You are going abroad and would like to use your mobile phone. The good news is you can send SMS and use your phone just like at home, with fair and simple pricing to ensure you keep on top of your call charges.
Prepay
If you are a Prepay customer and would like to use your mobile phone for roaming, then click here . You can also call our Customer Care on 8900 for more info.
Post Pay
Post Pay roaming
*chargeable call as per tariff plan.
You can benefit from competitive tariffs to use your mobile phone abroad.
As from 1st August 2010, for your greater convenience when travelling abroad, Orange has come up with a simplified tariff plan.
The world has been divided into 4 zones namely Africa, Europe, Indian Ocean, Asia & rest of the world.
| Zone | Countries |
|---|---|
Africa |
Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central Africa,Congo (Brazaville), Congo (Dem Rep), Ivory Coast, Egypt, Equatorial Guinee, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea Bissau, Guinea Conakry, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Malawi, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Sudan, Southern Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Tchad, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe. |
Europe |
Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece,Guernsey, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Isle of Man, Jersey, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,Luxembourg, Macedonia, Monaco , Malta, Moldova, Norway, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal,Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom. |
Indian Ocean & South Africa |
Comoros, Madagascar, Mayotte, Reunion, Seychelles, South Africa. |
Asia & Rest of the world |
Afghanistan, Albania, Argentina , Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brazil, Belarus, Cambodia, Canada, China,Columbia, Estonia, Fiji, French Guiana, Georgia, Guadeloupe, Hong Kong, Honduras, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyz Republic, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives,Martinique, Mexico, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nepal, Netherland Antilles, New Zealand, Oman, Panama, Papa New Guinea ,Pakistan,Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Dominican Rep, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovenia, Sri Lanka, South Korea, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Tonga, Trinidad & Tobago, Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Ukraine, United States of America,Uzbekistan, Uruguay, Vanuatu, Vietnam, Yemen. |
Post Pay tariffs
How much will it cost to call when you are abroad?
| Call From | Call to Mauritius (Rs/min) | Call to Other Countries (Rs/min) | Local calls in the visited country (Rs/min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Africa | 50 | 75 | 30 |
| Europe | 95 | 115 | 50 |
| Indian Ocean | 40 | 75 | 20 |
| Asia & Rest of the world | 95 | 115 | 50 |
For a complete list of countries and operators where roaming is available, please click here.
Incoming call
When you receive a call while you are in a foreign country
| Africa | Europe | Indian Ocean | Asia & rest of the world | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calls received (Rs/min) | 25 |
40 |
15 |
40 |
Apart from the above rate, For all incoming calls, while roaming, an international outgoing call (IDD) from Mauritius to visited country is also charged.
SMS tariffs
| Africa | Europe | Indian Ocean | Asia & rest of the world | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SMS (Rs/unit) | 15 |
15 |
10 |
20 |
Data tariffs
| Africa | Europe | Indian Ocean | Asia & rest of the world | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Data utilisation (Rs/10 KB) | 3 |
2.50 |
2.50 |
3 |
Note : To avoid unnecessary data roaming charges, you are advised to deactivate your data roaming on your Blackberry , Iphones and smartphone phones.Many devices/phones transmit and receive data messages without user intervention and can generate unexpected charges when powered "on" outside Mauritius.
For a complete list of countries where data roaming is available, please click here.
All above tariffs are VAT inclusive.
Tariffs are charged per minute only irrespective of network chosen abroad.
Voice mail on roaming are charged as incoming calls. Access to Voice mail are charged as outgoing calls to Mauritius.
The minimum charge for data is 10 kb. Any upload or download of less than 10 kb, will be billed at the minimum charge and afterwards, data rates will be applied in steps of 10 kb .
N.B.: Satellite calls from all zones charged at Rs 1 000 per minute, VAT inclusive.
how do I get mobile roaming?
- Visit any of our Orange shops with your ID card
- Fill in the application form
- You will need to give us a date when to activate your international roaming
- No deposit required
how do I use my phone when I am abroad?
how do I send SMS while I am roaming?
- Select Menu and choose Messaging.
- Choose Create message and select Text message.
- Enter the receiver's phone number in the To: field or select Add to choose the phone number from your phone directory
- Type your SMS
- Press Send
Call our customer care on 8900 for more information - calling customer care from abroad dial +230 230 8900.