Planning your next holiday? Singtel, M1 and Starhub all offer a wide range of international data roaming options, so it’s worth taking some time to figure out the best package for your travel needs. If you sign up for an international data plan in Singapore, you can avoid the hassle of searching for a SIM card as soon as you land, or filling out long registration forms. Check out our handy guide below for the best data roaming options from Singapore’s three main telcos.
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| M1 Data Plan | What you pay | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Data Passport** | Local mobile plan price + S$10.70/GB used thereafter* + S$10/monthly fee | Data usage in Australia, Thailand, Hong Kong, Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia and Indonesia (S$25/monthly fee for Japan and S$50/monthly for most European countries)*** |
| Daily Unlimited Data Roaming** | S$15/day | Unlimited data roaming for Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand (S$25/day for Japan) |
| Prepaid Roaming (M-Card)**** M-card available at Fairprice, M1 shops or 7/11 | S$15 for 10-day pack | 2GB data + 10 minutes of calls for Australia, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, UK, USA (S$28 pack for Japan and New Zealand) |
* Excess data charges capped at S$188.32.
** Data Passport can be subscribed to for a minimum of one month and costs S$2 for activation or S$5 for multiple devices.
*** Data Passport and Daily Unlimited Data Roaming are only available on preferred networks so activate Network Lock before you depart so you are blocked from connecting to non-aligned networks.
**** To use this service when overseas activate data roaming and select the relevant network.
Singtel
| Singtel Data Plan | What you pay | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| DataRoam Unlimited Daily | S$19/day | Unlimited data in Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand (S$25/day in China, Japan; S$29/day in Europe & North America). See here for a full list of countries. |
| DataRoam Daily 100MB | S$10/day | 100MB of data a day. See list of countries here. |
| DataRoam Monthly Recurring | S$10/month | 1GB of data. Applicable to Australia and Malaysia only. |
| ReadyRoam 1GB 30 days | S$12 | 1GB of data for 9 destinations, including Australia, Indonesia, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Thailand (S$20 for 16 destinations and S$35 for 31 destinations).* |
| hi!DataRoam | S$10 for 30 days | 1GB of data in Malaysia, Australia, Indonesia, Thailand, Philippines (S$20 for Hong Kong, Taiwan, Japan, Korea) |
_* Activate Network Lock to stay connected to preferred data providers and to disable data usage from non-preferred providers. Find out more about Network Lock here._
Starhub
| Starhub Data Plan | What you pay | What you get |
|---|---|---|
| Roam Easy Daily | S$10/day | 100MB data usage with no activation charges, and is available in 120 countries including Hong Kong, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Thailand, Taiwan, UK and USA. See a full list of countries here. |
| DataTravel Unlimited | S$19/day | Unlimited data roaming in Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, South Korea, Taiwan and Thailand (S$25/day in China and Japan, S$30/day in Europe and North America). See a full list of countries here. |
| Roam Easy Monthly | S$40/month | 400MB of data in 120 countries. |
| Overseas SIM Card (Happy Roam SIM Card)* Prepaid Roaming | S$7 | 1GB for 7 days of data roaming at Singapore prices in Australia, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, UK and USA. Check here for a list of networks to connect to. This card can be topped up online allowing flexible roaming. |
* Find out other Happy Roam SIM Card plans here.
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