Check the link to see if your store has stock if interested.
Good replacement for your old relative's old 3G keypad phone before the 3G network goes offline!
Comes with charger/cable, $10 Telstra SIM, and earphones too.
Telstra live chat may unlock for free?
Yup
That's rad
How's the battery life on these ?
Can anyone confirm if the old large sim card would fit in this? Asking for my grandmother (seriously) :)
It's unlikely, but many shops will have a SIM cutter. Or if you're feeling brave, scissors will also do the trick.
I'm guessing you are too young to remember when SIM cards were the size of a credit card?
That was because phones back then were huge and weighed up to 250g. Thank goodness we have tiny phones now.
You mean 2.5kg
@itshammer: They meant 36Kg, unless you're talking about hand-helds - though I don't know what the Deutsche Reichsbahn's 1926 units weighed.
Was that irony?
250g is about right for the phones with credit-card SIM., ie GSM. They soon shrunk to 80g.
But now the latest iphone or samsung flagship weighs 228g! And still has far worse battery life :-)
@bargaino: You can still get similar battery life on even smaller phones by enabling power-saving mode and limiting background processes.
Just go to the Telstra store and they'll replace the Sim with a tri-fit
If your grandfather’s SIM is not a tri-cut (ie has the ability to punch out either a Mini, Micro, or Nano SIM), then it’s probably not a 4G-enabled SIM, and wouldn’t help your grandfather anyway.
Just take it to a Telstra Store with suitable ID, and they’ll swap it for a replacement SIM.
Good point, guess off to the store she goes!!
Thanks for your comments everyone :)
Good burner
one for the plug and one for the load
Previous comments said this won't work on a Telstra MVNO like ALDI mobile, so if you can't unlock it then it's useless unless you are with Telstra.
Limited band support AND is sim-locked to Telstra
4G LTE
VoLTE 700 / 1800 MHz with 4GX Cat 4
3G UMTS
850 MHz
So even if you can unlock it, if you're using NVMO that doesn't support VoLTE
You won't even able to make/receive phone calls if you're not on Telstra
Tool of trade for drug dealers nationwide.
sadly you need ID to activate a sim, so not really useful for drug dealers, they're all on snapchat, whatsapp, messenger or any of the other numerous texting apps. drug dealers are better off with smartphones
"ID to activate a sim,"
Voda asks for a credit card if activating on-line even for prepaid, but others don't. It's not that hard to sneak a peak at someone's driving licence, and unless the providers have to provide such number to State authorities, I suspect they wouldn't be authorised to check anything other that it being a valid number…
Coles mobile does the same, I just port my number over to them last Friday, I found it way better than giving my driver licence details.
If you don't recharge the credit, for how long will it stay connected?
6 months after your credit expires.
Does this work with Boost SIM?
It should work with Boost as they run on the same network (Telstra)
I'm pretty sure Aldi won't work on this, so I doubt boost will.
Optus locked phones are more compatible with other Sims and work with Coles Sims
you don't have to be old to appreciate these
Any low value long expiry plans with Telstra?
would it work with circles?
What has the age of a potential user got to do with anything?
thanks got the last one at my local
Got this + a Samsung A21s 128 for $5 each.
Bargain - thanks.
Really Samsung a21? Do they still have, I'm looking to upgrade my work phone
Yes - West End QLD.
Not the S series but the A series (entry-level). Quite a steal !
Damn. I'm in Sydney.
Dang Glenelg SA showed up as having stock for the A21s went there and they didn’t have
Got on Telstra chat and they said it'll cost a fee to unlock so better to use it now and unlock after 6 months for $25
out of stock.
Could a phone like this run MS Teams?
Definitely not
Will Woolies Sims work in them?
dont think so but boost does
Can this be used as a personal hotspot?