Mobile Phone Operators

Popular Mobile Phone Operators

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Yes Optus – www.optus.com.au

Target: Mongolian students, temporary residents.

Pros: 2 months free talk time to other Optus mobile phones. 6+ months service = unblock for free

Cons: No international SMS messaging to Mongolia

System: GSM (Unblocked Mobicom mobiles are OK)

Price: First timer – SIM card
purchase – 30$ with 10$ credit and 6 months of service

Recharge – 10$ – 10$ credit without service time

30+$- 30+$ credit with 6 months of service

3G – www.three.com.au

Target: Mongolians, who are considering long-term stay (e.g. work and live for more than 2 years)

Pros: Pay 0$ upfront. Available for leasing, Sufficient free talk time to other 3G mobiles, broad networking with other Mongolians, International Messaging available to SMS to Mongolia,
Has everything – camera, mp3 player, FM …

Cons: Latest and different network, Unblocking is not free, Expensive phone set if not on a cap plan.

System: 3G – third generation, new in Mongolia (G-Mobile)
(Unblocked Mobicom mobiles are NO use)

Price: First timer – 0$, pay at least 29$ each month for the service of up to 120$

Prepaid service is available

SMS to Mongolia – 35cents, from Mongolia– 12-18cents

Telstra www.telstra.com.au

Target: Mongolians, who has small business or other

Pros: Available anywhere, introducing Next G technology recently, SMS to Mongolia
available

Cons: Not the cheapest, except
some annual specials. Mobiles come with block, Unblocking fee is 100$

System: GSM (Unblocked Mobicom mobiles are OK)

Price: Similar to Optus , 50 cents for SMS to Mongolia

Virgin

Pros: Some
mobiles are cheap

Cons: Other Mongolians don’t
usually choose this network, Unblocking is not cheap

System: GSM (Unblocked Mobicom mobiles are OK)

Price: Similar to Optus

Vodafone

Target: Mongolians, who consider
very short stay

Pros: No
blocking, good to buy as a gift

Cons: Other Mongolians don’t
usually choose this network

System: GSM (Unblocked Mobicom mobiles are OK)

Price: Similar to
Optus

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