Are you An Xpax subscriber and heading down to Singapore soon? Instead of getting a local SIM, Xpax has a Singapore Internet Pack, a data plan that works in both Singapore and Malaysia. For RM38, the pack lasts 30 days and it comes with Free Basic Internet and 500MB of High-Speed data.
To activate, send “SGNET38” to 28882 and you can turn on Data Roaming after receiving confirmation. While at Singapore, you can choose to connect to either “Starhub” or “M1” as your preferred network under phone setting.
Do note that the free throttled Basic Internet has a limit of 500MB, so this gives you a total of 1GB of internet (inclusive of 500MB high speed). According to the T&C, subscribers will be charged at pay per use rates for data roaming once you’ve finished your data allocation. So to avoid any surprise charges, make sure you don’t exceed the 500MB high-speed and 500MB basic internet data quota while travelling. For more info, head over to the Xpax Singapore Internet Pack page.
Another alternative for cheap data roaming is U Mobile, where they are offering free 50MB roaming each day in Singapore. This is provided you have minimum of RM50 balance before you travel. So if basic whatsapp and instant messaging is all you need, you could end up paying nothing for the entire trip. Just in case you get carried away, U Mobile charges a maximum of RM30/day for unlimited data.
For those who need to the internet extensively for HD videos and heavy usage, you probably should consider Singtel’s hi!Tourist SIM Cards. For S$15 (RM45), you get 100GB of internet for 5 days, or $30 (RM90) for 10 days validity.
