StarHub launches OneSIM Indosat service for Indonesia roaming
ConvergenceAsia staff
08/10/2007

StarHub, in partnership with Indosat, is providing customers who travel often between Singapore and Indonesia the ability to access their Singapore mobile phone number and an Indonesian mobile phone number from one SIM card.

Called The OneSIM Indosat, this roaming service will provide StarHub Mobile post-paid subscribers hassle free access in both countries without changing their SIM card. It will also enable them to remain easily contactable on both their Singapore and Indonesian numbers as the same phone will be able to simultaneously receive calls and SMSes directed at these two numbers.

In addition to the convenience of carrying only one phone and a single SIM card in Singapore or Indonesia, customers will only need to maintain one set of contact lists, as well as manage a single mobile subscription account. Subscribers will also enjoy the added benefit of discounted roaming call charges when using the service in Indonesia via the Indosat network.

“This service will provide added convenience to our customers that travel frequently overseas for business. Having both numbers in a single SIM card avoids the hassle of carrying two phones or switching SIM cards in order to be contactable on a local number when overseas,” said Anil Nihalani, Vice President, Mobile Services, StarHub.

The OneSIM service, he said, is the first of its kind introduced for those who travel frequently to Indonesia, with other top business destinations to be added in future.

The service is available for $5 monthly, while roaming usage in Indonesia is charged at 20 per cent discount on prevailing rates for Indonesia roaming voice calls. Subscribers need to be connected to the Indosat network while in Indonesia.

More information on The OneSIM Indosat is available at www.starhub.com/roaming.

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