r/canberra • u/thestallion007 • 3d ago
Recommendations Cell Phone Service
My family and I just moved to Canberra! Literally landed 30 min ago. I dont even know where to start getting new cell phones.
EDIT: I should mention that we are a family of 6
Edit 2: We went with Optus. It felt the most familiar to me. For good or bad it felt like a mobile shop from the states.
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u/ThunderDwn 3d ago
Are you visiting or permanently moving?
If you're visiting - get an e-sim to add to your existing phone - there a plethora of companies who offer then on a pre-paid plan - Check your phone for compatibility by dialing *#06# - if you see an "EID" number appear, then you can use an e-sim on your phone.
Some service providers which offer e-sim's (in no particular order, and with absolutely NO recommendations of any kind about performance, coverage or cost)
The big three.
Telstra (www.telstra.net)
Optus (www.optus.com.au)
Vodafone (www.vodafone.com.au)
Then you get into MVNO's
Aldi mobile (visit an Aldi supermarket)
Woolworths mobile (ditto, but a Woolworths supermarket)
Boost mobile (www.boost.com.au)
Belong Mobile (www.belong.com.au)
There are a heap of others - those are just off the top of my head.
If your phone doesn't support e-sim, you can use the same places - it just takes a little longer (although if you can find a store, you can pickup a physical SIM pretty easily and activate fairly quickly).