Prepaid New Zealand SIM Cards for GSM cellular phones
The prepaid SIM card for New Zealand is easily the least expensive solution for making and receiving cellular phone calls while you are in New Zealand. ALL incoming calls, regardless of their origin, are always, absolutely FREE! Outgoing rates, as outlined below, are extremely inexpensive as well. And since these cellular phone cards are prepaid, there is no need for a contract.
Having a cellular phones while traveling internationally is indispensable in terms of security and convenience, and with a prepaid New Zealand SIM card, it is now also affordable! We also offer other overseas destinations. Click here to view our complete list of prepaid SIM cards!
Features:
- FREE incoming calls - always!
- Low rates within New Zealand and overseas, including only $0.35 per minute to the USA, Canada and UK
- The PrePay SIM card for your international cell phone
- A New Zealand cellular phone number
- Free talk time valued at $15
- Billing at 1-second intervals after the first minute
- Free Voicemail
- SMS text messaging
- International roaming capability
- No yearly contract, monthly charges or credit check
note: Country specific SIM cards can only be used with GSM cellular phones. You will need to rent or purchase one of our unlocked GSM phones designed for overseas use.
Call from the US to your Overseas SIM CARD number at SUPER-LOW RATES with International Calling!
SIM cards that are opened are non-refundable.
Activating Your Service:
Your New Zealand cell phone number is located on the flap of the packaging containing your SIM card. It is located underneath the first bar code and above "PH NUMBER" and begins 02. To activate your New Zeland cell phone, simply follow the instructions below:
- Put the PrePay SIM card into your phone
- Be sure that battery is charged
- Turn on your phone and enter the 4 digit PIN code*
- Dial 777 to choose your calling plan
- Start calling
* The PUK is only required to unblock you phone if you enter in a PIN code incorrectly. Your phone may or may not prompt you for a PIN code. Follow your cell phone manual instructions to correctly use the PUK to unblock your phone along with PIN2. Call 0800 800 021 immediately to receive a customized PUK after you have answered security questions.
Customer service for your PrePay New Zealand GSM 900 SIM card is available 24 hr./day by dialing 777 at any time from your New Zealand cellular phone. (Dial 0800 800 021 free from any other phone.)
When calling overseas from the United States to your New Zealand cellular phone number callers will need to dial 011 followed by the country code (64) and then your New Zealand cell phone number, omitting the first 0 (zero). To call abroad from your New Zealand cell phone simply dial 00 followed by the country code and phone number.
Adding Talk Time:
Adding airtime credit to your New Zealand SIM card has never been easier. When your credit runs out, simply buy a recharge card or dial 777 and use your credit card.
To add airtime using a recharge voucher: Look for the Prepay sign in most supermarkets, service stations and selected dairies and appliance stores nationwide.
To top up (add airtime) your Prepay account by recharge card:
- Scratch the paint panel off the back of the recharge card to reveal a 12 digit code, call 777, select 2 to top up, then select 1 and enter the 12-digit number into the keypad of your mobile.
- An electronic voice will repeat the numbers back to you. Confirm the numbers are correct.
Over the phone (with your Visa or Mastercard):
- First you need to call 777 to register
- Then, each time you want to make a payment, call the same number, press 2 to top up your account, then press 2 again to choose credit card top up
- Enter your mobile number
- Enter your security code (we'll give you one when you register)
- Then simply follow the automated voice prompts
Rates:
These are the airtime rates of local calls, per minute, from your cell phone to any other phone within New Zealand.
| New Zealand Domestic Rates (per minute) |
| PrePay Plans |
Rate Per Minute |
Is it for you? |
| Prepay Motormouth |
NZ$.49 / US$.35 to Vodafone Mobiles and landlines |
Yes if most of your calls are to other Vodafone mobiles or landlines |
| NZ$1.39 / US$.98 for all other calls |
| Prepay Nights and Weekends |
**NZ$.49 / US$35 Nights and Weekends |
Yes, if you mostly call nights and weekends |
| *NZ$1.39 / US$.98 at all other times |
| Prepay Anytime |
NZ$.89 / US$.63 Anytime |
Yes, if most of your calls are during the day |
* All other times - 7am-7pm weekdays.
** Nights and Weekends - at all other times on weekdays, weekends, holidays
Other Call costs
- Voicemail: NZ$.20 / US$. 14
- SMS (text Messaging): NZ$.20 / US$. 14 per msg.
These are the per minute airtime rates to call from your PrePay cell phone in New Zealand to the following international destinations:
| New Zealand International Rates (per minute) |
| Country |
Peak |
Off-Peak |
| USA/ Canada & UK |
NZ$1.39 / US$.98 |
NZ$.49 / US$.35 |
| Europe, Asia |
NZ$1.99 / US$1.40 |
NZ$1.39 / US$.98 |
| Rest of World |
NZ$1.99 / US$1.40 |
NZ$1.99 / US$1.40 |
- Peak times: 7AM-7PM weekdays
- Off-peak times: all other times on weekdays, weekends, holidays
International Roaming Rates:
Your New Zealand Prepay SIM card can be used to roam in over 80 countries around the world. When you travel overseas, our roaming service makes sure your calls follow you. Unless you tell them, your callers won't even know you're away. Be advised that excluding Australia, roaming rates often exceed $1+ minute for incoming calls and can exceed $2/minute for outgoing calls.
Global Roaming is subject to credit criteria and you'll need to visit a Vodafone store to 'switch on' roaming each time and you'll need to take your mobile, a passport or drivers license photo ID and credit card and pay a set up fee of $10. Then, just switch on your mobile when you arrive overseas and it's business as usual.
Service Life:
Your New Zealand PrePay SIM card and initial call credit are valid for 12-months from the LAST time you topped it off. (When you turn your phone on in New Zealand). Keep your unused credit alive by topping your New Zealand SIM card with $20 at least every 12 months.
Every purchase of a recharge voucher extends the service life for an additional 12 months from the date the airtime is credited to your SIM card.
If do not recharge your New Zealand SIM card within 12 months your cell phone number will be disconnected and you will have to purchase a new PrePay New Zealand SIM card.
Coverage:
Cellular coverage in New Zealand is excellent, far exceeding typical cellular coverage in the US.
Country Codes |
Afghanistan 93
Albania 355
Algeria 213
Andorra 376
Anguilla 1264
Antigua & Barbuda 1268
Argentina 54
Armenia 374
Australia 61
Austria 43
Azerbaijan 994
Bahamas 1242
Bahrain 973
Bangladesh 880
Barbados 1246
Belarus 375
Belgium 32
Bermuda 1441
Bosnia Herzegovina 387
Botswana 267
Brazil 55
Brunei 673
Bulgaria 359
Burundi 257
Cambodia 855
Cameroon 237
Canada 1
Cape Verde 238
Cayman Islands 1345
Chile 56
China 86
Columbia 57
Congo 242
Croatia 385
Cuba 53
Cyprus (North) 90392
Cyprus (South) 357
Czech Republic 420
Denmark 45
Dominica 1767
Dominican Republic 1809
Egypt 20
El Salvador 503
Equatorial Guinea 240
Estonia 372
Falkland Islands 500
Faroe Islands 298
Fiji 679
Finland 358
France 33
Georgia 995
Germany 49
Gibraltar 350
Greece 30
Greenland 299
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Grenada 1473
Guadeloupe 590
Guam 1671
Haiti 509
Hong Kong 852
Hungary 36
Iceland 354
India 91
Indonesia 62
Iran 98
Iraq 964
Ireland 353
Israel 972
Italy 39
Ivory Coast 225
Jamaica 1876
Japan 81
Jordan 962
Kazakhstan 7
Kenya 254
Korea (North) 850
Korea (South) 82
Kuwait 965
Kyrgyz Republic 996
Latvia 371
Lebanon 961
Lesotho 266
Libya 218
Liechtenstein 423
Lithuania 370
Luxembourg 352
Macau 853
Macedonia 389
Madagascar 261
Malawi 265
Malaysia 60
Maldives 960
Malta 356
Mauritius 230
Mexico 52
Moldova 373
Monaco 377
Mongolia 976
Montserrat 1664
Morocco 212
Mozambique 258
Myanmar (Burma) 95
Namibia 264
Nepal 977
Netherlands 31
New Zealand 64
Nigeria 234
Norway 47
Oman 968
Pakistan 92 |
Paraguay 595
Peru 51
Philippines 63
Poland 48
Portugal 351
Puerto Rico 1787
Qatar 974
Reunion 262
Romania 40
Russia 7
Rwanda 250
San Marino 378
Saudi Arabia 966
Senegal 221
Serbia & Montenegro 381
Seychelles 248
Singapore 65
Slovakia 421
Slovenia 386
South Africa 27
Spain 34
Sri Lanka 94
St.Kitts & Nevis 1869
St.Lucia 1758
St.Vincent & Grenadines 1784
Sudan 249
Suriname 597
Swaziland 268
Sweden 46
Switzerland 41
Syria 963
Taiwan 886
Tanzania 255
Thailand 66
Togo 228
Tonga 676
Trinidad & Tobago 1868
Tunisia 216
Turkey 90
Turkmenistan 993
Turks & Caicos Islands 1649
Uganda 256
Ukraine 380
United Arab Emirates 971
United Kingdom 44
USA 1
Uzbekistan 998
Venezuela 582
Vietnam 84
Virgin Islands (British) 1284
Virgin Islands (US) 1340
Yemen 967
Zambia 260
Zimbabwe 263 |