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Voice Roaming - Prepaid Roaming

Now hello!Mobile customers* can roam with ease! This value-added service allows prepaid roamers to receive calls or call Singapore and other countries on their mobile phones while travelling overseas. With this service, you can also send and receive SMS! All this comes without any registration or subscription charges. Furthermore, you can be reached at your existing mobile number wherever you are.

With roaming, you will not miss a call anytime, anywhere around the world!

Please note that the availability of the Prepaid Roaming service is dependent on the Foreign Network, their Coverage and the Handset used.

*Service is provisioned for both hi!Card and hello!Mobile Card customers.


User Guide

Before Leaving Singapore

Do ensure you have sufficient balance on your prepaid hi!Card/hello!Mobile Card first. You would need a minimum balance of $8.00 before you can use the Prepaid Roaming service.

To check your remaining balance:

(i) Dial *1344 & select Option 2 to check the remaining balance on your hi!Card/hello!Mobile Card.

 

OR

 

(ii) Call 9676 7777 (toll-free), & press "1" to listen to your remaining balance.

Should you wish to receive an SMS on the roaming call instructions for quick referral whilst overseas, simply dial *1344 & select Option 3 to download instructions on how to make an outgoing call, check remaining balance, & top-up your hiCard/hello!Mobile Card while you are overseas.

Making Calls While Roaming Overseas

Calling Singapore:

Dial   < Singapore tel. no.>

E.g. To call telephone number 61234567 in Singapore, dial:

-   If the number has been successfully sent, your phone will display the below message:
"Thank you. Please wait while we connect your call".

- Wait for your phone to ring.

- Answer the call, and you will automatically be connected to the party you wish to speak to.
(Note: Charging begins once the called party picks up the call.)

- If the party is unavailable, a message will be sent to you and you won't be billed for unsuccessful calls.

- A minimum call credit of S$8.00 is required to make outgoing calls overseas.

Calling other countries:

Dial < country code>< tel. no.>

E.g. To call telephone number 1234567 in Hong Kong, dial:

To re-dial your last called number:

Dial

To re-dial any of your last few called numbers:

Dial

- Upon successful completion, your phone will display a list of your last called numbers.

- Select Answer/Reply/Edit and reply with your option, e.g. '1' to re-dial phone number

65 64567890.

(Please note that different mobile phones may have different descriptions.)

- Wait for your phone to ring.

- Answer the call, and you will automatically be connected to the party you wish to speak to.

* Please note that the support of this service is dependent on overseas operators.  Please click here to see the list of overseas operators that support this service.

Please note that charges will be imposed only upon successful call connection.  There are no additional charges for using the re-dial function: *131# or *131*0#.

Receiving Calls while Roaming Overseas

There are no special procedures involved in answering a call in Singapore or overseas.  Simply answer the call as you would normally.

Sending SMS while Roaming Overseas

To send an SMS to your friend in Singapore, simply follow the steps below:

 

Step 1

Go to 'To compose message'

 

Step 2

Press 'SEND'

 

Step 3

Key < tel. no. >e.g. 91234567

 

Step 4

Press 'OK'

 

To send an SMS (Global SMS) to your overseas friend who subscribes to an overseas operator, simply follow the steps below:

 

Step 1

Go to to compose message

 

Step 2

Press 'SEND'

 

Step 3

Key <+> < country code >< tel. no. >eg. +852 12345678

(Note : Message without the '+' sign will not be sent successfully.)

 

Step 4

Press 'OK'

Call Credit Announcements

Upon completion of each successful call, a message will be sent to you, informing you of your call credit balance and expiry date.

Topping up while roaming overseas 

Via Top-Up Card:
To top up your hiCard/hello!Mobile Card while overseas, first purchase a Top-Up Card before leaving Singapore. Then top up as per method below:

Dial <10-digit top-up card number><6-digit pin no.>

Please note: 
1) Upon successful completion, you will receive the message "Top up value: $X, New balance : $X, Expiry date dd/mm/yy"
2) This top-up service is not chargeable.
3) Each time your hi!Card/hello!Mobile Card is being topped up, the expiry date of the card will be extended by another 180 days from the date of top up.

Via Roaming Virtual Top-up:
You can now send a FREE pre-set SMS to inform your friend or family member in Singapore to top up your hi!Card/hello!Mobile Card on your behalf when you are roaming overseas.  With Roaming Virtual Top-up service, you don't have to carry extra top-up cards with you any more!

To use Roaming Virtual Top-up when roaming overseas:

Dial < tel. no. >

Example:
If you are sending a Roaming Virtual Top-up SMS to mobile no. 91111111,

Dial

The recipient will then receive the following message:
"Hi, I am overseas now & my hi!Card balance is low.  Please help me top up $15 to my hi!Card 91234567 by calling 1900-9141488 on your home line.  Thank you."

Upon successful top-up, you will receive the following message:
"Your balance has been topped up.  New balance $X, Expiry date dd/mm/yy.  Thank you."

Please note:

1)

This service can be used only when hi!Card/hello!Mobile Card customers are roaming overseas.

2)

You can send a Roaming Virtual Top-up SMS to any SingTel Mobile, SingTel Fixed Line SMS, M1 or StarHub Mobile customer.

3)

Your friend or family member can choose to top up your hi!Card/hello!Mobile Card via:
i)

1900-914 1488 on their home line

ii)SAM machines located at SingPost outlets
iii)DBS/POSB ATMs
iv)*1355 on their SingTel Mobile line
v)Internet (Note: You must have an Internet Banking account with DBS, UOB or Citibank. Visit www.vpost.com.sg to activate)

4)

This service is free of charge.

5)

Limited to 3 Roaming Virtual Top-up requests per day.

6)

Each time your hi!Card/hello!Mobile Card is topped up, the expiry date of the card will be extended by another 180 days from the date of top up. 

For more details on Roaming Virtual Top-up, please click here.

Balance enquiry while roaming overseas

To check your balance while roaming overseas:  

Dial

Upon successful completion, you will receive the message "Remaining
balance $X, Expiry date dd/mm/yy".

Sending a Safe Arrival SMS while roaming overseas

You can now send a pre-set SMS to inform your loved ones that you have arrived safely at an overseas destination.

To send a Safe Arrival SMS while roaming overseas:

Dial < country code>< tel. no.> and then press

Examples:

1) If you are roaming in Malaysia and wish to send a Safe Arrival SMS to your friend in Singapore with mobile no. 91111111,

Dial
("65"is Singapore's country code)

2) If you are roaming in Malaysia and wish to send a Safe Arrival SMS to your friend in Malaysia with mobile no. 12222222,

Dial
("60"is Malaysia's country code)

3) If you are roaming in Malaysia and wish to send a Safe Arrival SMS to your friend in Thailand with mobile no. 93333333,

Dial
("66"is Thailand's country code)

Your friend will then receive the following message:
"I've arrived safely in Malaysia. Contact me via SMS as I can send & receive SMS while overseas."

Please note:
1)This service is available to all SingTel Mobile customers (including hi!Card/hello!Mobile Card customers), provided that it is supported by the overseas operator's network. Please click here for the list of supported networks.
2)You can send a Safe Arrival SMS to any:
i)SingTel Mobile customer
ii)SingTel Fixed Line SMS customer
iii)M1 customer
iv)StarHub Mobile customer
v)Overseas friend mobile phone (provided that the recipient's network supports Global SMS. Please click here to check the list of supported networks for Global SMS.)
3)SingTel Mobile postpaid customers (including Pay-As-U-Roam customers) are charged $0.15 per Safe Arrival SMS sent and hi!Card/hello!Mobile Card customers are charged $0.50 per Safe Arrival SMS sent.
4)There is no limit to the number of Safe Arrival SMS that you can send.

For more details on Safe Arrival SMS service, please click here.

 

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