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Do you have SIM-only plans n the UK? One method that I know will work is to
purchase a phone out-right (and hence with no locks) and then run SIM-only
plans in both countries. Another method is to be signed up in just one
country and use their roaming feature when in the other (could be very
expensive).

 I think that with any other approach (eg pre-paid or contract) you will end
up with a locked phone that you can't use at both ends. Pre-paid is
certainly not a good deal in Oz and is mainly aimed at people who don't have
a credit history or who want to limit their spending.

How often will you return to the UK, and for how long? There is a big
difference between (1) returning each month for 1 week; (b) returning once a
year for 1 month; (c) alternately spending a year at either end.

Also, I am under that impression that Orange (UK) phones won't work here.
Orange operate on a different frequency band. Cellnet phones are normal GSM
and work in Oz ok. Certainly check before you buy. NB Orange operate here
but don't have their own network; so a UK Orange phone won't work with Oz
Orange.

Hope this helps, sorry I'm new to all this but maybe you'll get some better
(different?) advice from someone else.

Matthew

<mick_patrick@my-deja.com> wrote in message
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> I'm moving to Australia for a year in a few weeks. I'll need a mobile
> there as soon as I arrive, but would like to get one that I could then
> continue to use in the UK on my return.
>
> Since I need one immediately, with no credit background / bank account
> in Oz, I guess a pre-pay system is the way to go.
>