Australian SIM Card

Australian SIM Card
  • Optus Australian SIM
  • $10.00AUD Starter Credit
  • FREE remote unlocking
  • Text (SMS) travel alerts
  • Call the UK from only 2p/min!
  • £19.99 with $10.00 credit

Pay-As-You-Go SIM card for use in Australia

Just insert the Optus Australian SIM card into an Unlocked Handset and save 90% versus roaming.


  • Pay-As-You-Go Plan 
  • £19.99Cost
  • $10.00AUDInititial Credit
  • yesMicro SIM (confirm during checkout)
  •  Call Rates
  • FREEIncoming calls
  • 7p/minTo Australian landlines
  • 7p/minCross Network
  • 2p/minTo international landlines
  • 10p/minTo international mobiles
  •  Messaging
  • 7pLocal Text (SMS)
  • 13pInternational Text (SMS)
  • 7pLocal MMS
  • 49pInternational MMS
  • 7p/minVoicemail


*All costs are approximate due to exchange rate variances. GBP prices are intended for illustration and comparison only.
The first minute is billed as one complete minute; thereafter you are billed on a 30 second basis. A per call connection charge of 15p applies on all national and international calls.

Important Coverage Information
The Optus network offers coverage for about 97% of the population.

For a list of our most popular questions please see below or visit our online community.

  • Validity and Activation

    The SIM can be activated via www.optus.com.au before you leave and you'll be allocated an Australian number. To keep your account active you must top it up at least once every 60 days or the number will expire. If you do not add any calling credit within a 180 day period, your remaining credit will be lost. Depending on the plan you choose when you activate the top ups have validity of between 30 and 186 days so please consider this at the point of registration - choose the plan and top up validity that suits your needs.

  • Topping-Up

    Adding credit to your account is simple and can be done through thousands of national retailers by asking for an Optus mobile top up and paying with cash or a credit card. Optus top up retail partners include; *Allphones, *Australia Post, *Big W, *Bi-Lo, *BP Express, *Caltex, *Coles, *Dick Smith, *Dick Smith Powerhouse, *K-Mart stores, *NewsLink, *Newspower Night Owl, *Quik, *7-Eleven, *Safeway, *Safeway Petrol, *Shell Outlets, *Shell Touch Outlets, *Strathfield, *Tandy Electronics, *Target, *Toys 'R' Us, *Video Ezy, *Woolworths, *Woolworths Petrol

  • Pre-paid data

    Pre-paid data can be set up directly with Optus on arrival via their customer care support lines. Zoo Browsing & Internet £0.77p per 60KB (Charged in 60KB increments) Includes uploads & Downloads. This is based on UMTS2100Mhz where available and WAP/GPRS where a 3G network is not available. Some phones will pick up the WAP settings automatically, depending on the phone, for others Optus customer care can advise and set up the WAP settings to be pushed to the phone. The ability to pick up settings automatically will depend on how the home network has configured your device.

  • Coverage

    Please check the coverage before you depart unfortunately we cannot issue a refund for poor coverage.

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