Comments on: Buying a SIM Card or eSIM for Travel in Indonesia

By: Ollie

Ollie

Hi everyone! Thank you so much for the detailed info. Yet just to repeat a few comments here, picking up for your pre ordered is not very simple anymore. Not at the airport. But through the official website I searched my closest shop and I couldn’t get it there either. They suggested the main shop in Denpensar which was an hour away. I’m also not convinced it would have been there either.
In my opinion, just bite the bullet and grab one from the airport.

Safe travels!

By: Dave Dean

Dave Dean

In reply to Simon Pierce. Thanks for the update, Simon -- and that's frustrating that you can't collect it at the airport any more!

By: Simon Pierce

Simon Pierce

Just updating on this – requested a tourist sim pack on the Telkomsel website, and it directed me to pick it up from GraPARI (they couldn’t provide it at Telkomsel at the airport in Denpasar). Unfortunately there’s no GraPARI at the airport anymore, it’s ~10 mins away at some mall, so I just picked up a standard package from Telkomsel.

By: SET

SET

Is the Telkomsel tourist SIM allow Hotsport sharing? The Telkomsel tourist SIM that sells by Klook mentioned cleary NOT SUPPORT Hotsport.

By: Simon Pierce

Simon Pierce

Great article update! That’s super comprehensive. Do you know if it’s possible to top up the tourist sim card deal on consecutive trips, or once the initial data package runs out?

By: Dave Dean

Dave Dean

In reply to Joya.

I’d suggest getting it at the airport in that case – the surcharge will be worth the certainty. The process doesn’t take very long, but obviously it depends on the length of the line as well! Telkomsel worked well in and around Ubud last time I was there.

By: Joya

Joya

Hi Dave thanks for the super helpful article! I am going to Ubud for a month long yoga teacher training and the wifi in the venue seems spotty or non-existent. We also have lessons 6 days a week, so I’m worried I won’t have time to go to an office to register with my passport. Would you recommend doing this in the airport, despite the surcharge? How long does that process normally take? Have you been to Ubud, and is Telkomsel service good there? Thanks in advance for any insights you could share for a first time traveler to Indonesia.

By: Dave Dean

Dave Dean

In reply to Rens. Smartfren service centre locations can be found here. I believe Indosat also has an unlimited package, which may be easier to find.

By: Rens

Rens

Any options for unlimited data? Where can i buy this??
https://www.smartfren.com/id/paket-internet-unlimited/

By: Dave Dean

Dave Dean

In reply to Chris. No update that I'm aware of, unfortunately. You'll need to visit a different GraPARI, or try your luck with a random street vendor, if you don't want to pay the surcharge at the airport.