UK Phones - Compatible with Oz SIM cards?

I will be spending 10 weeks on Australia & New Zealand, and wonder what's
the score when it comes to mobile phones?

If I was to bring my UK phone, does anyone know if this will work with a
"pay as you go" SIM card bought in Australia?

Any suggestions would be most welcome.

Many thanks,


Simon
England.

"Simon" <simonheidi@dolby23.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:dao5mi$qu1$1@newsg3.svr.pol.co.uk...
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Bear in mind the exchange rate will be in your favour so it may be worth
looking at phones here with a view to taking one back to the UK with you.

On Sun, 10 Jul 2005 16:40:22 +1000, "Scotty" <noricer@comeagain.com>
wrote:

>Funny you cay that Alan, I travel round SE Qld heaps and rarely got any drop
>outs from Optus, mind you company has just gone (with disastrous results) to
>Telstra and drop outs are an hourly occurance almost, Im trialling a Telstra
>CDMA and its way better in low signal quality but still not as good as
>Optus.

I find Vodafone best in most parts of NSW.

A word of advice to the original OP (and probably already known to
most, but worth restating) - if on a GSM mobile and you need to
contact emergency services (anywhere in the world, for that matter)
ALWAYS use 112 rather than the local emergency number (000 in
Australia) - it will use any available carrier, even if your own
carrier is out of coverage.

Dave

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