| Before travelling to such places as New Zealand it | | | | If you have an iPhone, you need a special sim card |
| always a great idea to get a cell phone number from | | | | that's able to be purchased from specialist phone |
| companies such as "Vodafone NZ" or "2 degree". | | | | stores so its better to bring a HTC or BlackBerry for |
| You can get a sim pack with a credit and your phone | | | | convenience. |
| number in advance sent to you. This will save | | | | Smart phones are a bit tough on Pre-paid accounts, |
| valuable time and stress when you arrive by Cruise | | | | the costs add up quickly. The sim cards available on |
| ship or Air plane. You can distribute your number to | | | | mail order will still work but Data starts and NZ$1 for |
| your friends and family before you even leave your | | | | 10 MB or a 100MB plan is NZ $10. Its still a whole lot |
| home country. | | | | better than getting home to a US$2000 phone and |
| Call rates for pre paid mobile phones can be | | | | data bill from your roaming as many travelers do. |
| expensive but Vodafone does a 60 minutes for | | | | Even just searching for a hotel on a roaming plan can |
| NZ$2.00 deal so gives you 60 continuous minutes | | | | cost you the same as breakfast the next morning. |
| with direct dial calls to USA, UK, Canada, most of | | | | If you would like a SIM card sent to you, contact us |
| Europe, most of Asia, including Japan, India, China, | | | | with credit card details and it can be sent out before |
| Hong Kong & Singapore. | | | | you arrive saving all that stress and bother. |