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From Telstra to Optus to Vodafone, to various virtual operators, from contract phone packages to guaranteed number packages, I spent a few dollars to buy ethical phone cards, but found out that they were free at the airport? People are abroad, this article will tell you the little secrets about mobile phone cards and packages!
Friends who are thinking about what phone card package to buy after coming to Australia, you can first check the package that suits you on this website commonly used by Australian locals:
https://www.whistleout.com.au/
Some little common sense:
Many people may have the same understanding of operators as I did when they first arrived in Australia, limited to the basic information of the three basic operators:
Telstra has a good signal, wide coverage, relatively expensive packages, and is mostly used by locals;
Optus is second to Telstra in terms of signal and coverage, relatively cheap packages, and many promotions;
Vodafone has poor signal, small coverage area, the cheapest package, and the most used by Chinese;
Vodafone has poor signal, small coverage area, the cheapest package, and the most used by Chinese;
In fact, in addition to the three major operators, there are many virtual operators using these three base stations, that is, Mobile Virtual Network Operator, MVNO for short. Most of the packages of these virtual operators can also be found on this website Found on the Internet: including mobile phone package, broadband package, TV package, tablet package
Here we only talk about mobile phone packages, that is, Mobile Phone Plan.
The filter provided by the website is very powerful: you can filter according to location, operator, package form, usage, price range, sim card validity period, whether international calls are included, and so on.
The search results can be arranged by price, preferential strength, most traffic, and least total cost.
The website provides a map of the network coverage areas of the three basic operators. You can select a place in Australia based on the city street name or zip code. The website will filter out the packages of all operators covering this place , among which Telstra has the largest coverage area, and basically has coverage along the coastline, making it the best choice for traveling around Australia.
Filter according to the operator you choose, a total of 32 operators are provided: Telstra, Optus, Vodafone
Uncle sorted out the networks used by various operators, excluding corporate networks
Among them, the number of virtual operators using Optus' home network is the most, and Vodafone is the least
Some virtual operators use more than one network, and some virtual operators still provide cards that can only use 3G
Vodafone's 3G card is no longer used, and Telstra's network is the deepest vertically, with some 3G, some 4G and 3G, and then 4G, and then 4GX, Telstra's 4GX and Optus' 4GPLUS, which are all upgraded versions of 4G.
Necessary for choosing a packageMeasures: the advantages and disadvantages of operators
- When choosing an operator, you can evaluate the operator from the following aspects
- 1. The price level under the same package content
- 2. Signal strength under the same conditions
- 3. Network speed under the same conditions
- 4. National land coverage area
- 5. Customer service (whether there is a store, 7*24 customer service, APP, etc.)
- 6. Other personal factors
The customer service experience of virtual operators must be poor, because generally there is no physical storefront, so you have to buy their SIM cards from the website and send them in about a week. Not available.
抛除只能用3G的卡不谈，其他运营商在套餐内容大体相同的情况下，价格高低排列如下：
Telstra4GX
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使用Telstra4G的MVNO
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使用部分Telstra4G和3G的MVNO
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Optus4GPlus
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使用Optus4GPlus的MVNO
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Vodafone4G
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使用Vodafone4G的MVNO
运营商心里有数了就开始找合适的套餐，找之前先估摸一下自己的需求和状态 ，一般要考虑下面几个方面：
- 1、你的活动区域，偏远乡村，大城市，或者到处乱窜
- 2、对流量的需求，用不用流量刷剧啥的
- 3、对国际电话的需求和澳洲电话的需求
- 4、每月可承受话费的支出上限，就是有多穷的问题
- 5、是否愿意在选套餐、交费等事情上花费较多时间
- 6、对客户服务的期待值，没有店面客服态度差能忍不
- 7、在澳洲待的时间长短，签证有效期
- 8、愿不愿意受合约限制
- 9、只需要SIM卡还是同时需要一部手机
各个运营商提供的套餐类型总共有下面这几种：
合约机
这种方式对签证有要求，运营商会要求籤证1年或2年以上才能办。
三大运营商都有合约机形式的套餐，绝大多数虚拟运营商没有这种合约机形式的套餐，跟运营商签个1年或2年的合同，每月交的钱里一部分是手机钱，一部分是套餐钱。
这种方式划算不划算也不能一概而论，自己根据实际情况来计算。我在这个网站上用签约iPhoneX256G爲基础看了几个套餐，有的套餐相当于以手机市场价分期买手机，套餐免费或者价格很低，然而有的套餐折算出花在套餐上的钱后发现，套餐的内容还没有花同样的钱单独买sim卡有吸引力。
两种付费方式，两种电话卡
SIM Only Prepaid
有的虚拟运营商就只有Prepaid方式的卡，Prepaid卡是先交费再使用的卡，没有合同限制，随用随停，比较适合在澳洲短期逗留，有效期分7天、28天、30天、45天不等。
以有效期爲交费周期，在有效期到之后如果sim卡里没余额你又不充钱，那手机卡马上就只能接不能打也不能上网了，过一段时间还会给你销号。这种方式比较适合来澳洲度假的人
SIM Only Postpaid
postpaid卡是按月付费，先用套餐后付费。绑定一张银行卡，每个月月底从卡里扣钱，按照这个网站提供的prepaid和postpaid的区别：
给大家提个醒：想要办Postpaid的人可以先跟运营商问清楚除了套餐费用以外还有没有别的费用。
Postpaid又分 Contact 和 No-Contact 两种：
Contact就是要签半年或一年的合同，理论上讲这个卡你得一直用到合约期满，合同期内一般可以把套餐往贵了调不能往下调。有的运营商会允许过一定期限后取消合约，只是要付一定的违约金，具体付多少各家不一样。
No-contact也是绑定银行卡月底扣钱，但是不签合同，你可以随意停止使用这个卡或者更换别的套餐。
同一家运营商的 Contact 和 No-contact 比较的话，一般是花同样的钱，Contact流量话费更多点，毕竟签合同牺牲了灵活性。
总结一下就是，三大运营商这几种方式的套餐都会有，虚拟运营商侧重于No-contact或Prepaid。其他各种方式都有自己利弊要自己根据需求来决定。
下面说一些我留意到的套餐
比如这家boost，唯一可以说自己和正牌Telstra网络一样的运营商，2月26号前激活，前两个月送一倍流量。
还有这家，新用户第一个月只需12刀15G流量，每G流量0.8刀，活动期限忘看了。
下面这家Telstra的MVNO，3月31号前第一个月送很多流量，以40刀那档来说，第一个月40刀，15+30总共45G流量，每G流量0.88元，够便宜了。
Optus也有优惠活动
7天prepaid卡，3月28号前激活，10刀15G流量，合0.66刀每G，对于短期公路旅行来说也挺合适
Optus也有contact套餐在搞活动，比如这个12个月的合同，原本40刀10G流量，活动期办40刀15G。
还有Perth机场的Optus店面有活动，原价30刀10G流量和40刀15G流量的套餐只需要一半价格，以30刀档来说，15刀10G流量每G流量1.5刀，也挺便宜。
还有这家Optus的MVNO，开始的6个月10刀1.5G流量
还有那家航空公司Virgin也有活动：以40刀档来说，12个月的合同，3月26号前办
每个月28.5G流量，1.4刀每G，也够划算了，活动期办了以后12个月都可以享受。
当然Vodafone系的运营商也有活动，比如正牌Vodafone，原价40刀9G流量，活动期20刀18G流量，每G流量1.1刀，力度相当大了。
几乎每个虚拟运营商都有各种各样的优惠活动,这些优惠活动也基本都是在流量上做文章,通话时间和简讯彩信没什幺搞头,无限澳洲本地通话的套餐遍地都是.
值得一提的是,这些活动都有时效性，而且澳洲的时效性里的时间它也是说改就改
离活动截止日期还早着呢，但是活动说没就没了，有时候活动截止日期到了，你再看，他又延长活动期了,相当没有原则。
此外还有：性价比套餐
保号套餐
个人的几点想法
1、最好不签合同
合约机肯定都签了合同，绑定了银行卡，如果你合约没完回国了，还是要继续交
不交的话会影响你在澳洲银行的信用。
我个人感觉是最好不要选合约机套餐和postpaid里的contact套餐，除非真的特别符合个人实际情况的需求。
2、灵活选择运营商
如果是在城市生活，那就在满足需求量的情况下哪个套餐便宜选哪个，我个人觉得城市里Vodafone是可以接受的，在乡村的话还是考虑Telstra系和Optus。
如果是公路旅行，直接上正牌Telstra最好，起码也得boost，毕竟安全最重要。
说说我的办卡经历吧，我在来澳洲之前攻略做的不够，对这三家运营商的了解也就是仅限于一些大家都知道的基本情况，所以当时在心里内定了Telstra，来到澳洲以后，在Perth机场我只看到了Vodafone和Optus，说好的第一大运营商Telstra呢？
最后到市里的Telstra店面办了一张卡，40刀每月 5G流量，无限本地和国际电话
可气的是sim卡本身还花了2刀，要知道市里的Optus店，你进店他就免费送你一个SIM卡。
后来激活卡的过程也是极其麻烦，要我现在回想我第一张卡，我会说那就是初到澳洲的萌新傻乎乎的选择。
在Perth机场放置旅游指南的书架上就有免费的Telstra SIM卡。
好了，就是这样了，其实本文就是给大家推荐了一个找套餐的方法，大家办卡的时候再上这个网站和运营商的官网看看吧，你当时看到的套餐才是真实有效的！
最后祝大家不需要再看电话卡的攻略，就能找到适合自己的电话卡！
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