Matrix unveils new prepaid SIM plans with upto 60% reduction in cost

Matrix Cellular has announced upto 60% reduction in cost for travellers planning to visit USA, UK, Europe, Australia, Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia this season.

The plans for Europe (Excluding UK) are now available at 50% - 60% less cost when compared to last year and plans for USA and Singapore are available at approximately 40% less.

The new prepaid plans from Matrix will help all families travelling abroad this summer holidays save enormously on their communication expenses and stay connected hassle free during their trip. The new prepaid plans are available for as low as Rs. 2,999 for countries such as USA, UK, Europe & Australia and for Rs. 999 only for Singapore, Thailand & Malaysia.

The prepaid plans offer bundle of benefits and freebies such as unlimited data, free calls to India, free local calls and incoming calls. Apart from this one can also buy family add on prepaid SIM cards for their kids for as low as Rs. 499 only.

Speaking on the occasion, Dugal, Director, Matrix Cellular, said, "Going by the statistics, there is an exponential increase in the number of people who go for foreign vacations during summer holidays. Our special prepaid family plans this summer holidays is another milestone in our relentless pursuit of keeping our customers stay connected across the globe with convenient and cost effective solutions."

The cost of buying 3 SIM Cards for a 2 week trip when you landed in USA this summer would be $120-150. There is an added hassle of remaining disconnected for a period of a few hours before procuring a SIM and one may anyway end up spending an additional Rs. 500-Rs. 1,000 on international roaming per SIM to make/receive just a few calls during this period.

Activating international roaming plans for such a trip for a family would cost Rs. 12,000 - Rs 15,000, with lesser inclusions. Also, cab booking app services are harder to use on international roaming since the driver may not call the Indian number and lastly any local business contacts also may not like to call an international number to get connected with the user.