Bali Tourist SIM Card: Avoid These Costly Mistakes 

Morning, yes, they will install the new card for you and activate it while you are there, I've found it will actually start working when you have left the shop though. And yes, they will use the IMEI No. I don't know if you are able to use an ESIM, but they are the way forward for me now (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PcErrylGTT0.html), easy to get and pay for before you travel, no hunting down a shop when you get to your destination and they are live pretty much as soon as you land on the tarmac! With regard to price, Telkomsel have a 25g tourist card with 25 minutes voice calls in it, for c£8 at the moment, which is great.

Thanks so much for the info. I do have esim options and it would be my choice too but I was told that you can not use esim for phone calls so its only for Data and also that you don't get an Indonesian phone number which I think we might need in to order to use the grab app. I will check out your video about the esim

I thought the same about the telephone No, especially having my family out there as well. I found that we could use WhatsApp for calls between us and the Grab app worked fine (from memory, you just use your UK No). Not sure if your phone supports 2 SIM cards but if it doesn't, definitely go for an ESIM as you might want to receive Text on your UK No for bank authorisation etc 👍 I was more than happy with a SIM card, I just found having data as soon as I land better and the time wasted before getting a card and then waiting for them to activate it. The price may be slightly better on the card purchase though. Have a great time in Bali, back out there in July

Yes, we get the visa's beforehand. Where in Bali are you staying?

@@amt8506 We used to just do Nusa Dua when the kids were younger, and then get a scooter for me and my wife to see the island on. This year is Nusa Dua, Seminyak, Ubud and Lovina in the north. We want to do Sanur in the future as I've heard good things about it. Big recommendation is to get a scooter if you feel comfortable with riding one. If you do, get an international driving license, they only cost about £5 but if you don't have one, you'll get shaken down by the police for a bribe to let you off.

ESIMs are the way forward, have a look at the video I did on them in Bali last year 👍🏻

@@CloughReviews okay but do you think they would do something with my passport information? It’s too late now. Haha.

@@newmoonp No, never heard of an issue when getting a SIM card. Don't worry 😁

@@CloughReviews u sure? Even when the picture was made and send via what’s app to the telekom company. It did work. But it was not a legit store.

@@newmoonp No, I'd be OK with that. Not sure what they'd be able to do with a pic of your passport, other than fantasise... 👍🏻

It's not so much about fake stores. I bought the cards from a genuine, large electrical store. The trouble was that the staff didn't know what they were doing and didn't know how to register the SIM's in tourist phones. If you want to do it through an official Telkomsel store, just do a search on wifi and go to your nearest one. They were really helpful

@@CloughReviews its Indonesian goverment culture ..Making everything difficult and confusing .. just to make money from koruption lllolll

@@bagongbagong-xv6ob hahaha ha, the number of times I disappointed policemen when they see my driving licence when they stopped the bike so can't take money 😅 😂

@@CloughReviewsquestion.. do you need an international permit to rent a scooter overthere?

@@amt8506 yes, definately get one. I gaurentee you will be stopped by the police and have to give a bribe if you don't have one, it happened to me the first year out there.