(+15 REP) Texting someone in Australia

[Slowpoke]

My brother is travelling in Australia, would it be free to text him given I have a contract phone with unlimited texts?

[Stephen]

lol no unlimited texts will only work when you text someone in the uk

[Slowpoke]

that's gonna be like a quid charge then oops lol cheers steffy

[Stephen]

properly cost about 25p or something

[Shar]

Check with whatever network you're with to see how much they'll charge you for texts out of the UK.

[GirlNextDoor15]

I'm sure that it'll not be free. It's overseas texting so yeah

[Casio]

To text Spain for me it was 11p

[Recursion]

If your brother is using a UK SIM card in Australia, it'll be standard network rates for you, he'll pay for sending/receiving.

Ignore what other people are saying, it'd be ******ed if the network charged you, who says you know they're abroad? Hence why they charge the person who is roaming.

[Casio]

If your brother is using a UK SIM card in Australia, it'll be standard network rates for you, he'll pay for sending/receiving.

Ignore what other people are saying, it'd be ******ed if the network charged you, who says you know they're abroad? Hence why they charge the person who is roaming.

This is what I mean, it was normal standard rates but it was charges for sending/receiving

[Mark]

Just get something like pingchat, if you both have a smartphone and 3G in your contract. It'll be a lot cheaper!

[Recursion]

Just get something like pingchat, if you both have a smartphone and 3G in your contract. It'll be a lot cheaper!

By travelling I assume his brother is taking his UK SIM card to Aus, using data abroad, especially outside the EU, is a big nono.

[Mark]

By travelling I assume his brother is taking his UK SIM card to Aus, using data abroad, especially outside the EU, is a big nono.

He'd be saving money buying an AU sim with 3g