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- From: U5434122@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au
- Subject: Cellular Telephones in Australia
- Organization: The University of Melbourne
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- In Australia the Mobile Telephone service is supplied as a monopoly by
- Telecom Australia. You can buy a phone unit from anyone, but TA links
- you to the PSTN.
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- The phone numbers of mobile phones all begin with a pseudo area code
- 018. The next digit reflects the area code of the home area eg
- Melbourne is 03, so a mobile phone from Melbourne is 018 3xx xxx.
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- Since TA monopolises the PSTN for the whole of Australia, roaming is
- no problem, except in remote and rural areas which are not covered by
- the cellular network.
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- I don't know the rental on the service, but call rates are as follows:
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- All charges are paid by the caller, whether to or from a mobile phone.
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- All calls are charged at the same rate as a normal long distance call,
- but with a minimum calling distance of 745km ( 465 miles ).
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- Distance 1-745km > 745 km
- Time
- 8am-6pm Mon-Fri 39c 57c
- 6pm-10pm Mon-Fri 26c 38c
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- 10pm-8am Mon-Fri
- 6pm Sat-8am Mon 15c 23c
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- Like all calls in Australia the charges are made in multiples of
- $0.21, which is the minimum charge per call.
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- AUD$1.00= USD$0.77 and AUD$1.00 = 48 pence?
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- Daniel
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- U5434122@ucsvc.melbuni.edu.au (Melbourne University)
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