Unlimited data roaming to Asia for $US12 per day

Stuart Corner
Tuesday, 15 November 2011 16:45

Your IT - Mobility

Australians travelling to 11 countries in Asia where mobile operators are member of the Bridge Alliance can now enjoy unlimited data roaming for a fixed price of $US12 per day.

The Bridge Alliance of Asia Pacific mobile operators has announced that its Bridge AsiaRoamData service is now available in the countries of all 11 members: Airtel (India), AIS (Thailand), CSL (Hong Kong), CTM (Macau), Globe Telecom (Philippines), Maxis (Malaysia), Optus (Australia), SingTel Mobile (Singapore), SK Telecom (South Korea), Taiwan Mobile (Taiwan) and Telkomsel (Indonesia).

The service was launched in August at which time it was available only in Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines Thailand and India.

The Bridge AsiaRoamData SIM starter kit, priced at $US15, comprises a data-only SIM card bundled with one-day unlimited data roaming which can be used across any of the 11 countries. Top ups cost $US12 per day and customers can top-up the SIM card via www.bridgealliance.com or from their mobile devices. The SIM can be used in any SIM-unlocked smartphones, USB modems, tablets and laptop computers with a SIM card slot. Customers can purchase Bridge AsiaRoamData SIM online, with delivery service to anywhere around the world, at www.bridgealliance.com.

Optus told ExchangeDaily at the time that it would support the service but said also "Optus also plans to develop other data related packages that will make data roaming much more affordable." Its web site presently offers two other Bridge data roaming services: Bridge DataRoam 15 and Bridge DataRoam 40 that include, respectively 15MB and 40MB and cost $40 and $80 per month with excess data at $0.015 per KB, but these are available only to postpaid Optus Mobile customers.