tsim.in, Prepaid Singapore SIM cards are easily available for tourists at Singapore both at the airport as well as in town, but you need to watch out for being overcharged.
General Availability of Singapore SIM cards
Airport
Singapore prepaid SIM cards are available at the Changi International Airport at the 7-Eleven convenience store which operates 24 hours at the Departure Transit Lounge of Terminal 1 and Terminal 2, Departure Check-in Hall at Budget Terminal. But they maybe overpriced at airport.
In Town
Once outside the airport and in the city, much better value and lower priced prepaid SIM cards are available at local shops.However you need to buy your SIM card from an authorised store, because over-priced SIM cards are sold in the city too. Singapore Prepaid SIM cards for any of the three phone companies can be purchased at the following locations:
- Retail outlets of Singtel, StarHub, and M1
- 7-eleven stores
- Cheers Convenience Stores
- Singapore Post
- Handphone Shops
- Gas station, grocery store, post office, or phone shop.
Documentation
All Prepaid SIM cards need to be registered with your passport.Registration is quick and simple and only takes a few minutes. All you have to do is select the SIM card you want, present your passport, and pick a phone number, which is then registered with your passport details
Brands available and general information
There are following carriers and MVNOs in Singapore
Singapore carriers:
- SingTel
- M1
- StarHub
Singapore MVNOs:
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Account
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Primary Classification
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Underlying Carrier
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7-Connect
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MVNO
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M1
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Sim2Travel
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MVNO
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Starhub
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Smart Pinoy Singapore
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MVNO
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M1
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Best packages for travelers from India:
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Network
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SingTel
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M1
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StarHub
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Name of product
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hi!Tourist SIM:
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Tourist card
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Happy Tourist Pack
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Price
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$30
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$30
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$32
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Incoming
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$0.60 a day
*Note: You have to dial *1300 to activate incoming calls,
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$0.60 a day
*Note:You have to dial #100*5*1# and hit send to activate incoming calls.
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$0.59 a day.
Note: You have to dial *133*1# and hit send to activate “free” incoming calls, which costs
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Outgoing – Local
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· 8¢/min (All day on weekends & weekdays, 8pm-7:59am)
· 16¢/min (Weekdays 8am-7:59pm)
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· 8¢/min (All day on weekends & weekdays, 8pm-7:59am)
· 16¢/min (Weekdays 8am-7:59pm)
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First minute 22¢,
8¢ per minute thereafter
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Outgoing – India
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Free
“free” meaning local rate
Dial 019 <Country Code><Area Code><Tel. No.>
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Free
“free” meaning local rate
Dial 021+Country Code+Area Code+Telephone Number
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Free
“free” meaning local rate
Dial 018+Country Code+Area Code+Telephone Number
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SMS – Local
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5¢
per SMS
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5¢
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5¢ Local SMS
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SMS – International
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15¢/SMS
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15¢/SMS
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15¢ Global SMS
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Data
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2.7¢ per 10KB
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0.2¢/kb
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7¢ per 10KB
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Packs
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Hi. Tourist card
Data : 14GB (limited time offer!)
Local SMS and calls: Unlimited
International Calls: 90 minutes
FREE Access: Facebook, WhatsApp, Line, WeChat.
Note: (Unlimited Local Calls/SMS refer to 3000 Local Call minutes and 5000 Local SMS for 10 days)
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· $30 Prepaid travel SIM card
· Local Data: 100 GB (valid 5 days)
· Additional Local Data :1 GB (valid 7 days)
· International Calls & SMS: $15
· Local Calls & SMS : $15
· Card Validity: 7 days
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Happy Tourist Pack – $32
Note: $18 Credit will expire 180 days, Free 100GB is valid for 5 days, 1GB is valid for 7 days and 200MB is valid for 30 days upon SIM activation. Free 100GB is limited to use with 3G mobile network only.
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SIM Validity
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Different with different SIM packages but you can top up before expiry date to roll over unused balance and to extend validity period
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Different with different SIM packages but you can top up before expiry date to roll over unused balance and to extend validity period
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Different with different SIM packages but you can top up before expiry date to roll over unused balance and to extend validity period
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Currency
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Singapore dollar
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Singapore dollar
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Singapore dollar
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Other notable features/information
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hi!Tourist Top-up
Top up before expiry date to roll over unused balance and to extend validity period.
$3 Per Day
Local Data: 500MB
Local Calls: 100 minutes
Local SMS: 100
International Calls: 5 minutes
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*$5 and 8$ Top-up available via M1 Postpaid line top-up, M1 Shops and M1 Exclusive Distributors
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If you need an additional data plan, you can top up and choose to activate one of the Prepaid Data Plan on the link http://www.starhub.com/personal/mobile/prepaid-plans/preferred-tourist-sim-card.html#English
You can activate a plan by keying *123*300# and press send/dial on your mobile phone.
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Link to product
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Singapore SIM card in India
Of course if you would rather buy the SIM before travel so that you do not have to go hunting, or are traveling to multiple countries in the region, or would like to know your number before you travel, we have a Singapore SIM card for you!