9505a satellite phone with Nano Sim Adapter

So it is still possible to use your Telstra sim on a plan with international roaming activated in the Iridium sat phone ? Telstra's cheapest plan for any phone is $25 a month which is getting close to the $45 for a sat plan .No more cheap $10 ones.

Hi Winner,
Kevin, Reply 4 of 6 above, says he has just purchased a $10 casual SIM.

plus the telstra website doesn't list a $45 sat plan ...they start at $35, next cheapest is $55.

Telstra Sat Phone Plans

Cheers
Greg

Strange, been to two Telstra shops in Carindale. Showed me the casual plans on computer starts at $25 a month as I enquired about the $10 plan. I may still take that option if it works.

Quite frankly, I have found the Telstra shop here to be absolutely hopeless, charming but hopeless. I have never got what i wanted without a hassle and usually only after being connected by their phone to another person in the dark depths of Telstra. When I first got my satphone and went to arrange a SIM the assistant did not even know what a satellite phone was!

I have recently dumped the $35 Sat plan and will now simply move my mobile SIM over to the satphone when going remote. Even cheaper than a $10 plan. Sure, the calls cost more, but mine is only for dire emergency use and who cares what the call costs in that circumstance? If you want to chat to the family back home each day, then that may be another matter. I am in the favourable situation of rarely giving out my mobile number so will not receive unexpected calls on the satphone from other than family who would only bother me when outback for very vital reasons. Others could have a problem with unwanted calls I guess.

Allan. Be aware that when you turn your sat phone on you may get a bunch of SMS messages. They'll cost you $1.50 ea.

I placed a call into Telstra and they had no knowledge of the $10 plans.

Anyway with Post Paid and International Roaming enabled it worked fine. Made and received a call.

Phil i think you have to go into the shop and be specific. And whatever you do, do not mention the word Satellite!!!!

I agree, don't even say moon, planet, spacecraft or capsule! LOL

Yeah, thanks Boobook. The only SMS I get are some stupid promotions from Telstra. Have to find a way to block them.

OK I'll chuck in my 2c worth again. I went into the Telstra shop in the Queen St Mall (Brisbane) and asked the young man if they still did the $10 casual plan. He say he didn't know but would ask someone else. The guy that then served me had no problems with it. I said I need it while I travelled (interstate and OS). As has been mentioned before - "Don't mention Sat phones". Just trust us that it works. You don't have to answer their questions about why you want it. Ask them to turn international roaming on straight away. It can be done - it happened to me! (but wait - don't send any money).

I bought a set of adapters for about $6 from someone in Vic I think it was. The adapter does not touch the terminals - they are on the other side.

My nano sim works fine in the sat phone and I can also use it in my iPhone 5.

I only give out the number to my family as a "SH@@ happens" number - other than that it's only us making emergency calls.

Hope this helps
Kevin

So today I went to the Queen st Telstra shop to get my $10 casual sim..........naaaaahhhhh such thing. Only $25 plan. So I got one ...and asked can you please activate International roaming for me? Sure sir , that's $300 deposit off your card that comes off from your monthly usage over the next few months .

So I ordered my sat phone and hope this will work. If it does its not $45 a month.......
Feels like an April fools joke

yes that's correct winner. what a lot of these experts didn't mention is you need some kind of telstra account to avoid such deposits.

Hi

Don't think anyone has claimed to be an expert (unless you are) - they have all just provided their individual account of their experience with Telstra. It is very clear that any rules/advice are applied/provided in an apparent random fashion, though time frames need to be taken into account - for all we know the "rules" may have changed again overnight.

I for one can state that I just walked in (~14 months ago) to a Telstra shop, purchased a $10 casual plan sim, went home, rang Telstra and asked for International Roaming to be activated (they said yes, no questions asked), waited a few hours, turned on sat phone and it worked. I was not a Telstra customer (haven't been for over 15 years) and therefore had no credit history/"account", certainly didn't hand over $300.

My understanding at the time was that in theory, as a new Telstra customer, I had to wait several months until they sus me out or hand over the deposit, but obviously the rule is not applied in all cases/circumstances. This was over a year ago..maybe they have clamped down, even so you dont have to pay $300, just pay your bill on time for a set period (?) and then ask for IR to be activated, no good if you need it straight away but still an option.

Cheers
Greg

I'll certainly eat humble pie - I didn't realize that you might need a current account with Telstra to get the $10 plan (have home phone with them). I would also agree with Baz - the right person at the right time.
cheers
Kevin