Frequently Asked Questions
Basics of Data Roaming
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Data roaming allows you to connect to the internet whilst travelling abroad.
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To ensure that International Roaming is activated for your Maxis Business Postpaid line, please check with your company's Person in Charge (PIC) and have them activate it via the Maxis Business Hub.
Refer International Roaming FAQ for more information.
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Maxis data roaming passes are available for subscribers on any Maxis mobile plans.
Data Roaming Passes Overview
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There are 9 roaming passes:
- 1 Day Data pass at RM38
- 1 Day DataRoam pass at RM38 (with 50/500MB quota in selected countries)
- 3 Days ASEAN Data pass at RM39
- 7 Days ASEAN Data pass at RM49
- 7 Days APAC Data pass at RM69
- 15 Days Multi Country Data pass at RM99
- 30 Days Multi Country Data pass at RM129
- 50-Day Business Saudi Premium Data pass at RM129
- Monthly Business World Unlimited Data pass at RM99, auto-renews every month
Note: Data roam passes do not cover call and SMS usages and data usages in Maritime (cruise ship)Fair Usage Policy 'FUP' applies during roaming i.e. Upon exhaustion of the respective pass’s fair usage quota, you may continue to surf for free at a reduced speed till the pass expiry. You may check the expiry of the pass through Maxis app or Maxis Business Hub via your Company's PIC.
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Pass Name Eligible Rate Plans 1 Day Data pass at RM38
1 Day DataRoam pass at RM38 (with 50/500MB quota in selected countries)
3 Days ASEAN Data pass at RM39
7 Days ASEAN Data pass at RM49
7 Days APAC Data pass at RM69
15 Days Multi Country Data pass at RM99
30 Days Multi Country Data pass at RM12950-Day Business Saudi Premium Data pass at RM129Biz Start, FlexiShare, Maxis Business Postpaid, Maxis Business Postpaid and Fibre, Maxis ONEBusiness, Maxis ONEBusiness Office, Value Plan Monthly Business World Unlimited Data pass at RM99, auto-renews every month Maxis Business Postpaid, Maxis Business Postpaid and Fibre
Unlimited Data Roaming Pass
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Pass Name Price Destination countries Tips 1 Day Data pass (single country pass) RM38 Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Laos, Luxembourg, Macao, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA & Vietnam.
This pass is country specific. Example, if you bought the pass in Singapore, and travel to Indonesia on the same day, the pass is not applicable for Indonesia, and you have to get a new pass for Indonesia.
Use this pass if your trip is only 1 day. This pass will be activated automatically when your data roaming usage is detected and reaches a preset limit. If this pass is activated and you activate one of the following passes on the same day/before the pass expires, the charge for this pass will be waived.
- 3 Days ASEAN Data pass or
- 7 Days ASEAN Data pass or
- 7 Days APAC Data pass or
- 15 Days Multi Country Data pass or
- 30 Days Multi Country Data pass or
- 50-Day Business Saudi Premium Data pass or
- Monthly Business World Unlimited Data pass
3 Days ASEAN Data pass (multi country pass) RM39 Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor Leste & Vietnam.
If you are going to one or more of the listed countries, choose this if your trip is more than 1 day and not more than 7 days. If your trip is longer than 7 days, activate either 15 or 30 Days Multi country Data pass for greater savings.
You may schedule these passes 14 days prior to your arrival date via Maxis app or Maxis Business Hub via your Company’s PIC or you can activate it upon arrival.
For immediate activation, subscribe on Maxis app, Maxis Business Hub via Company’s PIC or Easy Menu *100#.
If you activate this pass and the 1 Day Data pass on the same day; the charge for the 1 Day Data pass will be waived.
7 Days ASEAN Data pass (multi country pass) RM49 7 Days APAC Data pass (multi country pass) RM69 Afghanistan, Armenia, Australia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Macau, Nepal, New Zealand, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Timor Leste, United Arab Emirates & Vietnam. If you are going to one or more of the listed countries, choose this pass if your trip is more than 1 day and not more than 7 days. If your trip is longer than 7 days, activate either 15 or 30 Days Multi country Data pass for greater savings.
You may schedule this pass up to 14 days prior to your arrival date via Maxis app or Maxis Business Hub via your Company’s PIC or you can activate it upon arrival.
For immediate activation, subscribe on Maxis app, Maxis Business Hub via Company’s PIC or Easy Menu *100#.
If you activate this pass and the 1 Day Data pass on the same day; the charge for the 1 Day Data pass will be waived.
15 Days Multi Country Data pass RM99 Aeromobile, Afghanistan, Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, China, Republic of the Congo (Congo-Brazzaville), Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Democratic Republic of the Congo (Congo-Kinshasa), Egypt, Estonia, Faroe Islands, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ireland, Isle of Man, Italy, Japan, Jersey, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malta, Mexico, Moldova, Montenegro, Mozambique, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor Leste, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States of America, Uruguay, Uzbekistan & Vietnam.
Choose this pass if:
- Your trip is more than 2 days in countries with 1 Day Data pass and this pass is also available or
- your trip in countries listed in ASEAN or APAC is more than 7 days.
You may schedule this pass up to 14 days prior to your arrival date via Maxis app or Maxis Business Hub via your Company’s PIC or you can activate it upon arrival.
For immediate activation, subscribe on Maxis app, Maxis Business Hub via Company’s PIC or Easy Menu *100#.
If you activate this pass and the 1-Day DataRoam pass or 1 Day Data pass on the same day, the charge for 1-Day DataRoam pass or 1 Day Data pass will be waived.
30 Days Multi Country Data pass RM129 Monthly Business World Business Unlimited Data pass RM99 Afghanistan, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Korea, Laos, Luxembourg, Macao, Malta, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Thailand, Timor Leste, Turkey, UAE, Ukraine, United Kingdom, USA & Vietnam.
Choose this pass if:
- You travel multiple times in a year
- Your trip is more than 30 days
You may schedule this pass up to 14 days prior to your arrival date via Maxis app or Maxis Business Hub via your Company’s PIC or you can activate it upon arrival.
For immediate activation, subscribe on Maxis app, Maxis Business Hub via Company’s PIC or Easy Menu *100#.
If you activate this pass and the 1-Day DataRoam pass or 1 Day Data pass on the same day, the charge for 1-Day DataRoam pass or 1 Day Data pass will be waived.
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Subscription Channel Passes Auto - Subscription - 1-Day Business Unlimited Data pass
- 1 Day DataRoam pass
Note: Passes will be activated for you when usage is detected.Maxis app - 1 Day DataRoam pass
- 3 Days ASEAN Data pass
- 7 Days ASEAN Data pass
- 7 Days APAC Data pass
- 15 Days Multi Country Data pass
- 30 Days Multi Country Data pass
- 50-Day Business Saudi Premium Data pass
- Monthly Business World Unlimited Data pass (for Charge-to-Bill enabled users)
Easy Menu *100# - 1 Day DataRoam pass
- 3 Days ASEAN Data pass
- 7 Days ASEAN Data pass
- 7 Days APAC Data pass
- 15 Days Multi Country Data pass
- 30 Days Multi Country Data pass
- 50-Day Business Saudi Premium Data pass
- Monthly Business World Unlimited Data pass
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Yes, you will receive a confirmation SMS once your pass is successfully activated.
Alternatively, you can check via Maxis app or Easy Menu by dialing *100#.
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1 Day Data pass is a single-country pass and is country specific. E.g. Singapore pass cannot be used in Thailand or other countries.
If you are traveling to multiple countries in one day, you will need to activate 1 Day Data pass for each country and browse on the respective preferred operators.
Depending on the countries, you will enjoy better value with the following multi country pass such as:
- 3 Days ASEAN Data pass at RM39 (multi-country pass),
- 7 Days ASEAN Data pass at RM49 (multi-country pass),
- 7 Days APAC Data pass at RM69 (multi-country pass),
- 15 Days Multi Country Data pass at RM99 (includes Aeromobile),
- 30 Days Multi Country Data pass at RM149 (includes Aeromobile), or
- Monthly Business World Unlimited Data pass at RM99 (auto renews every month)
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Yes. 7 Days ASEAN Data pass is a multi country pass and both countries are in the ASEAN region. To know which countries you can use the pass in, refer here.
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Yes, the 30 days Multi Country Data pass is a multi-country pass. To know which countries you can use the pass in, refer here.
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The Monthly Business World Unlimited Data pass at RM99 monthly gives you unlimited data with a 2GB of high speed data daily, ad you also get to enjoy 50% savings on outgoing roaming calls & outgoing IDD calls and SMS in the eligible countries.
This pass is available through purchase via Maxis app (for Charge-to-Bill enabled users), Maxis Business Hub and Easy Menu *100#.
For a worry-free roaming experience, consider switching to the new Maxis Business Postpaid plan, which comes with bundled roaming quota at no additional charge. Visit here for more details.
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The Monthly Business World Unlimited Data pass is a recurring pass. Your pass renewal will follow your billing cycle and you will be notified.
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No. This is an auto-recurring pass that can be subscribed to anytime and anywhere.
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Yes, you can. Simply manage your subscription in Maxis Business Hub via your Company's PIC.
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No. You only need one active Monthly Business World Unlimited Data pass at any point in time.
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Yes, you can. Simply manage your subscription in Maxis Business Hub via your Company's PIC.
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No, there is no prorated charge upon subscription and unsubscription. You will be charged RM99 upon successful subscription of the pass.
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Disabling International Roaming will NOT automatically cancel your Monthly Business World Unlimited Data Pass subscription. To cancel your subscription, please get your Company's PIC to deactivate your Monthly Business World Unlimited Data Pass via Maxis Business Hub.
1 Day Dataroam Pass (With 50 / 500MB Data Quota)
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The 1 Day DataRoam Pass is a 50MB / 500MB roaming pass for Internet browsing whilst travelling abroad. It is a daily pass at RM38/day.
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The pass offers 50MB / 500MB data quota browsing when a subscriber is travelling abroad. The pass enables data browsing for 24 hours following visiting countries capital city time each day. E.g. If you are in Algeria, the pass expires at 12 midnight Algiers time.
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You can check by clicking here.
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No. the pass will expire automatically once the pass time duration has reached.
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All DataRoam passes including the Add-Ons & Top Up are country specific. E.g. Barbados passes cannot be used in Grenada or other countries.
If you are travelling to multiple countries in a day, you will need to activate either a DataRoam Pass or a Maxis Business Unlimited Data Pass, depending on the roaming eligibility of each country. Please ensure you browse using the preferred operators in each destination.
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In addition to the 1-Day DataRoam Pass, Maxis Business offers Unlimited Data Passes available in eligible countries. Refer here for more details.
For destinations not covered under these passes, data browsing will not be available. However, you may continue to use call and SMS services while abroad.
Usage Tracking & Validity
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Quota expiry SMS notification will be sent to you once your quota expires.
Alternatively, you can check both the pass validity & status in Maxis app, or via Easy Menu by dialing *100# > International Roaming > Check Status.
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Each of the passes will have a validity of Xdays x 24 hours from the activation date and time. For better tracking, it will be converted to Malaysian Time.
You can check the exact expiry Date and Time from the confirmation SMS that you received or via Maxis app.
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There is no limit to the number of passes you can buy in a day; the pass(s) are stack-able, i.e. you can buy as many even before the fair usage quota expires.
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When multiple active passes cover the same country, your data usage will always be deducted from the pass expiring soonest. This ensures seamless continuity without manual selection.
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Roaming passes cannot be cancelled once activated. To prevent errors:
- Our system requires two confirmation steps during activation
- We strongly recommend verifying your selection before final purchase.
If activated incorrectly, you may:
- Continue using the active pass, OR
- Purchase an additional pass matching your needs
Fair Usage Policy & Speed
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We offer unlimited internet with Fair Usage Policy (FUP). Upon reaching the FUP limit, you will be informed and will be surfing on a reduced speed.
The fair usage is 50MB, 500MB, 2GB or 3GB of high speed data daily (depending on the subscribed pass) and unlimited quota at a reduced speed of 1Mbps which allows fairly good user experience for standard definition streaming.
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There are no additional charges. Once you have reached the Fair Usage Policy limit, you will be surfing on a reduced speed.
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For more information on the SSTC, click here
Limitations & Restrictions
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No, these passes are exclusive for roaming only.
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To protect you from unexpected charges, data roaming is automatically blocked in countries where we do not offer value data roaming passes. This means you won’t be able to use data roaming in those countries to avoid accidental or costly data usage.
If you need internet access while roaming in such countries, we recommend looking for alternative options such as connecting to local Wi-Fi networks
In-Flight & Special Services
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The following Maxis Data Roaming passes include Aeromobile coverage, facilitating the use of data services during your flights:
1 Day Data Roam: RM38, valid for 24 hours with 500MB. This pass will be automatically activated when your data usage on an Aeromobile-equipped aircraft reaches RM38. This prevents bill shock and offers better value.
Aeromobile is also included in our newly revamped passes below to ensure you have seamless internet access during your flight and across multiple countries without the need for additional roaming plans.
15 Days Multi Country Data pass at RM99 (available for immediate activation and schedule)
30 Days Multi Country Data pass at RM129 (available for immediate activation and schedule) -
As long as the internet provider for the inflight service is Aeromobile, yes; your data usage will be available with 15 Days Multi Country Data pass or 30 Days Multi Country Data pass.
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