Activate SMS Roamer before you leave South Africa to stay in touch using text messages only, and avoid spending money on data and voice roaming costs.
Stay in touch via SMS while travelling
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Costs
It costs R2.75 per message sent, and it's FREE to receive SMSs.
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Activation
Remember to activate SMS Roamer BEFORE you leave. SMS 'Roamon' to 123 or 31050.
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Deactivation
To deactivate SMS Roamer when you return, SMS 'Roamoff' to 123 or 31050.
Please note:
- All Contract, Top Up and Prepaid customers can use SMS Roamer on our International Roaming partner networks
- ALL voice and data functions on your cellphone are disabled while SMS Roamer is active.
- You need to deactivate SMS Roamer when you return so that your voice and data functions are re-enabled.