Now that borders have reopened, it may be time to dust off your passport and resume the Singaporean hobby of globetrotting. If the long weekend jam at the Causeway and queues at Changi Airport are any indication, Singaporeans are more than ready to travel. Yet, before we fly, there’s one essential preparation we should make: ensuring that we have mobile data overseas.
A good overseas data roaming plan is essential for smoother travel. Lost your way finding that tourist attraction? Check Google Maps. Need a ride? Hail a taxi or Grab/ Gojek/ Uber. Want to know what time that restaurant closes before you make the hike there? Check the internet. All these everyday activities we do require data roaming when we are overseas.
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Why Choose Overseas Data Roaming Plans?
There are a few options when it comes to obtaining mobile data during our overseas trips: adding an overseas data roaming plan, renting a WiFi router, or using a pre-paid overseas data SIM card. In general, roaming providers will restrict you to their preferred network partners and this may result in spotty mobile coverage when you are travelling in more remote locations.
Using an overseas data roaming plan is probably the simplest and easiest option. We just have to add on the overseas data roaming plan to our existing local mobile plan. Most of the time, this can be done instantly using our mobile provider’s app. The payment will be billed along with our regular mobile plan which makes it a fuss-free choice.
However, the disadvantage is that we would be tied to the overseas data roaming plans provided by our existing mobile plan provider. If we are a Singtel user, we cannot choose to use a Starhub overseas data roaming plan, even if it is better suited to our needs.
If we are frequent travellers, it may be worth considering switching our regular mobile plan provider to one that provides the best overseas data roaming plan for our desired destination countries. Thankfully, the availability of SIM-only plans also make it easy for us to switch.
Overseas Data Roaming Plans By Mobile Plan Providers In Singapore
In general, most mobile plan providers (including SIM-only plans) have overseas data roaming options that can be added on to your mobile plan. This can be single destination data roaming (meaning you can only use it in one country) or multi-destination data roaming (which is suitable if you intend to travel to more than one location).
Singtel ReadyRoam
Singtel users have access to ReadyRoam which can be activated using the My Singtel app. This can be done up to 30 days before your trip or activated instantly.
Frequent travellers may also consider activating AutoReadyRoam which automatically activates the lowest tier multi-destination ReadyRoam plan (from $5/GB) for you. Any relevant charges will be billed accordingly (i.e. ReadyRoam Neighbour Malaysia, or for ReadyRoam Asia if you’re visiting Australia).
| Plan | Price | Validity | Countries |
| ReadyRoam Neighbour Indonesia/Malaysia/Thailand | 1 GB for $5 | 30 days | Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand |
| ReadyRoam Asia | 2 GB for $15 | 30 days | Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. |
| ReadyRoam Worldwide | 3 GB for $30 | 30 days | Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovak Republic (Slovakia), South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, UAE, UK, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan and Vietnam. |
| ReadyRoam Others | 1GB for $60 | 30 days | Albania, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo DRC, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovak Republic (Slovakia), Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos, UAE, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam and Zambia.. |
Starhub DataTravel
Starhub users have DataTravel which gives roaming data from as low as $5. This can be activated via My Starhub App or SMS instantly or scheduled from 24 hours to 30 days in advance.
Those of us who are afraid of unwittingly enabling data roaming and consuming too much data have an option to activate DataRoamCap. Once the data roaming charges hit $100, data roaming service will be automatically disabled until the next billing cycle.
Additionally, StarHub also offers DataTravel Unlimited for unlimited data usage $19/ $25/ $30 per day depending on the destination. You can even stay connected with unlimited data while travelling with their Inflight Connectivity ($25 per day) and Maritime Connectivity ($25 per day) options.
| Plan | Price | Validity | Countries |
| DataTravel Asia Pacific | 1 GB for $5 | 3 Days | Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar*, New Zealand, Pakistan, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam |
| 2 GB for $15 | 30 Days | ||
| 3 GB for $20 | 30 Days | ||
| DataTravel Global | 2 GB for $40 | 30 Days | USA (List of 50 states in USA), Canada, UAE Albania, Argentina, Austria, Bahrain, Belarus, Belgium, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Iran, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jersey, Jordan, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Mexico, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Palestine, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Slovak Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay |
| 3 GB for $50 | 30 Days |
M1 Data Passport
M1 users have the Data Passport which allows you to use your local data as your overseas data roaming. This is valid a month from activation and can be activated via My M1+ app. There is also an option for recurring Data Passport which will be valid on a monthly recurring basis until deactivated. If you fully utilised your local data under Data Passport, the excess data will be charged at $11.99/GB. There is an activation fee of $5 for each Data Passport activation.
There is also Unlimited Data Roaming for $15 or $25 per day for selected countries.
| Plan | Price | Validity | Countries |
| Single Destination $12 Data Passport | $12 | One month from the date of activation | Bangladesh, Cambodia, Fiji, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Isle of Man, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand |
| Single Destination $12 Data Passport | $30 | Australia, Bahrain, Brazil, Canada, China, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Kuwait, Mauritius, Mongolia, Netherlands, New Zealand, Russia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, USA (includes Hawaii, Puerto Rico and US Virgin Islands, and excludes Alaska and Guam) | |
| $30 ASEAN Data Passport | $30 | Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam. Data roaming service in Myanmar is temporarily unavailable until future notice. |
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| $60 ASEAN Data Passport | $60 | Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Israel, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, United Arab Emirates, Vietnam. Data roaming service in Myanmar is temporarily unavailable until future notice. |
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| $60 Europe Data Passport | $60 | Albania, Armenia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Georgia, Greece, Guam, Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jersey, Kazakhstan, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom |
SIMBA Super Roam
All SIMBA (formerly TPG) mobile users have free 1 GB or 2GB data roaming to 57 Group A destinations built-in to their regular mobile plans. SIMBA users can also use the SIMBA 4G Voice App to make calls when overseas using their plan entitlements.
Additionally, SIMBA offers their SIMBA SuperRoam plan which offers 10GB data roaming as part of their regular mobile plan. There is also SuperRoam MY which offers 10GB data roaming in Malaysia.
| Group | Pay Per User (Charging is per 10MB) |
Countries |
| A | $4 Per GB (excess charges after free entitlements is utilised) | Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, French Guyana, French West Indies, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Malta, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Reunion (La) & Mayotte, Romanian, Saint Pierre & Miquelon, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam |
| B | $6 Per GB | Canada, China |
| C | $15 Per GB | Albania, Algeria, Argentina, Bangladesh, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Brazil, Chile, Georgia, Israel, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Mexico, Montenegro, Morocco, Pakistan, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine |
| D | $30 Per GB | Armenia, Bahrain, Benin, Botswana, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Gabon, Ghana, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea – Bissau, Honduras, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Liberia, Madagascar, Mali, Mozambique, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Oman, Panama, Peru, Republic of the Congo, Saint Vincent & the Grenadines, Senega, Sierra Leone, Tanzania, Uruguay |
Circles.Life GoRoam
Circles.Life users can give their mobile plans a short-term overseas data roaming boost with GoRoam APAC and GoRoam EU/USA. They also have the option of recurring data roaming with GoRoam Plus.
| Plan | Price | Validity | Countries |
| GoRoam APAC | $8 for 1GB $16 for 2GB $40 for 5GB |
7 days | Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam |
| GoRoam EU/ USA | $10 for 1GB $20 for 2GB $50 for 5GB |
7 days | Belgium, Czech Republic, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Turkey, USA and UK |
| GoRoam Plus (recurring) | 3GB for
$20/month |
1 month | Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, South Korea, Spain, Turkey and the UK |
| Super Roam Plus (recurring) | 3GB for
$12/month |
1 month | Australia, Bangladesh, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Taiwan, USA and Vietnam |
MyRepublic Roam Like Home
MyRepublic users have Roam Like Home which can be purchased as one-off boosters or monthly recurring add-ons.
| Plan | Price | Validity | Countries |
| Roam Like Home – Essential | $6 for 500MB $18 for 2GB |
30 days | Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines, Taiwan, Hong Kong |
| Roam Like Home – Neighbours | $6 for 1GB | 30 days | Malaysia, Indonesia |
| Roam Like Home – Pacific | $15 for 1GB | 30 days | Australia, New Zealand |
| Roam Like Home – Popular Asia | $20 for 1GB | 30 days | China, Macau, South Korea, Japan |
| Roam Like Home – Emerging Asia | $15 for 500MB | 30 days | India, Myanmar, Vietnam |
| Roam Like Home – Canada & USA | $8 for 100MB $35 for 1GB |
30 days | Canada, USA |
| Roam Like Home – Europe | $8 for 100MB $35 for 1GB |
30 days | Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Turkey, UK |
giga gigaRoam
giga users have access to gigaRoam which has two data roaming passes. Up to 5 passes may be activated at one time or you can buy the next pass when one runs out.
| Plan | Price | Validity | Countries |
| gigaRoam APAC | $5 for 1GB | 5 days | Australia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand and Vietnam. |
| gigaRoam ROTW (Rest of the World) | $15 for 1GB | 15 days | Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United Arab Emirates and United States of America. |
GOMO Roaming
GOMO users also have access to Roaming. Rates are mainly available on their GOMO app.
| Plan | Price | Validity | Countries |
| Roam Like A Local | $5 for 4GB | 7 days | Indonesia |
| $10 for 10GB | 14 days | ||
| $10 for 7GB | 7 days | Philippines | |
| $19 for 15GB | 15 days | ||
| $14 for 100GB | 7 days | Thailand | |
| Roam More Destinations (Asia) | $6 for 1GB | 5 days | Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Macau, Malaysia, Philippines, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam |
| Roam More Destinations (Worldwide) | $12 for 1GB | 7 days | Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Vietnam |
Changi Mobile
Changi Mobile users have access to FlexiRoam Unlimited Data. This offers anytime easy roaming activation, auto-recurring roaming option and unlimited data option.
| Plan | Price | Validity | Countries |
| Travel Pack 1 – Unlimited Data | $18 for 3 days $24 for 5 days |
3, 5 days | Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand |
| Travel Pack 1 – 30 days (Auto-Recurring) | $5 for 1 GB $12 for 3 GB $20 for 5 GB |
30 days | |
| Travel Pack 2 – Unlimited Data | $30 for 3 days $40 for 5 days |
3, 5 days | Australia, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, Macau, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Taiwan, Thailand, USA, Vietnam |
| Travel Pack 2 – 30 days (Auto-Recurring) | $10 for 1 GB $24 for 3 GB $35 for 5 GB |
30 days | |
| Travel Pack 3 – 30 days (Auto-Recurring) | $14 for 1 GB $35 for 3 GB $50 for 5 GB |
30 days | Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, Qatar, South Korea, Sri Lanka |
| Travel Pack 5 – 30 days (Auto-Recurring) | $30 for 1 GB | 30 days | Albania, Belgium, Czech Republic, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Romania, Spain, Turkey, United Kingdom |
| Travel Pack 6 – Unlimited Data | $26 for 3 days $36 for 5 days |
3, 5 days | China, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Taiwan |
| 7 Days Travel Sim Package – Unlimited Data | $45 for 7 days | 7 days | Australia, South Korea |
| 7 Days Travel Sim Package – Unlimited Data | $30 for 7 days | 7 days | Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand |
CMLink Roaming
CMLink users can share their data across Singapore, mainland China and Hong Kong as part of their regular mobile plans. The regular mobile plans also include international calls to mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and USA numbers.
| Plan | Price | Validity | Countries |
| Malaysia 7 Days 1GB Data | $5 for 1GB | 7 days | Malaysia |
| Thailand 7 Days 1GB Data | $5 for 1GB | 7 days | Thailand |
| Indonesia 7 Days 1GB Data | $5 for 1GB | 7 days | Indonesia |
| 9 Destinations 30 days 1GB Data | $12 for 1GB | 30 days | Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand |
| 15 Destinations 30 Days 2GB Data | $20 for 2GB | 30 days | Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, Macau SAR China, Taiwan China, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, South Korea, Thailand, Vietnam |
| 78 Destinations 30 Days 2GB Data | $40 For 3GB | 30 days | Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Austria, Australia, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, East Timor, Eucador, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau SAR China, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Netherlands Norway, New Zealand, Nigeria, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Panama, Philippines Poland Portugal Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovakia, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan China, Thailand, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, UK, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam |
VIVIFI Go
VIVIFI users have VIVIFI Go which offers both Data Roaming and Roaming Voice and SMS.
| Plan | Price | Validity | Countries |
| VIVIFI Go – MYS | $5 Per GB | 7 days | Malaysia |
| VIVIFI Go – THA | $5 Per GB | 7 days | Thailand |
| VIVIFI Go – IDN | $5 Per GB | 7 days | Indonesia |
| VIVIFI Go – ROAM1 | $17 For 2GB | 14 days | Australia, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Macau, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam |
| VIVIFI Go – ROAM2 | $33 Per 3GB | 21 days | Albania, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Ecuador, Egypt, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Laos, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Myanmar, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nigeria, Norway, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Slovak Republic (Slovakia), South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Turkey, UAE, UK, Ukraine, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam |
| VIVIFI Go – ROAM3 | $63 for 1GB | 21 days | Albania, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Bermuda, Brazil, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Cambodia, Canada, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Congo DRC, Costa Rica, Cote d’Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guam, Guatemala, Guernsey, Haiti, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Ireland, Isle of Man, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malaysia, Malta, Mauritius, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Palestine, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Reunion, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovak Republic (Slovakia), Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia, St. Vincent and the Grenadines, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tonga, Tunisia, Turkey, Turks and Caicos, UAE, Uganda, UK, Ukraine, Uruguay, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Zambia |
Best Data Roaming Plan For Short Trips to JB/ Malaysia
The best value is SIMBA which offers free 1GB or 2GB data roaming as part of their regular mobile plan. Even if you somehow exceed, their add-on data is the cheapest at $4 per GB for Malaysia.
Singtel, Starhub, VIVIFI, Changi Mobile, CMLink and giga all offer $5 for 1 GB for data roaming in Malaysia.
Best Data Roaming Plan For Short Trips to Bintan/ Batam/ Indonesia
The best value again is SIMBA which offers free 1GB or 2GB data roaming as part of their regular mobile plan. Even if you somehow exceed, their add-on data is among the cheapest at $4 per GB for Indonesia.
The next best value is GOMO’s Roam Like A Local with $5 for 4GB for data roaming in Indonesia.
Best Data Roaming Plan For Unlimited Data Overseas
M1 and Starhub offer unlimited data roaming on a per day basis, while Changi Mobile offers unlimited data for 3,5 or 7 day periods. Between these options, the cheapest choice will depend on your destination country and range from $15 to $30 per day.
Best Data Roaming Plan For Travelling Connectivity
If you are an avid seafarer, or fan of yachts and cruises, Starhub’s Maritime Connectivity is the only option for data roaming at sea and may be well-worth considering if you are frequently out at sea.
Starhub is also the only mobile provider that offers data roaming in the air with their Inflight Connectivity. However, most airlines do offer their in-plane WiFi options which will not require you to switch your regular mobile plan provider.
Best Data Roaming Plan For Exchange Students Or Short Overseas Postings
For exchange students or workers sent on overseas posting, changing to a local mobile plan or juggling an additional local SIM card may be a hassle, especially when you are there only for a few months. Most likely, you would still want to retain and access your Singapore number (such as for banking OTPs) but most short-term data roaming plans will be insufficient for your needs.
This is where M1’s Data Passport which enables you to convert your local data bundle to overseas data roaming really shines. Sure, you have to pay both the activation fee ($5 one-time) and the fee for Data Passport (from $12 monthly) but it may be well worth the expense, as you won’t need to switch mobile numbers or juggle multiple SIM cards.
Some SIM-only Plans Already Include Free Data Roaming
While it is quite simple to activate data roaming just before we travel, our regular mobile plan provider may not be offering the best deal, especially if we are frequent travellers.
Currently, two providers stand out for providing free data roaming as part of their regular mobile plans: SIMBA and CMLink.
SIMBA offers free 1 GB or 2GB data roaming to 57 Group A destinations built-in to their regular mobile plans and make calls when overseas using their plan entitlements using the TPG 4G Voice App. For short trips, this may be sufficient for most travellers. For longer trips, TPG’s SIMBA SuperRoam plan offers 10GB data roaming as part of their regular mobile plan.
Frequent travellers to mainland China and Hong Kong, may want to consider CMLink. CMLink’s regular mobile plans allows you to share your data usage across Singapore, mainland China and Hong Kong as part of their regular mobile plans. The regular mobile plans also include international calls to mainland China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and USA numbers.
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