Aussie SIM plan for long term stay in Chile and South America

[AndersK]

i'm going to be working in chile for about a year and i need a cheap simple Australian sim only plan for receiving text messages (mostly banking and verification related). data or voice i don't care about. been looking at optus/telstra/vodafone/virgin and they all come in at $30-35 per month for their cheapest sim only plan. is there any cheaper virtual carrier i should look at for an easy deal on a plan with roaming in chile and south america?

i also need to be able to withdraw cash, but from reading here it seems like the Citibank Plus account is the way to go

cheers

 

[opusman]

Aldi pre-paid has 365 day credit expiry and supports roaming.

 

[AndersK]

Aldi pre-paid has 365 day credit expiry and supports roaming.

thanks for the tip! checked Aldi but unfortunately they don't support roaming in Chile

 

[opusman]

Hmm, I didn't realise they only supported certain countries.

Looks like Vodafone might have a similar deal though? They have a pre-paid product with 365 day expiry and they definitely list Chile as a roaming destination.

 

[Tawita]

http://www.australianfrequentflyer....number-whilst-overseas-74465.html#post1408005