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As a foreigner, you will be allowed to purchase a SIM card and a prepaid data plan from an Australian mobile provider. This will hook you up with an Australian phone number and access to whichever local network you choose.
You’ll be bombarded with SIM card choices the second your plane lands. Stores in Australian international airports are absolutely lousy with them. But for the sake of your wallet, you may want to wait until you leave the airport to purchase a SIM card (airport price hikes and all).
Since you’ll need to purchase your local SIM and its data after arriving in Australia, you won’t be able to give people back home your new phone number before you leave. They’ll have to wait for you to contact them.
Telstra, Optus and Vodafone are the three major networks in Australia. Because of the need for good coverage throughout Australia’s remote terrain, you’ll want to stay on one of these three networks for viable service. Smaller network operators (who don’t have networks of their own, but actually offer services through the three major Australian networks already mentioned) can give you much better price deals but at the cost of services like the international calling. And a local SIM with no international calling is nearly useless to a tourist.
Of the three networks, Telstra is the largest and has the best regional coverage, but that does show in their prices. You’ll pay a bit of a premium for data through Telstra. Optus is considered second best for regional coverage, but Vodafone is expanding like crazy right now, so you’ll likely get decent coverage through them, too.
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