Prepaid SIM cards and prepaid mobile phones are used cheaply at local costs. Recently, more and more countries sell smartphones at simple prices.
I have visited London before and bought a smartphone of 10, 000 yen, but I can actually buy a smartphone of 6000 yen in Sydney this time.
| コアラやカンガルーだけがオーストラリアじゃないよ |
I heard that it was Australia, and the first thing that came to mind was the koala. Is there a kangaroo or something?
It's "Australia = the treasure house of nature". But this is not the charm of Australia.
Various communication operators have successively increased the lineup of smartphones on prepaid phones and prepared low-cost products with change of 10,000 yen.
| 空港で早くも悩んじゃう！ どれにしよう？ |
There is an operating store right away from Sydney's airport, so suddenly you can buy a smartphone there for a prepaid fee.
They range from low-specification sub-purpose machines to high-end machines. I could buy one here, but I calmly went to the city center first. The target is the Sydney centre known as "City".
| ドロイド君が呼んでいるTelstra |
| 6000円スマホが積まれています |
Speaking of Australia's biggest career is Telstra. I went to the store in Sydney, and there were illustrations of robots on the booth in the center of the store. You are pushing Android smartphones.
As a result, the company uses four or five smartphones, but focuses on unfamiliar models stacked on the wall. Anyway, the price is A $79. It's 6400 yen. I heard that there is a call charge of A $10, which is a good deal.
| 端末はZTE製 |
This small smartphone of the professional brand Telstra Smart-Touch. The manufacturer is ZTE,2.8 inch QVGA, the specification is very low, anyway, it is as cheap as 6400 yen!
Use a price that will not be damaged if dropped on the streets of Sydney. When you visit the beach in Sydney, it is easy to carry a smartphone that is so cheap all the time.
In addition, because it is so cheap, there is a SIM card lock, but as a local use, it must be an easy price to buy.
| OptusもAndroidだらけ |
| HuaweiのX1が同じく6400円 |
Next up is Optus, which has the second-largest market share. When I went to the store, I found a van on the storefront and a mountain of mobile phone boxes. If you take a closer look, they are all prepaid products, and everyone is an Android smartphone!
Can I sell it in the van? Optus also has four or five prepaid smartphones, and there are also 6400 yen smartphones here. Huawei (Huawei) X1, and 2 Australian dollars a day = about 160 yen data quota is possible.
Great. I'll buy it, too. By the way, you have to buy 30 Australian dollars for a prepaid SIM card, which is a bit wasteful.
| ミッドレンジやハイエンドモデルもプリペイド |
Many people will think that "even if it is said to be cheap, the specification is also very low, which is a bit unsatisfactory." Don't worry about that. The smartphones above are also prepaid, and the Optus is HTC's Incredble is also prepaid.
All have SIM card locks, so the price is cheap, but goods without locks are also sold in Australia. But if there is no lock, then 30,000 yen or 40,000 yen, the price is quite expensive.
| ロックなしでお安いのもあります |
I also want to use SIM cards outside Australia, so I want to avoid SIM cards, but I wish the price is cheap! …… Also sold a terminal that is suitable for others.
LG's Optimus Me and Huawei's Sony. Because the price is less than 15,000 yen, the auxiliary machine for exchanging SIM cards in various countries for overseas travel may be good.
| スーパーでもプリペイド携帯が売ってる |
In addition, prepaid phones and prepaid smartphones are sold in operators' stores or home appliance stores, as well as in some large supermarkets and convenience stores.
In short, first walk in the downtown area of Sydney, there are mobile phone-related advertisements everywhere, if you find it, go to the store to have a look. Maybe we can find something good.
| Nokiaの最新機種、N9の広告も |
| カモメと戯れにシドニーへ！ |
The whole city of Sydney is in a leisurely atmosphere, and there are many Asians, so you can stay without being too nervous. When you get to the port, accustomed seagulls will fly over and have natural contact with people you can't taste in Japan.
Sydney in the southern hemisphere is followed by summer. Not only to avoid the cold, but also to go to Sydney, where smartphones can afford happiness. How about a trip this winter?
Hong Kong Mobile Intelligence Bureau, the official website of Yamane Yamagan