Mobile plans and credit topup

tcollins

I am with Telkomsel, but always find it very confusing when buying extra data on the phone when dealing the standard *363# routine. Apart from it all bing in Bahasa, the deals seem to be very different every time and include really strange extras. Other hard thing to know is how long the data lasts for before expiring when not used. Sometimes it is 30 days other times it can be a few months. Is there any way to simply set a certain monthly data amount to purchase (say 3 or 4 GB), then have this billed each month- like standard monthly plans in most other countries? Thanks

Markit

Not that I know of. Can recommend the buy of a MIFI which you can load with dosh for a certain Gigabyte internet amount and that's [U]only[/U] good for internet and then just stock up your phone for however many IDR you want to telephone. I found that the phone was empty long before the data sometimes or vice-versa. Best to separate the 2.

BestofBali

I would be easier if they did offer fixed monthly plans. I have never seen them.

balibule

You can convert your Simpati to a Kartu Halo. Kartu Halo is postpaid and you have monthly data packages. I think you can only get Kartu Halo if you are on a Kitas.

DenpasarHouse

It is confusing, but I don't think there's anyway around the *363# method of buying it. Try to ignore anything that says PROMO. I'm on the 600MB per month plan and it automatically renews itself from my pulsa, but I can't remember if I deliberately signed up for it to automatically renew or if just does that itself. This is just so I've got internet on my phone when I'm out and about, at home I use a Smartfren Mi-FI on the 30GB for Rp. 300.000 plan. Here's the price list if you're using Telkomsel Simpati, there's plenty of monthly options but they're not cheap: [ATTACH]2844.vB[/ATTACH]

tcollins

Just a quick folowup to this one. Then now have a decent iPhone app in English that will show you balance, data usage and let you purchase data packs as you need. Well worth downloading.

AuroraB

Balisim wrote Quick update, go top up in Balisim.com This website able to do online topup for phone credit, and data credit.

1. Who is the legal owner of this site? There is no "who are we". 2. Why is address in a unusual location in Bali (outside tourist zone in a rather dodgy area)? 3. Why PayPal only? 4. Why charge in USD when all Indonesian transactions must bein IDR? 5. Site registered 1 year ago with low volume 6. People can deal directly with Telkom online so why use this site?

Balisim

AuroraB wrote 1. Who is the legal owner of this site? There is no "who are we". 2. Why is address in a unusual location in Bali (outside tourist zone in a rather dodgy area)? 3. Why PayPal only? 4. Why charge in USD when all Indonesian transactions must bein IDR? 5. Site registered 1 year ago with low volume 6. People can deal directly with Telkom online so why use this site?

Hi there, thanks for taking the time to check out our website in detail! [LIST=1] [*]Balisim is a small business run by me. I work as a Digital Marketer and noticed that friends abroad often struggle to find local eSIMs in Indonesia before they arrive. That's why I created Balisim—to help these visitors. [*]Yep, the address listed is actually where I live. It might seem unusual, but that's where I run the business from! [*]Right now, we only accept PayPal because it's the easiest option for our visitors to use on our website. I'm hoping to add Visa and Mastercard soon to give more payment choices. [*]Yes, currently we charge in USD. We're thinking about switching to IDR soon to better match Indonesian transaction norms. [*]That's correct, our site is still new and we're working on building our presence. We're promoting Balisim on forums and elsewhere to grow and become more established over time. [*]While people can buy directly from Telkom online for Indonesian payments, Balisim provides a convenient option specifically designed for international visitors looking for eSIMs in Indonesia. [/LIST] Hope this clears things up! Feel free to ask if you have more questions or feedback.

Balifrog

Can't understand the fuzz, any street you walk you have a shop every 100 m to top up your phone or buy a SIM card. Even in my Missus jungle hamlet in Java there must be 2 of them.

Shadrach

Balifrog wrote Can't understand the fuzz, any street you walk you have a shop every 100 m to top up your phone or buy a SIM card. Even in my Missus jungle hamlet in Java there must be 2 of them.

Pertaining to this subject, I think the policy here, if don't use your data within a month, it is taken away. I bought RP. 100,000 and only used it once, and it was gone after a month. That seems to be highway robbery to me!

Balifrog

Shadrach wrote Pertaining to this subject, I think the policy here, if don't use your data within a month, it is taken away. I bought RP. 100,000 and only used it once, and it was gone after a month. That seems to be highway robbery to me!

I buy 50k data per month, more than enough as having wifi at home, the data is only used when I am outside. And yes, if not used within 30 days it's lost. Say I lose half... that's a small Bintang. My finances can bear that.

Shadrach

Balifrog wrote I I buy 50k data per month, more than enough as having wifi at home, the data is only used when I am outside. And yes, if not used within 30 days it's lost. Say I lose half... that's a small Bintang. My finances can bear that.

It seems to me.That still is the corporation cheating! To be fair, if you haven't used it up, then it should still be there until gone. I also wanted to use it, when I'm away from the WiFi at my home. I would like to know the justification of losing it, if it's not used up in a month?

britoo

Whilst it's not generous, and the contract is clearly loaded towards the 'house', it's hardly cheating by which I mean they are offering a predetermined amount of service for a predetermine period of time. If you don't want to sign up then you don't have to. To be fair, they have to service the contract and if you pay 50k and then spend 2 years drawing on the data allocation, then they'll probably go out of business due to the overheads. 'Recurring' is the magic word these days. I do recall that Three (Tri) used to have an always-on tariff that followed the sim card and thus either didn't time out or lasted a very long time so I think it is possible (or was) to shop around to find a product that meets your data needs. Coverage is of course another matter.

Markit

britoo wrote Whilst it's not generous, and the contract is clearly loaded towards the 'house', it's hardly cheating by which I mean they are offering a predetermined amount of service for a predetermine period of time. If you don't want to sign up then you don't have to. To be fair, they have to service the contract and if you pay 50k and then spend 2 years drawing on the data allocation, then they'll probably go out of business due to the overheads. 'Recurring' is the magic word these days. I do recall that Three (Tri) used to have an always-on tariff that followed the sim card and thus either didn't time out or lasted a very long time so I think it is possible (or was) to shop around to find a product that meets your data needs. Coverage is of course another matter.

I have a tri data contract where the payment/connection lasts a year. My phone sim is also good for a year. Of course none of this is much fun for your corner retailer that only makes money when you buy again, and again, and again. Ask you local retailer about tri - the connection is good where I live and seems ok when I'm out and about using google maps.