In Reply to: Question re mobiles-I have read lots posted by raydeb on Sunday, 8. June 2008 at 09:46 Bali Time:
and just buy a new phone when you get here. You can get a basic phone for 300,000 rupiah ($33). A SIM card costs $3. Wack a bit of credit into it and everything is easy.
I have not been to Australia for a number of years but I do believe that you still have to activate International roaming for your current phone to work outside of Australia.