M1 New Roam Overseas with Existing Data Bundle Service

• FireIce

  10 Jul 15, 18:17

  M1 customers can now use their existing M1 data bundles in six overseas destinations, through the new Data Passport service.

  

  The value-added service, available from 10 July 2015, will enable customers to use their M1 data bundles in Indonesia, Japan, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Sri Lanka and the United States, at a monthly subscription of S$10 per country.

  “We want M1 customers to be able to switch on and leave their data connectionon when they are overseas, as they do when they are in Singapore. And now, through the M1 Data Passport service, our customers have the peace of mind to use their smart devices the same way they do at home,” said Mr P. Subramaniam, Chief Marketing Officer, M1.

  M1 has also launched the new Network Lock feature to protect customers from unintended usage and charges while roaming overseas. The free feature ensures a customer’s overseas data usage is on a M1 preferred network, enabling the customer to enjoy attractive data usage rates.

  In addition to the six Data Passport destinations, the Network Lock feature is also available on an additional ten destinations offering S$15 a day unlimited data roaming. Customers can continue to make and receive voice calls and messages on any network, and can enable or disable the Network Lock feature by dialing *123#.

  Data Passport destination and operator list

  Destination	Operator
  Indonesia	XL
  Japan	Softbank
  Malaysia	Celcom
  Saudi Arabia	Etisalat-Mobily
  Sri Lanka	Dialog Axiata
  United States	T-Mobile

  Customers who exceed their data bundles pay local excess data usage rates of S$10.70/GB, capped at S$188.32 per month. A S$2 one-time activation fee applies, with an additional S$5 for multi-SIM users.

  For more information on the M1 Data Passport, visit www.m1.com.sg/datapassport

  Network Lock destinations and operator list

  Destination	Operator
  Bangladesh	Robi
  Cambodia	SMART
  China	China Mobile
  Hong Kong	SmarTone
  India	IDEA Cellular
  Indonesia	XL
  Japan	Softbank
  Macau	SmarTone
  Malaysia	Celcom
  Philippines	SMART
  Saudi Arabia	Etisalat-Mobily
  South Korea	SK Telecom
  Sri Lanka	Dialog Axiata
  Taiwan	Chunghwa Telecom
  Thailand	DTAC
  United States	T-Mobile

  The Network Lock feature will be progressively provisioned in the coming weeks to all M1 customers who have signed up for data roaming. Customers will receive a SMS notification once the feature has been activated.