eSIM Indonesia: Mobile Data Across Java, Sumatra and Sulawesi

The Indonesia eSIM connects to local networks in the cities below and in other cities across the country. On your phone it shows up as 3G, 4G/LTE or 5G, depending on the operator and the place; under the operator's fair-use rules the speed can be capped.

Greater Jakarta

Jakarta itself plus its neighbouring cities Bekasi, Depok and Tangerang. Anyone looking for an eSIM for Jakarta gets the capital region with the same plan that covers the rest of the list.

Bandung, Semarang and Surabaya

Further along Java, coverage is listed for Bandung in the west, Semarang in the centre and Surabaya in the east of the island.

Medan, Palembang and Makassar

Outside Java, the list includes Medan and Palembang on Sumatra and Makassar on Sulawesi.

Indonesia lies far outside the EU roaming rules, so mobile data from a European plan is billed as roaming there. A prepaid eSIM for Indonesia replaces that with a local data connection that you pay once from your Anosim balance, before you even leave.

You also skip the search for a SIM counter after a long flight and the small ritual of storing your own card somewhere safe. The Indonesia eSIM is a digital profile, so your home SIM simply stays in its slot.

The set-up follows a fixed order. The first three steps belong at home, the last one in Indonesia:

1. Check the device. Your phone must support eSIM and must not be SIM-locked. Watch out with iPhones bought in mainland China, Hong Kong or Macau: some of those models ship without eSIM.
2. Order. On the eSIM page, choose Indonesia and a data plan, log in and pay from your balance, topped up with cryptocurrency or by bank transfer. No passport or ID is part of the order.
3. Install over Wi-Fi. Scan the QR code while the phone is online. The code is valid once, so do not remove the profile later and do not scan it again; if something fails, write to support.
4. Switch on after arrival. Activate the eSIM, choose it for mobile data and allow data roaming on it. A local network normally appears within one to two minutes.

You have 180 days from purchase to make the first connection, and the plan's validity begins only then, not at checkout.

If the phone shows no signal a few minutes after you switched the eSIM on, try three things in this order: restart the device, toggle airplane mode on and off, and set network selection to automatic. Also check that data roaming is enabled for the eSIM and not only for your home SIM.

Still offline? Our support team answers 24/7 via Telegram, the chat on our website and email.

Picture a typical day: you order a ride from your hotel, follow the map through traffic, translate a menu at lunch, join a video call in the afternoon and upload the day's photos in the evening. Every part of that runs over the Indonesia travel eSIM, including WhatsApp calls and other internet calls.

Want to share your data with a tablet or a friend? Whether hotspot works depends on the network operator, so treat it as a bonus rather than a promise.

Your own number does not disappear either. Because the regular SIM stays in the phone, friends and family keep reaching you on WhatsApp under the number they know.

Booking platforms, delivery apps or local accounts sometimes insist on a phone number and send a one-time code by SMS. The eSIM is data only and has no number to receive it. Combine it with an Anosim number:

- Activation when one code is all you need
- Rent Service when the same service may ask again later
- Rent Number when you want one number for all services

If a number is virtual, it is labelled as such in the provider selection.

Before you compare offers for the best eSIM for Indonesia, check the basics that decide whether a plan works for you at all: a compatible, unlocked phone, a start date that only begins in Indonesia, a long enough activation window and a way to pay that suits you. This Indonesia eSIM covers all four, with no ID check on top.

Travelling on through South-East Asia? See the pages for Thailand, Vietnam, Malaysia and Singapore, or browse all destinations on the eSIM overview.