Bangkok--13 Oct--Aziam Burson-Marsteller
Unlimited Data Roaming Package At 399 Baht Per Day, Plus Free Travel Insurance Of Up To 420,000 Baht
Mr. Suphakit Vuntanadit (left), Chief Commercial Officer of True Move Co., Ltd and Mr. Supoj Mahapan, Group General Manager, International Services Business, True Corporation Plc.
TrueMove shows it leadership in the international roaming market by offering the most extensive coverage across 517 networks in 192 countries around the world and launching a new and attractive promotion in time for the year-end traveling season. TrueMove postpaid customers can enjoy discounts of up to 70% on call answering fees while overseas. TrueMove is the first, and only, operator in Thailand to offer this kind of promotion, which will run from now until December 31, 2009. The promotion also includes a data roaming package for downloading and surfing the Internet whilst abroad via EDGE/GRPS and 3G at 399 Baht per day1 or billed according to actual usage if users do not reach the full daily amount. Customers can also receive SMS free of charge while they are overseas plus other benefits such as free travel insurance of up to 420,000 Baht2, and accumulated mileage points from hotels and leading airlines that are part of the alliance. In addition the benefits include customer services like over-the-phone technical support while traveling abroad and calling the TrueMove Care 1331 ext 7 without any charges.
Mr. Suphakit Vuntanadit, Chief Commercial Officer of True Move Co., Ltd said “TrueMove is penetrating the international market to welcome the year-end tourism high season by offering the best value for postpaid customers who travel aboard with a new promotion that includes:
Discounts of up to 70% on call answering fees while users are overseas from now until December 31, 2009
No charges for receiving SMS
A new data roaming service package via EDGE/GPRS and 3G for both unlimited downloading and surfing the Internet capped at 399 Baht or billed for actual usage if less. While roaming on the networks of Conexus Mobile Alliance partners, customers can use their data networks at economical rates.
Moreover there are many other special privileges to offer greater convenience to postpaid customers anywhere and any time while they are travelling aboard.”
Privileges for TrueMove postpaid subscribers using the outbound international roaming service include:
Free calls to TrueMove Care 1331 ext 7, 24 hours every day for assistance with TrueMove services while abroad
Free travel insurance of up to 420,000 Baht (apply by calling *9399 ext 5 within 7 days prior to departure)
Free mileage and points from TrueMove’s alliances including leading hotels and airlines, such as Hilton, Marriott and Thai Airways International anytime when making a call through the TrueMove international roaming service on partner networks by applying through www.travellingconnect.com.
Mr. Supoj Mahapan, Group General Manager, International Services Business, True Corporation Plc., added that TrueMove is the Thai mobile operator with the widest international roaming coverage encompassing 517 networks throughout 192 countries worldwide. It also provides in-flight and maritime roaming services. TrueMove is a member of the Conexus Mobile Alliance, which is a cooperation of 10 leading mobile operators in the Asia-Pacific to develop roaming services that better suit their customer’s needs. TrueMove is also a partner of Travelling Connect which forms international partnerships with major airlines, hotels and mobile operators to offer privileges for its members through reward points. TrueMove’s postpaid customers will earn miles or points every time they make calls abroad by manually selecting the networks of Travelling Connect’s mobile partners. These collaborative arrangements with partners around the world represent the leadership of TrueMove’s international roaming service that continually provides value and benefits for its subscribers.
TrueMove postpaid customers can apply for the international roaming service by calling TrueMove Care 1331, visiting True Shops, via the IVR system starting October 15. Moreover, they will also be able to apply online at www.truemove.com starting December 2009.
1. Data roaming for both unlimited downloading and Internet use through EDGE/GPRS and 3G is capped at 399 Baht per day, or billed according to actual usage if users do not reach the full daily amount. This applies to roaming services through networks of the Conexus Mobile Alliance, which include Hutchison Telecommunications (Hong Kong), PT Indosat TBK (Indonesia), NTT DoCoMo Inc (Japan), Smart Communications Inc (the Philippines), Star Hub Ltd,. (Singapore) and MTNL and BSNL (India).
2. Conditions and details of life insurance coverage: loss of life, loss of organs, eyesight or permanent disability from accident at 200,000 Baht, ongoing medical treatment fees at 20,000 Baht and responsibility for 3rd parties at 200,000 Baht. The coverage will cover not more than 10 days of the trip.