Complete Guide to World Nomads Travel Insurance for NZ Residents [2024 Review]
World Nomads offers travel insurance designed for adventurous travellers. This guide for NZ residents covers policy options, coverage, online claims, and more.
Skinny Mobile is a popular low-cost phone and data provider in New Zealand, with affordable plans and award-winning customer service. The company is a part of the Spark network and uses its platform for mobile and data services within the country. But if you want to use your mobile when you go abroad, and save money, consider purchasing a Skinny international roaming plan.¹
Read on to learn more about the different plans Skinny offers for overseas coverage, how much they may cost, and how to sign up. Plus, check out alternatives for mobile coverage and ways to make spending money abroad seamless.
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Getting an international roaming plan when going abroad can make a lot of sense for three main reasons:
Skinny Mobile offers three international roaming plans that provide coverage in 36 countries, including Australia, the USA, the UK, India, and Japan.
Here are the international plans Skinny offers:
To be eligible, you have to have an existing Skinny Mobile mobile plan in New Zealand. Let’s take a closer look at each international plan.
Skinny offers three plans that provide the same coverage globally but differ in cost, length of time of coverage and services available. Here is how they compare:
Skinny Roaming Pack | Countries Covered | Skinny Roaming Rates | Services Available |
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3-Day Roam Pack | 36 international destinations | $11 NZD | 100 minutes talk time 100 SMS texts 500 MB data |
7-Day Roam Data Pack | 36 international destinations | $17 NZD | 1 GB data |
7-Day Roam Pack | 36 international destinations | $23 NZD | 200 minutes talk time 200 SMS texts 1 GB data |
The roaming packs with minutes and text allowances include all incoming and outgoing calls and texts. You can also set up your voicemail for international roaming plans by creating a PIN to accu can top up the balance online even when you are overseas.
Skinny allows you to top up your balance or purchase an additional pack while you’re travelling. If you don’t top up and exceed the plan allowance, you will be charged a higher rate for data, texts and calls.
If you have questions now or are overseas and need help, you can contact the Skinny International Roaming Helpdesk:
If you’ve decided to move forward with a Skinny international roaming plan, setting and activating it is easy:
The roaming add-on becomes active automatically. So, a 3-day Skinny international roaming pack will expire in three days. Similarly, a 7-day Skinny overseas data or roaming pack will expire in seven days.
If you need more coverage on your trip, you can buy additional days or services for your Skinny international roaming plan. The plans don’t automatically renew so make sure you buy a new plan in time.
You can use the Skinny app or website to purchase an additional plan. You can also call Skinny at +64 3 371 0866. Calls made from a Skinny mobile connection are free.²
If you are a Skinny NZ customer, activating an international plan when travelling overseas is the easiest way to go. But if you want coverage for other countries outside of the 36 available from Skinny, want more services or cheaper ways to stay in touch while abroad, here are some alternatives to consider:
Going abroad can be exciting, but it can also make a dent in your wallet. To save money, sign up for Wise. Wise lets you make international transfers right from your mobile or computer, from or on the go. If you are planning a trip and need to make reservations, Wise can help you secure your reservations with direct local payments.
Wise uses smart tech to make local payments in bank accounts abroad in over 160+ countries. That means you can send money for bookings, reservations or travel costs and your recipient gets the money in their local currency in their bank account. All you’ll pay is one low transfer fee on each transfer.
Wise uses the mid-market exchange rate on every transfer, so you don’t lose money to extra fees like at a bank or credit card. Instead, you get a transparent exchange rate that can save you money. So before you head abroad, see how Wise can make international payments simple.
And if you want an easier way to spend money overseas, check out the Wise multi-currency account. It is one account where you can send, spend, and hold over 40+ currencies and pay locally with a linked debit card. Learn more about using your Wise card abroad.
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Sources verified on 3 September 2024.
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