Recieving messages in Australia

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Visiting Australia soon where we will be hiring a car and a deposit will be taken from my credit card.

My bank will then text me for me to authorise the transaction.

I see I can buy data add ons for Australia, but not to receive messages.

How can I receive messages when I’m in Australia?

It will only be the one text, as we will use a local SIM card after that.

Thanking you in advance. Tim.

M

Marquerita T

iD Mobile Employee

Hi @Tim.cooper5.

Thank you for sharing. Kindly note that you’ll be able to receive texts while you’re in Australia as well, so your bank’s authorisation message should come through as normal.

Thanks,

Marquerita

The iD Mobile Team

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Tim.cooper5Author

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Hi,

Thanks for the reply.

I have to text back to the bank though, to say the transaction is ok, o that wouldn’t be free also would it?

thanks,

Tim

Gemma M

iD Mobile Employee

Hi @Tim.cooper5,

You can still receive texts while you're in Australia, but you'll need to make sure that your Bill Cap is set above £0.00.

Please be aware that both sending and receiving texts can be chargeable while roaming in Australia, depending on the type of message and how the service is being used. If your bank requires you to reply to a message to authorise a transaction, this would also be chargeable.

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