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International mobile connectivity has now not only become very easy for Indian tourists, students and business professionals planning to go abroad but is also going to prove to be very economical for the pocket. The first thing you worry about when you step into a foreign country is internet data to connect with your family, confirm hotel bookings and book cabs online. Till now, passengers had to stand in long queues after landing at foreign airports to buy expensive local SIM cards or buy expensive international roaming plans from Indian telecom operators worth thousands of rupees. To solve this problem, telecom and fintech platforms have introduced the facility of free international SIM and e-SIM for travelers. Under this, there will be no extra charge for the SIM card and the starting price of international roaming pack is starting from just ₹ 241 per day, which provides high-speed connectivity and uninterrupted calling in more than 30 major countries of the world.
Now there is no need to visit any shop or store before traveling abroad. Through digital e-SIM technology present in modern smartphones, travelers can download and activate a virtual SIM 24 hours before their journey while sitting in India. For travelers who want to use a physical SIM card, the platforms are also offering the option of free SIM delivery at home, where only the selected data and calling packs have to be paid for. As soon as the phone’s data roaming is turned on after landing at the airport, the phone is immediately connected to the foreign partner network. Not only does this provide freedom from lengthy paper formalities and submitting a photocopy of the passport at the airport to buy a local SIM, but UPI payments, WhatsApp and essential banking OTPs linked to Indian bank accounts also continue to work without any interruption.
The new tariff plans introduced for international travel are designed to be budget-friendly and highly flexible. Travelers traveling on short trips were often forced to buy heavy monthly plans, but now the services can be started with a base pack starting at just ₹241. In these packs, passengers get access to high-speed 4G and 5G data, local calling minutes to call family in India and emergency incoming calls. Apart from this, combo packs with unlimited data and SMS have also been made available for long holidays or tour packages of 7 days, 14 days and 28 days. The most important thing is that even after the data limit is exhausted, important messaging apps like WhatsApp continue to work at slow speed without any additional charges, due to which the passenger is never out of touch with loved ones.
This international roaming service fully covers more than 30 of the most favorite tourist and business destinations of Indians. Travelers to Europe, the Middle East, South-East Asia and the Americas can stay connected while traveling to multiple countries with a single SIM card:
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Asia and Gulf countries: United Arab Emirates (Dubai, Abu Dhabi), Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam, Indonesia (Bali), Maldives, Qatar, Oman and Saudi Arabia.
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Europe (Schengen Area): United Kingdom (London), France, Switzerland, Italy, Germany, Spain, Netherlands, Austria and Greece.
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America and other major countries: United States of America (USA), Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Mauritius and Turkey.
There has been a huge surge in the number of tourists and workers going abroad from cities like Delhi-NCR, Mumbai, Bengaluru as well as Uttar Pradesh capital Lucknow, Varanasi, Jaipur and Chandigarh. This service is very budget friendly for passengers traveling from Lucknow’s Chaudhary Charan Singh International Airport and Delhi’s Indira Gandhi International Airport by direct flights to Dubai, Bangkok, Singapore and Europe. Foreign SIM vendors at international airports often charge tourists $30 to $50 (about Rs 2,500 to Rs 4,000). In comparison, traveling from India with an activated SIM with a starting plan of ₹241 halves the travel expenses and protects you from any unexpected financial burden.