TIPS How using Indonesia SIM CARD for mobile phone

TIPS How using Indonesia SIM CARD
for Indonesia's Travellers

Sample of  New Simpati Telkomsel Card:
 the Chip will be inside the package.

At the end of 2012, I have a group from Singapore. Every person ask for Indonesia's SIM CARD to call their family at home. I thought it is easy to have and replace the SIM CARD, but I careless one thing or I dont know  some things about the development of technology and information how to use. Some of them understand how to use and set their android system works but some of them also careless, not get notice about android system works. So that why I like to share.

TIPS for USING New Sim Card in Indonesia.

1. If you buy in such kind of counter, there will be many choice of price. It can be Rp. 2000, RP. 3000, Rp. 10.000, Rp. 20.000, Rp. 40.000, and so on. why they have variant of prices? because the good number will have high price. Indonesian said it is "nomer cantik", it is expensive.

2. Ask the seller, to activate your SIM CARD.

3. The price when you buy the card is excluded the balance.That's the price of the card and just a little balance. So, you have to ask them: TOP UP the balance, you can fill Rp. 50.000 or Rp 100.000.

The price when you TOP UP is +Rp 1000, for example Rp. 20.000, so you have to pay Rp. 21.000.

4. If you use " Smart Phone" like android system or "I-phone" apple, you have to set "turn off" the data internet before replace the new Indonesia Sim card. If you DO NOT, you will lose all your balance, because android system will automatically using balance to run all the application in your smart phone.

5. SPECIAL CASE: If you use "I-phone" apple, just go to GrahaPari Telkomsel jl. Pemuda 181 Surabaya, to cut the sim card to be a chip compatible to your I-phone "Apple".

6. If you want your data internet "ON", you can ask the seller registering your card to the provider to have "data internet packages" or "Internet quota". Because different provider, different the way regristration. It is cheaper than you just let them reducing your normal balance.

7. Normal calling: You can call for overseas about Rp. 5000/ minute.

8. The famous providers used by mostly Indonesia people : Simpati TelkomSel, Im3 or Mentari INDOSAT, XL

Ok, that's my information for you. Wish you luck using your cell phone. ^_^