There’s a lot of interest and competition in Australia in the International calling market. With such a huge multicultural population there’s little doubt that the outbound call rate to friends and family overseas is enormous.
Vodafone today announced a new prepaid recharge option called Pay-As-You-Go (PAYG) and no, I’m not talking about your tax here.
The idea is actually pretty simple – offer four different recharge offers to Vodafone Prepaid customers between $10 and $50, and call rates locally and overseas that are basically the traditional pay for what you use style.
Rates on international calls have been dramatically reduced – calls to the Middle East have come down by up to 75%.
If you don’t use your credit it can rollover as long as you recharge within 30 days, plus as a continued incentive to use the automated online and sms recharge options you’ll get a 10% bonus with those recharges.
These aren’t aimed at regular Aussie users, in fact I think these would appeal strongly to people with dual-sim phones that want to use this SIM specifically for their international calls – because lets face it – they are normally charged at an arm and a leg, while the local calling options are now fantastic. It’s a fine balance you’d have to live if you need a solid local plan plus these international calls, but well worth checking out – perhaps for that extra phone?
| Vodafone’s PAYG recharge | $10 | $20 | $30 | $50 |
| Credit | $10 | $20 | $30 | $50 |
| Vodafone to Vodafone calls | From credit | Infinite | Infinite | Infinite |
| Standard call rate | 10c per minute.
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10c per minute.
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10c per minute.
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10c per minute.
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| TXT (Standard National and International) | 15c | 15c | 15c | 15c |
| Data in OZ | $0.02 per MB | $0.02 per MB | $0.02 per MB | $0.02 per MB |
Those Middle East country rates with huge reductions:
| Country | Rate Per Minute | Old Rate |
| Qatar | $0.25 | $0.80 |
| Kuwait | $0.15 | $0.20 |
| Oman | $0.30 | $0.80 |
| Yemen | $0.25 | $0.80 |
| Bahrain | $0.15 | $0.20 |
And here’s the full list of countries and rates:
| Country | Calls to landlines per 60 sec* | Calls to mobiles per 60 sec* |
| Bangladesh | $0.03 | $0.04 |
| Bosnia-Herzegovina | $0.24 | $0.35 |
| Canada | $0.07 | $0.07 |
| Cambodia | $0.05 | $0.05 |
| China | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| Egypt | $0.08 | $0.11 |
| France | $0.07 | $0.20 |
| Germany | $0.01 | $0.15 |
| Hong Kong | $0.01 | $0.01 |
| India | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Indonesia | $0.05 | $0.08 |
| Iran | $0.04 | $0.05 |
| Iraq | $0.20 | $0.20 |
| Ireland | $0.07 | $0.20 |
| Jordan | $0.09 | $0.11 |
| Kenya | $0.12 | $0.13 |
| Laos | $0.15 | $0.15 |
| Lebanon | $0.09 | $0.18 |
| Malaysia | $0.02 | $0.02 |
| Nepal | $0.10 | $0.14 |
| New Zealand | $0.04 | $0.09 |
| Nigeria | $0.06 | $0.04 |
| Pakistan | $0.05 | $0.08 |
| Saudi Arabia | $0.08 | $0.10 |
| Singapore | $0.07 | $0.07 |
| South Korea | $0.03 | $0.05 |
| Sri Lanka | $0.11 | $0.11 |
| Thailand | $0.01 | $0.02 |
| Turkey | $0.04 | $0.10 |
| Uganda | $0.28 | $0.28 |
| UK | $0.04 | $0.09 |
| USA | $0.07 | $0.07 |
| Vietnam | $0.05 | $0.06 |
| Zimbabwe | $0.18 | $0.40 |
*Connection fee is $0.23
| Country | Rate Per 60 Secs^ |
| Afghanistan | $0.80 |
| Albania | $1.50 |
| Algeria | $0.40 |
| American Samoa | $0.80 |
| Andorra | $0.80 |
| Angola | $0.20 |
| Anguilla | $0.80 |
| Antarctica | $1.50 |
| Antigua/ Barbuda | $0.80 |
| Argentina | $0.80 |
| Armenia | $0.80 |
| Aruba | $0.80 |
| Ascension | $3.00 |
| Austria | $0.80 |
| Azerbaijan | $0.80 |
| Bahamas | $0.80 |
| Bahrain | $0.15 |
| Barbados | $0.80 |
| Belarus | $1.50 |
| Belgium | $0.80 |
| Belize | $0.80 |
| Benin | $0.80 |
| Bermuda | $0.20 |
| Bhutan | $0.20 |
| Bolivia | $0.20 |
| Botswana | $0.80 |
| Brazil | $0.80 |
| British Virgin Is | $0.80 |
| Brunei Darussal | $0.80 |
| Bulgaria | $0.80 |
| Burkina Faso | $0.80 |
| Burundi | $0.80 |
| Cameroon | $0.30 |
| Cape Verde | $0.80 |
| Cayman Islands | $0.80 |
| Central African Republic | $1.50 |
| Chad | $0.80 |
| Chile | $0.20 |
| Christmas Islands | N/A |
| Cocos Island | N/A |
| Colombia | $0.20 |
| Comoro Islands | $0.80 |
| Congo Brazzaville | $0.80 |
| Congo Republic | $3.00 |
| Cook Islands | $0.80 |
| Costa Rica | $0.20 |
| Croatia | $0.80 |
| Cuba | $1.50 |
| Curaco | $0.20 |
| Cyprus | $0.20 |
| Czech Republic | $0.20 |
| Denmark | $0.80 |
| Diego Garcia | $3.00 |
| Djibouti | $0.40 |
| Dominica Island | $3.00 |
| Dominican Republic | $0.20 |
| East Timor | $0.80 |
| Ecuador | $0.80 |
| El Salvador | $0.80 |
| Equatorial Guinea | $0.80 |
| Eritrea | $0.80 |
| Estonia | $1.50 |
| Ethiopia | $0.80 |
| Faeroe Islands | $0.80 |
| Falkland Islands | $0.80 |
| Fiji | $0.20 |
| Finland | $0.20 |
| French Guiana | $0.80 |
| French Polynesia | $0.80 |
| Gabonese Republic | $0.80 |
| Gambia | $0.80 |
| Georgia | $1.50 |
| Ghana | $0.20 |
| Gibraltar | $0.80 |
| Greece | $0.20 |
| Greenland | $0.80 |
| Grenada | $0.80 |
| Guadeloupe | $0.80 |
| Guam | $0.20 |
| Guantanamo Bay | $1.50 |
| Guatemala | $0.20 |
| Guinea Bissau | $1.50 |
| Guinea Republic | $1.50 |
| Guyana | $0.80 |
| Haiti | $0.80 |
| Honduras | $0.80 |
| Hungary | $0.80 |
| Iceland | $0.80 |
| Israel | $0.80 |
| Italy | $0.80 |
| Ivory Coast | $3.00 |
| Jamaica | $0.80 |
| Japan | $0.20 |
| Kazakhstan | $0.20 |
| Kiribati | $0.80 |
| Korea, North | $0.80 |
| Kuwait | $0.15 |
| Kyrgyzstan | $0.27 |
| Latvia | $0.80 |
| Lesotho | $0.80 |
| Liberia | $1.50 |
| Libya | $0.80 |
| Lithuania | $1.50 |
| Luxembourg | $0.20 |
| Macau | $0.20 |
| Macedonia | $0.80 |
| Madagascar | $3.00 |
| Malawi | $0.20 |
| Maldives Islands | $0.80 |
| Mali | $0.80 |
| Malta | $0.80 |
| Marshall Islands | $0.80 |
| Mauritania | $0.50 |
| Mauritius | $0.20 |
| Martinique | $0.80 |
| Mayotte | $0.80 |
| Mexico | $0.80 |
| Micronesia | $0.80 |
| Midway Island, Hawaii | $1.60 |
| Moldova | $0.80 |
| Monaco | $0.80 |
| Mongolia | $0.80 |
| Montenegro | $0.80 |
| Montserrat | $0.80 |
| Morocco | $0.80 |
| Mozambique | $0.80 |
| Myanmar (Burma) | $0.80 |
| Namibia | $0.80 |
| Nauru | $1.50 |
| Netherlands | $0.80 |
| Nevis/St. Kitts | $0.80 |
| New Caledonia | $0.80 |
| Nicaragua | $3.00 |
| Niue Island | $0.80 |
| Norfolk Island | $1.50 |
| Norway | $0.80 |
| Nth Marianas Is | $0.80 |
| Oman | $0.30 |
| Palau | $0.80 |
| Palestine Authority | $0.25 |
| Panama | $0.20 |
| Papua New Guinea | $0.80 |
| Paraguay | $0.20 |
| Peru | $0.80 |
| Philippines | $0.20 |
| Poland | $0.80 |
| Portugal | $0.20 |
| Puerto Rico | $0.80 |
| Qatar | $0.25 |
| Reunion Island | $0.80 |
| Romania | $0.09 |
| Russia | $0.14 |
| Rwanda | $0.31 |
| San Marino | $1.50 |
| Sao Tome Princip | $3.00 |
| Senegal | $0.80 |
| Serbia & Montenegro | $0.80 |
| Seychelles | $1.50 |
| Sierra Leone | $0.80 |
| Slovak Republic | $0.80 |
| Slovenia | $0.80 |
| Solomon Islands | $1.50 |
| Somalia | $0.80 |
| South Africa | $0.80 |
| Spain | $0.80 |
| St Helena | $3.00 |
| St Lucia | $0.80 |
| St Pierre/Miquelon | $0.80 |
| St Vincent & Grenadines | $0.80 |
| Sudan | $0.20 |
| Suriname | $0.80 |
| Swaziland | $0.80 |
| Sweden | $0.20 |
| Switzerland | $0.80 |
| Syria | $0.20 |
| Taiwan | $0.07 |
| Tajikistan | $1.50 |
| Tanzania | $0.80 |
| Togolese Rep | $3.00 |
| Tokelau | $1.50 |
| Tonga | $0.80 |
| Trinidad & Tobago | $0.20 |
| Tunisia | $0.80 |
| Turkmenistan | $0.80 |
| Turks & Caicos Islands | $0.80 |
| Tuvalu | $1.50 |
| Ukraine | $0.20 |
| United Arab Emirates | $0.20 |
| Uruguay | $0.80 |
| US Virgin Is | $0.80 |
| Uzbekistan | $0.80 |
| Vanuatu | $0.80 |
| Vatican City | $0.20 |
| Venezuela | $0.80 |
| Wallis & Funtuna Islands | $1.50 |
| Western Samoa | $0.80 |
| Yemen | $0.25 |
| Zambia | $0.28 |
For more info: http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/services/idd/iddratesforinternational
