Load a Roaming SIM Card
Many people choose to use a SIM card from the Philippines while traveling or living abroad. Using a Globe, Smart or Sun Cellular SIM card allows you to have a Philippine mobile number that people in the Philippines can use to text and call you. This means they only pay regular text message rates to send you a text no matter what part of the world you are living in.
How to Activate Your SIM
If you purchase your SIM card in the Philippines you should make sure to activate your SIM for international roaming prior to leaving the Philippines. If you do not activate for roaming before leaving the Philippines you can still contact the customer servcie of the SIM card brand you are using to request that the SIM be activated for roaming. It may take longer to activate if you have already left the Philippines, that is why we recomend activating your SIM vefore you leave.
Can My SIM Roam
If you purchase a SIM outside the Philippines check to make sure it is a roaming capable SIM card. Not all SIMs can be activated for roaming. Each carrier has different types of SIM cards that can be activated for roaming abroad. Again it is best to check with each carrier before buying to be sure your Globe, Smart, or Sun SIM card will be ready to roam abroad.
What Phone will You Need
You will also need an “unlocked GSM phone” to use that SIM card. In the US the cell phone carriers will lock their phones. This means they will not work with a SIM that is not from the same carrier that the phone was made for. Fortunately phones can often be unlocked inexpensively.
Maintain a Load Balance on Your Phone
You also need to buy load for your phone so it will not expire while you are away from the Philippines. Each Philippine carrier requires a specific amount of load as a minimum balance on their SIM card while roaming. If you should drop bellow the minimum amount of load balance the SIM will be deactivated fro roaming. You will need to recharge with load before you can continue roaming. Remember that load expires after an amount of time defined by the Philippine carrier, so be sure to load it before all your load expires.
How Long Can I Roam
SIM cards activated for roaming are only available for roaming for a set period of time defined by the Philippine carrier. Be sure to find out how long your SIM will remain active for roaming. You can always reactivate the SIM to continue using it while roaming.
Recharging a Roaming SIM
Using an online recharge service is an easy way to purchase Globe, Smart or Sun load for any SIM while roaming. This will help keep your SIM active and you will never be in a jam to try and find a card. Some SIM cards require a minimum load balance be kept on the SIM card in order to use them while roaming.
To purchase a Philippine sim card in the USA you may want to visit your local Philippine store or go online to a site such as www.cellularabroad.com which offers sim cards from different countries. You can also use the online auction ebay.com. There is also a site called www.freephilippinesimcard.com that promises free sim cards in exchange for some of your email information.
Calling and Text SMS a Roaming SIM
Your Philippine SIM card will have an international phone number like this, +639xxxxxxxxx. All Globe Smart and Sun SIMs use this phone number convention whether they are roaming or not. Roaming phones can be called just as if they were in the Philippines. Incoming calls cost so be sure you are loaded. Incoming text is free thus the roamer can receive SMS even if it has no load.
Will I get a Signal
Signal is dependent on the coverage of the roaming partners in the US. As long as the US network has coverage in your area, you will be able to use the service.
Can I Use My Roaming SIM in the Philippines
The roaming SIM may be used in the Philippines, local rates will apply within the home network. There is no action required to use a roaming SIM in the Philippines. Your Philippine carrier will know your home.
i failed to reload my roaming for 1month and i want to reactivated it again what should i do?pls help..thanks
ako din, nag sim card failed yung roaming ko kc d ko naloadan,,,,panu po ba yun marereractivate???help naman po,,,i need it urgently..thanks….
there are services called sim retention sa globe.. ewan ko lang ang smart
where can i buy suncel roaming ? can i use it in usa ? can they recieve my sms if i text them in phils ? please answer .
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how to reactivated my roaming no.# XXXXXXXXXX.
my mother send a load already to this no.# worth 200 peso but still not yet activate untill now,
i was spent my vacation last march 30 2010, the time i flew i forgot to roam on,now its not easy from my family to connect and to inform some important thing coz of expensive communacation.
i try to ask help to all concern party. hope u can help me this matter.
thanks a lot. edgie.from dubai
Parang nkakawalang gana naman bumili ng sim di2 sa pinas,tagal kc ayusin un problem sa roaming,well reader lamang po aqu at paalis n din.ngbabasa basa para malaman q naman kung anu pa mas maganda.hayy.walang mganda di2.bye.
i have the same problem…my bf is in dubai and i can’t send a load in his roaming no.pls..help mu what should i do..and also is sun roaming is applicable on dubai??
alam mo,……simpleng promblema lng yang iha,eh deh mgbreak kau!hindi nga pinuproblema ng bf yan kz maraming mkkati d2 dubai.sarap pala nya.sorry ha?msarap kz,kelangfan eh
alam mo,……simpleng promblema lng yang iha,eh deh mgbreak kau!hindi nga pinuproblema ng bf yan kz maraming mkkati d2 dubai.sarap pala nya.sorry ha?msarap kz,kelangan eh
ganda ng advice mo nuh? bka nga mas makati kpa sa mag babae dun sa dubai.
Hi kabayan! anyone can help me, my mother send me a number of Globe Prepaid Card to be load to my Globe Roaming but the problem is I dunt know how to load it I’m here in KSA.. really dunt know how to do it… is there is any command keys to put in the cp… tnx…
You just have to dial this in your phone: *123*(PREPAID CARD NUMBER AND PIN)# then press the send button. Hope that helps!
hi.. can you guys help me? i had my globe roaming activated b4 i left the phils last sept. ’09. juz last week, i’m not receiving any signal. i thought it was juz in regards to globe’s prob back in the phils. i tried to turn off my cp & restart it again until it says UNREGISTERED SIM. i would like to reactivate it again, i juz dunno how.. can anybody help me??
mgpakatotoo kabayan,pnapahirapan mo lng sarili mo,mgtagalog ka nlng kaya.
EDNA hindi ka lang siguro nakaka intindi ng English? Nahihirapan syang mgtagalog o ikaw ang nahihirapang umintindi ng English?
help can you buy me a load
pano ko ba? maactivated ung roaming ko eh and2 na aq sa japan pls help ｊｓｂｆｄｈｄｊｖｊｓｈｆｇｄｂ
kung globe ka pede mo ipatwag sa relatives mo dito sa pinas sa customer service nila di ko lang sure kung pede din gawin un pag smart… sa sun cel naman kelangan nakaline ung number mo para maroaming ung no. mo
pls pls pls help me:-(
d n daw kc mkarecive ng txt ung asawa q abroad.nsa saudi xa ngaun.kala ko nmn kht wala lod e makakarecive xa ng txt galing d2 pinas.smart gamit nya…e wala p xang 2months xa andun…bkt gnun?dko dn makontak ung custumer service ng smart…kainis….
mga kabayan may ita2nong po sana ako, pano ba ibalik ang signal ng smart roaming ko dito sa USA biglang nawa signal or baka na xpire na ata to. may naka lagay na msg SIM CARD REGISTRATION FAILED.
mga kabayan may ita2nong po sana ako, pano ba ibalik ang signal ng smart roaming ko dito sa USA biglang nawala signal or baka na xpire na ata to. may naka lagay na msg SIM CARD REGISTRATION FAILED. tulongan nyo namn ako plssss…
YUn roaming mo ay dapat niereload every now and then. Its too late now dahil yun number mo ay na re isuue na. But next time you got a roaming there is a nice site for SIM reload the wehttps://www.aryty.com/DefaultP.aspx?rc=slttp.comb site
has the capability to load you. They are here in the US at pwede mo kausapin sila. But loading your SIM will be done on the site
need roaming load??? txt XXXXXXXXXX or visit XXXXXXXXXX@yahoo.com
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my friend send me card load in japan..how i can reload it? im a globe user and im here in japan. Please help!
pano bah mag load pag naka roaming?
answer nmn oh..
The best way to reload is online if you are abroad … click on this link or paste it to ur search box.. https://www.aryty.com/Default.aspx
Hi, gusto ko lang po malaman, kasi may roaming po ako ng smart talk & txt & nandito ako sa dubai, ask ko lang kung pano magkaron ng network coverage kasi bigla nawala signal ko sa smart.
just call (02)888-1111 even you are in abroad… i,ve done it on my sim so its work now.. thanks GOD! When i arrived here in hongkong my smart roaming prepaid was not working…. so here i go search online then i found out i can call 24hours hotline even im in abroad…. Salamat sa DIOS akala ko magpapalit na naman ako ng number buti na lang nag work ulit kaloload ko pa naman pag-alis ko galing pinas…. hope its help kahit bali baliktad english ko.. heheheeeee
Help!!!.. Can someone please tell me HOW to inquire for the load Balance of my Prepaid Globe kababayan sim while am out of the country..
bumili po aq ng fone hir s pinas, samsung c3053 pinili q po tlga ung my frequency n QUADBAND kc mas advisable dw po un pra mgm8 s ibang bansa… den bumili nmn po q ng ggm8ting sim smart roaming sim po ung bnili q tas bumili dn po aq ng load n card worth 300.. ask q lng po sna qng mgg8 po b nung boyfrnd q s canada ung sim at mdli nya po bang mailoload ung 300 n load s sim nya??
tnx po..
hi! roaming number po ba e2 xxxxxxxxxxx?
how will i able to call my friend in hongkong.. i was trying to use the hong kong area code but then i called the wrong person.. will i still need to put the area code or not? just his smart number? no added area codes on specific country? i need a reply please…
ask lang kung panu mag pa roaming sa sun and2 nko now sa dubai… tnx
how much load he will need upon activation
paano i activate ung roaming sa sun pnadala n pndala q s taiwan
gud day!pno q i roaming sim q?nkalimutan q roaming b4 q umalis.kindly help me…tqs!a lot!more power 2 smart
israel po pla me…
ask ko lang po
paano malalaman ang number ng simcard
i have a cell that roams to us it is a philippine tel # how do I reactivate the number and get it loaded so i can use it
Ano ba ang carrier mo?Kung Smart pwede mong lahat ng gusto mo pagnaka log in ka
paano ba ma activate yong roaming kahit sa labas na na phil kasi nakalimutan ko eh roam on…pls help me
hello. how much load balance should be maintain in smart roaming? can i able to recieve text messages if my load is below 100 pesos? tnx
nagroaming kasi ako before my flight but when i use hindi ako matext gamit ang roaming ko pano ko po ba magamit kasi sayang yung niload ko almost P400.00 pa un,.paki answer namn ako urgent..thanks
In USA & my prepaid smart balance 0. Have prepaid card but can”t reload. Called smart assistance in Phil. but computer answer says they do not have my cell # 09084074420 @ hang up without answering. How can I reactivate roaming? load balance zeroed out about 3 weeks ago.
Roaming in USA w 0 bal 3 wks ago. have card but can’t reload when I text to 1510. Called cust serv in Phil, but computer reply no such # 09084074420 & hangs up. How do I reactivate?
Hi Robert! Try to go to this site and activate your roaming again, but you have to have more than 100 pesos load in your cp.
This is the site https://my.smart.com.ph/connect/prepaid/features.aspx?type=roaming
Hi ask q LNG if my unlimited. B nag roaming number t.y
The philippines is the worst in cell phones!!! First if you have a Sun and you are calling a Globe your load must be different, it’s is frustrating when you go and ask someone to load you phone they don’t know what to load in it because there is 10 000 different load type , i fyou load this you can only test sun , but no others, if load that you can call but only ather carriers…. it’s a mess , i hate it i been here many times and still cant adapt to that stupid system. ( all money makers) , that why in the US and Canada our phone system is structured like any other country … i have 3 different sim cards in my current cell phone , and sometimes i can’t call for one of the sim cards because the reception is not available ( the cell phone carriers do not share the towers of reception) so if you stay in some areas where sun is not covering you are forced to be with globe or sun… it;s fricking retarded!!!! Good luck!! ..oh and by the way wait and see the internet service problems they have. You will be lucky to access your email if you have a internet flash stick. I got one , I payed 1500 peso for a prepared Sim card and Stick that is rechargeable… I only had service in airport and that was 1 bar, and by surprise in El Nido , because there is little population I was able to get 0.25 MBPS LOL …. it’s retarded I’m telling you
Paano q b iactivate s roming ung simcard n galing pinas kung walang signal.help me pls.tnx
hi to all.. mga kbayan.. ask lng po xe po ung gf ko nsa hongkong ngaun.. bali ok nmn nkaroaming aman po ung smart nya activated ba. ask lng poh anu po bang ida-dial ung +639. then ung no nya tlga ng smart.. o kelangan ko pa po ng area code ng hongkong.. ung +852..? bali po tinatry ko gnito po.. +852639xxxxxxxx.. un po ngriring nmn kaso nung niloadan ko xa from here.. tas un di raw po ngriring ung cp nya.. pnu kaya un mga guys..? tnx in advance for those who will answer me..
i have a question.im here at JAPAN.can i have a roaming sim card from the phillipines?will the sim card be useful here in japan?and another question…is there any promos in the roaming sim cards?like unlimited SMS texting or unlimited CALLS from japan to philippines..i want to have a roaming because i have a girlfriend left in the philippines.i just want to keep in touch with her in all times
thank you..PLEASE REPLY for INFOs.or EMAIL ME
Hi poh help nman kc ung rooming ko na globe eh may load poh xa kso poh sending failed poh pag nag txt aq anu poh dapat kong gawin…
Her poh number ko sa rooming sim ko 09174023079 d poh talaga aq maka send me load p poh aqng more than 400 kso sending failed aq pag nag txt aq no poh dapat kong gawin urgent LNG poh tlga…. Tnx
Or paki Msge nlng poh me sa fb account ko search honeyrizzy sidomar tnx
pano po ba ko tatawag sa roaming number ng bf ko kasi na.try ko po kasi ganito kunwari 09151234567 un number nya ganito ginawa ko.
00971509151234567 tama ba???
hindi ko po talaga alam e pano po ba ?
thanks
hi to all. gud evening… i’ just want to ask lng sna kung nsa japan b aq0 at gamit q0 ang roaming sim q0 mata2wagan b ito ng cellphone nla sa japan number ???
thanks anjel for the globe roaming loading mechanics! really very useful!
got it now.
God bless! from clark pampanga..