These are the current telkomsel simpati sim cards that are sold at the bali airport telkomsel has a counter at the international and domestic arrival terminal. You alternatively can try the traveloka app, which usually does work - although sometimes you need to clear it with your credit card company or even contact traveloka to help it go through. Very disappointing as I am remaining in indonesia for 29 days and now I have to buy more credit, making the price I paid three times more than what I should have paid.
Cards are being increasingly accepted but there are still some situations that are cash-only, like for example buying street food 4G Sim Bali shopping in street markets and purchasing in small shops. In the press , there have been reports that foreign guests will be able to register straight away at one of the telkomsel kiosks in the airports, and it seems as though that has turned out to be true in some areas.
I plan to get a simpati sim at the red booth in arrivals at denpasar with some basic amount of voice and text for maybe rp50k-80k (is that about right?), and try to register the sim there too (if it is possible by then) and to ask them to add the 27gb deal. Get a sim card with enough data to, at least, move around and orientate yourself.
Hi jim, telkomsel is probably the biggest provider in indonesia with the widest coverage so I'd get myself a telkomsel simpati sim card. Hi juliana, if you have a phone you can first activate the package from your phone and then switch the sim card to your modem. If you are traveling on a budget, you will be able to save in some items but don't try to save with internet data.
I ended up buying an 8g telkomsel simpati card with 70 credit from the small kiosk just outside the exit gate and paid 350k - obviously I got ripped off. Bag h, once you've recharged online turn the phone on with your indo sim and check the credit the same as you would in bali for the expiration date, it doesn't cost anything. Instead of dealing with that, celcom is upgrading their roaming product to ease your travel woes, and you don't even have to change sim cards.
