Going to Australia for 3 days and see whether I can use AUS simcard rather than Roaming

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#3191346 6-Feb-2024 04:32

For three days? Roamng package.

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#3195342 15-Feb-2024 00:06

freitasm: For three days? Roamng package.

On the flight back from Australia now

On arrival, the cheapest around the available is starting at $25 onwards. So then our roaming fee is cheaper by $1-2 against buying their simcard at the airport

But then when I went to optus website last night, they have an online exclusive which is $12.....

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#3195388 15-Feb-2024 09:08

I just unplug my router from home and put it in my suitcase.

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#3195428 15-Feb-2024 09:57

gnfb: ... anyone got any suggestions for the uk?

Ditto: anyone got any suggestions for South Africa?

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#3195436 15-Feb-2024 10:05

nztim:

Just a thought I was in Aus over Wellington Anniversary weekend and used daily roaming but here's a trap that may make me get a SIM in the future.

Alot of restaurants in Aus now use an app called "skip" to order food at the table (one cafe we were at they have gone completely registerless and it is the only way to order)

This app is locked down to Australian IP addresses, when you roam mobile data is originated from an NZ IP address on your home network. Unless there is Wi-Fi available the app doesn't work, additionally they have blocked ASNs for well-known VPNs (at least NORD VPN is in this category)

Further update to this, I complained to Skip about not been able to use their app on Data Roaming and just got an update from them they now allowed NZ Networks access to their app

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