- Bank C - 0.6566 (and a fee? Not sure). This is also the rate used to upload funds on to their "Travel Money Card" product --- but plus another 1% (capped at $15).
- Bank A - 0.6635 (note sure if there's a fee in addition, this was the ATM rate)
- Bank B of M - 0.6641 (this was later in the day)
- Booth in Elizabeth St - 0.6729 (no fee)
- Travelex - 0.65 (plus a fee!)
- Booth in Flinders Lane - 0.6847 (no fee).
On a purchase of €200, that's a difference of something over $15 (plus any fee) between the highest and lowest. I reckon it's worth walking around the corner for that!
Do want have access to mobile phone? I recently bought a single country sim from mobi http://mobipassport.com/
ReplyDeleteThen to my astonishment I received a 180 country sim gratis, with a UK (44) number, from Rail Europe. The originator is very coy, and it sounds to be too good to be true- I'm only investigating because of the source of receipt; but this seems to be one of its websites: http://www.ekit.com/userguides/ekglobal_uk_en.pdf
Perhaps the days of the great telco roaming ripoff are coming to an end.
Ah, mobile phones....we're not big users of voice overseas, but I do like to have internet access for my notebook. I usually get by on the wi fi that many (but not all) hotels provide.
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