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VPNs for ad-blocking Optus, Telstra and Vodafone all offer a range of popular phone plans with free and unlimited international calls. However, you’ll want to compare the selected international countries that you can call for free. Otherwise, it’s also worth considering one of the many MVNOs who offer some great prepaid deals on unlimited international calls. And of course, if you’re looking for the best prepaid plans for a trip Down Under , check out our prepaid guide for travelling around Australia here. Let’s take a look at the best phone plans with international calls. The $30 recharge gets you unlimited international calls to 28 countries, including Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, USA and Vietnam. Most plans at a similar price include a smaller amount of countries. If that’s not quite what you’re looking for, here’s a quick round-up of amayism’s plans with international calls included: You read that correctly, all Telstra Upfront plans include 30 international minutes each month that can be used to call any standard international number. While that’s not a huge amount of minutes, the plan could still be a good option if you’re trying to call a country that’s not typically supported by other telcos. You also get unlimited international SMS. If you need more than 30 minutes, you can add on a calling pack to any Upfront plan. These start at $10 per month. The cheapest option which includes unlimited standard calls and SMS to 23 countries. There’s a $20 per month option which then gives you the aforementioned unlimited calls, and a further 200 minutes for an additional 45 destinations. The $30 per month pack increases the number of destinations to 93. Here is the complete range of Telstra Upfront SIM-only plans. These can also be bundled with a new phone. Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA, US Virgin Islands, and Vietnam. For example, Telstra’s $30 recharge gets you 300 minutes to Zone 1 countries, 60 minutes to Zone 2 countries, and 5 minutes to Zone 3 countries. The more you spend, the more minutes you get. All Telstra prepaid plans worth $30 and up also include 100 texts to any country. Here are Telstra’s prepaid plans with international calls: Canada, China, Denmark, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, UK, USA, US Virgin Islands, Vietnam Zone 2 countries include: Argentina, Bahamas, Bangladesh, Bermuda, Brunei, Brazil, Cambodia, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Dominican Republic, Faroe Islands, French Guiana, Greenland, Hungary, Iceland, Greece, Italy, Laos, Lebanon, Liechtenstein, France, Iran, Israel, Kenya, Kuwait, Mexico, Mongolia, Palestinian Authority, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Pakistan, Philippines, Peru, Sri Lanka, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Slovak Republic, Venezuela Zone 3 countries are as follows: Austria, Comoros, Croatia, East Timor, Egypt, Fiji, Ghana, Mauritius, Papua New Guinea, Poland, Russia, Samoa, Serbia, Solomon Islands, Surinam, Switzerland, Tonga, Turkey, Vanuatu, Zimbabwe Outside of these locations, you’re looking at anywhere from 30 cents to $2 per minute. Prepaid customers, on the other hand, have a couple more options. Epic Data plans and monthly Flex plans include unlimited international calls up to 15 countries: Canada, mainland China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Singapore, South Korea, Sweden, UK and USA). Alternatively, you can pay an extra $5 per month for 300 international minutes to 50 selected international destinations, which include the following: Argentina, Bangladesh, Brazil, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Laos, Lebanon, Malaysia, Mexico, New Zealand, Pakistan, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Puerto Rico, Romania, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, UAE, UK, Uruguay, USA, Venezuela, Vietnam. Otherwise, if you’re on a postpaid plan with Optus that doesn’t include unlimited standard international calls, you’ll be charged PAYG rates. These are typically more expensive, starting at 35 cents per call with an additional charge per second, per 30 seconds or per minute, depending on which postpaid plan you’re on. Usually, you’re looking at charges of around 36 cents to $5 per minute for standard mobile calls, depending on the specific country. Below are Optus’ postpaid and prepaid plans with international calls included. This plan also be bundled with a new phone. In Zone 2, you’ll find Andorra, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Belgium, Bermuda, Bolivia, Brunei, Cambodia, Cayman Islands, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominican Republic, Egypt, Faroe Islands, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Macau, Malta, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Northern Mariana Islands, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Reunion, Russia, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Africa, Spain Canary Islands, Sri Lanka, Swaziland, Turkey, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay, Venezuela and Vietnam. As for postpaid, selected plans include unlimited standard international calls to Zone 1 and limited minutes to Zone 2, however, PAYG rates apply for countries outside of these zones. Rates differ depending on when you signed your contract, but the most recent plans charge a connection fee of 28 cents with a charge ranging between 10 cents to $4.50 per minute. Here are Vodafone’s postpaid and prepaid mobile plans with international calls. For comparison, here are Lebara’s other plans with international calls: Argentina, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Germany, Guam, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia. Ireland, Japan, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, New Zealand, Peru, Puerto Rico, Romania, Singapore, Slovenia, South Korea, Thailand, United Kingdom, and United States. Lebara’s Zone 1 countries, which most plans have minutes for, are as follows: Afghanistan, American Samoa, Austria, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, France, Greece, Iran, Israel, Italy, Jordan, Laos, Lebanon, Luxembourg, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, Nigeria, Paraguay, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Cambodia, Hungary, Indonesia, Japan, Venezuela, Vietnam And lastly, Zone 2 countries are as follows: Croatia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Ghana, Iraq, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria The exact make up of unlimited, Zone 1, and Zone 2 can vary on each Lebara plan, so be sure to check the fine print if you go with a different option. Here’s a look at the most popular plans with at least some international calls right now. Be sure to check exactly what destinations are included if you’re looking to call specific countries. You only need three things to call an overseas number: The exit code, the destination country code, and the phone number. The Australian exit code is 0011, or on a mobile, you can simply press and hold 0 to dial +. Find the destination country code below (for the sake of our demo, we’ll use the UK, whose country code is 44). After that, enter the phone number you want to call (dropping the first 0 from the area code, if it starts with one) and press call. Putting this all together, that would look like +44 20 8765 4321 if you’re calling from your mobile or 0011 44 20 8765 4321 from a landline. Generally speaking, we look at plans that include calls to the ten most searched calling destinations; the usual suspects. The UK, NZ, USA, Canada, China, Hong Kong, India, Vietnam, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia. But if you need to make calls to a country not on that list, then it’s important to double check whatever plan you’re looking at does indeed include the country/ies you wish to call. At the end of the day, it doesn’t matter as much whether your provider has the most international destinations on the list so much as it does the required ones. While we’re pretty confident that most consumers will be satisfied with what our choices for the best phone plans with international calls cover, sometimes a mobile plan that’s the right pick for us may be the wrong fit for you. For that reason, we also include some of the other options available from a given provider. Boost Mobile offers unlimited international calls to 20 countries as a minimum of all of its 28-day recharges, for example. amaysim has unlimited international calls to 28 countries on $30 recharges and up. Other providers that offer unlimited international calls on select plans include Vodafone, Optus, Woolworths Mobile, ALDI Mobile, Lycamobile, and Lebara. Just double check the plan you’re interested in supports the destination you want to call before you commit to it. The likes of WhatsApp, Facebook Messenger, Telegram, FaceTime, and Skype all support voice and video calls. Since they don’t use traditional phone networks, there are no fees for calling overseas. You’ll just need to ensure whoever you want to talk to also has the same app. If you need extra minutes, you can add on an international calling pack starting from $10 per month. The $10 per month option gives you unlimited standard calls to 23 destinations. The exact rate depends on your destination. They can start at little as $0.10 per minute, but you can pay as much as $4 per minute in some cases. You can find Vodafone’s pay-as-you-go rates for international calls here.
