It Is Not a Complain but I Have to Say Optus Roaming Is So Backward

LPaul Ju on 14/04/2018 - 20:07

I went to holiday to New Zealand 4 days 3 nights in Easter and activate my Optus international roaming. My holiday in New Zealand is fantastic. The only thing let me down is expensive Optus roaming fee.

It is not a complain but I have to say Optus roaming is so backward. It is 2018 now and I do not believe 1MB data cost 1 to 2 dollars and 1 minutes call cost 1.5 to 4 dollars. Even sending a message cost me 0.5 to 1.5 dollars.

In those 4 days, I just sent around 50 messages and a short video in wechat. I did not send any taxt message and make any phone call. My phone bill is over $200

I only want to say it is so backward!!!!!

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  • mysterytal on 14/04/2018 - 20:17
    +5

    $10 a day sounds reasonable for unlimited calls and texts and 100MB of data per day.

    Or….did you not buy the travel add on before going and you therefore paid the penalty.

  • Quantumcat on 14/04/2018 - 20:18
    +2

    You should have done research before you left. You could have taken out a Vodafone plan and paid $5/day roaming and used your allowance of data and unlimited calls. Would have cost you $20.

    • [Deactivated] on 14/05/2018 - 01:44

      Fun strat with this: Cancel before the end of the month and you don't get charged access fees - only pay roaming fees.

  • hogwarts on 14/04/2018 - 21:26
    +7

    Creates an account for "non complaint".

  • serpserpserp on 14/04/2018 - 22:09
    +4

    TLDR: I'm complaining that I didn't read my T&Cs and now have a big phone bill to pay.

  • [Deactivated] on 15/04/2018 - 02:17
    +2

    hahahahahahahaha
    so backward, this isn't optus, this is ozbargain.

  • rambutann on 15/04/2018 - 07:55
    +1

    I'm confused at what part of your brain thinks this is not a complaint?

    Yes those charges are ridiculous - I will agree. But you should have known the prices before you left. There is nobody to blame but yourself. Get an international sim next time or just don't use a phone - it was 4 days did you really need to use your phone that much?

  • [Deactivated] on 15/04/2018 - 09:03
    +3

    In 2018 it's just naive to not understand the overseas roaming fees with mobile phones.

  • ronnknee on 15/04/2018 - 09:39
    +2

    It's not a complain but it's a complaint.

    • Kenb0 on 15/04/2018 - 12:51
      +4

      AKA not a dumbass but a dumbass

  • Love a bargain on 15/04/2018 - 14:45

    Always go with a local SIM

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