This local Australia prepaid plan uses Vodafone network in Australia, the largest Telco in Australia. It offers 4G speed and covers the most places in Australia among all Telco. You can rest assure of having connectivity in both urban and rural areas in Australia: Sydney, Melbourne, Perth, Adelaide, Canberra, Darwin, Hobart, Newcastle and everywhere else. Usage is 30 days upon registration with enormous data quota with tethering allowed. In any case data is used up, you can easily top up online either by purchasing recharge vouchers or top up through your Lebara online account (Register your SIM card before able to use the Lebara online account).
This plan truly shines with its unlimited calls and SMS within Australia. It also offers unlimited calls to 12 countries: Malaysia, Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Hong Kong, Mexico, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, United Kingdom and United States. Need to call another country than the ones listed above? No problem as it also comes preloaded with A$5 call and SMS credit to other countries.
This Australia Lebara travel prepaid plan's SIM card is pre-cut to 3 sizes (Standard, Micro and Nano) and can fit into all phones. You do not need to pay deposit like MiFi rental and above all avoid shocking roaming charges. Just discard the SIM card after using it. You can purchase for yourself and your loved ones so you will have constant communication in Australia in case anyone got lost.
Even though you are using a different SIM card, you can still have access to all your existing social media accounts like Whatsapp, Wechat and Line as long as the same phone is used. Conveniently stay connected with your family members overseas at all times.
All the travel prepaid plans and SIM cards are backed by "Our Promise" to deliver the best working card and customer service to you. Read more about "Our Promise" policy here : www.hello1010.my/our-promise
Step 1 Register Your SIM Card. You can do this with either of these 3 options : Step 2
Check Data Balance |
How good is the network coverage of this SIM card?
Vodafone is one of the largest telco in Australia with the widest coverage. For more information on the network coverage, please refer to this link: http://www.lebara.com.au/network-coverage
If I finished using the my data, will I still be able to surf internet at a slower speed?
No you cannot use data once it is used up. However you can easily recharge your card online here : https://secure2.lebara-mobile.com.au/recharge
Is the data inside this card enough for my usage?
Depending on your usage, local monthly (30days) usage of 2GB (2000MB) is more than enough for an average user. Here is an example of a typical daily data usage overseas:
|
Usage |
Size/unit |
Usage |
Usage in MB |
|
Website Browsing |
0.6MB/page |
30 pages |
18 |
|
Text Emails |
0.02MB/email |
50 emails |
1 |
|
Emails with attachments |
5MB/email |
5 emails |
25 |
|
Whatsapp, Line, Wechat |
0.001MB/message |
1000 messages |
1 |
|
Whatsapp, Line, Wechat Voice Calls |
0.3MB/minute |
30 minutes |
9 |
|
Upload photo in Whatsapp, Line, Wechat |
1MB/photo |
10 photos |
10 |
|
Upload photo in Instagram/Facebook |
2MB/photo |
10 photos |
20 |
|
Watch a youtube video |
5MB/minute |
10 minutes |
50 |
|
Get turn by turn directions using waze or google maps |
5MB/hour |
8 hours |
40 |
|
|
Usage/Day |
174MB |
|
Typical Daily Data Usage Overseas
(Only for your reference. Different users will have different usage pattern)
My phone is region locked and can only accept South East Asia SIM cards. Can I still use this card?
To all NEW phone models have a sticker showing “South East Asia SIM Cards only” in the packaging. The message simply means you need to use a South East Asia SIM card to activate the phone. After you made calls of at least 10 minutes with the phone, your phone will then be able to use any SIM cards worldwide.
