Post AjT4dEdTVn9mPIOo64 by Darius@mastodon.cloud
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(DIR) Post #AjSzG0RPcZhHx5rRy4 by geordie@aus.social
2024-06-30T22:05:37Z
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What should I do regarding my mobile while in NZ for three weeks? Just buy a prepaid SIM at the airport like I would anywhere else or is there an easy way to keep my number whilst away?
(DIR) Post #AjT0HRqDKlSLAwiIAC by bigjsl@aus.social
2024-06-30T22:17:04Z
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@geordie on an iPhone you can turn on wifi calling while the 4/5G is turned off (airplane mode). Put an NZ sim in an old phone and use it as a hotspot.
(DIR) Post #AjT0LYTKcdfWtoy7Oq by geordie@aus.social
2024-06-30T22:17:49Z
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@bigjsl I thought you had to have a 4/5G signal to use wifi calling. Like it doesn't do the call through the cellular but you had to have an active connection.
(DIR) Post #AjT0l5BK96r5aNiabg by bigjsl@aus.social
2024-06-30T22:22:26Z
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@geordie I tried it before suggesting it. The phone warns you about some stuff when you turn it on.
(DIR) Post #AjT1LQ5XtNvUqtLHtY by stufromoz@aus.social
2024-06-30T22:29:00Z
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@geordie Check your plan, some phone cos actually regard NZ as AUstralia now for roaming..
(DIR) Post #AjT1SWJx7QtICzT0RE by geordie@aus.social
2024-06-30T22:30:16Z
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@drew bleurgh. That's going to suck. I thought "nothing asks me for SMS 2fa" then I thought "it will if it notices I"m in NZ unexpectedly"
(DIR) Post #AjT2oi22MGC0r3EPEO by geordie@aus.social
2024-06-30T22:45:29Z
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@NewtonMark in malaysia I paid $13 for a month of unlimited calls, sms and 40GB of data on a network that was twice as fast as the hotel wifi but NZ may be different. $5 a day for Telstra for calls, text and 1GB. Not terrible.
(DIR) Post #AjT3B4b38xjjD0GwEK by shermozle@aus.social
2024-06-30T22:49:32Z
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@geordieThere's travel eSIM cards that'll give you data in a gaggle of countries with long credit expiries if you do this often enough. If your phone can handle a SIM and eSIM at once you can keep getting messages mostly.OzBargain for the latest good deal one. They often give away a gigabyte to get you using them.@NewtonMark
(DIR) Post #AjT3JBNHpKbKXyhY6y by franksting@theblower.au
2024-06-30T22:50:48Z
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@geordie @NewtonMark is your phone multi esim capable? I can shoot you a code for a nomad esim. Used it in Ireland and England in January. Was a doddle and much cheaper than a local sim or the $5 a day rort the telcos here are on
(DIR) Post #AjT3Q2Q9W0QAnwJL5E by geordie@aus.social
2024-06-30T22:52:15Z
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@franksting @NewtonMark Kagi says yes. It's a 14 pro max.
(DIR) Post #AjT4dEdTVn9mPIOo64 by Darius@mastodon.cloud
2024-06-30T23:05:48Z
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@geordie depends on the length of the trip, I usually use an eSIM, although a lot are data only (which is usually not an issue in practise)
(DIR) Post #AjT5wxY0r2Vh9foUYi by smallsees@social.dropbear.xyz
2024-06-30T23:20:35Z
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@geordie I just paid for international roaming option. Wasn't a lot of money for the week or so I was in NZ.Not like the good old days when you'd need a second mortgage to use carrier roaming.
(DIR) Post #AjT9oePgVkzjJLDBIm by timrichards@aus.social
2024-07-01T00:03:54Z
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@geordie @franksting @NewtonMark When I was in Switzerland last month I used an Airolo eSIM for data only, which kept my phone number active for calls and texts. Mind you if I answered any calls or texts that would've kicked in Telstra's daily roaming charge. But it was handy for receiving verification codes by text if I bought anything on credit card.
(DIR) Post #AjTETWrbsv8naO1NMO by stufromoz@aus.social
2024-07-01T00:56:08Z
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@geordie @drew I found sms came through for me but… not always in the prompt manner you need for MFA
(DIR) Post #AjTMCojwxzjzjsyr2G by vaempyr@aus.social
2024-07-01T02:22:45Z
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@geordie if your phone supports a second line via an eSIM, we’ve used Airalo a bit - keep your primary number in case you need it, use the eSIM as a second line for calls / data.
(DIR) Post #AjTZPEYk60mgh9zOK0 by isomer@fosstodon.org
2024-07-01T04:50:38Z
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@geordie there are lots of internet esim providers. You can usually load 1 physical sim and 1 esim into the phone at the same time and use them both. You get two signal bars.They're particularly useful to set the esim as the default for data but leave your normal SIM for SMS and calls.