phones and sim cards


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Posted by Bigpete3941andfamily on Wednesday, 5. September 2012 at 19:02 Bali Time:

A dumb 'newbie' question...
My wife and I are both with Virgin mobile. Here at home we can call and text each other for free.
When we are in Bali in a few weeks, we expect to spend most of our time together (with our 3 kids), and we don't really have anyone back here in Oz to keep in touch with.
So...
Do we need to get Bali sim cards for our phones? I have an iphone, and plan to use free wifi at cafes, etc to keep on top of emails, etc. Julie just has a cheap Nokia.
Do you think there would be a need for us to get sim cards for each phone, in case of emergency or in case we are going seperate ways (massages, etc), or is it all a bit of overkill? If we just text each other, would we still have to pay (global roaming) or would it still be free like at home?

Thanks for your help!


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