Best data roaming mobile plan overall
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M1
5G SIM Only 150GB
$14.95
Min. cost $11.95
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M1 is a great place to start with data roaming comparisons. This mobile provider offers a Data Passport add-on that lets you use your local data overseas for a whole month, with more than 70 selected countries. Here are the M1 Data Passport options (charged monthly):
- M1 $15 Data Passport: 13 destinations to choose from (including Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand).
- M1 $35 Data Passport: 21 destinations to choose from (including Australia, India, USA).
- M1 $35 ASEAN Data Passport: 9 destinations covered (including Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand).
- M1 $65 Asia Data Passport: 25 destinations covered (including India, Malaysia, Thailand).
- M1 $65 Europe Data Passport: 44 destinations covered (including France, Portugal, UK).
We recommend starting comparisons with the M1 5G SIM Only 150GB Plan, which costs $11.95 for the first three months, then $14.95 every 30 days. It comes with 150GB of base data, 1,100 minutes of outgoing local calls and 1,100 local SMSes.
Also consider the following:
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Eight
Editor's Pick
228GB SIM Only
$8
Min. cost $8
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#2
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SIMBA
Editor's Pick
SuperRoam 10 SIM Only
$10
Min. cost $10
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#3
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ZYM Mobile
100GB Roam Saver SIM Only
$7.77
Min. cost $7.77
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#4
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Zero1
Starter SIM Only 4G
$7.06
+ $15.36 Upfront
Min. cost $22.42
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#5
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Maxx
290GB SIM Only
$7.90
Min. cost $7.90
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#6
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Singtel
Editor's Pick
5G $35 Ultimate Monthly Plan
$35
Per 30 Day Renewal
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Best cheap data roaming mobile plan
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SIMBA
Editor's Pick
SuperRoam 10 SIM Only
$10
Min. cost $10
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Looking to save money on data roaming? Start your mobile plan comparisons with SIMBA (TPG). All SIMBA mobile plans include at least 3GB of data roaming in over 60 selected countries. This helps to make up for the lack of SMS roaming for outbound messages.
Outside of the plan inclusions, SIMBA charges pay-per-use data starting at $4 per GB for most countries and going up to $30 per GB.
We recommend starting comparisons with the SIMBA SuperRoam 10 SIM Only mobile plan. It typically costs $10 every 30 days and comes with 280GB of local data, plus unlimited local outgoing calls and 30 local outbound SMSes.
This SIMBA mobile plan also includes free international direct dial (IDD) minutes to over 20 countries and 3GB of data roaming to over 60 selected countries.
Also consider the following:
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Eight
Editor's Pick
228GB SIM Only
$8
Min. cost $8
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#2
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ZYM Mobile
100GB Roam Saver SIM Only
$7.77
Min. cost $7.77
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#3
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Zero1
Starter SIM Only 4G
$7.06
+ $15.36 Upfront
Min. cost $22.42
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#4
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Maxx
290GB SIM Only
$7.90
Min. cost $7.90
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#5
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Singtel
Editor's Pick
5G $35 Ultimate Monthly Plan
$35
Per 30 Day Renewal
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#6
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GOMO
4G Saver SIM Only
$10.18
Min. cost $10.18
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Best worldwide data roaming mobile plan
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StarHub
Medium 5G SIM Only
$22
Min. cost $22
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Most mobile providers in Singapore offer data roaming in fewer than 100 selected destinations. SIMBA (TPG), StarHub and Singtel offer almost double that. Of those three, StarHub has the most choices, with over 195 selected destinations. StarHub offers the Data Travel add-on (starting at $6 for 1GB) and other data roaming add-ons for its SIM-only mobile plans:
- StarHub Data Travel Asia Pacific 1GB: 20 selected countries, including, Australia, India and Japan.
- StarHub Data Travel Asia Pacific 2GB: 20 selected countries, including, Australia, India and Japan.
- StarHub Data Travel Asia Pacific 3GB: 20 selected countries, including, Australia, India and Japan.
- StarHub Data Travel Global 2GB: 81 selected countries, including Brazil, Serbia and the UK.
- StarHub Data Travel Global 3GB: 81 selected countries, including Brazil, Serbia and the UK.
- StarHub Data Travel Everywhere 1GB: 193 selected countries, including French Polynesia, Ecuador and Tanzania.
We advise starting worldwide data roaming comparisons with the StarHub Medium 5G SIM Only mobile plan. It typically costs $22 every 30 days and comes with 150GB of local data, 1000 minutes of local calls and 500 local SMSes.
Also consider the following:
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#1
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Eight
Editor's Pick
228GB SIM Only
$8
Min. cost $8
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#2
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SIMBA
Editor's Pick
SuperRoam 10 SIM Only
$10
Min. cost $10
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#3
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ZYM Mobile
100GB Roam Saver SIM Only
$7.77
Min. cost $7.77
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#4
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Zero1
Starter SIM Only 4G
$7.06
+ $15.36 Upfront
Min. cost $22.42
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#5
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Maxx
290GB SIM Only
$7.90
Min. cost $7.90
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#6
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Singtel
Editor's Pick
5G $35 Ultimate Monthly Plan
$35
Per 30 Day Renewal
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Best data roaming mobile plan for nearby countries
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CMLink
30GB SIM Only
$10.90
Min. cost $10.90
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Outside of SIMBA (TPG) mobile plans that include data sharing for 57 selected countries, we also advise considering CMLink as a runner-up. CMLink mobile plans include several affordable roaming data allowances for China and Hong Kong. They also include IDD calls to China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand and the USA. For $5, you'll get 1GB of add-on data for 30 days in either Malaysia, Thailand or Indonesia. Alternatively, CMLink users can get 30-day plans for multiple destinations:
- $12 for 5GB of data in 18 selected destinations.
- $24 for 10GB of data in 18 selected destinations.
- $40 for 6GB of data in 78 selected destinations.
We advise starting comparisons with the CMLink 30GB SIM Only mobile plan. It usually costs $10.90 every 30 days for 20GB of local data, plus 100 local calls and 100 local SMSes. This CMLink mobile plan also has a huge 600GB of free Malaysia roaming data for the first 12 months.
Also consider the following:
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#1
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Eight
Editor's Pick
228GB SIM Only
$8
Min. cost $8
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#2
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SIMBA
Editor's Pick
SuperRoam 10 SIM Only
$10
Min. cost $10
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#3
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ZYM Mobile
100GB Roam Saver SIM Only
$7.77
Min. cost $7.77
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#4
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Zero1
Starter SIM Only 4G
$7.06
+ $15.36 Upfront
Min. cost $22.42
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#5
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Maxx
290GB SIM Only
$7.90
Min. cost $7.90
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#6
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Singtel
Editor's Pick
5G $35 Ultimate Monthly Plan
$35
Per 30 Day Renewal
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Best max data roaming mobile plans
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SIMBA
SuperRoam 25 SIM Only
$25
Min. cost $25
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If you're a heavy data user, SIMBA's SuperRoam 25 SIM Only plan is your best-value option. For just $25 per month, you get 700GB of local data plus 15GB of roaming data to use in over 60 destinations, as well as on selected flights.
In addition, you'll also get unlimited national mobile calls, 800 local fixed-line minutes, 400 IDD minutes, 100 Myanmar minutes, and 100 local SMS.
Also consider the following:
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#1
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Maxx
290GB SIM Only
$7.90
Min. cost $7.90
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#2
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Singtel
Editor's Pick
5G $35 Ultimate Monthly Plan
$35
Per 30 Day Renewal
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#3
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M1
5G SIM Only 300GB
$17.95
Min. cost $14.95
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#4
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GOMO
5G Jetsetter SIM Only
$27.15
Min. cost $24.15
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#5
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MyRepublic
Unlimited Data Plan
$25.90/mth
Min. cost $25.90
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#6
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Eight
588GB SIM Only
$18
Min. cost $18
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Mobile providers with data roaming in Singapore
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#1
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Eight
Editor's Pick
228GB SIM Only
$8
Min. cost $8
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#2
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SIMBA
Editor's Pick
SuperRoam 10 SIM Only
$10
Min. cost $10
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#3
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ZYM Mobile
100GB Roam Saver SIM Only
$7.77
Min. cost $7.77
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#4
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Zero1
Starter SIM Only 4G
$7.06
+ $15.36 Upfront
Min. cost $22.42
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#5
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Maxx
290GB SIM Only
$7.90
Min. cost $7.90
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#6
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Singtel
Editor's Pick
5G $35 Ultimate Monthly Plan
$35
Per 30 Day Renewal
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Mobile plans with data roaming are much more common in Singapore than those with call and SMS roaming. Most roaming calls and SMS are relegated to mobile plan add-ons. But certain providers like SIMBA and CMLink have plans with included data roaming.
Most providers have data packs available for selected countries, but there are also pay-as-you-go data rates. Before categorising the best data roaming plans available in Singapore, here’s a list of popular plans from our comparison engine that either include data roaming or have available data packs.
The table below shows a basic breakdown of data roaming providers in Singapore.
destinations
| Provider | Data roaming | Countries | Data available |
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| StarHub | Included (1-5 destinations) | 195 | 0GB to 2GB included, 1GB to unlimited add-ons |
| Singtel | Included (18 destinations) | 157 | 0GB to 6GB included, 1GB to unlimited add-ons |
| SIMBA | Included (60+ destinations) | 130+ | 3GB to 15GB included, then PAYG |
| Circles.Life | Included (7 destinations) |
43 | 0GB to 100GB included, 100MB to 20GB add-ons, or PAYG |
| M1 | Extra | 74 | Data Passport for included local data or PAYG |
| giga | Included (34 destinations) | 48 | 1GB |
| GOMO | Included (5 destinations) | 50 | 1GB to 10GB included, 1GB to unlimited add-ons |
| MyRepublic | Included (2-3 destinations) | 176 | 3GB to 10GB included, 500MB to 2GB, or PAYG |
| Vivifi | Included (Malaysia) | 56 | 100GB to 600GB Malaysia data included or 1GB to 6GB add-ons |
| Zero1 | Included (6-11 destinations) | 82 | 2GB to 3GB included, 1GB to 30GB add-ons |
| RedONE | Included (3 destinations) | 130+ | 5GB to 15GB included, 1GB to 5GB add-ons, or PAYG |
| CMLink | Included (7 destinations) | 78 | 1GB to 6GB included, 1GB to 10GB add-ons |
| eight | Included |
58 | 2GB to 6GB international data included, 10GB to 12GB APAC data included, add-ons available |
| ZYM Mobile | Included (1-12 destinations) |
81 | 100GB to 600GB Malaysia data included, 0GB to 3GB APAC data included, 2GB to 30GB add-ons |
Data roaming mobile providers in Singapore FAQs
How do I activate data roaming?
How you activate data roaming with a mobile provider in Singapore depends on the provider. It’s already active for SIMBA (TPG), but CMLink requires text to activate, while most others are activated via a companion app.
Will I get charged if I turn on data roaming?
If your mobile provider supports data roaming, you may be charged a pay-as-you-go rate while overseas. Check with your provider for a data roaming add-on to help avoid data fees while travelling in eligible countries.
How do I know if I’m data roaming?
If you have data roaming enabled and cellular internet enabled on your phone, data roaming may be active. Check with your mobile provider to enable or disable data roaming. Alternatively, control spending with a data roaming add-on.
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