Are you an NTC user and traveling to a foreign country? Do you want to keep using the same SIM? Of course, for added convenience and keeping up the communication with your loved ones and important people. For that, you need to activate roaming on your SIM. Without further ado, let’s learn how to activate international roaming in NTC.
How to Activate International Roaming in NTC?
What is Roaming?
Before heading forward, let’s learn about roaming first. So, roaming basically allows you to use your native SIM in a foreign land. Here, your SIM connects to a local network of a different country. If you activate roaming in your NTC SIM, it will connect to the Airtel or Vodafone network as soon as you land in India. Thus, it will you to make and receive calls, SMS, and even use the internet. By the way, obtaining a foreign SIM is always a better idea but it has its own hassles. That’s why, roaming becomes a handy option if you are traveling for a short period.
But one should also note that roaming charges can be high. Hence, I advise you to take roaming packs, which will be discussed further. Also, do not forget to turn on data roaming on your phone, to use data while roaming.
Activate International Roaming in NTC
For Prepaid Users
Here’s how you can activate international roaming in NTC:
- You can go to your phone’s dialer and dial *1415*7#. Then press 2 and send.
- Or else, you can also hop onto the Nepal Telecom app and activate roaming.
- Go to the “Buy Packages” option and choose ” “International Services” on the first option.
- Then, choose “GSM Prepaid Roaming Service” on the second option.
- After that “Roaming Activation” will pop up automatically in the third option.
- Then Click on the “Buy Data Pack” option and it’s done.
For Postpaid Users
- Postpaid users need to have more than 5000 rupees balance in their SIM.
- Then, you can just simply dial *1415*7# and activate the international roaming service.
- You can also visit the nearest NTC counter with any government-authorized ID cards.
NTC Roaming Packs
Nepal Telecom currently offers data roaming packs for India only.
| S.N. | Pack Name | Tariff | Data Volume | Validity | Valid Country |
| 1 | Monthly | Rs. 900 | 1024MB | 28 Days | India |
| 2 | Weekly | Rs. 450 | 500MB | 7 Days | India |
| 3 | Daily | Rs. 100 | 100MB | 1 Day | India |
How to buy a Roaming Data Pack in NTC?
You can buy roaming data packs in NTc by following these steps:
- Go to your phone’s dialer and then, dial *1417*7# and dial 3 for India Data Roaming.
- Select your desired pack and voila! it’s done.
- Or else, you can also type INDRM1D for the daily pack, INDRM7D for the weekly pack, and type INDRM28D for the monthly pack and send an SMS to 1415.
- Plus, you can use the Nepal Telecom app and buy the roaming packages from the “Buy Packages” option.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) on NTC Roaming
Is NTC Roaming activation free?
Yes, activating roaming service on NTC is free but you’ll be charged for calls, data, and SMS while roaming.
How to activate roaming in NTC?
You can activate roaming in NTC by dialing *1415*7# or via the Nepal Telecom app.
How to buy an NTC roaming pack?
You can buy a roaming data pack in NTC by dialing *1415*7# or through the Nepal Telecom app.
Are incoming calls free on roaming?
No, even incoming calls will be charged while you are on roaming.
How to check the balance and remaining volume while roaming in NTC?
You can simply dial *400# to check the mobile balance and *1455# to check the remaining data volume pack.
