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Old 07-10-2022, 12:27 AM
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Re: Batam Info / Interest / Help Thread

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Originally Posted by Black Page View Post
It depends on what operator and where you roam.
My operator charges 8.50 SGD (6 eur) per day for roaming in extra UE countries (including Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia), including ONLY 200 or 300 MB per day.
That's why the first thing I do once I arrive to Malaysia or Indonesia is to buy a local SIM with plenty of data.
On my previous trip to Batam, I did use the balance of my malaysia prepaid sim card to roam in indonesia by buying a 3 days prepaid roaming social pass which will deduct 20 ringgit from the prepaid card balance.

In malaysia there are a few telco like Maxis, Digi, Celcom, etc.
For Maxis hotlink prepaid card, dial *100#, select international roaming, select indonesia, select 3 days with unlimited twitter, whatapp, facebook + 200mb of mobile data. After confirmed, 20 ringgit will be deducted.
After that just go to mobile network and turn on data roaming to enjoy.

If 3 days not enough, can buy some more:
1-Day Social Pass – RM10/24 hours with FREE 50MB
3-Day Social Pass – RM20/72 hours with FREE 200MB
Comes with unlimited internet browsing on Facebook, Twitter and WhatsApp

Alternatively can also get a spore prepaid sim to buy roaming pass too.

If not mistaken, all the red colour telco are roaming partners
singapore - singtel
malaysia - maxis
indonesia - telcomsel