How can I manage my Indian mobile number living in USA?

 

Using Indian sim card in foreign countries like United States is not so tuff. Yes you can use it but what you have to know is using Indian sim card in America charges much more than it usually charges in India.

I had a friend name john was a chef who's hometown was united states but he came to India for 1 year trip.

There was a problem using his own sim card in our country so he took one of our Airtel sim card and installed on his phone.

During that time Airtel has no 4g network it was 3g.

Also the network was not that good but we used it in our mobile. After he came to our country he had made so many friends and shared his Indian phone number with his friends. 

But now his trip was coming to end he without sharing his american number he went back to his country.

But the problem started now he was so curious to contact us but he was not that technical guy and had no knowledge about sim cards.

So I contacted him and said take that sim and insert it into another phone and I added 1000 international credit or recharged to that number.

Now the sim was active he created whatsapp from that number again and he was very happy to contact us.

Like this I solved his problem.

If you are also facing the same issue then take your Indian number and recharge that number with international roaming and that's it now you are on.

Which is the best Indian sim for International roaming

One of the best sim for International roaming which is being used by most of the users are Idea and Vodafone. Idea and vodafone has more fan base than other's all around the India.

Now VI is the combine of both these network providers. Along with this sim networks there are also many good service providers.

Below are the sim networks and their recharge pan rates:

1. Vodafone-Idea

Plans: Rs 6995, 1495 and 295.

2. Reliance Jio

Plans: Rs 1201, 1101.

3. Airtel 

Plans: Rs 4999, 1199, 799.

How do I port an Indian mobile number to a USA telecom service provider?

Can I port my indian mobile number to USA network provider?

This is the most commonly asked questions till now.

And the answer is a BIG NO.

Mobile number portability which is also called MNP, we can port our number to any Indian network provider but only you have to wait for 90 days after the sim activation.

But we cannot port our Indian sim to another country network provider. 

You can use VoIP services like skype to contact to another countries.

I hope you are cleared.  

Can I divert calls from Indian number to USA phone number

However as I said above in portability topic this call divert feature is also not available. There is also limitation within our own network provides also.

There is a trick from which you can use this to contact your friends with spending few cents or dollars.

This is by using some apps which are available on play store and also on app store which provides calling service to any country  using their apps.

How can I get Indian phone number in USA

Method 1: You can use Indian phone number in US but all you need a sim which is activated in India with an android device. Put that sim in that device and recharge the phone number with international pack. 

After recharging the sim now you will be able to communicate with your friends in India.

Method 2: You can also buy a virtual phone number from many website which offers to buy Indian phone numbers. You will be able to call with Indian number but the call credits per minute will be very high as $2 per minute. 

So its better to choose method 1 which is less costly and effective also. 

How to buy a virtual Indian phone number

Before moving to the topic do you know what are virtual phone numbers?

Many of you don't you right? Don't worry I will share it with you.

Virtual phone number as in the name itself are the number's which does not require any android device or sim card to make and receive phone calls.

But some companies offers low call rates but others have high call rates. So it is better to look for the companies which offer low price with 100% satisfaction.

Now here are steps to buy virtual numbers.

1. Register yourself with safe website which provides best services.

2. Choose your virtual number.

3. Check their call rates plans for international calls.

4. Select your country.

5. Pay the monthly or yearly subscription plan.

6. Now you are all set to use it.

Best Virtual Phone Number Provider In India

I have gone through many business companies which are good at providing best virtual phone number provider in India. Here I will be sharing some top companies which are most rated by people and they are as below:

1. Nextiva

2. Phone.com

3. Google voice

4. E-voice

5. Grasshopper

6. Fresh caller etc.

These are most rated sites which people often use for business or consultancy purpose because they need a company number to contact.

So I have cleared so many topics regarding managing Indian numbers in US. Thank you. 

Conclusion: You can mange your Indian mobile number living in USA but it comes with some restriction, all you have to do is just recharge your Indian sim with International roaming pack and now you are set. This is all you have to do.

I hope you got value from the article and also share this with your Indian-American friends.