In Reply to: Tech Blonde posted by balibubba on Monday, 13. February 2012 at 06:59 Bali Time:
Buy a Bali pre paid SIM cost around 5000 rp and you then you buy credit ( I buy 50000 rp at a time).
All Bali SIMS have a prefix that gets you cheap calls . You can call without it but will cost a lot more. The Prefix uses A VOIP gateway which is why sometimes it can be a bit flakey. Last time I had a bit of trouble connecting or once connecting had only one way conversation. Best to hang up and try again. Calls to Mobiles cost more.
We Take 2 Moblie phones one with and Australian Global roaming sim for urgent calls recieved from home , remember calls recieved from callers in Australia will be charged no different as if they were calling/SMS'ing you back home BUT you get charged international Global rates from your carrier. So I usually keep these calls short and sweet.
We then use the second moblie for the Pre-paid Bali SIM to call home or call people back if needed with the prefix.
Carrier Prefix's
01016 - IM3 & Mentari
01017 - Simpati
01000 - Pro XL
How to use example is using Mentari
To PSTN (Land Line)
Dial 01016 + Country Code + Area Code + Destination Number
Example: Making call to Perth Australia
Country Code : 61
Area Code : 8
Destination No. : 9xxx xxxx
To call the number by using FlatCall is:
01016 61 8 9xxx xxxx
To Cellular Phone eg Australia 04xx xxx xxx
Press: 01016 + Country Code + Destination Number without 0 ( drop the prefix 0)
eg 01016 61 4xx xxx xxx