In Reply to: phone posted by sixtyfive on Tuesday, 11. August 2009 at 12:20 Bali Time:
As you walk out the doors of the Matahari Department Store in Kuta, you can see a small stall on your right. A pleasant fellow working at this stall can sell you a Mentari SIM and set it up for you. It should cost you about Rp 55,000 for the starter kit. He will also give you your local mobile (HP) number eg +62 858 xxxxxxxx.
You can SMS this number to all your friends in Australia at the cost of Rp 400 per SMS.
If you ring 555 with you Mentari SIM, it will tell you in Engish the amount of the remaining credit.