Airtel has tied up with a number of service providers to provide the users with unlimited access to internet @ Rs 500 per day. Airtel is a member of bridge alliance and one can get more details by visiting Airtel Unlimited Roaming Abroad and SMS activation code is 121.
Service providers with associated countries is as appended below for unlimited data usage plan:
• Australia - Optus • Hong Kong - CSL • Indonesia - Telkomsel
• Korea - SK Telecom • Macau - CTM • Malaysia - Maxis • Philippines - Globe
• Singapore - Singtel • Taiwan - Taiwan Mobile • Thailand – AIS
T&C for bridge data roam one day unlimited usage packs
- Plan available for Post-paid subscribers only
- Offer available on specific operators in specific countries only
- Packs are country specific i.e. customer visiting Singapore & Malaysia will have to subscribe for Singapore and Malaysia pack both
- One day unlimited usage will be total data usage done from 0000 hrs to 2400 hrs on a single day as per visited country time
- Daily rental will be applicable from 0000 hrs to 2400 hrs on a single day as per visited country time
- Pack rental is applicable for individual country usage
One has to decide that whether one wants an unlimited usage plan or one even has a 5 MB plan available for a month at a different rate. However just remember that 5 MB is a very small data package.
Verdict
The data cost is very high and one can go for modem in specific country which comes at a very nominal cost and one will not be required to pay exorbitant costs for the data usage.