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Originally Posted by retirebatam
3) Buying a indonesia starter pack data sim can be more expensive e.g. 50k-100k (although more data given) and to endure the hassle to register at the telco office
The following are the data packs available and can be deducted from main balance of $5 of the M card:
3 Days data pack
100MB $2
1 GB $5
7 Days data pack
10MB $1
1 GB $7
30 Days data pack
300MB $5
1 GB $10
Therefore now I see no reason to buy indonesia sim card for data usage in Batam UNLESS you need to make frequent land line voice calls back to singapore OR call hotels, travel agent, bank, ferry office in Batam. However if you have already make your trip arrangement beforehand then there should not be any need to call land line.
Handphone call to handphone whether in singapore or in batam can always use social media like whatapps, messenger, wechat, skype, etc.. for communication.. 
But one advantage about having a local sim card is that a person can make urgent call to seek for help should there be an emergency situation..  |
This should be a good idea,hehehe...i am going to test this out in my next Batam trip.
I said test it out becos i have not understand the strength of the internet connectivity and how stable it is going to be like. And i recently just bought a M1 sim card off the shelf from a 7-11 store in Singapore. I even called the M1 customer service to check it out...so here's what they advise and according to my understanding...
Enter the M1 portal for M Card user via my PC (i almost never use a mobile apps from my mobile phone,and i dont plan to do that for this one)
https://mcardaccount.m1.com.sg/login
Log in ,buy a data pack, go to Settings and turn off Local data, turn on Data Roaming and Network Lock and i should be able to surf in Batam.
Next thing i will do will be to have the mobile data connected to my laptop,hehehe...interesting...and thank you for sharing. Gonna run some test when i reach Batam.
Almost time i would be preparing for my next coming September trip and more importantly, preparing for my CNY 2019 trip,hehehe...
Cheers!