Best low cost Mobile Phone Access

Have a look at Isim

Check out Savvytel - far cheaper than Telstra, and no time limit to use $$.

Operates on Vodaphone network.

cheers,
glids

Peter

The best solution is to put her on a prepaid Telstra plan and select the Telstra Long Life option. By crediting your account with $60 on this option, you will get a whole 12 months before you have to renew your prepaid plan. I have both my mother & mother in law on this plan and they love it.

If $60 is too much, you can opt for a $30 credit which will only give you 6 months.

Laurie

Hi Peter,
I use Exetel. It uses the Vodafone network and costs me $5.00 a month.
Exetel Mobile

Just a thought, If her phone is with Telstra, they will want an Unlock Fee. Usually about $60.00.
I see atm Woolies is selling Unlocked Nokia's for about $80.00, You maybe able to get them checker elsewhere.

Hope this helps.

Peter
Pre-paid is the answer. Like your wife I too rarely use my mobile phone. So a prepaid suits. Why pay a monthly fee when you aren't using the service? BTW - mine's with Virgin. At the time they had the lowest 12 month cost I could find.
Cheers from the Moose

I would suggest prepaid, but I have just changed from Telstra after a number of years.
Telstra seem to take up to a week to send SMS messages at times with no excuse when asked for an explanation.
They sent me a message on Feb 25th to say my credit was $1.65. This avaiable credit seemed too low, so I called them to query it, and was told that my account was closed on the 21st Feb as my 12 month time limit was up.
They could send me a message 5 days late that my credit was only $1.65, but couldn't send a message that my time was running out. As I did not recharge on time, they also cancelled the $36 credit I had on the 21st, and they have no idea where the $1.60 message cvame from.
Telstra have good coverage, but have faults in thier service.
Good luck with your choice.
Ian

Hi Peter

My Cook uses Optus (Every Now & Then) it is Pre Paid, $30-00 covers 186 days she also gets an extra $30-00 my credit on top of that, it's good for emergencies, she purchased a Optus Phone for $59-00, it has all the good bits.

Cheers
Daza

We have a Globalstar sat 'phone.
They offer a 'second sim' on the Telstra GSM network.
20c flagfall, 12c/30sec, zero monthly fee, zero minimum calls.
Zero calls = Zero cost.

Cheers,
Peter

We use Southern Cross Telecom. http://www.sctelco.com.au/your-mobile/casual-mobile-plans.php. Uses Telstra GSM network. The bill has to be sent you via email and payment is automatic from my credit card. I have 2 phones on the same account.

Slimtel is another one but it uses the Vodafone network that is not so good as the Telstra GSM where we live.

Stevesub

I also with Southern Cross Telco......$5 per month access using either Telstra or Optus GSM.....setup cost is $29.95 once off for the sim card........


cheers

I have my kids on Vodafone. $20- top up will last for 12 months (as long as you don't spend it on calls of course).