Welcome to Singapore. Are you first time visiting to Singapore and would want to stay in touch with your friend and families while you are in Singapore?
You can get Prepaid SIM Card from 3 Major Telecommunication Networks which is M1, SingTel and Starhub. All prepaid SIM card have to register as required by the authorities.
You need to register the prepaid SIM card by using the Passport/Work Permit (issued from 3 May 1999) for Foreigner and/or NRIC for Singaporean and PR. For National Serviceman, you need to use your SAF11B/SPF11B/SCDF11B.
The register is FREE OF CHARGE and it take about 10-15 minutes and each original document enable u to register up to 10 Prepaid card regardless of any Telecommunication network. Failure to register new prepaid SIM card will be deactivated upon 3 days as required by the authorities and the card credit will not be refunded.
The following 3 Prepaid cards known as:
- M1- M Card
- SingTel- HI! Card
- Starhub- Green Card
This is the case that someone had been cheated before.
A lady who is a tourist got her Prepaid SIM card at S$48!
A Prepaid SIM card by one of the Telcom cost only S$8 which is stated on the SIM Card itself but the vendor sell her at S$10.
The vendor register her Prepaid SIM card at the charge of S$20.
The vendor also help her activated her Prepaid SIM card at the charge of S$18!
Please be remember that, you only need to pay the amount which is printed on the prepaid SIM card itself. Registering for prepaid SIM card and activated SIM card is FREE OF CHARGE.
If you feel that you are being conned by errant store vendor. Please stay calm and do the following method as follows:
- Ask for receipt with the vendor store name, unit number and stated clearly on the receipt.
- Call the telecom hotline which you got from any 3 majors telecom network M1- (+65) 1800 843 8288, SingTel- (+65) 1800 482 2800, Starhub- (+65) 9850 0000.
- Call the Singapore Tourism Board (+65) 6736 2000 to lodge a complain.
- Call the police at 999 if you feel threatened by the vendor.
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