Australian Phonecards were first introduced in 1989 in
Geelong Victoria and have been around ever since. The first type of phonecard
was the
Anritsu Corporation card, produced in Japan.
I have been collecting phonecards for eight
years now, and have built up my collection,
of not only Australian cards,
but overseas cards too.
The pictures below are of the early types, followed by
the new.
These phonecards are from the "Invisible Heritage" three card set.
The set contains a $5.00, $10.00
and $20.00 card. The set was released
in 1994.
The Antarctic set also of three cards, and features a penguin on one
of it's cards.
The $5.00 card has a picture of a crabeater seal, and the
$20.00 card is of a pair of Orca whales.
This set was released in 1996.
The tropical fish series has three different pictures on them.
On the fourth card, a $2.00 card,
there is a combination of all three
pictures.
This set was released in early 1996.
Many cards in Australia, have had an "overprint" on them.
This
card was used on various occasions.
There are many phonecards based on themes.
This card is from
the Melbourne Formula 1 Grand Prix.
It features Damon Hill driving for the
William's Renault team.
This card was part of a competition to design a card depicting what a
phonecard was.
Some of the early cards were not for phonecalls, but for cleaning the
machines.
If you would like to swap any Australian cards with me, please email me:
The newest type of phonecard, is the Chip based card, similar to those of
Germany,
Ireland and Canada.With the advent of the new "CHIP"
based technology, Telstra Australia has since upgraded their Payphones to this
system. Below are some examples of these cards.
Since changing to the new phonecard
payphones, Australia has also introduced a Multimedia
Payphone.
There are only a few around the city
of Adelaide, and use a 'touch' screen to make a call.
One of the many Advertising cards
being sought after by
collectors around the country.
Telstra promoted the shootingfish video by offering
a free rental with every shootingfish phonecard.
If you are interested in purchasing any used Australian Chip-cards,
then please contact me on the above email address.
Prices start from .20 cents.
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