Digital solutions provider, Globacom, has announced the expansion of its data roaming bundles on 46 selected networks across 40 countries to enable its highly mobile subscribers to stay connected while travelling abroad for business or holiday.
The countries include the United States, France, United Kingdom, Italy, United Arab Emirates, Kenya, Ireland, Brazil, India, South Africa, and several other choice destinations of Nigerian travellers.
In a statement in Lagos, Globacom said that the data roaming bundles are designed to enable subscribers on vacation or business trips have access to affordable data services in different parts of the world, thus enabling them to stay connected to monitor their businesses and interests online and also capture different memories of their trips which they can share with friends and loved ones back home.
It explained that, “the data bundles come in various sizes to enable the customer to have options, based on need at any particular time.
For N2,500, the subscriber gets 50MB of roaming data which is valid for 3 days, while for N5,000, the customer gets 125MB of roaming data valid for seven days. N10,000 gets the customer 1GB of roaming data, which is valid for 10 days. For N25,000, the customer gets a roaming data of 2.5GB valid for 30 days, while for N50,000, the customer gets a massive 6GB of roaming data, which is valid for 60 days”.
According to Globacom, active Glo customers will select their preferred data roaming bundle by dialling *312# and then pick Option 5. It explained further they can dial the code to purchase a pack either in Nigeria or when they arrive at their travel destination, adding that the roaming service is automatically activated on prepaid lines, while postpaid customers will need to activate the service before subscribing to any bundle of their choice. Glo added that the validity will not begin until when the user lands in the destination country and starts browsing.
The company also stated that recommended networks are listed on the network’s website and subscribers must connect to one of them. It explained that selecting a different network would see them being charged on Pay-As-You-Go rates as applicable, adding that regular consumption messages will be sent to customers who subscribe to any bundle to enable them to monitor their consumption and depletion of the data they purchase.
