Roaming becomes quite an important thing when you are traveling to a foreign country. It allows you to use your domestic SIM abroad. So, you can take and receive calls plus messages on your SIM even when you’re outside of your home country. Both telcos in Nepal: NTC and Ncell offer international roaming services. This article will focus on all about how to activate international roaming in Ncell.
How to Activate International Roaming in Ncell?
How does Roaming work?
Well, roaming basically works by connecting to a local carrier network of the foreign country you’re in. For international roaming, carriers sign an agreement to facilitate each other’s use of their network. For example, when you activate roaming in Ncell, it will use Airtel’s mobile network when you are in India. Plus, you also need to activate roaming data options on your smartphone in order to use data connection.
Activate International Roaming in Ncell
Ncell’s roaming service is activated by default for other countries except for India. So, the following steps are only required if you are traveling to India.
- You can go to your phone’s dialer and then, dial *17129# and press 1.
- You can also use the Ncell app, go to the roaming tab, and activate the service.
Ncell Roaming Packs
As roaming can be very costly, it’s always better to take roaming packs for data, voice, and SMS. Ncell currently offers four roaming packs.
| Ncell India Roaming Data Pack | Tariff | Validity |
| Unlimited 1 Day recurring | NPR 190.18 per day | 1 Day (recurring) |
| 500MB | NPR 300 | 3 Days |
| 4GB | NPR 2,499 | 28 Days |
| Ncell India Roaming Voice and SMS Pack | Tariff | Validity |
| 25 minute Outgoing Call (Nepal + India), + 25 minute Incoming Calls + 25SMS | NPR 450 | 1 Day |
| 30-minute Outgoing Call (India) + 30-minute Incoming Call +15 SMS | NPR 100 | 3 Days |
| 45 minute Outgoing Call (Nepal + India), + 45 minute Incoming Calls + 30SMS | NPR 2,499 | 7 Days |
| Ncell Roaming Daily Data Pack | Tariff | Validity |
| Daily Data Pack | NPR 100.16 | 1 Day |
| Booster Data Pack | NPR 190.18 | 1 Day |
| 28 Days 4GB Pack | NPR 2,499 | 28 Days |
| Ncell Roaming Voice and SMS Pack | Tariff | Validity |
| 25 minute Outgoing Call (Nepal + Roaming country), + 25 minute Incoming Calls + 25SMS | NPR 450 | 1 Day |
| 45 minute Outgoing Call (Nepal + Roaming country), + 45 minute Incoming Calls + 30SMS | NPR 1,250 | 7 Days |
| Ncell Roaming Sangai Beema (Insurance) Pack | Tariff | Validity | Applicable Countries |
| 750MB Data + Accidental hospitalization up to 1 lakh | NPR 750 | 7 Days | India, UAE, Qatar, Malaysia |
| Ncell Border Roaming Data Pack | Tariff | Validity | Applicable Countries |
| 500MB Data Pack | NPR 100 | 3 Days | India, China, Bangladesh |
| 30 minute Outgoing call to India + 30 minute Incoming Calls + 15 SMS | NPR 100 | 3 Days | India only |
Daily Data Roaming at Rs. 100.16 (including tax)
| Qatar | UAE | USA |
Daily Data Roaming at Rs. 190.18 (including tax)
| Bangladesh | Indonesia | Singapore | Malaysia |
| Cambodia | India | Sri Lanka | |
| China | UK | Thailand |
Daily Data Roaming at Rs. 633.93 (including tax)
| Australia | Finland | Israel | Norway | Sweden |
| Austria | France | Japan | Netherlands | Spain |
| Albania | Greece | Kuwait | Pakistan | South Korea |
| Belgium | Germany | Lithuania | Romania | Switzerland |
| Canada | Hong Kong | Latvia | Poland | South Africa |
| Czech Republic | Hungary | Malta | Philippines | South Arabia |
| Denmark | Italy | Myanmar | Russia | Turkey |
| Estonia | Ireland | New Zealand | Slovakia | Taiwan |
How to Buy Ncell Roaming Packs?
You can buy Ncell Roaming Packs by various measures as follows:
- Dial *17129# and choose your desired roaming pack
- You can also use the Ncell App, click on the Buy Packs option, and scroll towards the Roaming section.
- Or else, you can also opt the digital wallets like Khalti/eSewa, go to Top Up, Ncell Roaming, and then buy packs.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on Ncell Roaming
How to know if you are connected to Ncell International Roaming?
Your device should automatically connect to a local network of your traveling country or else, just restart your phone and you’ll see an “R” icon on the network bar.
What is the charge for Ncell Roaming Activation?
The activation charge for Ncell roaming is free.
How to buy Roaming Packs in Ncell?
You can buy roaming packs in Ncell by dialing *17129# or using the Ncell app.
How to make calls while roaming?
You can make calls by dialing the country code such as +977 for Nepal and +91 for India.
Are incoming calls free on roaming?
No, incoming calls are not free while roaming, it will take charges from your main balance or roaming pack.
How to check the balance and remaining volume while roaming in Ncell?
You can dial *901# or *101# to check your mobile balance and remaining volume while roaming in Ncell.
