Singapore’s StarHub SIM card for Asia countries, USA and UK
Singaporean telco StarHub offers two prepaid SIM cards which benefit from its ‘Happy Roaming’ package, where you can use the plan’s initial data allowance of between 2GB and 5GB for free overseas roaming. StarHub roaming SIM card
These are the countries and preferred network providers covered by StarHub’s Happy Roaming plan.
| Australia (Telstra, Vodafone) | New Zealand (2Degrees, TNZ) |
| China (China Mobile) | Philippines (Smart) |
| Hong Kong (Three) | South Korea (SK Telecom, Olleh KT) |
| Indonesia (XL Axiata, Three, Indosat) | Taiwan (FarEasTone, Chunghwa Telecom) |
| Japan (NTT DoCoMo, KDDI) | Thailand (TrueMove, DTAC) |
| Macau (CTM Macau) | UK (Three) |
| Malaysia (All networks) | USA (AT&T, T-Mobile) |
The list includes many popular destinations for business travellers, including a number of Asian countries.
You’ll be connected at 4G speeds where available, although the overall performance will depend on what radio bands the roaming network uses and what bands your mobile phone has (which can vary depending on which country your phone was sold in).
StarHub Happy Prepaid SIM
You’ve got two choices:
- S$50 for $50 credit plus 5GB roaming data (30 days) and 15GB local data (10 days)
- S$15 for $15 credit plus 5GB local data (5-day expiry) but no roaming data is included
Once that 30 days of roaming is up, you can use part of that $50 credit to buy additional data packs to continue roaming.
| Price (S$) |
Inclusions (Short Term) | Price (S$) |
Inclusions (Long Term) |
| $2 | 30MB data over 3 days | $10 | 1.2GB data over 30 days |
| $4 | 200MB data over 3 days | $15 | 2.4 GB data over 30 days |
| $5 | 1GB data over 3 days | $20 | 3.6 GB data over 30 days |
| $1 | 10MB data over 7 days | ||
| $7 | 1GB data over 7 days |
One great feature of Starhub is that purchasing multiple data packs will combine the allowance and validity. This can lead to some creative combinations to extend your data balance.
That $50 credit is valid for 180 days initially. You can keep the SIM card active by topping up your credit balance – this can be done online with Australian-issued Visa and Mastercard. Unused credit will roll over and combine with your new top-up, including the amount and expiry date.
- a $10 minimum top-up extends your credit another 120 days
- $20/30/$50 top-ups extend your credit another 180 days, plus other small bonuses
StarHub Internet-only SIM StarHub roaming SIM card
This simpler SIM package is perfect for the infrequent overseas traveller who uses a lot of data, and is well-suited for tablets as well as those pocket WiFi hotspots which tap into a 4G signal.
Your options here:
- S$32 for 2GB daily over 15 days
- S$18 for 2GB daily over 5 days
ThatIt provides a solid 2GB of data per day which can be used in Singapore and in Happy Roaming countries.
StarHub SIM cards are available at UOB Currency Exchange outlets at all terminals of Changi Airport, both before and after immigration.
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