beatrixquiddo Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 Yo guys, My olds are off overseas for a little while and asked what would be the best way to keep in contact with NZ cats while they are away. I have been doing a little bit of research here and there but realized that Im sure there are some people on here that have done travelling and know the best way to go about it without getting stung with a huge bill upon returning to NZ. So would appreciate some advice.. I figure the main options are - Buy a "travel sim", some generic sim cards that seems capable of rolling around many countries, but are mainly used for txts/calls (cant find any info on data usage) -Go roaming with existing provider and send emails instead of call or text. Vodafone is like $10 per 1MB which seems kinda pricey? - Buy new cellphone/sim in europe? Any help appreciated!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zzzp Posted January 2, 2012 Share Posted January 2, 2012 - Buy new sim in europe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Known One Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 - Buy new sim in europe If your folks have a VoIP line... they could install a SIP client on a Laptop, Android Phone or a Jailbroken IPhone/IPad make free NZ calls from anywhere in the world with half decent internet... unless like some overseas Mobile Carriers they have blocked SIP on their network, or if the NZ telco has blocked non-NZ Ip's from registering as a SIP client. Currently I know of cats in Australia doing this and a couple in the States. It usually works flawlessly, at least on our VoIP it does. AFAIK this is not illegal, although probably against T&C of your Carrier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dold Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I bought a new simcard when I was in europe & it was fine. Prepay styles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mike Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 I bought a new simcard when I was in europe & it was fine. Prepay styles. Do this - much easier. Worked fine for me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatrixquiddo Posted January 3, 2012 Author Share Posted January 3, 2012 Thanks so much guys, I think I will recommend the prepay sim card in europe thing. @ Catalyst, that idea sounds sweet, and it is totally something I would do myself! but the olds arent particularly saavy when it would come to something like that, they only just signed up for email in the last couple of month Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Known One Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Yea, I figured as much... thought it was still worth mentioning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perceptualChaos Posted January 3, 2012 Share Posted January 3, 2012 Definitely buy a new sim in Europe, but they will still spend a fortune if they try calling NZ with it. I would get them onto Skype and use that as much as possible (e.g. internet cafe/tablet/laptop)... Other than that, I think calling cards are probably the next cheapest way to call NZ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatrixquiddo Posted January 7, 2012 Author Share Posted January 7, 2012 Oh yeahhh so a european sim card would only be good for actually calling within europe huh? Email/skype then perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
perceptualChaos Posted January 7, 2012 Share Posted January 7, 2012 Well if you just buy a standard prepay sim with no special plans or anything then I think it costs like $3/min or something. But I did a quick look, and it seems something like this might be what they are after Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Known One Posted January 8, 2012 Share Posted January 8, 2012 Before you buy a SIM, Check that your phone will work on the Carrier's GSM Frequencies used. Quad band phones are handy to have as it opens up your options a little. Different Carriers will often have differing Frequencies, in different parts, of different countries. Safest bet is to have a phone which supports all frequencies in use for your chosen carrier, however if your phone only supports some of them, it may still be OK. They might just find their phone doesn't work in some places. Telecom XT = 850 & 2100 Vodafone = 900 & 2100 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beatrixquiddo Posted January 9, 2012 Author Share Posted January 9, 2012 Thanks dudes..super helpful as always, that Vodafone thing looks pretty good Tim cheers for that. I reckon if they were to rock into a vodafone store in the UK at the time, someone in the store should be able to recommend the best idea for them. Thanks again team! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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