Airtel updates International Roaming services

[socrates]

Airtel updates International Roaming services: Airtel updates International Roaming services: All details on charges, talktime, data and validity

 

[Sushubh]

Travel Basics - Global Packs for prepaid customers -

-The Rs 1,199 plan is offering 1GB data usage along with 100 minutes of incoming and outgoing calls to India and host country. The pack also offers unlimited incoming SMS for 30 days.

-The Rs 799 plan doesn't offer any data but it provides 100 minutes of incoming and outgoing calls to India and host country. Users also get unlimited incoming SMS for 30 days.

Travel Unlimited - upcoming global packs for prepaid and postpaid customers

-There will be a Rs 4,999 plan that will offer 1GB of data per day along with unlimited incoming calls, 500 minutes of outgoing calls to India and host country, as well as unlimited incoming SMS for 10 days.

 

[igloo]

1199 plan looks good. No need to buy international sim.

Though jio's 1199 pack is best for flexibility purpose. 2/mb/min/sms to 10/mb/min/sms depending on country you visit.

 

[riteshriteshritesh]

Another article related to the same news.

Airtel launches new international packs: All about recharge plans, tariffs and new prebooking facility

Once the pack benefits are exhausted, data services would be barred to preclude any unwanted charges due to over-usage, Airtel said. Customers can then take another pack or a top-up on the go through Airtel Thanks app. Airtel postpaid customers can also enable or disable their international...

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They ( Airtel ) don't seem to have updated their website with the new plans. I recently ported from Vodafone to Airtel for VoWifi and bad IR plans was the only negative point, I could see with Airtel vis-a-vis Vodafone. That too seems to be taken care of.

 

[mreccentric]

How to activate international roaming on pay per use method? What are the charges for using a SIM outside India, and which operator provides better plans for long run use?