM Card that is convenient for travel to multiple countries. (This option is useful for those wanting a single number for use in multiple countries and who will be making more calls back home than locally.)