Comparing Roaming Packs of NTC and Ncell, Have a look!

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Mintu
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NTC vs Ncell Roaming Packs

Roaming is a feature that lets you use your own SIM card in a foreign country for phone calls, text messages, and data connections. Both telcos of our country, NTC and Ncell offer roaming services. So, in this article, we’ll compare the roaming packs of both NTC and Ncell.

NTC vs Ncell Roaming Packs

How to Activate Roaming Pack in NTC?

Before heading in, let’s first learn the process to activate the roaming service in Nepal Telecom (NTC) and Ncell.

  • Dial 14157# on your phone.
  • Select option 2 and send.

Alternatively, using the Nepal Telecom app:

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  1. Open the app and go to the “Buy Packages” section.
  2. Choose “International Services” as the first option.
  3. Select “GSM Prepaid Roaming Service” as the second option.
  4. The “Roaming Activation” option will appear automatically in the third step.
  5. Click on “Buy Data Pack” to complete the activation.

For Postpaid Users of NTC

  • First and foremost, 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.

How to Activate Roaming in Ncell?

If you didn’t know 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.

Roaming Data packs of NTC and Ncell

Nepal Telecom currently provides a roaming data pack 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

Meanwhile, Ncell provides roaming packs for multiple countries.

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

NTC vs Ncell Roaming Packs: Conclusion

As it wasn’t obvious going through the above tables, Ncell has better data roaming packs and multiple countries. If one is wise enough, you can choose better packs as per your requirements on Ncell. In this regard, NTC should also offer competitive roaming packs and more areas of operation. Having only India as the operating region for roaming is not acceptable for its customers who frequently travel abroad.