ALDI Mobile Receiving SMS in Japan and Singapore No Roaming

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  TheOtherBigAl on 26/02/2024 - 10:24

  +1

  Receiving SMS would require roaming to be enabled.

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    jv on 26/02/2024 - 11:00

    Why, don't ALDI support WiFi Calling?

    If they do, you need to leave data roaming off…

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      lgacb08 on 27/02/2024 - 07:44

      Aldi may be different but wifi calling for Telstra can work regardless of whether roaming enable or not if you're overseas.

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        jv on 27/02/2024 - 09:05

        Telstra can work regardless of whether roaming enable or not if you're overseas.

        as can most other networks.

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  The-Real Team Doge on 26/02/2024 - 10:28

  +5

  I’ve been in Japan for a year with an Aldi SIM PAYG $10 and have been receiving SMSes for free. Although I’m pretty sure you have to enable roaming on the account, as I did that after a month in (YMMV since Aldi recommends you do it before leaving the country), and I haven’t been charged for anything (just make sure mobile data is not using your AU SIM, etc.)

  I used it in conjunction with a local eSIM so I can have both services active.

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    jv on 26/02/2024 - 11:02

    Although I’m pretty sure you have to enable roaming on the account

    I'm with Boost and had data roaming off and used a secondary data e-sim and calls and sms worked fine.

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      The-Real Team Doge on 26/02/2024 - 16:36

      Looks like with Aldi mobile you have to enable it to get service. Once I turned roaming off from my Aldi account page, signal dropped and I couldn’t receive calls or SMS.

      I had Wifi calling enabled too, so it seems to be like a general roaming setting for us.

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  CyberMurning on 26/02/2024 - 10:34

  amaysim as well, right? (receive banks code smses for free) do we need to do anything or asking amaysim for anything? enable roaming is by asking provider, or my toggling in mobile phone setting?

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  wots on 26/02/2024 - 11:02

  There’s roaming for data (turn it off) and roaming for calls/sms. Keep the latter activated

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    jv on 26/02/2024 - 11:04

    Keep the latter activated

    Then you can't use Voice of wifi to make calls. It will try and use the local network you are connected to, instead of the data sim.

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      wots on 26/02/2024 - 11:07

      OP is asking about receiving sms

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        jv on 26/02/2024 - 11:23

        Which you can do without roaming…

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      crentist on 26/02/2024 - 16:11

      +2

      That's VoLTE and would use expensive roaming data.
      VoWifi uses Wifi hotspots for calls and works without roaming data.

      But despite what should be a perfect solution, you can't use data from the second sim card to make data calls from the first.
      Need to seek out wifi hotspots, or hotspot yourself from a second phone.

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  8at8 on 26/02/2024 - 14:25

  +1

  Just to clarify, you need to activate Roaming in the website (Aldi) and you will be able to receive SMS overseas. You don't need to activate data roaming (on the phone).

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  Trl567 on 27/02/2024 - 12:16

  Thx all, I might just turn on Roaming in account but not turn on data roaming on phone.

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  Trl567 on 27/02/2024 - 12:40

  Is there much delay in receiving SMS in Japan , fast enough for verification purposes?

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    The-Real Team Doge on 28/02/2024 - 22:29

    They were pretty much instant for me. There are times where the message didn't come through, and a quick airplane mode on and off did the trick.